Lesson 5: Greek Compound Suffixes I Flashcards

1
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-emia (-hemia)

A

condition of the blood, congestion of the blood (e.g. leukemia)

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-logy

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science of, systematic study of (e.g. psychology)

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3
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-lysis

A

dissolution of or by (surgical division or separation) (e.g. electrolysis)

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4
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-mania

A

madness for or about (e.g. egomania

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5
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-pathy

A

disease of, treatment of disease of or by (e.g. neropathy)

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear of (e.g. agoraphobia)

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-therapy

A

treatment of or by (e.g. chemotherapy)

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-tomy

A

surgical operation on, surgical cutting of (e.g. glossotomy)

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9
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal of (e.g. appendectomy)

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10
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-uria

A

condition of the urine (e.g. hematuria)

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ACR-

A

extremity, summit (e.g. acrobat)

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AMYL-

A

starch (e.g. amylase)

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13
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BAR-

A

weight, pressure (e.g. barometer)

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14
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BARY-

A

heavy (e.g. baryphonia)

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15
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BLENN-

A

mucus (e.g. blennophthalmia)

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CYT-

A

cell (e.g. cytoplasm)

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DIPS-

A

thirst (e.g. adipsia)

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DREPAN-

A

sickle (e.g. drepanium)

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ERYTHR-

A

red (e.g. erythremia)

20
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GLYC-

A

sugar (e.g. glycogen)

21
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GLYCOS-

A

sugar, glucose (e.g. hyperglycosuria)

22
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HIST-, HISTI-

A

tissue (e.g. histiocyte)

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HYSTER-

A

uterus, hysteria (e.g. hysteria)

24
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ICHTHY-

A

fish (e.g. ichthyismus)

25
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IRID- IRIS-

A

iris, rainbown (e.g. iridization)

26
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ISCH-

A

to suppress (e.g. ischuria)

27
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LAPAR-

A

abdomen, soft part of the body between the ribs and hip (e.g. laparorrhapy)

28
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LIP-

A

fat (e.g. lipase)

29
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MAST-, MAZ-

A

breast (e.g. mastodon)

30
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PHREN-

A

mind, diaphragm (e.g. phrenic)

31
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PY-

A

pus (e.g. pyorrhea)

32
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THANAT-

A

death (e.g. thantoid)