Lesson 5: Greek Compound Suffixes I Flashcards
-emia (-hemia)
condition of the blood, congestion of the blood (e.g. leukemia)
-logy
science of, systematic study of (e.g. psychology)
-lysis
dissolution of or by (surgical division or separation) (e.g. electrolysis)
-mania
madness for or about (e.g. egomania
-pathy
disease of, treatment of disease of or by (e.g. neropathy)
-phobia
abnormal fear of (e.g. agoraphobia)
-therapy
treatment of or by (e.g. chemotherapy)
-tomy
surgical operation on, surgical cutting of (e.g. glossotomy)
-ectomy
surgical removal of (e.g. appendectomy)
-uria
condition of the urine (e.g. hematuria)
ACR-
extremity, summit (e.g. acrobat)
AMYL-
starch (e.g. amylase)
BAR-
weight, pressure (e.g. barometer)
BARY-
heavy (e.g. baryphonia)
BLENN-
mucus (e.g. blennophthalmia)
CYT-
cell (e.g. cytoplasm)
DIPS-
thirst (e.g. adipsia)
DREPAN-
sickle (e.g. drepanium)
ERYTHR-
red (e.g. erythremia)
GLYC-
sugar (e.g. glycogen)
GLYCOS-
sugar, glucose (e.g. hyperglycosuria)
HIST-, HISTI-
tissue (e.g. histiocyte)
HYSTER-
uterus, hysteria (e.g. hysteria)
ICHTHY-
fish (e.g. ichthyismus)
IRID- IRIS-
iris, rainbown (e.g. iridization)
ISCH-
to suppress (e.g. ischuria)
LAPAR-
abdomen, soft part of the body between the ribs and hip (e.g. laparorrhapy)
LIP-
fat (e.g. lipase)
MAST-, MAZ-
breast (e.g. mastodon)
PHREN-
mind, diaphragm (e.g. phrenic)
PY-
pus (e.g. pyorrhea)
THANAT-
death (e.g. thantoid)
