Cannon Medical Vocab Chapter 2

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

up, back against

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apo-

Back 3

away from

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cata- (cat)

Back 4

downward, disordered

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dia- (di)

Back 5

through across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

Back 9

same, likeness

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meta- (met-)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par-)

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of

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-al

Back 14

a adjective suffix pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

Back 16

form abstract noun; state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

noun forming suffix, state, condition

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-esis

Back 18

noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun forming suffix
indicating a particular science or study

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-ism

Back 21

state, condition, quality
suffix

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-ismus

Back 22

state condition, muscular spasm
suffix

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-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling
suffix noun and adj forming

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oma

Back 24

tumor, occasionally disease
suffix

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-ose

Back 25

used to form names of a chemical substances, full of, resembling
adj suffix

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-ous

Back 26

pertaining to, characterized by full of
adj forming suffix

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-tics

Back 27

indicating particular to science
noun forming suffix

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-us

Back 28

condition, person
noun forming suffix

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-ize

Back 29

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
verb forming suffix

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acr-

Back 30

extremities
combining form

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ambly-

Back 31

dull, faint
combining form

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carcin-

Back 32

cancer
combining form

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-cel-

Back 33

hernia, tumor, swelling
combining form

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cheir-,chir-

Back 34

hand
combining form

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chol(e)-

Back 35

bile, gall
combining form

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col(i)-, colon-

Back 36

colon
combining form

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cyan-

Back 37

blue
combining form

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cyst(i)-, cystis

Back 38

bladder, cyst
combining form

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diplo-

Back 39

double, twin
combining form

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enter-

Back 40

small intestine

combining form

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erg-

Back 41

action, work
combining form

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gastr-

Back 42

stomach
combining form

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hem-, hema, -em-

Back 43

blood
combining form

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 44

liver
combining form

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lip-

Back 45

fat
combining form

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macr-

Back 46

large or long (abnormally)
combining form

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mega-, megal-

Back 47

(abnormally) large or long
combining form

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melan-

Back 48

dark, black
combining form

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micr-

Back 49

abnormally small
combining form

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nyct-

Back 50

night
combining form

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odyn-

Back 51

pain
combining form

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onc-

Back 52

tumor
combining form

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pachy-

Back 53

thick
combining form

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pseud-

Back 54

false
combining form

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py-

Back 55

pus
combining form

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sarc-

Back 56

flesh, soft tissue
combining form

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spasm-

Back 57

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
combining form

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splen-

Back 58

spleen
combining form

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stom-, stomat-

Back 59

mouth, opening
combining form