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Lesson 2 -- Nouns of the Third Declension

Terms

undefined, object
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amphi-, ampho-
prefix

on both sides, around, both
ana-
prefix

up, back, against
apo-
prefix

away from
cata- (cat- before a vowel or 'h')
prefix

downward, disordered
dia- (di- before a vowel)
prefix

through, across, apart
eso-
prefix

within, inner, inward
eu-
prefix

good, normal, healthy
heter-, hetero-
prefix

different, other, relationship to another
homo-, homeo-
prefix

same, likeness
meta- (met- bofore a vowel or 'h')
prefix

change, transformation, after, behind
para- (often par- before a vowel)
prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
prefix

before
pros-, prosth-
prefix

in place of
-al
adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-ase
noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes
-asia, -asis
noun-forming suffix

state, condition
-ema
noun-forming suffix

state, condition
-esis
noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure
-etic
adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to
-ics, -tics
noun-forming suffix

science or study of
-ism
noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality
-ismus
noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm
-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id
noun/adjective-forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
oma
noun-forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease
-ose
adjective-forming suffix

full of, resembling
-ous
adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-us
noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-ize
verb-forming suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
acr-
combining form

[highest point] extremities (particulary the hands and feet)
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

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