Cl C 2413 Lesson 2

Front 1

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 vowel 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, relationshp 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

Latin adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

Combining form of -ema nouns is -emat-

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-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming Suffix
(oft. from nouns ending in esis)

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming Suffix indicating a particular science or study

science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun-forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance

Adjective-forming Suffix

like, resembling

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-oma

Back 24

Noun-forming Suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

-oma combining form is -omat-
plural is -omata

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-ose

Back 25

Latin Adjective-forming Suffix

full of, resembling

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

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-ous

Back 26

Latin Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, charcterized by, full of

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-us

Back 27

Latin Noun-forming Suffix

condition, person (malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 28

Greek Verb-forming Suffix

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

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-ate

Back 29

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

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-ide

Back 30

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

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-ite

Back 31

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

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-one

Back 32

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

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Acr-

Back 33

Combining form

[highest point] extremities (particularly hands and feet)

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Ambly-

Back 34

Combining form

dull, faint

Front 35

Carcin-

Back 35

Combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

-cel-

Back 36

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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Cheir-, Chir-

Back 37

Combining form

hand

Front 38

Chol(e)-

Back 38

Combining form

bile, gall

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Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 39

Combining form

colon

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Cholecyst-

Back 40

Combining form

referring to the gallbladder

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Cyan-

Back 41

Combining form

blue

Front 42

Cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 42

Combining form

bladder, cyst

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Diplo-

Back 43

Combining form

double, twin

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Enter-

Back 44

Combining form

(small) intestine

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Erg-

Back 45

Combining form

action, work

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Gastr-

Back 46

Combining form

stomach

Front 47

Hem-, Hemat-, -em-

Back 47

Combining form

blood

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Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 48

Combining form

liver

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Lip-

Back 49

Combining form

fat

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Macr-

Back 50

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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Mega-, Megal-

Back 51

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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Melan-

Back 52

Combining form

dark, black

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Micr-

Back 53

Combining form

(abnormally) small

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Nyct-

Back 54

Combining form

night

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Odyn-

Back 55

Combining form

pain

Front 56

Onc-

Back 56

Combining form

tumor

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Pachy-

Back 57

Combining form

thick

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Pseud-

Back 58

Combining form

false

Front 59

Py-

Back 59

Combining form

pus

Front 60

Sarc-

Back 60

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

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Spasm-

Back 61

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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Splen-

Back 62

Combining form

spleen

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Stom-, Stomat-

Back 63

Combining form

mouth, opening

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Stom-, Stomat-

Back 64

Combining form

mouth, opening

Front 65

acromegaly

Back 65

a chronic syndrome of growth hormone excess

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allodynia

Back 66

the condition in which an ordinarily painless stimulus is experienced as being painful

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amphocyte

Back 67

a cell that stains with either acid or basic stains

Front 68

anastomosis

Back 68

a natural, surgical, or pathological connection between two vessels

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anemic

Back 69

pertaining to anemia; deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglibin, or in volume of blood

Front 70

anergia

Back 70

inactivity; lack of energy

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anodyne

Back 71

a drug that relieves pain

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arthropyosis

Back 72

the formation of pus in a joint

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asynergy

Back 73

lack of coordination among parts or organs normally acting in unison

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cheirology

Back 74

representing words by signs made with the fingers

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cholelithiasis

Back 75

the presence or formation of gallstones

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colicystitis

Back 76

inflammation of the bladder resulting from E. coli infection

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coloenteritis

Back 77

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines

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colonalgia

Back 78

pain in the colon

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colostomy

Back 79

the opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to its skin surface

Front 80

cyanosis

Back 80

a blue, gray, slate, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes

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cystoma

Back 81

a cystic tumor; a growth containing cysts

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dysentery

Back 82

diarrhea containing blood and mucus, resulting from inflammation of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract

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endogastritis

Back 83

acute or chronic inflammation of the lining of the stomach

Front 84

enterocholecystostomy

Back 84

a surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine

Front 85

enterodynia

Back 85

pain in the intestines; intestinal cramps or colic

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epigastrium

Back 86

the superior central portion of the abdomen

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eucholia

Back 87

the normal condition of bile regarding its constitutents and the amount secreted

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gastrocele

Back 88

a hernia of the stomach

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gastrolithiasis

Back 89

the formation of calculi in the stomach

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hematoma

Back 90

a swelling comprising a mass of extravasated blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel

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heparin

Back 91

a parenteral anticoagulant drug with a faster onset than warfarin or its derivatives

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hepatosplenitis

Back 92

inflammation of the liver and the spleen

Front 93

heteroprosopus

Back 93

a congenitally deformed fetus having one head and two faces

Front 94

hyperemia

Back 94

anunusual amount of blood in a body part

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lipemia

Back 95

an abnormal amount of fat in the blood

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melanoma

Back 96

a malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells (melanocytes) that often arises in a brown or black mole

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metabiosis

Back 97

dependence of an organism for its existence on another

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microbe

Back 98

a unicellular or small multicellular organism especially those that are injurious to other organisms

Front 99

microcephalia

Back 99

abnormal smallness of the head (below 1350 cc capacity) often seen in mental retardation

Front 100

nephrocystanastomosis

Back 100

a surgical connection between the kidney and the bladder

Front 101

nephropyosis

Back 101

purulence of a kidney

Front 102

nyctalgia

Back 102

pain occurring at night

Front 103

pachycephalic

Back 103

possessing an abnormally thick skull

Front 104

paracanthoma

Back 104

a tumor involving the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis

Front 105

parenteral

Back 105

denoting any medication route other the the alimentary canal

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proencephalus

Back 106

a deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull

Front 107

protogaster

Back 107

the archenteron or gastrocele; the cavity in a gastrula or developing embryo from which the digestive tract develops

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pseudoanemia

Back 108

pallor of mucous membranes and skin without other signs of true anemia

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pyonephrosis

Back 109

pus accumulation in the pelvis of he kidney

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sarcocarcinoma

Back 110

a malignant tumor of sarcomatous and carcinomatous types

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spasm

Back 111

an involuntary sudden movement or muscular contraction that occurs as a result of some irritant or trauma

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splenomegaly

Back 112

enlargement of the spleen

Front 113

stomatitis

Back 113

inflammation of the mouth

Front 114

synergy

Back 114

an action of two or more agents, muscles, or organs working with each other cooperatively