Wordlist #3: Compound Greek Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal of [compound]
2
Q
-emia
A
condition of blood, congestion of blood [compound]
3
Q
-genous, -genic
A
producing, produced [compound]
4
Q
-hedron
A
solid figure having a specified number of faces [compound]
5
Q
-iasis
A
diseased condition, infected [compound]
6
Q
-logy
A
science of, systematic study of [compound]
7
Q
-lysis
A
dissolution of or by [compound]
8
Q
-mania
A
madness for or about [compound]
9
Q
-meter
A
measure, instrument for measuring [compound]
10
Q
-metry
A
art or science of measuring [compound]
11
Q
-nomy
A
science of, system of laws governing [compound]
12
Q
-oecious
A
having a house or dwelling [compound]
13
Q
-pathy
A
disease of, treatment of disease of or by [compound]
14
Q
-philous/-philic
A
loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of [compound]
15
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear of [compound]
