Terminations Flashcards by Serena Emond

What is a concrete noun?

Names a touchable thing (tangible things)

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What’s an abstract noun?

Names an untouchable thing (intangible). Ex. Love-less-ness

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Which type of noun names all the:
- parts of the body
- organs
- substances
-instruments/tools

Concrete nouns

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Which type of noun names all the:
- medical conditions/problems
- bodily processes
- medical procedures

Abstract nouns

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X-iz-e

Only frequently used verb-ending.
Translation:

to (do the action of) x
To make (something) x

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x-al (national)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ic (cubic)

Adjective
Pertaining to x.

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x-ous (ridiculous)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ar-y (exemplary)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ar (stellar)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-an (median)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-in-e (canine)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ac (cardiac)

Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-oid (humanoid)

Adjective

Resembling x

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x-ia (insomnia)

Noun

An abnormal condition involving x.

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x-ist (biologist)/(dentist)

Noun

One who (does the action of) x.
One who specializes in x.

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x-in (adrenalin)

Noun

A substance (which does the action) of x.

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-e (example)
-is (crisis)
-ism (humanism)
-s (physics)
-y (geography)

Noun

Do not themselves bear a predictable and independent meaning.

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Derived suffix

Either a compound consisting of two or more elements which function together as a single meaningful unit (“child-ish-ness”), or (less commonly) a word or base which functions as though it were a suffix (“-lith”, “-like”).

Derived suffixes denoting medical problems often end with the primary suffixes “-is” and “-y”.

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x-it-is (laryngitis)

Abstract noun

The Inflammation of x.

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x-o-rrhex-is (break)

Abstract noun

The rupturing of x.

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x-o-schis-is (schism)

Abstract noun

The splitting of x.

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x-ias-is (lithiasis)

Abstract noun

The abnormal presence of x.

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x-o-clas-is (iconoclastic)

Abstract noun

The breaking of x.

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x-os-is (neurosis)

Abstract noun An abnormal condition involving x.

x-o-path-y (psychopath)

Abstract noun A disease of x.

x-o-megal-y (megalith)

Abstract noun The enlargement of x.

x-o-phag-y (sarcophagus)

Abstract noun The ingestion of x.

x-o-gen-es-is (genesis)

Noun endings that bears no predictable independent meaning. The production of x.

x-o-poi-es-is (poetic)

The formation of x.

x-o-kin-es-is (kinetic)

The movement of x.

x-alg-ia (nostalgia)

noun pain in(volving) x

x-odyn-ia (anodyne)

noun pain in(volving) x.

x-o-pleg-ia (paraplegic)

The paralysis of x.

x-o-penia (peninsula)

a deficiency of x.

x-o-rrhag-ia (hemorrhage)

The rapid flowing of (something from) x.

x-o-malac-ia

The softening of x.

x-o-necr-os-is (necrophelia)

The death of x.

x-o-sten-os-is (stenography)

The narrowing of x.

x-o-scler-os-is (sclerosis)

The hardening of x.

x-o-pt-os-is ("fall")

The downward displacement of x.

x-agr-a

Gouty pain in x.

x-o-rrhe-a (diarrhea)

The flowing of (something from) x.

x-edema (Oedipus)

The swelling of x.

x-o-cel-e

The protrusion of (something through) x.

x-o-lith (monolith)

A calculus in(volving) x.

x-o-spasm (spastic)

A spasm of x.

x-ism-us

A spasm of x.

What does this prefix mean: ec-

out

x-ec-top-ia (topography)

The displacement of x.

x-ec-tas-ia

The distention of x.

What is the meaning of the following prefix: "dys-"

"bad" or "defective"

What is the meaning of the following prefix: "a-"

"lack of" or "without"

x-o-plas-ia (plastic)

The formation of x. note: while this ends in "-ia", no abnormality is implied.

x-o-dys-plas-ia (dysfunction)

The defective formation of x.

x-o-troph-y (atrophy)

The growth/nourishment of x.

x-o-dys-troph-y (dystrophy)

The defective growth/nourishment of x.

x-a-troph-y

The lack of growth/nourishment of x.

x-a-sthen-ia

The lack of strength of x.

x-o-graph-y (telegraphy)

The recording of x.

x-o-metr-y

The measurement of x.

x-o-scop-y

The examination of x.

x-o-therap-y

Treatment by means of x.

x-iatr-y

The healing of x.

x-o-stas-is

The stopping of x.

x-o-plast-y

The surgical repairing of x.

x-o-log-y

The study of x.

x-ic-s

The science of x.

x-o-stom-y

The making of an opening in x.

x-ec-tom-y

The cutting out of x.

x-o-tom-y

The cutting of x.

x-o-cent-es-is

The surgical puncturing of x.

x-o-rrhaph-y

The suturing of x.

x-o-pex-y

[diagnostic] - The adhesion of x. [therapeutic] - The fixation of x.

x-o-lys-is

[diagnostic] - The disintegration of x. [therapeutic] - The separation of the adhesions of x.

x-o-trop-ism

[diagnostic and therapeutic] - The tendency to preferentially affect x.

x-o-phag-e (concrete noun)

Something which ingests x.

x-o-tom-e

An instrument for cutting. (concrete noun)

x-ec-tom-e

An instrument for cutting out x.

x-o-scop-e

An instrument for examining x. (concrete noun)

x-o-clast

Something which breaks x.

x-o-stat

Something which stops x.

x-o-gen

A substance which produces x.

x-o-path

One with a disease of x.

x-o-graph

An instrument for recording x.

x-o-gram

A record of x.

x-o-meter

An instrument for measuring x.

x-o-gen-ic

Producing x. This is an adjective with a special meaning.

x-o-gen-ous

Produced by x. This is an adjective with a special meaning.

x-o-trop-ic

Preferentially affecting x. This is an adjective with a special meaning.