Ch. 1: Greek Nouns and Adjectives Flashcards
(89 cards)
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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
the hardening (of tissues) of
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leuk-
white, white blood cell
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sten-
narrow
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-iac
(noun) person afflicted with
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-malacia
the softening (of tissues) of
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anastomosis
a surgical or pathological connection between two passages
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-toxic
poisonous (to an organ)
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encephal-
brain (in head)
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ecto (ect- often before vowel)
outside of
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lith-
stone, calculus
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en- (em before b, m, p)
in, into, within
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-sia
state, condition
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tox(i)-
poison
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cyanosis
bluish discoloration of a part
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peri-
around, surrounding
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-a
state, condition
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dys-
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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brady-
slow
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prot-
first, primitive, early
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-iasis
(abstract noun) disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; often indicates infestation from a parasitic organism
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crani-
skull
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-ma
(n.) abnormal or diseased condition
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antibiosis
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
indicates a noninflammatory diseased condition
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-stenosis
the narrowing (of a part of the body)
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-otic
adj. of nouns ending in -osis
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-ac
(forms adjective) pertaining to, located in
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anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h)
against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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erythr-
red, red blood cell
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nephr-
kidney
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prosop-
face
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-itides
plural of word ending in -itis
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-osis
indicates abnormal condition
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most english words derived from greek words containing a kappa are spelled with:
the letter "c", though a "k" is retained in some words
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neur-
[tendon] nerve, nervous system
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-tic
adj. from nouns ending in sis; can refer to a person suffering from a disability or condition
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-logist
one who specializes in a certain study
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arthr-
joint
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hyper-
over, above, excessive, beyond normal
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stere-
solid, having three dimensions
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syn-/sym-
together, with, joined
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oste-
bone
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acanth-
thorn, spine
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exo-
outside, from the outside, toward the outside
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-toxin
a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
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mono
one, single
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-ist
(noun) a person interested in (i.e. cardiologist)
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aponeurosis
a sheet of tissue connecting muscles to bones
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-cytosis
indicates an abnormal increase in the type of cell indicated
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hemi-
half, partial, one side of the body
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adjectival form for words ending in -osis
-otic
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cyt-
(hollow container) cell
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-meter, metr-
measure, measuring device
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angi-
(blood) vessel, duct
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bi-
life
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-osis
(n.) abnormal or diseased condition
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stenosis
narrowing of a passage
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alg-
pain
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arteri-
(air passage) artery
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scler-
hard
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symbiosis
the living together in close association of two organisms of different species
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cyt-
cell
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di
two, twice, double
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exostosis
a bony growth arising from the surface of a bone
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all-
other, divergence, difference from
