Chapter 2 Flashcards by Julianna Small | Brainscape

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What is a noun?

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Person, place or thing.

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What is an adjective?

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Words that modify nouns.

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What are plurals?

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Word endings that convert single nouns to multiples.

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Suffix ‘ia’ means?

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“Condition of”

Ex. Dementia

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Suffix ‘ism’ means?

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“Condition of”

Ex. Racism

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Suffix ‘sis’ means?

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“Condition of”

Ex. Psychosis

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Suffix ‘y’ means?

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“Condition of”

Ex. Atony

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Suffix ‘ac’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Cardiac

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Suffix ‘al’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Vocal

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Suffix ‘ar’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Nuclear

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Suffix ‘ary’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Salivary

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Suffix ‘form’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Muciform

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Suffix ‘ic’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Anatomic

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Suffix ‘ical’ (ic+al) means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Electrical

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Suffix ‘ile’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Virile

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Suffix ‘oid’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Lymphoid

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Suffix ‘ory’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Circulatory

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Suffix ‘ous’ means?

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“Pertaining to/like/resembling”

Ex. Cutaneous

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Suffix ‘ian’ means?

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Specialist in a field of study.

Ex. Physician

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Suffix ‘iatrics’ means?

A

Medical specialty.

Ex. Pediatrics

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Suffix ‘iatry’ means?

A

Medical specialty.

Ex. Psychiatry

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Suffix ‘ics’ means?

A

Medical specialty

Ex. Orthopedics

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Suffix ‘ist’ means?

A

Specialist in a field of study.

Ex. Podiatrist

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Suffix ‘logy’ means?

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Study of.

Ex. Psychology

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Plural of ‘a’?

A

ae

Ex. Vertebra –> Vertabrae

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Plural of ‘en’?

A

ina

Ex. Lumen –> Lumina

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Plural of ‘ex, ix, yx’?

A

ices

Ex. Matrix –> Matrices

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Plural of ‘is’?

A

es

Ex. Diagnosis –> diagnoses

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Plural of ‘ma’?

A

mata

Ex. Stigma –> Stigmata

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Plural of ‘nx’ (anx, inx, ynx)?

A

nges

Ex. Phalanx –> Phalanges

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Plural of ‘on’?

A

a

Ex. Ganglion –> Ganglia

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Plural of ‘um’?

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a

Ex. Serum –> Sera

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Plural of ‘us’?

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i

Ex. Thrombus –> Thrombi