Chapter 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-)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di)

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-)

Back 10

Prefix

Change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (par-)

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

Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia (-asis)

Back 16

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema (-emat)

Back 17

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics (-tics)

Back 20

Noun-forming Suffix

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, -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun-forming Suffix, Adjective-forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like or resembling

Front 24

-oma, -omat-, -omata

Back 24

Noun-forming Suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming Suffix

also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, characterize by, full of

Front 27

-tics

Back 27

Noun-forming Suffix

science or study of

Front 28

-us

Back 28

Noun-forming Suffix

condition, person(sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

Verb-forming suffix

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

Front 30

Acr-

Back 30

Combining Form

extremities, highest point

Front 31

Ambly-

Back 31

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 32

Carcin-

Back 32

Combining Form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-Cel-

Back 33

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

Cheir-, Chir-

Back 34

Combining Form

hand

Front 35

Chol(e)-

Back 35

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 36

Col(i), Colon-

Back 36

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 37

Cyan-

Back 37

Combining Form

blue

Front 38

Cyst(i)-, Cystis-

Back 38

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 39

Diplo-

Back 39

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 40

Enter-

Back 40

Combining Form

small intestine

Front 41

Erg-

Back 41

Combining Form

action, work

Front 42

Gastr-

Back 42

Combining Form

stomach

Front 43

Hem-, Hemat-, -Em-

Back 43

Combining Form

blood

Front 44

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 44

Combining Form

liver

Front 45

Lip-

Back 45

Combining Form

fat

Front 46

Macr-

Back 46

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

Mega-, Megal-

Back 47

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

Melan-

Back 48

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 49

Micr-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 50

Nyct-

Back 50

Combining Form

night

Front 51

Odyn-

Back 51

Combining Form

pain

Front 52

Onc-

Back 52

Combining Form

tumor

Front 53

Pachy-

Back 53

Combining Form

thick

Front 54

Pseud-

Back 54

Combining Form

false

Front 55

Py-

Back 55

Combining Form

pus

Front 56

Sarc-

Back 56

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

Spasm-

Back 57

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

Splen-

Back 58

Combining Form

spleen

Front 59

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 59

Combining Form

mouth, opening