Chapter 2 Flashcards
What are the properties of prefixes?
They have their own meanings.
They cannot stand alone.
They are affixed to other word parts.
They can modify or qualify the meanings of the word parts to which they are affixed.
When does a- become an- ?
Before a vowel or h.
a- / an-
Not, without, lacking, deficient (eg. anaemia)
When does anti- become ant-?
Before a vowel or h.
anti- / ant-
Against, opposed to, preventing, relieving (eg. antibacterial)
dys-
Bad, difficult, painful, defective, abnormal (eg. dysmnesia)
hyper-
Over, above, excessive, beyond normal (eg. hyperphagia)
hypo- / hyp-
Less than, below, under normal, deficient (eg. hypopepsia)
When does para- become par- ?
Before a vowel.
para- / par-
Beside, beyond, near, alongside, abnormal, irregular (eg. paraspinal)
What are the properties of suffixes?
They cannot stand alone.
They are affixed to combining forms.
They form nouns, adjectives or verbs
They can determine which ‘category’ the term belongs to.
Name some of the categories that a term can belong to.
State, process, procedure, person, study field, substance, instrument, describing adjective, body part, muscle, record, verb.
-a
Condition/ state.
Forms abstract noun. (eg. dyspnoea)
-ia
Condition/ state
Forms abstract noun (eg. algia)
-sis
Condition/ state
Forms abstract noun (eg. emesis)
-ist
Person interested in.
Forms noun (eg dermatologist)
-iasis
Condition/ state
Forms abstract noun (eg lithiasis)
-osis
Condition/ state/ process
Forms abstract noun (eg stenosis)
-oti
Pertaining to.
Forms adjectives (eg sclerotic)
-oid/ -ode/ -id
Resembling
Forms nouns or adjectives (eg pyoid)
