Nouns Of The Third Declension Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

up, back, against

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

away from

Front 4

cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-
(di- before a vowel)

Back 5

through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

meta-
(met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-
(par- before a vowel)

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis(rare)

Back 16

form abstract nouns: state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

forms abstract nouns: state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

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

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

forms abstract nouns: state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

a Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in."

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

(highest point) extremeties (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 30

ambly-

Back 30

dull, faint

Front 31

carcin-

Back 31

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel

Back 32

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

-cheir, -chir

Back 33

hand

Front 34

chol(e)-

Back 34

bile, gall

Front 35

col(i)-, colon-

Back 35

colon

Front 36

cyan-

Back 36

blue

Front 37

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 37

bladder, cyst

Front 38

diplo-

Back 38

double, twin

Front 39

enter-

Back 39

(small) intestine

Front 40

erg-

Back 40

action, work

Front 41

gastr-

Back 41

stomach

Front 42

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 42

blood

Front 43

hepar-, hepat-

Back 43

liver

Front 44

lip-

Back 44

fat

Front 45

macr-

Back 45

(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

-mega-, megal-

Back 46

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

melan-

Back 47

dark, black

Front 48

micr-

Back 48

(abnormally) small

Front 49

nyct-

Back 49

night

Front 50

odyn-

Back 50

pain

Front 51

onc-

Back 51

tumor

Front 52

pachy-

Back 52

thick

Front 53

pseud-

Back 53

false

Front 54

py-

Back 54

pus

Front 55

sarc-

Back 55

flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

spasm-

Back 56

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 57

splen-

Back 57

spleen

Front 58

stom-, stomat-

Back 58

mouth, opening

Front 59

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 59

form names of chemical substances

Front 60

cholecyst-

Back 60

gallbladder