Nouns Of The Third Declension Lesson 2

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-

Back 4

prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di-before 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- (often par-before a v
owel)

Back 11

prefix
alongside, around,abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

prefix
before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

prefix
in place

Front 14

-al

Back 14

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

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

suffix
form abstract nouns
state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition

Front 18

-emat

Back 18

suffix
the combining forms of nouns ending in -ema
state, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

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

Front 21

-ics, -tics

Back 21

suffix
form nouns indicating particular science or study
science or study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition;
muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 24

suffix
forms both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like resembling

Front 25

oma

Back 25

suffix
forms abstract nouns
usually tumor; occasionally disease
combining forms ending in -oma are
-omat, plural -omata

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

suffix, adjectival
full of, resembling

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

suffix, adjectival
pertaining to, characterized by, full of, resembling

Front 28

-us

Back 28

noun-forming ending
condition, person

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

suffix, verb-forming
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 30

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 30

suffixes used to form names of chemical substances

Front 31

coli-

Back 31

words beginning with or containing
usually refer to the colon bacillus
Escherichia coli

Front 32

cysti-

Back 32

refers to urinary bladder

Front 33

cholecyst-

Back 33

refers to gallbladder

Front 34

acr-

Back 34

extremities, particularly hands and feet

Front 35

ambly-

Back 35

dull, faint

Front 36

carcin-

Back 36

carcinoma, cancer

Front 37

-cel-

Back 37

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 38

cheir-, chir-

Back 38

hand

Front 39

chol(e)-

Back 39

bile, gall

Front 40

col(i), colon

Back 40

colon

Front 41

cyan-

Back 41

blue

Front 42

cyst(i)-, cystis

Back 42

bladder, cyst

Front 43

diplo-

Back 43

double, twin

Front 44

enter-

Back 44

small intestine

Front 45

erg-

Back 45

action, work

Front 46

gastr-

Back 46

stomach

Front 47

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 47

blood

Front 48

hepar-, hepat-

Back 48

liver

Front 49

lip-

Back 49

fat

Front 50

macr-

Back 50

abnormally large or long

Front 51

mega-, megal-

Back 51

abnormally large or long

Front 52

melan-

Back 52

dark, blood

Front 53

micr-

Back 53

abnormally small

Front 54

nyct-

Back 54

night

Front 55

odyn-

Back 55

pain

Front 56

onc-

Back 56

tumor

Front 57

pachy-

Back 57

thick

Front 58

pseud-

Back 58

false

Front 59

py-

Back 59

pus

Front 60

sarc-

Back 60

flesh, soft tissue

Front 61

spasm-

Back 61

voluntary muscle contraction

Front 62

splen-

Back 62

spleen

Front 63

stom-, stomat-

Back 63

mouth, opening