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Lesson 9
Greek Noun-Forming Suffixes III
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Undergraduate 2
01/20/2012
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Term
-oma
 Definition
usually "tumor arising in or composed of," occasionally "swelling containing," rarely "diseased condition," "result of"
Term
-osis
 Definition
"diseased condition of," "act of," "process of"
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-itis
 Definition
"inflammation of," "inflammatory disease of"
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-in, -ine
 Definition
"chemical substance"
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-ium
 Definition
"part," "lining or enveloping tissue," "region
Term
ADEN-
 Definition
"gland"
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ANGI-
 Definition
"vessel"
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ARACHN-
 Definition
"spider" (occasionally "arachnoid mebrane")
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ASTR- ASTER-
 Definition
"star"
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BLAST-
 Definition
"bud," "germ," "embryonic cell"
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CHLOR-
 Definition
"green," "chlorine"
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COCC-
 Definition
"berry-shaped organism"
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CONI-
 Definition
"dust"
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EO(S)-
 Definition
"dawn or early age," "rosy"
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LY-
 Definition
"to loosen," "to dissolve," "to break up"
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MENING- (MENINX)
 Definition
"membrane," especially "meninges, the membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord"
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METR-
 Definition
"uterus"
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MYC-, MYCET-
 Definition
"fungus"
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MYEL-
 Definition
"spinal cord," "marrow"
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NEUR-
 Definition
"nerve," "nervous system," "tendon"
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ORCH(I)-, ORCHID-
 Definition
"testicle"
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PAN-, PANT-
 Definition
"all," "complete"
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PNEUMON-, PNEUM
 Definition
"lung"
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POLI-
 Definition
"gray"
Term
TRHOMB-
 Definition
"clot"
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