Module 1 Flashcards
aeti- / eti-
cause
alve-
tooth socket, socket, cavity
alveol-
tooth socket, socket, cavity
-ary
adjectival suffix
cancer
crab
hem-
blood
hemat-
blood
-hemia
a condition of the blood, presence of a substance in the blood, presence of blood in an organ
-ic
adjectival suffix, pertaining to
-ical
adjectival suffixes; performing an action
-ics
study of a subject
idi-
individual, distinct, self-produced, unknown
-logical
pertaining to the study
-logist
specialist in the study
-logy
study of a subject
-o-
Greek combining vowel
-osis
suffix forming a noun
path-
disease
-pathic
pertaining to disease, diseased
-pathy
disease
physi-
nature
ptyal-
saliva, salivary gland
ptysis
excretion of saliva
pulm-
lung
pulmon-
lung
-rrhage
rapid discharge
-rrhagia
rapid discharge
sider-
iron
spir-
respiration, breathing
chem-
chemical
-therapy
treatment, treatment by means
dia-
through
-lysis
destruction, breakdown, loosening
-lytic
pertaining to the destruction
plasm-
plasma
plasmat-
plasma
hem-
half (with -i-)
aer-
air, gas
aqu-
water
aqua-
water
aque-
water
aut-
spontaneous, itself, own, self
bili-
bile, gall
chol-
bile, gall (-e-)
cry-
extreme cold, extremely cold
-e-
comb vowel with chol-
ge-
the earth, land
heli-
sun
hydr-
water
hygien-
health
hypn-
sleep
iatr-
medicine, physician
-iatrics
study and treatment
-iatry
study and treatment
melan-
black
narc-
stupor, sleep
necr-
death, corpse, dead tissue, dead cell
-necrosis
death of cells, tissues, organs
neo-
new
nos-
disease
nyct-
night, during the night
nyctal-
night, during the night
phlegm-
phlegm
phlegmat-
phlegm
phot-
light
psychr-
cold
pyr-
heat, fire
pyret-
fever
sanguin-
blood
sicc-
dry
terr-
the earth, land
thanat-
death