Chapter 20: Greek Suffixes 2 (words) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

edema (ede-ma)

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)

pteryg = wing
oid = adjectival
shaped like a wing

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perinephrium (peri-nephr-ium)

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)

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

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bronchitis (bronch-itis)

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

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aneurysm (an-eurys-m)

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)

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

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odontoschism (odont-o-schis-m)

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

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tachyphagia (tachy-phag-ia)

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

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stenosis (sten-osis)

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

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amnesia (a-mne-sia)

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

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endolaryngeal (endo-laryng-eal)

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

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biopsy (bi-op-sy)

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

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euthanasia (eu-thana-sia)

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

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arthritis (arthr-itis)

arthr = joint
itis = nominal
inflammation of the joints

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arachnophobia (arachn-o-phob-ia)

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

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pericardium (peri-card-ium)

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

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hepatitis (hepat-itis)

hepat = liver
itis = nominal
inflammation of the liver

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tachycardia (tachy-card-ia)

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

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arteriosclerosis (arteri-o-scler-osis)

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

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narcolepsy (narc-o-lep-sy)

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

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sarcoma (sarc-oma)

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

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genesis (gene-sis)

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

aphasia (a-pha-sia)

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

hypnosis (hypn-osis)

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

dyspepsia (dys-peps-ia)

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

artery (arter-y)

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

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

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

carcinoma (carcin-oma)

carcin = cancer oma = nominal a cancerous growth or tumor

epigastrium (epi-gastr-ium)

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

dermatitis (dermat-itis)

dermat = skin itis = nominal inflammation of the skin

hysteria (hyster-ia)

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

melanoma (melan-oma)

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

microhepatia (micr-o-hepat-ia)

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

schizophrenia (schiz-ophren-ia)

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

lithiasis (lith-iasis)

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

synthesis (syn-the-sis)

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

glaucoma (glauc-oma)

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

analysis (ana-ly-sis)

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

laryngitis (laryng-itis)

laryng = larynx itis = nominal inflammation of the larynx

ecstasy (ec-sta-sy)

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

pneumonia (pneumon-ia)

pneumon = lung ia = nominal inflammation of the lungs

blastoma (blast-oma)

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

hypertrichosis (hyper-trich-osis)

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

poliomyelitis (poli-o-myel-itis)

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

ballismus (ball-ismus)

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

sympathy (sym-path-y)

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

pneumarthrosis (pneum-arthr-osis)

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

pterygium (pteryg-ium)

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

schistosomiasis (schist-o-som-iasis)

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

cyanosis (cyan-osis)

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

myeloblast (myel-o-blast)

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

epilepsy (epi-lep-sy)

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

schizotrichia (schiz-o-trich-ia)

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

sarcoidosis (sarc-oid-osis)

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