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Chapter 20: Greek Suffixes 2 (words) Flashcards

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edema (ede-ma)

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ede = to swell
ma = nominal
swelling from abnormally large amounts of fluid in the body’s intercellular tissue spaces

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pterygoid (pteryg-oid)

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pteryg = wing
oid = adjectival
shaped like a wing

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perinephrium (peri-nephr-ium)

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peri = around, near
nephr = kidney
ium = nominal
the tissue surrounding the kidney (including the peritoneal envelope and renal fascia)

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psoriasis (psor-iasis)

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psor = itch
iasis = nominal
a group of chromic, squamous skin diseases

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bronchitis (bronch-itis)

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bronch = air tube
itis = nominal
inflammation of the bronchi, the larger air tubes of the lungs

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aneurysm (an-eurys-m)

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an = not, without
eurys = wide
m = nominal
a sac formed by dilation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart

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sclerosis (scler-osis)

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scler = hard
osis = nominal
a hardening, as from inflammation or increased formation of connective tissue

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odontoschism (odont-o-schis-m)

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odont = tooth
schis = to split, to rupture
m = nominal
fissure of a tooth

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tachyphagia (tachy-phag-ia)

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tachy = swift
phag = to eat
ia = nominal
rapid or hasty eating

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stenosis (sten-osis)

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sten = narrow
osis = nominal
an abnormal narrowing of a duct or canal

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amnesia (a-mne-sia)

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a = not, without
mne = to remember
sia = nominal
a lack or loss of memory

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endolaryngeal (endo-laryng-eal)

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endo = within, inner
laryng = larynx
eal = adjectival
occurring within the larynx

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biopsy (bi-op-sy)

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bi = life
op = eye, sight
sy = nominal
the examination of tissue from a living body

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euthanasia (eu-thana-sia)

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eu = well, good, normal
thana = death
sia = nominal
easy or painless death; the deliberate ending of life

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arthritis (arthr-itis)

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arthr = joint
itis = nominal
inflammation of the joints

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arachnophobia (arachn-o-phob-ia)

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arachn = spider
phob = to fear
ia = nominal
the irrational fear of spiders

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pericardium (peri-card-ium)

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peri = around, near
card = heart
ium = nominal
the tissue surrounding the heart

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hepatitis (hepat-itis)

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hepat = liver
itis = nominal
inflammation of the liver

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tachycardia (tachy-card-ia)

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tachy = swift
card = heart
ia = nominal
excessive rapidity in the action of the heart

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arteriosclerosis (arteri-o-scler-osis)

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arteri = artery
scler = hard
osis = nominal
thickening of the arterial walls

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narcolepsy (narc-o-lep-sy)

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narc = stupor
lep = to seize
sy = nominal
recurrent, uncontrollable episodes of sleep

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sarcoma (sarc-oma)

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sarc = flesh
oma = nominal
a tumor arising from connective tissue

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genesis (gene-sis)

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gene = to be produced
sis = nominal
the coming into being of anything

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aphasia (a-pha-sia)

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a = not, without
pha = to say
sia = nominal
loss of the power of expression through speech

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hypnosis (hypn-osis)

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hypn = sleep
osis = nominal
a state of altered, sleep-like consciousness

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dyspepsia (dys-peps-ia)

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dys = bad, disordered, difficult
peps = to digest
ia = nominal
impairment in the process of digestion

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artery (arter-y)

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arter = artery
y = nominal
a vessel in which blood goes away from the heart

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eurythermal (eury-therm-al), eurythermic (eury-therm-ic)

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eury = wide
therm = heat
al, ic = adjectival
able to grow in a wide range of temperatures

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carcinoma (carcin-oma)

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carcin = cancer
oma = nominal
a cancerous growth or tumor

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epigastrium (epi-gastr-ium)

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epi = upon, on, to, in addition to
gastr = stomach
ium = nominal
upper abdomen

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dermatitis (dermat-itis)

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dermat = skin
itis = nominal
inflammation of the skin

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hysteria (hyster-ia)

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hyster = uterus
ia = nominal
a state of mental disturbance originally thought to have been caused by the wandering of the uterus

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melanoma (melan-oma)

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melan = black
oma = nominal
a tumor composed of cells responsible for the production of melanin

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microhepatia (micr-o-hepat-ia)

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micr = small
hepat = liver
ia = nominal
smallness if the liver

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schizophrenia (schiz-ophren-ia)

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schiz = to split, to rupture
ia = nominal
psychological disorder involving a “rupture” in thought processes

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lithiasis (lith-iasis)

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lith = stone
iasis = nominal
a diseased condition in which stones (i.e. gallstones) are formed

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synthesis (syn-the-sis)

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syn = with, together
the = to put, to place
sis = nominal
the formation of a chemical compound by the union of its elements

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glaucoma (glauc-oma)

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glauc = gray
oma = nominal
an eye disease usually characterized by increased interocular pressure, so called because of the affected eye’s supposed “gray” appearance

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analysis (ana-ly-sis)

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ana = up, back, again
ly = to loosen, to dissolve
sis = nominal
separation into component elements, a “breaking up” of constituent parts

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laryngitis (laryng-itis)

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laryng = larynx
itis = nominal
inflammation of the larynx

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ecstasy (ec-sta-sy)

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ec = out, from
sta = to stand, to stop
sy = nominal
a state of rapture or elation

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pneumonia (pneumon-ia)

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pneumon = lung
ia = nominal
inflammation of the lungs

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blastoma (blast-oma)

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blast = embryonic cell
oma = nominal
a neoplasm (i.e. tumor) composed of embryonic cells

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hypertrichosis (hyper-trich-osis)

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hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
trich = hair
osis = nominal
excessive growth of hair

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poliomyelitis (poli-o-myel-itis)

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poli = gray
myel = spinal cord, marrow
itis = nominal
inflammation in the spinal cord sometimes causing paralysis

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ballismus (ball-ismus)

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ball = to throw, to put
ismus = nominal
involuntary “throwing” or jerking of proximal limb muscles

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sympathy (sym-path-y)

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sym = with, together
path = disease, suffering, feeling
y = nominal
an influence produced in an organ by some change in another

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pneumarthrosis (pneum-arthr-osis)

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pneum = air, gas
arthr = joint
osis = nominal
the presence of air in the joints

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pterygium (pteryg-ium)

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pteryg = wing
ium = nominal
a winglike structure (esp. an abnormal membrane in the eye)

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schistosomiasis (schist-o-som-iasis)

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schist = to split, to rupture
som = body
iasis = nominal
disease caused by parasitic “split-body” worms

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cyanosis (cyan-osis)

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cyan = dark blue
osis = nominal
a bluish discoloration of the skin

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myeloblast (myel-o-blast)

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myel = spinal cord, marrow
blast = embryonic cell
an immature cell found in the bone marrow

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epilepsy (epi-lep-sy)

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epi = upon, on, to, in addition to
lep = to seize
sy = nominal
a syndrome characterized by seizures

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schizotrichia (schiz-o-trich-ia)

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schiz = to split, to rupture
trich = hair
ia = nominal
the splitting of the hairs

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sarcoidosis (sarc-oid-osis)

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sarc = flesh
oid = adjectival
osis = nominal
the growth of inflammatory immune cells

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