Module 1 Flashcards
a•
without; lacking; deficient; not,an- before elements beginning with a vowel or H
dia•
through; across; apart; complete,di- before a vowel
re•
again; back; continually,
æti-
origin; cause,“ætiology” often just means “cause”
alve-
hollow; cavity; socket; sac,
alveol-
alveolus; small cavity; small sac,
chem-
chemical; drug; medicine,
hæm(at)- -æmia [AN]
blood,-hæmia after P, T, K; otherwise -æmia; can be “presence of blood in” or “presence of X in the blood”
idi-
self,
log- -logy [AN]
study of; word; science of,nominal suffix: field of study: log- + -y
lys- -lysis [AN]
break down; destroy; reduce; decompose; disintegrate; break down,nominal suffix: breakdown; + -lysis + -ize > -lyze
mort-
death,
path- -path [N] -pathy [AN]
disease,“pathology” often just means “illness”; nominal suffix: person with
physi-
nature; appearance,sometimes phys-
plasm(at)-
plasma,a component of blood or lymph
pneum(on)-
lung,
pty- -ptysis [AN]
spit,
pulm(on)-
lung; pulmonary artery,
radi-
ray; medical imaging; radiation; radius,
rhag- -rrhage [N] -rrhagia [AN]
hemorrhage; flow profusely; profuse flow or discharge; burst forth,
sider-
iron,
spir-
breathe,
therap(eut)- -therapy [AN]
treat medically; heal,
-al [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-al [N]
[verb-to-noun],
-ary [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,adjectives from nouns
-ary [N] -arium [AN]
place (location),nominal suffix: place
-ate [V]
to act in the specified manner,verbal suffix
-ic [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-ity [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
-lytic
pertaining to dissolution / reduction; decomposition; breakdown,adjectival suffix from -lysis
-oid [A]
resembling,nominal or adjectival suffix: resembling, shaped like, form of; occasionally -ode or -id
-ole [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive
-olum [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive; -olus for masculine nouns and -ola for feminine nouns
-or [N]
person who; thing that,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
-osis [N]
disease; abnormal condition,nominal suffix: disease
-y [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-sis [AN]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
bi-
life,
morph- -morph
form; shape,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
-eme [N]
unit,fundamental unit (usually in linguistics)
chol-
bile; gall,connecting vowel -E-
cosm-
world; universe,
gloss-
tongue; language,sometimes glott-
heli-
sun,
melan-
black; dark,
micr-
small,
phlegm(at)-
phlegm,
sangu(in)-
blood,combining vowel -i-
hyper•
over; above; excessive; beyond normal,
hypo•
under; deficient; below normal,hyp- + vowel or H
non•
not,
arachn-
spider; web; arachnoid membrane,
cry-
icy cold,
crym-
icy cold,
dendr-
tree; dendrite; dendron,
lal-
talk; speech,
oma(t)- -oma [N]
tumour; disease,nominal suffix: substance, disease, or abnormal condition
phob- -phobe [N] -phobia [AN]
(abnormal) fear,
sarc-
flesh; soft tissue,
stom(at)- -stoma [N] -stomy [AN]
mouth; opening,
stomach-
stomach,
-ia [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition; collection of X],
epi•
upon; over; above; excessive,ep- + vowel / H
trans•
across; through,
scop- -scope [N] -scopy [AN]
examine; look at,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
ur(in)- -uria [AN]
urine; urinary tract; uric acid; in the urine,
-ian [N]
person expert in,nominal suffix: person
ex•
out of; away from,Greek: sometimes ec-; Latin: sometimes e- before consonants; ef- before F
exo•
outside,
hemi•
half; partial; one side of the body,
infer• inferior-
below,
infra•
beneath; below,
inter•
between; among,
intra•
within; inside,
ob•
against; toward; very; thoroughly,oc- before C; op- before P-
para•
alongside; around; abnormal; beyond; near,often par- before a vowel. as in “parenteral”
pro•
before,
pro•
forward; in front,
retro•
behind; in back; backward,
syn•
together with; joined,sym- before B-, M-, P-; sy- or syl- before L-, sy- or sys- before S-
ultra•
beyond; excessive,
aër-
air; gas,
aut-
self; (one’s) own; spontaneous,
aux- -auxis [AN]
increase; grow; enlargement,also -auxe
clys- -clysis [N]
irrigate; rinse; inject fluid,; root sometimes cly-
dol-
hurt; pain,
extern-
outer,
fac-
make,
fer- -ferous [A]
bear; carry,adjectival suffix (bearing)
fic-
make,usually has a prefix
gest-
bear; carry,
gnos- -gnosis [AN]
know,
intern-
inner,
lat-
bear; carry,
lat-
wide,
ly-
break down; destroy,
malac- -malacia [AN]
soft,nominal suffix: malac- + -ia “softening”
mega-
large; long,
megal- -megaly [AN]
large; long,
mel-
limb,
morb-
disease,
no-
mind; mental activity; comprehension,
odyn- -odynia [AN]
pain,
phil- -phile [N] -philia [AN]
love; affinity for,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
phor- -phoria [AN]
bear; carry; comportment; mental state,
phys-
gas; air,
spir-
spiral; coil,
superior-
above,
the-
put; place,
vit-
life,
-a [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition; collection of X],
-an [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-cy [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
-eal [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-ean [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-ent [A]
doing [the verbal action]; tending [to do the verbal action],verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix
-er [N]
one who,nominal suffix: agent (doer)
-eum [N]
[noun-to-adjective adjectival suffix: masculine -eus, feminine -ea, neuter -eum],
-fect [V]
make,verbal suffix
-form [A]
form; resembling; shape,adjectival suffix: shape
-fugal [AV]
moving away from,adverbial suffix
-iac [N]
person affected with,nominal suffix: person
-iasis [N]
disease; abnormal condition,nominal suffix: disease
-ics [N]
science of; study of,nominal suffix: from adjectives in -ic
-id [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-ide [N]
chemical,
-ient [A]
doing [the verbal action]; tending [to do the verbal action],verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix
-ify [V]
make,
-il [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive
-illum [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive; -illus for masculine nouns and -illa for feminine nouns
-ite [N]
[chemical or mineral suffix],
-ium [N]
nominal suffix,
-ive [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
-ize [V]
make into; become; cause to be,verbal suffix, often spelled -ise in British English and occasionally found as -yze / -yse
-lent [A]
full of,adjectival suffix
-ma [N]
disease,nominal suffix: substance, disease, or abnormal condition
-ment [N]
[agent or instrument],
-one [N]
chemical,nominal suffix: chemical substance
-orium [N]
place where,nominal suffix: place
-ory [N]
place for,nominal suffix: place
-sia [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
-sol [N]
solution (substance),
-ter [N]
person who; thing that,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
-ty [N]
nominal suffix: abstract noun,via French
-ule [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive
-ulum [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive; -ulus for masculine nouns and -ula for feminine nouns
-um [N]
condition,nominal suffix: Latin
-ure [N]
result,nominal suffix: result of an action; sometimes -ura
-us [N]
condition,nominal suffix: Latin
-y [N]
[nominal suffix: abstract noun],abstract noun (Greek -ia > Latin > French)
