Chapter 23: Greek Compound Suffixes 2 (words) Flashcards

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nycturia (nyct-ur-ia)

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nyct = night
ur = urine
ia = nominal
frequency of urination at night

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proctology (proct-o-logy)

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proct = anus, rectum
logy = study or science of
the study of the rectum and anus, and of the treatment of their diseases

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splenectomy (splen-ectomy)

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splen = spleen
ectomy = cutting out, removal
excision of the spleen

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biopsy (bi-op-sy)

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

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osteopathy (oste-o-pathy)

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oste = bone
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
any disease of the bone

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cacophony (cac-o-phon-y)

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cac = bad
phon = sound, voice
y = nominal
a combination of sounds that are harsh or discordant

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iridokeratitis (irid-o-kerat-itis)

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irid = iris, rainbow
kerat = horn, cornea
itis = nominal
inflammation of the iris and cornea

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salpingectomy (salping-ectomy)

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salping = tube
ectomy = cutting out, removal
surgical removal of the uterine tube

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angioplasty (angi-o-plasty)

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angi = vessel
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
the widening of a blood vessel that has become narrow

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enterostomy (enter-o-stomy)

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enter = intestine
stomy = cutting of an opening or mouth
the formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall

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atrophy (a-trophy), dystrophy (dys-trophy)

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a = not, without
dys = bad, disordered, difficult
trophy = nourishment
a wasting away from a lack of nourishment

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enteropathy (enter-o-pathy)

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enter = intestine
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
any disease of the intestines

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autopsy (aut-op-sy)

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aut = self
op = eye, sight
sy = nominal
postmortem examination

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nyctophobia (nyct-o-phobia)

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nyct = night
phobia = intense fear of or aversion to
irrational fear of the night

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ophthalmology (ophthalm-o-logy)

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ophthalm = eye
logy = study or science of
the medical specialty dealing with the eye

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astronomy (astr-o-nomy)

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astr = star
nomy = study or science of
the branch of science dealing with celestial bodies

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heliotherapy (heli-o-therapy)

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heli = sun
therapy = treatment
treatment by exposure to the sun’s rays

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rhinoplasty (rhin-o-plasty)

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rhin = nose
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
surgical reshaping of the nose

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oncology (onc-o-logy)

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onc = tumor, swelling
logy = study or science of
the branch of medicine dealing with tumors

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tracheostomy (trache-o-stomy), tracheotomy (trache-o-tomy)

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trache = rough, windpipe
stomy = cutting of an opening or mouth
tomy = cutting
surgical opening of the trachea

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cheiloplasty (cheil-o-plasty)

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cheil = lip
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
plastic surgery on the lip

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angiography (angi-o-graphy)

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angi = vessel
graphy = writing, imaging
a technique used to visualize the blood vessels

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antrostomy (antr-o-stomy)

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antr = cavity
stomy = cutting of an opening or mouth
the making of a surgical opening in a cavity

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telepathy (tele-pathy)

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tele = from far away, at a distance
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
extrasensory perception of another’s mental activity

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heliotaxis (heli-o-tax-is)

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heli = sun
tax = to order, to arrange
the movement of cells in response to the sun

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pneumoenteritis (pneum-o-enter-itis)

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pneumon = lung
enter = intestine
itis = nominal
inflammation of the lung and intestine

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pyretotherapy (pyret-o-therapy)

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pyret = fire, fever
therapy = treatment
treatment of disease by raising body temperature

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phonology (phon-o-logy), phonetics (phon-etics)

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phon = sound, voice
logy = study or science of
etic = nominal
the science of vocal sounds

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leptodactylous (lept-o-dactyl-ous)

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lept = thin, delicate
dactyl = finger, toe
ous = adjectival
having slender digits

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lymphotrophy (lymph-o-trophy)

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lymph = water, lymph
trophy = nourishment
the nourishment of cells by lymph

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pyrogen (pyr-o-gen)

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pyr = fire, fever
gen = to be produced
a fever-producing substance

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splenomegaly (splen-o-megal-y)

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splen = spleen
megal = great, large
y = nominal
enlargement of the spleen

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leptorrhine (lept-o-rrhine)

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lept = thin, delicate
rrhin = nose
possessing a long, slender nose

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blepharectomy (blephar-ectomy)

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blephar = eyelid
ectomy = cutting out, removal
the removal of a lesion of the eyelid

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phlebography (phleb-o-graphy)

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phleb = vein
graphy = writing, imaging
visualization of the veins through a contrast medium

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keratoplasty (kerat-o-plasty)

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kerat = horn, cornea
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
surgery on the cornea (e.g., in a transplant)

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taxonomy (tax-o-nomy)

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tax = to order, to arrange
nomy = study or science of
the classification of organisms into categories

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oncotomy (onc-o-tomy)

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onc = tumor, swelling
tomy = cutting
the cutting of a tumor or swelling

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telekinetic (tele-kine-tic)

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tele = from far away, at a distance
kine = to move
tic = adjectival
related to the movement of objects by the mind

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phonasthenia (phon-a-sthenia)

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phon = sound, voice
a = not, without
sthenia = condition of strength
weakness of the voice

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lymphocytosis (lymph-o-cyt-osis)

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lymph = water, lymph
cyt = cell
osis = nominal
excess of normal lymph cells in the blood

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pylorus (pylor-ous)

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pylor = gate, entrance, lower stomach
us = nominal
distal part of the stomach adjacent to the duodenum

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leukotaxis (leuk-o-tax-is)

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leuk = white
tax = to order, to arrange
the deployment of white blood cells in areas of injury

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blepharoncus (blephar-onc-us)

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blephar = eyelid
onc = tumor, swelling
us = nominal
a tumor on the eyelid

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leptocyte (lept-o-cyte)

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lept = thin, delicate
cyt = cell
abnormally slender erythrocyte seen in some blood diseases

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heterophthalmia (heter-ophthalm-ia)

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heter = other, different
ophthalm = eye
ia = nominal
difference in the direction of the axes or color of the eyes

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phonocardiography (phon-o-cardi-o-graphy)

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phon = sound, voice
cardi = heart
graphy = writing, imaging
graphic representation of any acoustic phenomena of the heart

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pyretic (pyret-ic)

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pyret = fire, fever
ic = adjectival
related to or characterized by fever

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procteurynter (proct-euryn-ter)

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proct = anus, rectum
euryn = wide
ter = nominal
bag-like device used to dilate or widen the rectum

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otorhinolaryngology (ot-o-rhin-o-laryng-o-logy)

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ot = ear
rhin = nose
laryng = larynx
logy = study or science of
branch of medicine concerned with the ear, nose, and throat

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pylephlebitis (pyle-phleb-itis)

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pyle = gate, entrance, lower stomach
phleb = vein
itis = nominal
inflammation of the portal vein

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cheiloschisis (cheil-o-schis-is)

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cheil = lip
schis = to split, to rupture
sis = nominal
cleft lip

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cacosmia (cac-osm-ia)

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cac = bad
osm = smell
ia = nominal
perception of bad odor without exposure to such stimuli

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osteophyte (oste-o-phyte)

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oste = bone
phyt = plant, growth
a bony growth

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salpingography (salping-o-graphy)

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salping = tube
graphy = writing, imaging
visualization of the uterine tubes via radiography