Cheyla Pettett Med Voc Chapter 2

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amphi- (ampho-)

Back 1

prefix


on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

prefix


up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

prefix


away from

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cata- (cat- before a vowl or h)

Back 4

prefix


downward, disordered

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dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

prefix


through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

prefix


within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

prefix


good, normal, healthy

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heter- (hetero)

Back 8

prefix


different, other, relationship to another

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homo- (homeo-)

Back 9

prefix


same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

prefix


change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

prefix


alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

prefix


before

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pros- (prosth)

Back 13

prefix


in place of

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-al

Back 14

suffix


a Latin-derived adjectival suffix, pertaining to, locatted in

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-ase

Back 15

suffix


forms such names as enzymes

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-asia (asis) (rare)

Back 16

siffix


form abstract nouns, state, condition

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-ema

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suffix


forms abstract nouns, state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in
-ema is e-mat

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-esis

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suffix


forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

suffix


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

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-ics (-tics)

Back 20

suffix


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

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-ism

Back 21

suffix


forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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suffix


forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm

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-oid (rarely) (-ode, -id)

Back 23

suffix


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

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oma

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suffix


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

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-ose

Back 25

suffix


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

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-ous

Back 26

suffix


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

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-tics (-ics)

Back 27

suffix


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

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-us

Back 28

suffix


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

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-ize

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verb-forming suffix


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

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ACR-

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combing form


[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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AMBLY-

Back 31

combining form


dull, faint

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CARCIN

Back 32

combining form


[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-CEL-*

Back 33

combining form


hernia, tumor, sweeling

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CHEIR-, CHIR-

Back 34

combining form


hand

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CHOL (E)-

Back 35

combining form


bile, gall

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COL (I)-, COLON

Back 36

combining form


colon

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CYAN

Back 37

combining form


blue

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CYST (I)-,CYSTIS

Back 38

combining form


bladder, cyst

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DIPLO-

Back 39

combining form


double, twin

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ENTER-

Back 40

combining form


(small) intestine

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ERG-

Back 41

combining form


action, work

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GASTR-

Back 42

combining form


stomach

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HEM-, HEMAT-, EM-

Back 43

combining form


blood

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HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 44

combining form


liver

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LIP-

Back 45

combining form


fat

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MACR-

Back 46

combining form


(abnormally) large or long

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MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 47

combining form


(abnormally) large or long

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MELAN-

Back 48

combining form


dark, black

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MICR-

Back 49

combining form


(abnormally) small

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NYCT-

Back 50

combining form


night

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ODYN-

Back 51

combining form


pain

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ONC-

Back 52

combining form


tumor

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PACHY-

Back 53

combining form


thick

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PSEUD

Back 54

combining form


false

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PY-

Back 55

combining form


pus

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SARC-

Back 56

combining form


flesh, soft tissue

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SPASM-

Back 57

combining form


spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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SPLEN-

Back 58

combining form


spleen

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STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 59

combining form


mouth, opening