Greek grammar for medicine: noun, gender & type

2-A. Gender and types of the greek nouns

There are three kinds of gender (masculine, feminine, neutral) in greek nouns.

gender example roman alphabet medical term

masculine nephros nephrosis

feminine kephale encephalitis

neutral osteon osteoporosis

gender	roman alphabet	medical term
masculine	nephros	nephrosis
feminine	kephale	encephalitis
neutral	osteon	osteoporosis

There are three types of nouns according to the ending letter of the word stem.

type	gender	example	word stem	roman alphabet	medical term
I	masculine	I	I-	Hippocrates	Hippocrates
I	feminine		-	kardia	endocarditis
II	masc. or fem.		-	omphalos	omphalocele
II	neutral		-	organon	organomegaly
III			-	phleps, phleb-	phlebitis
III			-	stoma, stomat-	stomatitis