Chapter 24: Greek Compound Suffixes 3 (words) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

cholestasis (chole-stasis)

chole = bile, gall
stasis = conditiong, standing
stoppage or suppression of the flow of bile

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ageusia (a-geu-sia)

a = not, without
geu = to taste
sia = nominal
absence of the sense of taste

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oogenesis (oo-genesis)

oo = egg
genesis = birth, origin
the process of forming female gametes (oocytes)

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laparoscopy (lapar-o-scop-y)

lapar = abdomen
scop = to look at, to view
y = nominal
examination of the interior of the abdomen through a special device

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splanchnic (splanchn-ic)

splanchn = entrails, viscera
ic = adjectival
relating to the viscera

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acanthoid (acanth-oid)

acanth = thorn
oid = adjectival
resembling a spine or thorn

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dacryostenosis (dacry-o-sten-osis)

dacry = tear
sten = narrow
osis = nominal
stricture or narrowing of a lacrimal duct

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orchidopathy (orchid-o-pathy)

orchid = testicle
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
any disease of the testes (also spelled “orchiopathy”)

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colpeurysis (colp-eury-sis)

colp = vagina
eury = wide
sis = nominal
dilation of the vagina (by a device known as a colypeurynter)

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spermatocytogenesis (spermat-o-cyt-o-genesis)

spermat = semen, seed
cyt = cell
genesis = birth, origin
creation of spermatocytes, the first stage in the formation of spermatozoa

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metastasis (meta-stasis)

meta = after, change, transfer
stasis = condition, standing
transfer of a disease or tumor from one organ to another

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bradycardia (brady-card-ia)

brady = slow
card = heart
ia = nominal
slowness of the heart, measured by pulse

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dynamogenesis (dynam-o-genesis)

dynam = power
genesis = birth, origin
development of energy or force, as in muscles

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acanthocyte (acanth-o-cyte)

acanth = thorn
cyt = cell
spiculed erythtrocyte, a “thorny cell”

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stethoscope (steth-o-scope)

steth = chest
scope = instrument for viewing
a device for listening to internal body sounds

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colpitis (colp-itis)

colp = vagina
itis = nominal
inflammation of the vagina

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prototype (pro-to-type)

pro = before, in front of, forward
typ = imprint, form
an original form or pattern

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chromosome (chrom-o-some)

chrom = color
some = form, model, example
structure in the nucleus carrying genetic information

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spermatolysis (spermat-o-lysis)

spermat = semen, seed
lysis = dissolution, breaking apart
the dissolution of sperm cells

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ideology (ide-o-logy)

ide = idea, mental image
logy = study or science of
the science of the development of ideas

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ideokinetic (ide-o-kine-tic)

ide = idea, mental image
kine = to move
tic = adjectival
aroused by an idea (e.g., of involuntary motion)

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stethography (steth-o-graphy)

steth = chest
graphy = writing, imaging
technique used to measure movements in the chest

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pachyderma (pachy-derm-a)

pachy = thick
derm = skin
abnormal thickening of the skin

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hypertrichous (hyper-trich-ous)

hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
trich = hair
ous = adjectival
having hair over the entire body

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dacryocyst (dacry-o-cyst)

dacry = tear cyst = bladder, sac the lacrimal sac

metrectopia (metr-ecto-pia)

metr = uterus ecto = outside, external ia = nominal uterine displacement

orchitis (orch-itis)

orch = testicle itis = nominal inflammation of the testes

karyokinesis (kary-o-kinesis)

kary = nucleus kinesis = movement the division of the nucleus of a cell in mitosis

rhizotomy (rhiz-o-tomy)

rhiz = root tomy = cutting procedure involving the killing of nerve roots

phantogeusia (phant-o-geu-sia)

phant = to appear, to show geu = to taste sia = nominal abnormal taste perception without external stimuli

clysis (cly-sis)

cly = to wash sis = nominal the administration of a solution introduced for replacing lost fluid, supplying nutriment, or raising blood pressure

cholesterol (chole-sterol)

chole = bile, gall a substance named from its original discovery in gallstones

splanchnesthesia (splanchn-esthe-sia)

splanchn = entrails, viscera esthe = to feel, to perceive sia = nominal awareness of sensations arising from the visera

metrophlebitis (metr-o-phleb-itis)

metr = uterus phleb = vein itis = nominal inflammation of the uterine veins

rhizoid (rhiz-oid)

rhiz = root oid = adjectival a slender "root-like" filament

stereoscope (stere-o-scope)

stere = solid, three-dimensional scope = instrument for viewing instrument used to produce an image of a three-dimensional solid

mycosis (myc-osis)

myc = fungus osis = nominal any disease caused by a fungus

tocolytic (toc-o-ly-tic)

toc = childbirth ly = to loosen, to dissolve tic = nominal a substance that inhibits uterine contractions in childbirth

parthenogenesis (parthen-o-genesis)

parthen = virgin genesis = birth, origin a type of reproduction in which embryos develop without fertilization

idiotrophic (idi-o-troph-ic)

idi = one's own, distinct troph = nourishment ic = adjectival capable of choosing its own nourishment

neurosome (neur-o-some)

neur = nerve, tendon some = form, model, example any particle found in the protoplasm of a neuron

phonendoscope (phon-endo-scope)

phon = sound, voice endo = within, inner scope = instrument for viewing a device used to intensify auscultatory sounds

photokinesis (phot-o-kinesis)

phot = light kinesis = movement movement in response to light

homeostatic (home-o-stat-ic)

home = same, similar stat = to stand ic = adjectival tending to maintain the "same standing" in an internal system

apophysis (apo-phy-sis)

apo = from, away, off physis = growth any outgrowth (esp. a bony process)

ecchymosis (ecc-chym-osis)

ec = out, out of chym = juice osis = nominal a small hemorrhagic spot

laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy (lapar-o-hyster-o-salping-o-oo-phor-ectomy)

lapar = abdomen hyster = uterus salping = tube oo = egg phor = to bear, to carry ectomy = cutting out, removal removal of the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries

hologenesis (hol-o-genesis)

hol = whole, entire genesis = birth, origin theory that humans originated everywhere on earth, not in a localized area

phenotype (phen-o-type)

phen = to appear, to show typ = imprint, form observable or apparent traits of an organism

clyster (clys-ter)

clys = to wash ter = nominal an enema or "washing"

laparotomaphilia (lapar-o-tom-a-philia)

lapar = abdomen tom = to cut philia = intense attraction to or love for Munchausen syndrome in which the patient desires abdominal surgery

mycetoma (mycet-oma)

mycet = fungus oma = nominal infection caused by a fungus

leptomeninges (lept-o-mening-es)

lept = thin, delicate mening = membrane the pia mater and arachnoid mater

phosphene (phos-phene)

phos = light phen = to appear, to show the visual perception of light when the eyes are closed and in the absence of visual light

idiopathy (idi-o-pathy)

idi = one's own, distinct pathy = disease, disorder, suffering a disease arising from an unknown origin or cause (so called because it seems to come about on its on)

chyle (chyl-e)

chyl = juice a milky fluid or juice produced during digestion

progeria (pro-ger-ia)

pro = before, in front of, forward ger = to carry, to bear ia = nominal premature senility

phanerogenic (phaner-o-gen-ic)

phaner = to appear, to show gen = to be produced ic = adjectival having a known origin or cause

tocodynamometer (toc-o-dynam-o-meter)

toc = childbirth dynam = power meter = meter, measure instrument measuring uterine contractions during childbirth

hypophysis (hypo-physis)

hypo = below, deficient, less than normal physis = growth the pituitary gland, an "undergrowth" of the brain