Cannon Medical Vocab Lesson 8

Front 1

ab-

Back 1

away from
prefix

Front 2

ad- (ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; as- before s; a before sp; at before t;)

Back 2

to, toward
prefix

Front 3

ambi-

Back 3

both
prefix

Front 4

ante-

Back 4

before, forward
prefix

Front 5

bi-(bin, bis-)

Back 5

two, twice double, both
prefix

Front 6

circum-

Back 6

around
prefix

Front 7

con-
(co- before b; col- before l; com- before, m, and p; for- before r)

Back 7

together, with; throughly, very
prefix

Front 8

contra-

Back 8

against, opposite
prefix

Front 9

de-

Back 9

down, away from, absent
prefix

Front 10

dis-
(di- before g,v, and usually before l, dif- before f)

Back 10

apart, away
prefix

Front 11

ex-
(e-before certain consonants; ef- before)

Back 11

out of, away from
prefix

Front 12

extra- (rarely extro-)

Back 12

on the outside, beyond
prefix

Front 13

in-
(il- before l; I'm- before b,m, and p; ir- before r)

Back 13

1. in, into
2. not
3. very, throughly
prefix

Front 14

infra-

Back 14

beneath, below
prefix

Front 15

inter-

Back 15

between
prefix

Front 16

intra- (rarely intro-)

Back 16

within
prefix

Front 17

non-

Back 17

not
prefix

Front 18

mult- (often multi-)

Back 18

many, much, affecting many parts
prefix

Front 19

ob-
(oc-before c; op- before p)

Back 19

against, toward; very, thoroughly
prefix

Front 20

per-
(pel- before l;

Back 20

through; very, throughly
prefix

Front 21

post-

Back 21

after, following, behind
prefix

Front 22

pre-

Back 22

before, in front of;
prefix

Front 23

pro-

Back 23

forward, in front;
prefix

Front 24

re-

Back 24

back, again
prefix

Front 25

retro-

Back 25

backward, in back, behind
prefix

Front 26

se-

Back 26

apart, away from
prefix

Front 27

semi-

Back 27

half
prefix

Front 28

sub
(suf- before f; sup- before p)

Back 28

under
prefix

Front 29

super-
(ofter supra-)

Back 29

over, above; excess
prefix

Front 30

trans-

Back 30

across, through
prefix

Front 31

ultra-

Back 31

beyond, excess
prefix

Front 32

-an

Back 32

pertaining to, located in
adjective-forming suffix

Front 33

-ar

Back 33

to, located in
adjective-forming suffix

Front 34

-arium

Back 34

denotes a place for something
noun-forming suffix

Front 35

-ary

Back 35

denotes a place for something
noun-forming suffix

Front 36

-ary

Back 36

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 37

-ate

Back 37

having the form of, possessing
adjective-forming suffix

Front 38

-ia

Back 38

forms abstract nouns
noun-forming suffix

Front 39

-ian

Back 39

indicates an expert in a certain field
noun-forming suffix

Front 40

-ic

Back 40

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 41

-id

Back 41

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 42

-ile

Back 42

pertaining to, capable of
adjective-forming suffix

Front 43

-ine

Back 43

pertaining to, located in
adjective-forming suffix

Front 44

-ive

Back 44

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 45

-lent

Back 45

full of
adjective-formining suffix

Front 46

-ose

Back 46

full of
adjective-forming suffix

Front 47

-ous

Back 47

full of
adjective-forming suffix

Front 48

-ty

Back 48

forms abstract nouns
noun-forming suffix

Front 49

-y

Back 49

forms abstract nouns
noun-forming suffix

Front 50

abdomin-

Back 50

belly, abdomen
combining form

Front 51

adip-

Back 51

fat
combining form

Front 52

aur-

Back 52

ear
combining form

Front 53

bacill-

Back 53

[rod, staff] bacillus
combining form

Front 54

burs-

Back 54

[leather sack] bursa
combining form

Front 55

calc-

Back 55

stone, calcium, lime (salts0
combining form

Front 56

calor-

Back 56

heat, energy
combining form

Front 57

capit-

Back 57

head
combining form

Front 58

cerebr-

Back 58

brain
combining form

Front 59

cost-

Back 59

rib
combining form

Front 60

dent-

Back 60

tooth
combining form

Front 61

dors-

Back 61

back (of the body)
combining form

Front 62

extern-

Back 62

outer
combining form

Front 63

fibr-

Back 63

fiber, filament
combining form

Front 64

fistul-

Back 64

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body
combining form

Front 65

frig-, frigor-

Back 65

cold
combining form

Front 66

insul-

Back 66

island
combining form

Front 67

intern-

Back 67

inner
combining form

Front 68

meat-

Back 68

passage, opening, meatus (pronounced mer-ate-us)
combining form

Front 69

nas-

Back 69

nose
combining form

Front 70

pur-

Back 70

pus
combining form

Front 71

radic-, rad-, radix

Back 71

root
combining form

Front 72

ren-

Back 72

kidney
combining form

Front 73

sangui(n)-

Back 73

blood
combining form

Front 74

son-

Back 74

sound
combining form

Front 75

synov-

Back 75

synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac
combining form

Front 76

tub-

Back 76

[trumpet] tube
combining form

Front 77

tuss-

Back 77

cough
combining form

Front 78

vacc-

Back 78

cow
combining form

Front 79

vir-, virus-

Back 79

[poison, venom] virus
combining form

Front 80

viscer-

Back 80

internal organ(s)
combining form