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1
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What is a concrete noun?

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Names a touchable thing (tangible things)

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What’s an abstract noun?

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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

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Concrete nouns

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

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Abstract nouns

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X-iz-e

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Only frequently used verb-ending.
Translation:

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

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x-al (national)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ic (cubic)

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Adjective
Pertaining to x.

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x-ous (ridiculous)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ar-y (exemplary)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ar (stellar)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-an (median)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-in-e (canine)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-ac (cardiac)

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Adjective

Pertaining to x.

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x-oid (humanoid)

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Adjective

Resembling x

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x-ia (insomnia)

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Noun

An abnormal condition involving x.

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x-ist (biologist)/(dentist)

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Noun

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

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x-in (adrenalin)

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Noun

A substance (which does the action) of x.

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

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Noun

Do not themselves bear a predictable and independent meaning.

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Derived suffix

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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)

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Abstract noun

The Inflammation of x.

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x-o-rrhex-is (break)

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Abstract noun

The rupturing of x.

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x-o-schis-is (schism)

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Abstract noun

The splitting of x.

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x-ias-is (lithiasis)

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Abstract noun

The abnormal presence of x.

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x-o-clas-is (iconoclastic)

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Abstract noun

The breaking of x.

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x-os-is (neurosis)

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Abstract noun

An abnormal condition involving x.

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x-o-path-y (psychopath)

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Abstract noun

A disease of x.

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x-o-megal-y (megalith)

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Abstract noun

The enlargement of x.

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x-o-phag-y (sarcophagus)

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Abstract noun

The ingestion of x.

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

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Noun endings that bears no predictable independent meaning.

The production of x.

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

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The formation of x.

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

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The movement of x.

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x-alg-ia (nostalgia)

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noun
pain in(volving) x

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x-odyn-ia (anodyne)

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noun
pain in(volving) x.

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x-o-pleg-ia (paraplegic)

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The paralysis of x.

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x-o-penia (peninsula)

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a deficiency of x.

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x-o-rrhag-ia (hemorrhage)

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The rapid flowing of (something from) x.

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x-o-malac-ia

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The softening of x.

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

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The death of x.

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

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The narrowing of x.

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

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The hardening of x.

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x-o-pt-os-is (“fall”)

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The downward displacement of x.

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x-agr-a

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Gouty pain in x.

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x-o-rrhe-a (diarrhea)

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The flowing of (something from) x.

44
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x-edema (Oedipus)

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The swelling of x.

45
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x-o-cel-e

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The protrusion of (something through) x.

46
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x-o-lith (monolith)

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A calculus in(volving) x.

47
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x-o-spasm (spastic)

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A spasm of x.

48
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x-ism-us

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A spasm of x.

49
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What does this prefix mean: ec-

A

out

50
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x-ec-top-ia (topography)

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The displacement of x.

51
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x-ec-tas-ia

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The distention of x.

52
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What is the meaning of the following prefix: “dys-“

A

“bad” or “defective”

53
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What is the meaning of the following prefix: “a-“

A

“lack of” or “without”

54
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x-o-plas-ia (plastic)

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The formation of x.

note: while this ends in “-ia”, no abnormality is implied.

55
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x-o-dys-plas-ia (dysfunction)

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The defective formation of x.

56
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x-o-troph-y (atrophy)

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The growth/nourishment of x.

57
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x-o-dys-troph-y (dystrophy)

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The defective growth/nourishment of x.

58
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x-a-troph-y

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The lack of growth/nourishment of x.

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x-a-sthen-ia

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The lack of strength of x.

60
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x-o-graph-y (telegraphy)

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The recording of x.

61
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x-o-metr-y

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The measurement of x.

62
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x-o-scop-y

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The examination of x.

63
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x-o-therap-y

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Treatment by means of x.

64
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x-iatr-y

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The healing of x.

65
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x-o-stas-is

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The stopping of x.

66
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x-o-plast-y

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The surgical repairing of x.

67
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x-o-log-y

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The study of x.

68
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x-ic-s

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The science of x.

69
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x-o-stom-y

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The making of an opening in x.

70
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x-ec-tom-y

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The cutting out of x.

71
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x-o-tom-y

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The cutting of x.

72
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x-o-cent-es-is

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The surgical puncturing of x.

73
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x-o-rrhaph-y

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The suturing of x.

74
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x-o-pex-y

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

75
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x-o-lys-is

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

76
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x-o-trop-ism

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

77
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x-o-phag-e (concrete noun)

A

Something which ingests x.

78
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x-o-tom-e

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An instrument for cutting.

(concrete noun)

79
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x-ec-tom-e

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An instrument for cutting out x.

80
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x-o-scop-e

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An instrument for examining x.

(concrete noun)

81
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x-o-clast

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Something which breaks x.

82
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x-o-stat

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Something which stops x.

83
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x-o-gen

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A substance which produces x.

84
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x-o-path

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One with a disease of x.

85
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x-o-graph

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An instrument for recording x.

86
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x-o-gram

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A record of x.

87
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x-o-meter

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An instrument for measuring x.

88
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x-o-gen-ic

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Producing x.

This is an adjective with a special meaning.

89
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x-o-gen-ous

A

Produced by x.

This is an adjective with a special meaning.

90
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x-o-trop-ic

A

Preferentially affecting x.

This is an adjective with a special meaning.

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