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Lesson 1 - Greek Nouns and Adjectives Flashcards

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a- (an- before a vowel or h)

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prefix: not, without, lacking, deficient.

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anti- (ant- before vowel or h)

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prefix: against, opposed to, preventing, relieving.

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di- (rarely dis-)

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prefix: two, twice, double.

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endo-, ento- (end, ent- before a vowel)

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prefix: within.

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dys-

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prefix: difficult, painful, defective, abnormal.

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epi- (ep- before a vowel or h-)

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prefix: upon, over, above.

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ec- (ex- before a vowel)

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prefix: out of, away from.

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ecto- (ect- often before a vowel)

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prefix: outside of.

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exo-

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prefix: from the outside, toward the outside.

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en- (em- before b, m, and p)

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prefix: in, into, within.

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hemi-

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prefix: half, partial, often one side of the body.

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hyper-

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prefix: over, above, excessive, beyond normal.

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hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)

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prefix: under, deficient, below normal.

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mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)

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prefix: one, single.

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peri-

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prefix: around, surrounding.

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syn- (sym- before b, p, and m)

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prefix: together with, joined

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-a

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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition.

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-ac

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adjective-forming suffix: pertaining to, located in.

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-ia

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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition.

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-iac

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noun-forming suffix: person afflicted with.

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-iasis

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abstract noun-forming suffix: disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism.

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-ic

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adjective-forming suffix: pertaining to, located in, words ending in -ic can be used as both adjectives and nouns and as nouns indicate a drug or agent (can also refer to a person suffering from a condition, ex: paraplegic)

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-in, -ine

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noun-forming suffix: form names of substrates.

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-ist

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noun-forming suffix: a person interested in.

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-itic

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adjective-forming suffix: pertaining to inflammation, words ending in -itic can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent.

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-itis

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noun-forming suffix: indicating an inflamed condition; inflammation.

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-itides

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plural form for nouns ending in -itis

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-ium (rarely -eum)

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noun-forming suffix: membrane, connective tissue.

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-ma

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noun-forming suffix: (often) abnormal or diseased condition. the combining form for nouns ending in -ma is -mat. sometimes the final -a drops off the noun (phlegm)

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-osis

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noun-forming suffix: abnormal or diseased condition.

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-otic

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adjective-forming suffix from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to.

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-sia

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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition.

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-sis

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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition, quality, process, procedure.

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-tic

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adjective-forming suffix from nouns ending in -sis: pertaining to; words ending in -tic can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent.

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-y

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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition, quality, process, procedure.

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Acanth-

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combining form: thorn, spine.

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alg-

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combining form: pain.

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alges-

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combining form: sensitivity to pain.

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all-

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combining form: other, divergence, different form.

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angi-

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combining form: (blood) vessel, duct.

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arteri-

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combining form: (air passage) artery.

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arthr-

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combining form: joint.

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bi-

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combining form: life.

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brady-

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combining form: slow.

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cardi-

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combining form: heart.

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cephal-

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combining form: head.

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crani-

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combining form: skull.

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cyt-

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combining form: (hollow container) cell.

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encephal-

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combining form: brain (a combo of en, in, and kephale, head).

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erythr-

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combining form: red, red blood cells.

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lept-

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combining form: thin, fine, slight.

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leuk-

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combining form: white, white blood cell.

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lith-

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combining form: stone, calculus.

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log-

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combining form: word, study.

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malac-

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combining form: soft.

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mes-

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combining form: middle, secondary, partial, mesentery.

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-meter, metr-

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combining form: measure, measuring device (words with ending are the instruments).

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nephr-

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combining form: kidney.

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neur-

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combining form: (tendon) nerve, nervous system.

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oste-

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combining form: bone.

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prax-

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combining form: act, action.

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prot-

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combining form: first, primitive, early.

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scler-

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combining form: hard.

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sten-

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combining form: narrow.

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stere-

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combining form: solid, having three dimensions.

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tachy-

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combining form: rapid.

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tox(i)-

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combining form: poison.

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-logy

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suffix form: study, science, the study or science of.

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-logist

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suffix form: one who specializes in a certain study or science.

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-malacia

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suffix form: the softening (of tissues) of.

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-sclerosis

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suffix form: the hardening (of tissues) of

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-stenosis

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suffix form: the narrowing (of a part of the body)

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-toxic

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suffix form: poisonous (to an organ)

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-toxin

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suffix form: a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)

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