Cody Miller Medical Vocab Lesson 2

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
-up, back, against

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
Ex: pros-thesis

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Suffix (latin-derived adjectival suffix)
-pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Suffix
-forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

Suffix (noun-forming)
-state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Suffix (noun-forming)
-state condition
(combining forms of nouns -ema is -emat)

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Suffix (noun-forming)
-state condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

Suffix (adjective-forming)
-pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Suffix
-forms nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Suffix (noun-forming)
-condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

Suffix (noun-forming)
-state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid (rarely -ode, -id)

Back 23

Suffix (noun-forming/adjective-forming)
-like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

Suffix (noun-forming)
combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat, plural -omata
- usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Suffix (Adjective)
-Full of, resembling (also name of chemical substance)

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Suffix (Adjective)
-pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Suffix (latin noun-forming)
-condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Suffix (verb-forming)
-to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 29

Acr-

Back 29

combining form
-(hight point) extremities (hands & feet)

Front 30

Ambly-

Back 30

combining form
-dull faint

Front 31

Carcin-

Back 31

combining form
-(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-

Back 32

combining form
-hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

Cheir-, Chir-

Back 33

combining form
-hand

Front 34

Chol(e)-

Back 34

combining form
-bile, gall

Front 35

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 35

combining form
-colon

Front 36

Cyan-

Back 36

combining form
-blue

Front 37

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 37

combining form
-bladder, cyst

Front 38

Diplo-

Back 38

combining form
-double, twin

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
-liver

Front 43

Lip-

Back 43

combining form
-fat

Front 44

Marc-

Back 44

combining form
-(abnormally) large or long

Front 45

Mega-, Megal-

Back 45

combining form
-(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

Melan-

Back 46

combining form
-dark, black

Front 47

Micr-

Back 47

combining form
-(abnormally) small

Front 48

Nyct-

Back 48

combining form
-night

Front 49

Odyn-

Back 49

combining form
-pain

Front 50

Onc-

Back 50

combining form
-tumor

Front 51

Pachy-

Back 51

combining form
-thick

Front 52

Pseud-

Back 52

combining form
-false

Front 53

Py-

Back 53

combining form
-pus

Front 54

Sarc-

Back 54

combining form
-flesh, soft tissue

Front 55

Spasm-

Back 55

combining form
-spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 56

Splen-

Back 56

combining form
-spleen

Front 57

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 57

combining form
-mouth, opening

Front 58

hepar-
hepat-

Back 58

combining form
-liver