Lesson 6: Greek Compound Suffixes II Flashcards
-genous, -genic
producing, produced (e.g. photogenic)
-hedron
solid figure having a (specified) number of faces (e.g. icosohedron)
-iasis
disease condition; often refers to an infection by parasites (e.g. psoriasis)
-meter
instrument for measuring, measure (e.g. thermometer)
-metry
art or science of measuring (optometry)
-nomy
science of, systems of law governing (e.g. astronomy)
-oecious
having a house or dwelling (e.g. monoecious)
-philous, -philic
loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of (e.g. necrophilic, anemophilous)
-plasty
formation, plastic surgical operation (e.g. anaplasty)
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge of (e.g. diarrhea)
-stomy
the making of a surgical opening (e.g. gastrostomy)
ACANTH-
thorn, prickle (e.g. pyracantha)
AER-
air, gas (e.g. aeroplane)
AUT-
self (e.g. autopsy)
BLEPHAR-
eyelid (e.g. ablephary)
CARCIN-
cancer (e.g. carcinogen)
CHEIL (CHIL-)
lip (e.g. acheilia)
COL-
colon (e.g. paracolitis)
COPR-
excrement (e.g. coprolite)
CRY-, CRYM-
cold, ice (e.g. crystal)
CYST-
bladder, cyst, sac (e.g. oocyst)
DACRY-
tear (e.g. dacrydium)
GASTR- (GASTER-)
stomach, belly of a muscle (e.g. gastropod)
HELMINTH-
worm (e.g. helminthoma)
HETER-
other, different (e.g. heterogeneous)
HYGR-
moisture (e.g. hygroma)
MEN-
moon, menstruation (e.g. meniscus)
OT-
ear (e.g. diotic)
PSYCH-
mind, soul (e.g. psychopathic)
RHIN-, RRHIN-
nose (e.g. rhinophore)
TAC-, TAX-
to arrange, to put in order (e.g. syntax, tactics)
