Chapter 22: Greek Compound Suffixes 1 (words) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

eusthenia (eu-sthenia)

eu = well, good, normal
sthenia = condition of strength
a condition of normal strength and activity

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therapist (therap-ist)

therap = to nurture, to treat
ist = nominal
a person skilled in the treatment of disease

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otalgia (ot-algia)

ot = ear
algia = condition of having pain in
pain in the ear

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anemia (an-emia)

an = not, without; up, back, again
emia = condition of the blood
low concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in the blood

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cheirospasm (cheir-o-spas-m)

cheir = hand
spas = to draw, to jerk
m = nominal
a spasm of the muscles of the hand

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barotrauma (bar-o-traum-a)

bar = weight
traum = injury, trauma
injury due to excessive pressure, esp. to body cavities such as the middle ear or lung

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necrophilia (necr-o-philia)

necr = corpse, dead tissue
philia = intense attraction to or love for
fascination or obsession with dead bodies (usually in reference to sexual attraction)

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astomatous (a-stomat-ous)

a = not, without
stomat = mouth
ous = adjectival
having no mouth (such as certain ciliates)

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acrophobia (acr-o-phobia)

acr = extremity, summit
phobia = intense fear of or aversion to
irrational fear of heights

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platypodia (platy-pod-ia)

platy = broad, flat
pod = foot
ia = nominal
a condition in which the arch of the foot has been lowered and flattened out

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hemophilia (hem-o-philia)

hem = blood
philia = intense attraction to or love for
a “blood-loving” condition marked by hemorrhaging

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autophobia (aut-o-phobia)

aut = self
phobia = intense fear of or aversion to
the irrational fear of oneself

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euphoria (eu-phoria)

eu = well, good, normal
phoria = carrying or transporting
exaggerated feeling of well-being

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hypoglycemia (hypo-glyc-emia)

hypo = below, deficient, less than normal
glyc = sugar
emia = condition of the blood
an abnormally low concentration of blood sugar

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neuralgia (neur-algia)

neur = nerve, tendon
algia = condition of having pain in
pain extending along the nerves

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coprophobia (copr-o-phobia)

copr = excrement
phobia = intense fear of or aversion to
an abnormal repugnance for defecation and feces

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anorexia (an-orex-ia)

an = not, without
orex = appetite
ia = nominal
lack or loss of appetite for food

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esotropia (eso-tropia)

eso = inside, internal
tropia = turning or inclination
a “turning inward” (i.e. crossing) of the eyes

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argyremia (argyr-emia)

argyr = silver
emia = condition of the blood
the presence of silver in the blood

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autonomous (aut-o-nom-ous), autonomic (aut-o-nom-ic)

aut = self
nom = rule, law, measure
ous, ic = adjectival
self-controlling, functionally independent

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hypersthenia (hyper-sthenia)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
sthenia = condition of strength
great strength and tonicity

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leukemia (leuk-emia)

leuk = white
emia = condition of the blood
a disease marked by an increase in white blood cells

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chiromegaly (chir-o-megal-y)

chir = hand
megal = great, large
y = nominal
abnormal largeness of the hands

hyperopia (hyper-opia)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
opia = condition of the vision
defect in vision arising from light rays converging at a focus behind the retina

neocytosis (ne-o-cyt-osis)

ne = new, young cyt = cell osis = nominal the presence of immature erythrocytes in the blood

monomania (mon-o-mania)

mon = 1 mania = madness, obsession excessive preoccupation with one thought or idea

homotherm (hom-o-therm)

hom = same, similar therm = heat an animal with a constant or "same" blood temperature (i.e., a warm-blooded animal)

anethesia (an-esthe-sia), analgesia (an-alg-e-sia)

an = not, without esthe = to feel, to perceive alg = pain sia = nominal absence of sensibility to pain

dysphoria (dys-phoria)

dys = bad, disordered, difficult phoria = carrying or transporting a state of feeling unwell or restless

heterotropia (heter-o-tropia)

heter = other, different tropia = turning or inclination the inability of the eyes to focus at the same point

argyria (argyr-ia)

argyr = silver ia = nominal a silvery, ashy discoloration of the skin

paleothalamus (pale-o-thalam-us)

pale = old, ancient thalam = chamber, room us = nominal the phylogenetically older part of the thalamus

sternognosis (ster-nogn-osis)

stere = solid, three-dimensional osis = nominal sensory perception of solid objects

acrosclerosis (acr-o-scler-osis)

acr = extremity, summit scler = hard osis = nominal hardening of the skin on the extremities, esp. in the fingers

coprozoic (copr-o-zo-ic)

copr = excrement zo = animal ic = adjectival living or found in fecal matter

polytrauma (poly-traum-a)

poly = many traum = injury, trauma the occurrence of injuries to multiple body systems

otorrhea (ot-o-rrhea)

ot = ear rrhea = to flow a discharge from the ear (esp. a purulent one)

hematoma (hemat-oma)

hemat = blood oma = nominal localized collection of blood from a broken vessel

necrocytosis (necr-o-cyt-osis)

necr = corpse, dead tissue cyt = cell osis = nominal the premature death of cells

homochronous (hom-o-chron-ous), homochronic (hom-o-chron-ic)

hom = same, similar chron = time ous, ic = adjectival occurring at the same age or life stage in successive generations

pleura (pleur-a)

pleur = side, rib a serous membrane surrounding the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity

traumatherapy (traum-a-therapy)

traum = injury, trauma therapy = treatment treatment of wounds and injuries

heterophoria (heter-o-phoria)

heter = other, different phoria = carrying or transporting failure of the visual axes to remain parallel

paleogenetic (pale-o-gene-tic)

pale = old, ancient gene = to be produced tic = adjectival originated in the past, not newly acquired (e.g. of traits)

spasmophilia (spas-mo-philia)

spas = to draw, to jerk mo = to move philia = intense attraction to or love for a tendency to have spasms or convulsions

aeronomic (aer-o-nom-ic)

aer = air, gas nom = rule, law, measure ic = adjectival related to the study of the upper atmosphere

orexigenic (orex-gen-ic)

orex = appetite gen = to be produced ic = adjectival increasing or stimulating the appetite

glucokinetic (gluc-o-kine-tic)

gluc = sugar kine = to move tic = adjectival activating sugar so as to maintain blood sugar levels

pleuralgia (pleur-algia)

pleur = side, rib algia = condition of having pain in pain in the side or ribs

neomorph (ne-o-morph)

ne = new, young morph = form, shape a newly acquired or developed organ or structure

stereoarthrolysis (stere-o-arthr-o-lysis)

stere = solid, three-dimensional arthr = joint lysis = dissolution, breaking apart restoration of mobility in a stiffened joint

stomach (stom-ach)

stom = mouth muscular organ of the digestive system

anisometropia (an-is-o-me-tropia)

an = not, without is = equal, same me = to go, to pass through tropia = turning or inclination a condition in which both eyes have different refractive power

traumatogenic (traumat-o-gen-ic)

traumat = injury, trauma gen = to be produced ic = adjectival capable of causing a wound, or caused by a wound

parorexia (par-orex-ia)

par = beside, resembling, disordered orex = appetite ia = nominal disordered appetite, craving for unusual food