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Latin and greek prefixes + suffixes
Based on presentation by E. Dávidová

Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
Statement
answer
1) Dis- is used for “a disorder”, and dys- for “division”, “removal/loss” and “negation”.
T/F
2) The Latin equivalent to the prefix endo- is extra-.
T/F
3) The prefix ana- has two meanings: “division” and “again” (e.g. anatomia, anamnesis).
T/F
4) The prefix af- is a variety of the prefix ab- (e.g. vasa afferentia).
T/F
5) The prefixes ante- and anti- have the same meanings.
T/F
6) The prefix hyper- means “deficient” or “decreased”.
T/F
7) The prefix dia- has three meanings: “division”, “through” and “between” (e.g.  diagnosis,
diameter, diaphragma).
T/F

Decide whether the following statements are true or false:
Statement
answer
1) It is possible to distinguish noun and adjective suffixes (e.g. obesitas,
tonsillaris).

T/F
2) The ending of the suffix determines the declension (e.g. arthrosis, flexura, ligamentum).
T/F
3) The diminutive is a word which relates to an object of the bigger size.
T/F
4) The diminutive always keeps the gender of the word which it comes from (e.g. canalis –
canaliculus).
T/F
5) It does not matter whether the suffix –alis or –aris is used to express relation to the noun.
T/F
6) The suffix –or has the meaning of an “agent” and is usually used to name bones.
T/F

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ìa/an-
ìperi-
ìepi-/ep-
ìpost-
ìsuper-
ìpara-/par-
ìcata-
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at, near to
from up to down
after, behind
around
at, on, over
negation
MATCH THE PREFIXES WITH THEIR MEANING:

ì-iasis
ì-alis
ì-icus
ì-atus
ì-itas
ì-ia
ì-oma
ì-itis
ì-osus
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isease         full of
relation (a Latin suffix)
equipped with
Inflammation           state
disease/pathological state
relation (a Greek suffix)
tumour
MATCH THE SUFFIXES WITH THEIR MEANING:

-alis -aris -inus -eus -aneus    -icus    -arius
USE THE SUFFIXES TO DERIVE ADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS:


-alis -aris -inus -eus -aneus    -icus    -arius



DERIVE TERMS FOR INFLAMMATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANS:



ìThyreos (shield):
ìGlandula thyroidea
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ìSkafe (boat):
ìOs scaphoideum
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ìXifos (sword):
ìProcessus xiphoideus
FORM ADJECTIVES WITH MEANING “SIMILAR TO”:

ìSigma (Greek letter Σ):
ìColon sigmoideum
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ìPteryx, gen. pterygos (wing):
ìProcessus pterygoideus
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ìLambda (Greek letter Λ):
ìSutura lambdoidea

Divide each term into its components. Write these components into boxes in the table. You may not
need all of the boxes provided:
terms
prefix
root 1
root 2
suffix 1
suffix 2
periorbitalis
graviditas
cholelithiasis
posttraumaticus
superficialis
parotis
catarrhalis
epigastricus
anaemia

IM-
-NEPHR-
DYS-
-IA
-ITIS-
-ALIS
-ITAS
-CELL-
-PEPS-
-MUN-
SUB-
-CAPIT-
-UL-
-ARIS
INTRA-
PERI-
FORM FIVE TERMS BY COMBINING THE FOLLOWING PREFIXES/ROOTS/SUFFIXES: