Chapter 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- (cat- before a 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
sale, likeness

Front 10

meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

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

Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

form abstract nouns: state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

forms abstract nouns: state, condition. Combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

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

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease. Combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; plural often is -omata

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

a Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person(sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"

Front 29

Acr-

Back 29

Combining Form
(highest point) extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 30

Ambly-

Back 30

Combining Form
dull, faint

Front 31

Carcin-

Back 31

Combining Form
carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-Cel-

Back 32

Combining Form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

Cheir-, Chir-

Back 33

Combining Form
hand

Front 34

Chol(e)-

Back 34

Combining Form
bile, gall

Front 35

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 35

Combining Form
colon

Front 36

Cyan-

Back 36

Combining Form
blue

Front 37

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 37

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

Front 38

Diplo-

Back 38

Combining Form
double, twin

Front 39

enter-

Back 39

Combining Form
(small) intestine

Front 40

erg-

Back 40

Combining Form
action, work

Front 41

gastr-

Back 41

Combining Form
stomach

Front 42

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 42

Combining Form
blood

Front 43

hepar-, hepat-

Back 43

Combining Form
liver

Front 44

lip-

Back 44

Combining Form
fat

Front 45

macr-

Back 45

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

mega-, megal-

Back 46

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

melan-

Back 47

Combining Form
dark, black

Front 48

micr-

Back 48

Combining Form
(abnormally) small

Front 49

nyct-

Back 49

Combining Form
night

Front 50

odyn-

Back 50

Combining Form
pain

Front 51

onc-

Back 51

Combining Form
tumor

Front 52

pachy-

Back 52

Combining Form
thick

Front 53

pseud-

Back 53

Combining Form
false

Front 54

py-

Back 54

Combining Form
pus

Front 55

sarc-

Back 55

Combining Form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

spasm-

Back 56

Combining Form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 57

splen-

Back 57

Combining Form
spleen

Front 58

stom-, stomat-

Back 58

Combining Form
mouth, opening