Chapter 2 Flashcards

Front 1

Amphi-
Ampho-

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

Ana-

Back 2

up, back, against

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Apo-

Back 3

away from

Front 4

Cata- (cat before a vowel or h)

Back 4

downward, disordered

Front 5

Dia- (di-before a vowel)

Back 5

Through, across, apart

Front 6

Eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward

Front 7

Eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

Heter-, hetero-

Back 8

different,other, relationship to another

Front 9

Homo-, Homeo-,

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

Meta-(met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

Para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

Pro-

Back 12

Before

Front 13

Pros-, pronsth-

Back 13

In place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adj. forming suffix: pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun forming suffix: state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Noun forming suffix: sate condition
(Combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-)

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Noun forming suffix: state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

Adj. forming suffix; usually from a noun ending in -esis meaning: pertaining to:

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun forming suffix: indicates a particular science or study: the science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun forming suffix: state, condition, quality

Front 22

-Ismus

Back 22

Noun forming suffix: state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid
(rarely -ode or -id)

Back 23

Noun AND Adj. forming suffix: indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling;

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

Noun forming suffix: usually tumor; occasionally disease.

Front 25

-omat
-omata (pl)

Back 25

Combining form of -oma meaning tumor or disease

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

Latin-derived; Adj. forming suffix: used to form names of chemical substances meaning: full of, resembling

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

Latin-derived; Adj. forming suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 28

-tics

Back 28

See -ics: science or study of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Latin; Noun forming ending: condition, person (occasionally a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Gree-derived suffix that forms VERBS: means to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 31

ACR-

Back 31

Combining form: [highest point] extremities (esp. hands & feet)

Front 32

AMBLY-

Back 32

Combining form: dull, faint

Front 33

CARCIN-

Back 33

Combining form: [crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 34

-CEL-
-KEL is an alternate from of -cel from Greek or appears as
-CELE

Back 34

Combining form:hernia, tumor, swelling;
-cele= generally used as suffix to describe protrusion of an organ

Front 35

CHEIR-, CHIR-

Back 35

Combining form: hand

Front 36

CHOL(E)-

Back 36

Combining form: bile, gall

Front 37

COL(I)-,
-CYSTIS

Back 37

Combining form: BLADDER, CYST

Front 38

DIPLO-

Back 38

Combining form: double, twn

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

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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

Front 59

Chemical Substances

Back 59

Suffixes to form them: -ate,-ide,
-ite, -one

Front 60

Hyphens

Back 60

Combining forms with a hyphen before means they can only attach to a prefix or another combining form

Front 61

COLI-,

Back 61

Coli- implies bacteria

Front 62

CYST(I)-

Back 62

Refers to urinary bladder

Front 63

CHOLECYST-

Back 63

Refers to gallbladder