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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

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the ingestion of x

e.g. sarcophagus

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Abstract noun

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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

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A noun denoting an object. Usually contain a substantive idea.

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x-o-gen-e-sis

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the production of x

e.g. genesis

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x-o-poi-es-is

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the formation of x

e.g. poetic

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x-o-kin-es-is

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the movement of x

e.g. kinetic

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x-alg-ia

A 
pain in(volving) x
e.g. nostalgia
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x-odyn-ia

A 
pain in(volving) x
e.g. anodyne
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x-o-pleg-ia

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the paralysis of x

e.g. paraplegic

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x-o-pen-ia

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the deficiency of x

e.g. peninsula

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x-o-rrhag-ia

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the rapid flowing of (something from) x

e.g. hemorrhage

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x-o-malac-ia

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the softening of x (“softness”)

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x-o-necr-os-is

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the death of x

e.g. necrophilia

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x-o-sten-os-is

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the narrowing of x

e.g. stenography

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x-o-scler-os-is

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the hardening of x

e.g. sclerosis

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x-o-pt-os-is

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the downward displacement of x (“fall’)

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41
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x-agr-a

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gouty pain in x

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x-o-rrhe-a

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the flowing of (something from) x

e.g. diarrhea

43
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x-edema

A

the swelling of x

e.g. oedipus

44
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x-o-cel-e

A

the protrusion of (something through) x

45
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x-o-lith

A

a calculus in(volving) x

e.g. monolith

46
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x-o-spasm

A

a spams of x

e.g. spastic- pt a spasm of x

47
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x-ism-us

A

a spasm of x

48
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x-ec-top-ia

A

the displacement of x

e.g. topography

49
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x-ec-tas-ia

A

the distension of x (draw out)

50
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x-o-plas-ia

A

the formation of x [no abnormality is implied]

e.g. plastic

51
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x-o-dys-plas-ia

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the defective formation of x

e.g. dysfunction

52
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x-o-troph-y

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the growth/nourishment of x

e.g. atrophy

53
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x-o-dys-troph-y

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the defective growth of x

e.g. dystrophy

54
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x-a-troph-y

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the lack of growth of x

e.g. amoral

55
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x-a-sthen-ia

A

the lack of strength of x

e.g. callisthenics

56
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x-o-therap-y

A

treatment by means of x

e.g. chemotherapy

57
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x-iatr-y

A

the healing of x

e.g. psychiatry

58
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x-o-stas-is

A

the stopping of x

e.g. static

59
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x-o-plast-y

A

the surgical repairing of x

e.g. plastic surgery

60
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x-o-cent-es-is

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the surgical puncturing of x

e.g. amniocentesis

61
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x-orraph-y

A

the suturing of x

e.g. rhapsody

62
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x-o-tom-y

A

the cutting of x

e.g. atom

63
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x-ec-tom-y

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the cutting out of x

e.g. tonsillectomy

64
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x-o-stom-y

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the making of an opening in x

e.g. stomach

65
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x-ic-s

A

the science of x

e.g. physics

66
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x-o-log-y

A

the study of x

e.g. biology

67
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x-scop-y

A

the examination of x

e.g. telescopy

68
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x-o-metry

A

the measurement of x

e.g. speedometer

69
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x-o-graph-y

A

the recording of x

e.g. telegraphy

70
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x-o-pex-y

A

the adhesion of x [diagnostic]
the fixation of x [therapeutic]
e.g. pectin

71
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x-o-lys-is

A

the disintegration of x [diagnostic]
the separation of the adhesion of x [therapeutic]
e.g. electrolysis

72
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x-o-trop-ism

A

the tendency to preferentially affect x [diagnostic or therapeutic]
e.g. tropical

73
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“ec-“

A

out

74
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“dys-“

A

bad, defective

75
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“a”

A

lack of, without

76
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x-o-phage

A

something which ingests x

e.g. sarcophage

77
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x-o-tom-e

A

an instrument for cutting x

e.g. atom

78
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x-ec-tom-e

A

an instrument for cutting out x

e.g. tonsillectomy

79
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x-o-scope

A

an instrument for examining x

e.g. telescope

80
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x-o-clast

A

something which breaks x

e.g. iconoclast

81
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x-o-stat

A

something which stops x

e.g. thermostat

82
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x-o-gen

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a substance which produces x

e.g. gen

83
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x-o-path

A

one with a disease of x

e.g. psychopath

84
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x-o-graph

A

an instrument for recording x

e.g. telegraph

85
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x-o-gram

A

a record of x

e.g. telegram

86
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x-o-meter

A

an instrument for measuring x

e.g. speedometer

87
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x-o-genic

A

producing x
adj
e.g. carcinogenic

88
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x-o-genous

A

produced by x
adj
e.g. indigenous

89
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x-o-trop-ic

A

preferentially affecting x
adj
e.g. tropical

90
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x-us

A

(the/a) x
masculine
e.g. muc-us (slime)

91
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x-a

A

(the/a) x
feminine
e.g. vertabr-a (a joint)

92
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x-um

A

(the/a) x
neuter
e.g. crani-um (the skull)

93
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x-on

A

(the/a) x
neuter
gangli-on (a knot)

94
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x-(e)us
x-(e)a
x-(e)um

A

masculine, feminine and neuter respectively

all meaning pertaining to x

95
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x-o-lith-ias-is

A

the abnormal presence of a calculus in(volving) x

96
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x-o-gen-et-ic

A

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

97
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x-o-stat-ic

A

pertaining to the stopping of x

e.g. static

98
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x-edemat-ous

A

pertaining to the swelling of x

exception

99
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x-o-spast-ic

A

pertaining to a spasm of x (exception)

100
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x-ec-tat-ic

A

pertaining to the distention of x (as if from “x-ec-stas-is”) (exception)

101
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x-o-pect-ic

A

pertaining to the adhesion/fixation of x (as if from “x-o-pecs-is”) (exception)

102
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x-o-rrect-ic

A

pertaining to the rupturing of x (exception)

103
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Endings with no particular meaning, but indicate that the word is a noun

A
  • e
  • is
  • ism
  • s
  • y
104
Q

-e

A

often means “an instrument for”

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