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Ch. 1: Greek Nouns and Adjectives Flashcards

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-logy

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study, science, the study or science of

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lept-

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thin, fine, slight

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log-

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word, study

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-in, -ine

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forms names of substances

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-itis

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forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition, inflammation

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-sis

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state, condition

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sclerosis

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hardening of tissues

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-ium

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(noun) membrane, connective tissue

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hypo-

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under, deficient, below normal

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metra

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uterus

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cephal-

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head

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-ia or -y

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(abstract noun) state, condition

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alges-

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sensitivity to pain

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-ic

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(adj.) pertaining to, located in; often indicates a drug or agent

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-itic

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(adj.) pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

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epi-

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upon, over, above

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endo-

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within

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tachy-

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rapid

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mes-

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middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

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ec- (ex- before a vowel)

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out of, away from

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endo-, ento-

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within

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cardi-

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heart

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malac-

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soft

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a-, (an- before vowel or h)

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without, not, lacking, deficient

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-sclerosis

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the hardening (of tissues) of

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leuk-

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white, white blood cell

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sten-

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narrow

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-iac

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(noun) person afflicted with

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-malacia

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the softening (of tissues) of

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anastomosis

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a surgical or pathological connection between two passages

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-toxic

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poisonous (to an organ)

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encephal-

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brain (in head)

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ecto (ect- often before vowel)

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outside of

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lith-

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stone, calculus

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en- (em before b, m, p)

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in, into, within

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-sia

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state, condition

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tox(i)-

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poison

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration of a part

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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-a

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state, condition

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dys-

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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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brady-

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slow

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prot-

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first, primitive, early

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-iasis

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(abstract noun) disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; often indicates infestation from a parasitic organism

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crani-

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skull

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-ma

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(n.) abnormal or diseased condition

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antibiosis

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the association between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other

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“-osis” combined with organ or part of body

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indicates a noninflammatory diseased condition

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-stenosis

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the narrowing (of a part of the body)

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-otic

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adj. of nouns ending in -osis

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-ac

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(forms adjective) pertaining to, located in

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anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h)

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against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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erythr-

A

red, red blood cell

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nephr-

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kidney

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prosop-

A

face

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-itides

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plural of word ending in -itis

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-osis

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indicates abnormal condition

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most english words derived from greek words containing a kappa are spelled with:

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the letter “c”, though a “k” is retained in some words

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neur-

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[tendon] nerve, nervous system

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-tic

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adj. from nouns ending in sis; can refer to a person suffering from a disability or condition

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-logist

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one who specializes in a certain study

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arthr-

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joint

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hyper-

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over, above, excessive, beyond normal

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stere-

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solid, having three dimensions

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syn-/sym-

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together, with, joined

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oste-

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bone

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acanth-

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thorn, spine

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exo-

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outside, from the outside, toward the outside

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-toxin

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a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)

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mono

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one, single

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-ist

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(noun) a person interested in (i.e. cardiologist)

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aponeurosis

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a sheet of tissue connecting muscles to bones

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-cytosis

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indicates an abnormal increase in the type of cell indicated

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hemi-

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half, partial, one side of the body

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adjectival form for words ending in -osis

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-otic

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cyt-

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(hollow container) cell

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-meter, metr-

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measure, measuring device

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angi-

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(blood) vessel, duct

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bi-

A

life

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-osis

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(n.) abnormal or diseased condition

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stenosis

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narrowing of a passage

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alg-

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pain

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arteri-

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(air passage) artery

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scler-

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hard

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symbiosis

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the living together in close association of two organisms of different species

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cyt-

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cell

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di

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two, twice, double

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exostosis

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a bony growth arising from the surface of a bone

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all-

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other, divergence, difference from

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