1-Greek Nouns and Adjectives

Question 1

a- (an- before a vowel or h)

Answer 1

not, without, lacking, deficient

ie: a-biogenesis, a-sthenia, cardi-a-sthenia, an-algesia, an-hydrous

Question 2

anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i)

Answer 2

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

ie: anti-biotic, ant-acid

Question 3

di- (rarely dis-)

Answer 3

two, twice, double

ie: di-ataxia, dis-diaclast

Question 4

dys-

Answer 4

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

ie: dys-ostosis, dys-genesis, dys-trophy

Question 5

ec- (ex- before a vowel)

Answer 5

out of, away from

ie: ectasis, ectopic, exencephalia

Question 6

ecto- (ect- often before a vowel)

Answer 6

outside of

ie: ecto-derm, ect-ostosis

Question 7

en- (em- before b, m, and p)

Answer 7

in, into, within

ie: en-cephalitis, em-physema, em-bolism

Question 8

endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel)

Answer 8

within

ie: endo-genous, endo-cardium, ent-optic

Question 9

epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)

Answer 9

upon, over, above

ie: epi-cardium, epi-dermis, ep-encephalon

Question 10

exo-

Answer 10

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

ie: exo-cardia, exo-crine,

Question 11

hemi-

Answer 11

half, partial; (often) one side of the body

ie: hemi-cardia, hemi-plegia

Question 12

hyper-

Answer 12

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

ie: hyper-hidrosis, hyper-glycemia

Question 13

hypo- (hyp- before avowel or h)

Answer 13

under, deficient, below normal

ie: hypo-dermic, hyp-algesia

Question 14

mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)

Answer 14

one, single

ie: mono-blast, mono-neuritis, monocular

Question 15

peri-

Answer 15

around, surrounding

ie: peri-cardiac, peri-laryngitis

Question 16

syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; then assimilates or is dropped before s)

Answer 16

together, with, joined

ie: syn-apse, syn-thetic, sy-stolic

Question 17

Note that words can have more than one prefix, and that a prefix can follow a combining form.

ie: hyper-exo-phoria, cardi-ec-tomy

Answer 17

Note that words can have more than one prefix, and that a prefix can follow a combining form.

ie: hyper-exo-phoria, cardi-ec-tomy

Question 18

-a

Answer 18

forms abstract nouns: state, condition

ie: dyspne-a, rhinorrhe-a

Question 19

-ac (rare)

Answer 19

forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in

ie: cardi-ac, celi-ac

Question 20

-ia

Answer 20

forms abstract nouns; often the suffix -ia appears as -y: state, condition

ie: anem-ia, hypertoph-y

Question 21

-iac (rare)

Answer 21

forms nouns: person afflicted with:

ie: hemophil-iac, hypochondr-iac, man-iac

Question 22

-iasis

Answer 22

forms abstract nouns: disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism

ie: elephant-iasis, nephrolith-iasis

Question 23

-ic

Answer 23

forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in; words ending in -ic can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent:

ie: analges-ic, gastr-ic

also, words ending in -ic can refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition: parapleg-ic, anorex-ic

Question 24

-in, -ine

Answer 24

form names of substances:

ie: adrenal-in, antitox-in, chlor-ine

Question 25

-ist:

Answer 25

forms nouns: a person interested in: ie: cardiolog-ist, orthodont-ist

Question 26

-itic

Answer 26

forms adjectives: pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation; words ending in -itic can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent: ie: antineur-itic, nephr-itic

Question 27

-itis:

Answer 27

forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition: inflammation: ie: gastr-itis, hepat-itis, laryng-itis

Question 28

-itides

Answer 28

is the plural form for wods ending in -itis: arthr-itides, dermat-itides

Question 29

-ium (rarely -eum)

Answer 29

forms nouns; membrane, connective tissue: ie: endometr-ium, pericard-ium, perton-eum

Question 30

-ma

Answer 30

forms nouns: (often) abnormal or diseased condition. The combining form for nouns ending in -ma is -mat-. Sometimes the final -a drops off in the noun. ie: ede-ma, tra-ma, sper-m, trau-mat-ic

Question 31

-osis

Answer 31

forms nouns: abnormal or diseased condition ie: nephr-osis, scler-osis, neur-osis, sten-osis

Question 32

-otic

Answer 32

forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to: ie: nephr-otic, neur-otic, sten-otic

Question 33

-sia

Answer 33

forms abstract nouns: state, condition ie: amn-sia, ecta-sia

Question 34

-sis

Answer 34

forms abstract nouns: state, condition ie: antisep-sis, paraly-sis

Question 35

-tic

Answer 35

forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis: pertaining to; words ending in -tic can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent: ie: antisep-tic, paraly-tic

Question 36

-y

Answer 36

forms abstract nouns (see -ia)

Question 37

Words can have more than one suffix. Sometimes the suffix -iac or -ic is affixed to the noun-forming suffix -sia or sis. When this occurs, the only vestige left of the noun-forming suffix is the -s: ie amne-sia amne-sic, amne-s-iac

Answer 37

Words can have more than one suffix. Sometimes the suffix -iac or -ic is affixed to the noun-forming suffix -sia or sis. When this occurs, the only vestige left of the noun-forming suffix is the -s: ie amne-sia amne-sic, amne-s-iac

Question 38

A suffix can appear in the middle of a word affixed to a combining form: ie: hemat-in-emia, hepat-ic-o-enterostomy

Answer 38

A suffix can appear in the middle of a word affixed to a combining form: ie: hemat-in-emia, hepat-ic-o-enterostomy

Question 39

acanth-

Answer 39

thorn, spine

Question 40

alg-

Answer 40

pain

Question 41

alges-

Answer 41

sensitivity to pain

Question 42

all-

Answer 42

other, divergence, difference from

Question 43

angi-

Answer 43

(blood) vessel, duct

Question 44

arteri-

Answer 44

[air passage] artery

Question 45

arthr-

Answer 45

joint

Question 46

bi-

Answer 46

life

Question 47

brady-

Answer 47

slow

Question 48

cardi-

Answer 48

heart

Question 49

cephal-

Answer 49

head

Question 50

crani-

Answer 50

skull

Question 51

cyt-

Answer 51

[hollow container] cell

Question 52

encephal-

Answer 52

brain

Question 53

erythr-

Answer 53

red, red blood cell

Question 54

lept-

Answer 54

thin, fine, slight

Question 55

leuk-

Answer 55

white, white blood cell

Question 56

lith-

Answer 56

stone, calculus

Question 57

log-

Answer 57

word, study

Question 58

malac-

Answer 58

soft

Question 59

mes-

Answer 59

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

Question 60

-meter, metr-

Answer 60

measure, measuring device

Question 61

nephr-

Answer 61

kidney

Question 62

neur-

Answer 62

[tendon] nerve, nervouse system

Question 63

oste-

Answer 63

bone

Question 64

prosop-

Answer 64

face

Question 65

prot-

Answer 65

first, primitive, early

Question 66

scler-

Answer 66

hard

Question 67

sten-

Answer 67

narrow

Question 68

stere-

Answer 68

solid, having three dimensions

Question 69

tachy-

Answer 69

rapid

Question 70

tox(i)

Answer 70

poisin