Ch2 Nouns of the Third Declension

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amphi-, ampho-: on both sides, around, both
ana-: up, back, against
apo-: away from
casta-(cat-): downward, disordered
dia-(di-): through, across, apart
eso-: within, inner, inward
eu-: good, normal, healthy
heter-, hetero-: different, other, relationship to another
homo-, homeo-: same, likeness
meta- (met-): change, transformation, after, behind
para-: alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-: before
pros-, prosth-: in place of
-al: Latin-derived
adjectival suffix:
pertaining to, located in
-ase: forms names of enzymes
-asia, -asis (rare): forms abstract nouns:
state, condition
-ema: forms abstract nouns:
state, condition, procedure
-ema, -emat: combining form of nouns:
state, condition, procedure
-etic: forms adjectives
pertaining to
-esis: forms nouns:
pertaining to
-ics, -tics: forms nouns:
indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
-ism: forms abstract nouns:
state, condition, quality
-ismus: forms abstract nouns:
state, condition, muscular
-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id: formsboth nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resmbling.
oma: forms abstract nouns:
usually tumor; ocassionally disease.
-oma, omat: combining form:
usually tumor; ocassionally disease.
-omata: the plural form of -oma, -omat.
usually tumor; ocassionally disease.
-ose: Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
-ous: Latin-derived adjectival suffix:
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
tics: form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
-us: Latin noun-forming ending:
condition, person
(sometimes a malformed fetus)
-ize: Greek-derived suffix
"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in."
arc-: combining form

extremities
ambly-: combining form

dull, faint
carcin-: combining form

carcinoma, cancer
-cel: combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir-, chir-: combining form

hand
chol(e)-: combining form

bile, gall
col(i)-, colon-: combining form

colon
cyan-: combining form

blue
cyst(i)-, cystis: combining form

bladder, cyst
diplo-: combining form

double, twin
enter-: combining form

(small) intestine
erg-: combining form

action, work
gastr-: combining form

stomach
hem-, hemat-, -em-: combining form

blood
hepar-, hepat-: combining form

liver
lip-: combining form

fat
macr-: combining form

(abnormally) large or long
mega-, megal-: combining form

(abnormally) large or long
melan-: combining form

dark, black
micr-: combining form

(abnormally) small
nyct-: combining form

night
odyn-: combining form

pain
onc-: combining form

tumor
pachy-: combining form

thick
pseud-: combining form

false
py-: combining form

pus
sarc-: combining form

flesh, soft tissue
spasm-: combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
splen-: combining form

spleen
stom-, stomat-: combining form

mouth, opening
derma:: the skin
hepar:: the liver
meninx:: one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
soma:: the body

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