Ashley Nelms Medicle Vocab. Chapter 2

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amphi- (ampho-)

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

Prefix

up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

Prefix

away from

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cata- (cat-)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

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dia- (di-)

Back 5

Prefix

through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

Prefix

within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

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heter- (hetero-)

Back 8

Prefix

different, other, relationship

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homo- (homeo-)

Back 9

Prefix

same, likeness

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meta- (met-)

Back 10

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par-)

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

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pros- (prosth-)

Back 13

Prefix

in place of

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-al

Back 14

Adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Noun forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

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amphi- (ampho-)

Back 16

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 17

Prefix

up, back, against

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apo-

Back 18

Prefix

away from

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cata- (cat-)

Back 19

Prefix

downward, disordered

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dia- (di-)

Back 20

Prefix

through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 21

Prefix

within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 22

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

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heter- (hetero-)

Back 23

Prefix

different, other, relationship

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homo- (homeo-)

Back 24

Prefix

same, likeness

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meta- (met-)

Back 25

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par-)

Back 26

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 27

Prefix

before

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pros- (prosth-)

Back 28

Prefix

in place of

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-al

Back 29

Adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 30

Noun forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

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-asia (-asis)

Back 31

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-ema

Back 32

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-emat

Back 33

Noun-forming suffix

combining form of nouns ending in ema

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-esis

Back 34

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 35

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ics (-tics)

Back 36

Noun-forming suffix

science or study of

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-ism

Back 37

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 38

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid (-ode, -id)

Back 39

Noun and Adjective-forming suffix

particular shape, form, or resemblance

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-oma

Back 40

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

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-omat

Back 41

Noun-forming suffix

combining form of nouns ending in oma. Means tumor, disease

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-omata

Back 42

Plural Noun-forming suffix

tumor, disease

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-ose

Back 43

Adjective forming-suffix

forms names of chemical substances; full of, resemblingg

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-ous

Back 44

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 45

Noun forming ending

condition, person(sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 46

Noun-forming suffix

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

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-ate

Back 47

Noun-forming suffix

form names of chemical substances

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-ide

Back 48

Noun-forming suffix

form names of chemical substances

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-ite

Back 49

Noun-forming suffix

form names of chemical substances

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-one

Back 50

Noun-forming suffix

form names of chemical substances

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acr-

Back 51

Combining form

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

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ambly-

Back 52

Combining form

dull, faint

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carcin-

Back 53

Combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 54

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir- (chir-)

Back 55

Combining form

hand

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chol(e)-

Back 56

Combining form

bile, gall

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col(i)- (colon-)

Back 57

Combining form

colon

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cyan-

Back 58

Combining form

blue

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cyst(i)- (cystis-)

Back 59

Combining form

bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 60

Combining form

double, twin

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enter-

Back 61

Combining form

(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 62

Combining form

action, work

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gastr-

Back 63

Combining form

stomach

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hem- (hemat-, -em-)

Back 64

Combining form

blood

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hepar- (hepat-)

Back 65

Combining form

liver

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lip-

Back 66

Combining form

fat

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macr-

Back 67

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega- (megal-)

Back 68

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 69

Combining form

dark, black

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micr-

Back 70

Combining form

(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 71

Combining form

night

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odyn-

Back 72

Combining form

pain

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onc-

Back 73

Combining form

tumor

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pachy-

Back 74

Combining form

thick

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pseud-

Back 75

Combining form

false

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py-

Back 76

Combining form

pus

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sarc-

Back 77

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 78

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 79

Combining form

spleen

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stom- (stomat-)

Back 80

Combining form

mouth, opening