Carey Clement - Lesson 2 Flashcards

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-
cat- (before vowel or h)

Back 4

Prefix


downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-
di- (before a vowel)

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-
met- (before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix


change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-
par- (often before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix


alongside, around, abnorma, 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


names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia
-asis (rare)

Back 16

Noun-Forming Suffix


state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Noun-Forming Suffix


state, condition

Front 18

-emat-

Back 18

Combining Form of Noun-Forming Suffix


state, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

Noun-Forming Suffix


state, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic (from -esis)

Back 20

Adjective-Forming Suffix


pertaining to

Front 21

-ics
-tics

Back 21

Noun-Forming Suffix


science or study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

Noun-Forming Suffix


state, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

Noun-Forming Suffix


state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid
-ode
-id

Back 24

Noun- and Adjective-Forming Suffix


particular shape or form, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

Noun-Forming Suffix


tumor, disease (occassionally)

Front 26

-omat-
-omata

Back 26

Combining Form of Noun-Forming Suffix


tumor, disease (occassionally)

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Adjective-Forming Suffix


resembling (also the names of chemical substances)

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Adjective-Forming Suffix


pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Noun-Forming Suffix


condition, person

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Verb-Forming Suffix


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

Front 31

-ate
-ide
-ite
-one

Back 31

Noun-Forming Suffix


chemical substance names

Front 32

acr-

Back 32

Combining Form


highest point, extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 33

ambly-

Back 33

Combining Form


dull, faint

Front 34

carcin-

Back 34

Combining Form


cancer, crab, carcinoma

Front 35

-cel-

Back 35

Combining Form


hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 36

cheir-
chir-

Back 36

Combining Form


hand

Front 37

chlor-
chlore-

Back 37

Combining Form


bile, gall

Front 38

col-
coli-
colon-

Back 38

Combining Form


colon

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

Combining Form


blue

Front 40

cyst-
cysti-
-cystis

Back 40

Combining Form


bladder, cyst

Front 41

diplo-

Back 41

Combining Form


double, twin

Front 42

enter-

Back 42

Combining Form


(small) intestine

Front 43

erg-

Back 43

Combining Form


action, work

Front 44

gastr-

Back 44

Combining Form


stomach

Front 45

hem-
hemat-
-em-

Back 45

Combining Form


blood

Front 46

hepar-
hepat-

Back 46

Combining Form


liver

Front 47

lip-

Back 47

Combining Form


fat

Front 48

macr-

Back 48

Combining Form


(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

mega-
megal-

Back 49

Combining Form


(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

melan-

Back 50

Combining Form


dark, black

Front 51

micr-

Back 51

Combining Form


(abnormally) small

Front 52

nyct-

Back 52

Combining Form


night

Front 53

odyn-

Back 53

Combining Form


pain

Front 54

onc-

Back 54

Combining Form


tumor

Front 55

pachy-

Back 55

Combining Form


thick

Front 56

pseud-

Back 56

Combining Form


false

Front 57

py-

Back 57

Combining Form


pus

Front 58

sarc-

Back 58

Combining Form


flesh, soft tissue

Front 59

spasm-

Back 59

Combining Form


spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 60

splen-

Back 60

Combining Form


spleen

Front 61

stom-
stomat-

Back 61

Combining Form


mouth, opening