Nouns Of The Third Declension Chapter 2

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-ize

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to make, become, cause to be, subject to engage in

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-ate
-ide
-ite
-one

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chemical substances

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coli-

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words beginning with or containing coli- usually refer to the colon bacillus, Esherichia coli

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cyst(i)-

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words containing this usually refer to the urinary bladder

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cholescyst

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refer to the gallbladder

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amphi-, ampho-

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on both sides, around, both

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ana-

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up, back, against

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apo-

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away from

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cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

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downward, disordered

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dia (di before a vowel)

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through, across, apart

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eso-

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within, inner, inward

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eu-

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good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

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different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

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same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

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change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (often par- before a vowel)

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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

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before

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pros-, prosth-

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in place of

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-al

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pertaining to, located in

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-ase

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forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare)

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state, condition

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-ema

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state, condition
*the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

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-esis

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state, condition, procedure

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-etic

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pertaining to

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-ics, tics

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forms nouns indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

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-ism

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state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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state, condition, muscular spasm

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-oid (rarely) -ode, -id

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indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblances like resembling

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-oma

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usually tumor, ocassionally disease

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-ose

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used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

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-ous

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pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

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condition, person (sometime a malformed fetus)

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acr-

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highest point - extremities
(hands and feet)

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ambly-

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dull, faint

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carcin-

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(Crab) carcinoma, cancer

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-Cel*-

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hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

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hand

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chol(e)-

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bile, gall

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col(i)-, colon-

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colon

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cyan-

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blue

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cyst(i)-, -cystis

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bladder, cyst

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diplo-

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double, twin

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enter-

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(small) intestine

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erg-

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action, work

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gastr-

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stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

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blood

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hepar-, hepat-

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liver

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lip-

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fat

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macr-

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(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

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(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

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dark, black

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micr-

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(abnormally) small

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nyct-

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night

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odyn-

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pain

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onc-

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tumor

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pachy-

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thick

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pseud-

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false

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py-

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pus

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sacr-

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flesh, soft tissue

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splen-

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spleen

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stom-, stomat-

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mouth, opening