Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing.
What is an adjective?
Words that modify nouns.
What are plurals?
Word endings that convert single nouns to multiples.
Suffix ‘ia’ means?
“Condition of”
Ex. Dementia
Suffix ‘ism’ means?
“Condition of”
Ex. Racism
Suffix ‘sis’ means?
“Condition of”
Ex. Psychosis
Suffix ‘y’ means?
“Condition of”
Ex. Atony
Suffix ‘ac’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Cardiac
Suffix ‘al’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Vocal
Suffix ‘ar’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Nuclear
Suffix ‘ary’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Salivary
Suffix ‘form’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Muciform
Suffix ‘ic’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Anatomic
Suffix ‘ical’ (ic+al) means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Electrical
Suffix ‘ile’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Virile
Suffix ‘oid’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Lymphoid
Suffix ‘ory’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Circulatory
Suffix ‘ous’ means?
“Pertaining to/like/resembling”
Ex. Cutaneous
Suffix ‘ian’ means?
Specialist in a field of study.
Ex. Physician
Suffix ‘iatrics’ means?
Medical specialty.
Ex. Pediatrics
Suffix ‘iatry’ means?
Medical specialty.
Ex. Psychiatry
Suffix ‘ics’ means?
Medical specialty
Ex. Orthopedics
Suffix ‘ist’ means?
Specialist in a field of study.
Ex. Podiatrist
Suffix ‘logy’ means?
Study of.
Ex. Psychology
Plural of ‘a’?
ae
Ex. Vertebra –> Vertabrae
Plural of ‘en’?
ina
Ex. Lumen –> Lumina
Plural of ‘ex, ix, yx’?
ices
Ex. Matrix –> Matrices
Plural of ‘is’?
es
Ex. Diagnosis –> diagnoses
Plural of ‘ma’?
mata
Ex. Stigma –> Stigmata
Plural of ‘nx’ (anx, inx, ynx)?
nges
Ex. Phalanx –> Phalanges
Plural of ‘on’?
a
Ex. Ganglion –> Ganglia
Plural of ‘um’?
a
Ex. Serum –> Sera
Plural of ‘us’?
i
Ex. Thrombus –> Thrombi
