Cl C-2413 Medical Vocab. Lesson 2 Veronica Harjo

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Amphi-, ampho-

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Prefix, meaning on both sides, around, both

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Ana-

Back 2

Prefix, meaning up, back, against

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Apo-

Back 3

Prefix, meaning away from

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Cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

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Prefix, meaning downward, discorded

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Dia- (di- before a vowel)

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Prefix, meaning through, across, apart

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Eso-

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Prefix, meaning within, inner, inward

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Eu-

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Prefix, meaning good, normal, healthy

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Heter-, hetero-

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Prefix, meaning different, other, relationship to another

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Homo-, homeo-

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Prefix, meaning same, likeness

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Meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

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Prefix, meaning change, transformation, after, behind

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Para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix, meaning alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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Pro-

Back 12

Prefix, meaning before

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Pros-, prosth-

Back 13

Prefix, meaning in place of

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-al

Back 14

Adjective-forming suffix, meaning pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Noun forming suffix, forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix, meaning state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix, meaning state, condition (The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat).

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-esis

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Noun-forming suffix, meaning state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix (often from nouns ending in -esis), meaning pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix (indicating a particular science or study), meaning science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix, meaning state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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Noun-forming suffix, meaning state, condition, muscular spasm

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-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

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Both noun and adjective forming suffixes indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance. Meaning like, resembling.

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-oma

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Noun-forming suffix, meaning usually tumor; occasionally disease. The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; the plural often is -omata.

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-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix, also used to form names of chemical substances, meaning full of, resembling.

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-ous

Back 26

Adjective-forming suffix, meaning pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-tics

Back 27

See -ics

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-us

Back 28

Noun-forming suffix, meaning condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 29

Verb-forming suffix, meaning to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

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-ate

Back 30

Suffix used to form names of chemical substances. (Chlor-ate)

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-ide

Back 31

Suffix used to form names of chemical substances (brom-ide)

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-ite

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Suffix used to form names of chemical substances (nitr-ite)

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-one

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Suffix used to form names of chemical substances (testoster-one)

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Preceding hyphens

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Combining forms preceded by a hyphen (e.g., -em-) are found only following a prefix or another combining form: anemia, leukemia, etc.

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Acr-

Back 35

Combining form, meaning (highest point) extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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Ambly-

Back 36

Combining form, meaning dull, faint

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Carcin-

Back 37

Combining form, meaning carcinoma, cancer

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Cel-

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Combining form, meaning hernia, tumor, swelling

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Cheir-, chir-

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Combining form, meaning hand

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Chol(e)-

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Combining form, meaning bile, gall

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Col(i)-, colon-

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Combining form, meaning colon

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Cyan-

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Combining form, meaning blue

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Cyst(i)-, -cystis

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Combining form, meaning bladder, cyst

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Diplo-

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Combining form, meaning double, twin

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Enter-

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Combining form, meaning (small) intestine

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Erg-

Back 46

Combining form, meaning action, work

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Gastr-

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Combining form, meaning stomach

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Hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 48

Combining form, meaning blood

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Hepar-, hepat-

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Combining form, meaning liver

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Lip-

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Combining form, meaning fat

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Macr-

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Combining form, meaning (abnormally) large or long

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Mega-, Megal-

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Combining form, meaning (abnormally) large or long

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Melan-

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Combining form, meaning dark, black

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Micr-

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Combining form, meaning (abnormally) small

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Nyct-

Back 55

Combining form, meaning night

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Odyn-

Back 56

Combining form, meaning pain

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Onc-

Back 57

Combining form, meaning tumor

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Pachy-

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Combining form, meaning thick

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Pseud-

Back 59

Combining form, meaning false

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Py-

Back 60

Combining form, meaning pus

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Sarc-

Back 61

Combining form, meaning flesh, soft tissue

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Spasm-

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Combining form, meaning spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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Splen-

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Combining form, meaning spleen

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Stom-, stomat-

Back 64

Combining form, meaning mouth, opening