Nouns Of The Third Declension

Front 1

Amphi-, Ampho-

Back 1

Prefix
On both sides, around, both

Front 2

Ana-

Back 2

Prefix
Up, back, against

Front 3

Apo-

Back 3

Prefix
Away from

Front 4

Cata- (Cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

Prefix
Downward, disordered

Front 5

Dia- (Di before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix
Through, across, apart

Front 6

Eso-

Back 6

Prefix
Within, inner, inward

Front 7

Eu-

Back 7

Prefix
Good, normal, healthy

Front 8

Heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix
Different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

Homo-, Homeo-

Back 9

Prefix
Same, likeness

Front 10

Meta- (Met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix
Change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

Para- (Par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix
Alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

Pro-

Back 12

Prefix
Before

Front 13

Pros-, Prosth-

Back 13

Prefix
In place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adjective Forming Suffix
Pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Suffix
Forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun Forming Suffix
State, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Noun Forming Suffix
State, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Adjective Forming Suffix
State, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

Adjective Forming Suffix
Pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun Forming Suffix
Science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun Forming Suffix
State, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

Noun Forming Suffix
State, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

Adjective and Noun Forming Suffix
Like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

Noun Forming Suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective Forming Suffix
Full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Adjective Forming Suffix
Pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Noun Forming Suffix
Condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Verb Forming Suffix
To make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 29

Acr-

Back 29

Combining Form
(highest point) extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 30

Ambly-

Back 30

Combining Form
dull, faint

Front 31

Carcin-

Back 31

Combining Form
(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-

Back 32

Combining Form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

Cheir-, chir-

Back 33

Combining Form
Hand

Front 34

Chol(e)-

Back 34

Combining Form
Bile, gall

Front 35

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 35

Combining Form
Colon

Front 36

Cyan-

Back 36

Combining Form
Blue

Front 37

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 37

Combining Form
Bladder, cyst

Front 38

Diplo-

Back 38

Combining Form
Double, twin

Front 39

Enter-

Back 39

Combining Form
(Small) Intestine

Front 40

Erg-

Back 40

Combining Form
Action, work

Front 41

Gastr-

Back 41

Combining Form
Stomach

Front 42

Hem-, Hemat-, -em-

Back 42

Combining Form
Blood

Front 43

Lip-

Back 43

Combining Form
Fat

Front 44

Macr-

Back 44

Combining Form
(Abnormally) Large or long

Front 45

Mega-, Megal-

Back 45

Combining Form
(Abnormally) Large or long

Front 46

Melan-

Back 46

Combining Form
Dark, black

Front 47

Micr-

Back 47

Combining Form
(Abnormally) Small

Front 48

Nyct-

Back 48

Combining Form
Night

Front 49

Odyn-

Back 49

Combining Form
Pain

Front 50

Onc-

Back 50

Combining Form
Tumor

Front 51

Pachy-

Back 51

Combining Form
Thick

Front 52

Pseud-

Back 52

Combining Form
False

Front 53

Py-

Back 53

Combining Form
Pus

Front 54

Sarc-

Back 54

Combining Form
Flesh, soft tissue

Front 55

Spasm-

Back 55

Combining Form
Spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 56

Splen-

Back 56

Combining Form
Spleen

Front 57

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 57

Combining Form
Mouth, opening