Alison Lambert Med Vocab Ch 2

Front 1

Amphi-, Ampho-

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

Ana-

Back 2

prefix

up, back, against

Front 3

Apo-

Back 3

prefix

away from

Front 4

Cata-

Back 4

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

Dia-

Back 5

prefix

through across apart

Front 6

Eso-

Back 6

prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 7

Eu-

Back 7

prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

Heter-, Hetero

Back 8

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

Homo-, homeo-

Back 9

prefix

same, likeness

Front 10

Meta-

Back 10

prefix

Change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

Para-

Back 11

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

Pro-

Back 12

prefix

before

Front 13

Pros-, Prosth-

Back 13

prefix

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adjective-forming suffix

Pertaining to, Located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

noun- forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun- forming suffix

state condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adjective-forming suffix

Pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of:

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid

Back 23

noun-forming suffix and adjective-forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance:like resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective-forming suffix

also used to form names of chemical substance: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of:

Front 27

-tics

Back 27

noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of:

Front 28

-us

Back 28

noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

verb-forming suffix

"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

combining form

[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 31

Ambly-

Back 31

combining form

dull, faint

Front 32

Carcin-

Back 32

Combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-Cel-

Back 33

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

Cheir-, Chir

Back 34

Combining form

hand

Front 35

Chol(e)-

Back 35

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 36

Col(i)-,-Cystis

Back 36

Combining form

colon

Front 37

Cyan-

Back 37

Combining form

blue

Front 38

Cyst(I)-, -Cystis

Back 38

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 39

Diplo-

Back 39

Combining form

double, twin

Front 40

Enter-

Back 40

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 41

Erg-

Back 41

Combining form

action, work

Front 42

Gastr-

Back 42

Combining form

stomach

Front 43

Hem-, Hemat-, -Em-

Back 43

Combining form

blood

Front 44

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 44

Combining form

liver

Front 45

Lip-

Back 45

Combining form

fat

Front 46

Macr-

Back 46

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

Mega-, Megal-

Back 47

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

Melan-

Back 48

Combining form

dark, black

Front 49

Micro-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 50

Nyct-

Back 50

Combining form
night

Front 51

Odyn-

Back 51

Combining form

pain

Front 52

Onc-

Back 52

combining form

tumor

Front 53

Pachy-

Back 53

Combining form

thick

Front 54

Pseud-

Back 54

Combining form

false

Front 55

Py-

Back 55

Combining form

Pus

Front 56

Sarc-

Back 56

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

Spasm-

Back 57

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

Splen-

Back 58

Combining form

Spleen

Front 59

Stom-,Stomat-

Back 59

Combining form

mouth, opening