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Ch 1: Terminations Flashcards

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Primary Suffix

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cannot stand alone as words and cant be divided into smaller parts.
e.g. child-hood, child-ish

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Derived suffix

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compound consisting of two or more elements or a base which functions as though it was a suffix.
e.g. child-ish-ness, child-like

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Inflectional Endings

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used in latin to determine whether a word is nominative or possessive, singular or plural, or masculine, feminine or neuter.
e.g. child-‘s, child-ren, child-ren-‘s

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x-iz-e

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to (do the action of) x --> sympathize
to make (something) x --> finalize
only verb-ending
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x-al

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. national

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x-ic

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. cubic

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x-ous

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. ridiculous

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x-ar-y

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. exemplary

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x-ar

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. stellar

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x-an

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. median

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x-in-e

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. canine

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x-ac

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pertaining to x
adj.
e.g. cardiac

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x-oid

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resembling x
adj.
e.g. humanoid

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x-ia

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an abnormal condition involving x
noun
e.g. insommnia

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x-ist

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one who (does the action of) x –> biologist
one who specializes in x –> dentist
noun

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x-in

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a substance (which does the action) of x
noun
e.g. adrenalin

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x-it-is

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the inflammation of x

e.g. laryngitis

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x-o-rrhex-is

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the rupturing of x

e.g. break

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x-o-schis-is

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the splitting of x (splitting can also refer to a cleft, cleavage, or fissure of some kind)
e.g. schism

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x-ias-is

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the abnormal presence of x

e.g. lithiasis

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x-o-clas-is

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the breaking of x

e.g. iconoclastic

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x-os-is

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an abnormal condition involving x

e.g. neurosis

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x-o-path-y

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a disease of x

e.g. psychopath

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x-o-megal-y

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the enlargement of x

e.g. megalith

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x-o-phagy
the ingestion of x | e.g. sarcophagus
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Abstract noun
A noun indicating that a process of some kind is involved. Usually contain a verbal idea (i.e. a process of doing something) E.g. therapeutic and diagnostic nouns
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Concrete noun
A noun denoting an object. Usually contain a substantive idea.
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x-o-gen-e-sis
the production of x | e.g. genesis
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x-o-poi-es-is
the formation of x | e.g. poetic
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x-o-kin-es-is
the movement of x | e.g. kinetic
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x-alg-ia
``` pain in(volving) x e.g. nostalgia ```
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x-odyn-ia
``` pain in(volving) x e.g. anodyne ```
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x-o-pleg-ia
the paralysis of x | e.g. paraplegic
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x-o-pen-ia
the deficiency of x | e.g. peninsula
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x-o-rrhag-ia
the rapid flowing of (something from) x | e.g. hemorrhage
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x-o-malac-ia
the softening of x ("softness")
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x-o-necr-os-is
the death of x | e.g. necrophilia
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x-o-sten-os-is
the narrowing of x | e.g. stenography
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x-o-scler-os-is
the hardening of x | e.g. sclerosis
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x-o-pt-os-is
the downward displacement of x ("fall')
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x-agr-a
gouty pain in x
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x-o-rrhe-a
the flowing of (something from) x | e.g. diarrhea
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x-edema
the swelling of x | e.g. oedipus
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x-o-cel-e
the protrusion of (something through) x
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x-o-lith
a calculus in(volving) x | e.g. monolith
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x-o-spasm
a spams of x | e.g. spastic- pt a spasm of x
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x-ism-us
a spasm of x
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x-ec-top-ia
the displacement of x | e.g. topography
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x-ec-tas-ia
the distension of x (draw out)
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x-o-plas-ia
the formation of x [no abnormality is implied] | e.g. plastic
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x-o-dys-plas-ia
the defective formation of x | e.g. dysfunction
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x-o-troph-y
the growth/nourishment of x | e.g. atrophy
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x-o-dys-troph-y
the defective growth of x | e.g. dystrophy
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x-a-troph-y
the lack of growth of x | e.g. amoral
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x-a-sthen-ia
the lack of strength of x | e.g. callisthenics
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x-o-therap-y
treatment by means of x | e.g. chemotherapy
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x-iatr-y
the healing of x | e.g. psychiatry
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x-o-stas-is
the stopping of x | e.g. static
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x-o-plast-y
the surgical repairing of x | e.g. plastic surgery
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x-o-cent-es-is
the surgical puncturing of x | e.g. amniocentesis
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x-orraph-y
the suturing of x | e.g. rhapsody
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x-o-tom-y
the cutting of x | e.g. atom
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x-ec-tom-y
the cutting out of x | e.g. tonsillectomy
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x-o-stom-y
the making of an opening in x | e.g. stomach
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x-ic-s
the science of x | e.g. physics
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x-o-log-y
the study of x | e.g. biology
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x-scop-y
the examination of x | e.g. telescopy
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x-o-metry
the measurement of x | e.g. speedometer
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x-o-graph-y
the recording of x | e.g. telegraphy
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x-o-pex-y
the adhesion of x [diagnostic] the fixation of x [therapeutic] e.g. pectin
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x-o-lys-is
the disintegration of x [diagnostic] the separation of the adhesion of x [therapeutic] e.g. electrolysis
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x-o-trop-ism
the tendency to preferentially affect x [diagnostic or therapeutic] e.g. tropical
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"ec-"
out
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"dys-"
bad, defective
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"a"
lack of, without
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x-o-phage
something which ingests x | e.g. sarcophage
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x-o-tom-e
an instrument for cutting x | e.g. atom
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x-ec-tom-e
an instrument for cutting out x | e.g. tonsillectomy
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x-o-scope
an instrument for examining x | e.g. telescope
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x-o-clast
something which breaks x | e.g. iconoclast
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x-o-stat
something which stops x | e.g. thermostat
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x-o-gen
a substance which produces x | e.g. gen
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x-o-path
one with a disease of x | e.g. psychopath
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x-o-graph
an instrument for recording x | e.g. telegraph
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x-o-gram
a record of x | e.g. telegram
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x-o-meter
an instrument for measuring x | e.g. speedometer
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x-o-genic
producing x adj e.g. carcinogenic
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x-o-genous
produced by x adj e.g. indigenous
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x-o-trop-ic
preferentially affecting x adj e.g. tropical
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x-us
(the/a) x masculine e.g. muc-us (slime)
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x-a
(the/a) x feminine e.g. vertabr-a (a joint)
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x-um
(the/a) x neuter e.g. crani-um (the skull)
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x-on
(the/a) x neuter gangli-on (a knot)
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x-(e)us x-(e)a x-(e)um
masculine, feminine and neuter respectively | all meaning pertaining to x
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x-o-lith-ias-is
the abnormal presence of a calculus in(volving) x
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x-o-gen-et-ic
pertaining to the production of x e.g. genetic NOTE: the noun "-s-is" can be changed to an adjective with the ending "-t-ic" e.g. genesis is the production of x
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x-o-stat-ic
pertaining to the stopping of x | e.g. static
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x-edemat-ous
pertaining to the swelling of x | exception
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x-o-spast-ic
pertaining to a spasm of x (exception)
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x-ec-tat-ic
pertaining to the distention of x (as if from "x-ec-stas-is") (exception)
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x-o-pect-ic
pertaining to the adhesion/fixation of x (as if from "x-o-pecs-is") (exception)
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x-o-rrect-ic
pertaining to the rupturing of x (exception)
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Endings with no particular meaning, but indicate that the word is a noun
- e - is - ism - s - y
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-e
often means "an instrument for"

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