Elisabeth Bryant Med Vocab Chapter 2

Front 1

derma

Back 1

nominative singular

the skin

Front 2

hepar

Back 2

nominative singular

the liver

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

nominative singular

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 4

soma

Back 4

nominative singular

the body

Front 5

amphi, ampho

Back 5

prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 6

ana

Back 6

prefix

up, back, against

Front 7

apo

Back 7

prefix

away from

Front 8

cata

Back 8

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 9

dia

Back 9

prefix

through, across, apart

Front 10

eso

Back 10

prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 11

eu

Back 11

prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 12

heter, hetero

Back 12

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 13

homo, homeo

Back 13

prefix

same, likeness

Front 14

meta, met

Back 14

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 15

para

Back 15

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 16

pro

Back 16

prefix

before

Front 17

pros, prosth

Back 17

prefix

in place of

Front 18

al

Back 18

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 19

ase

Back 19

suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 20

asia, asis

Back 20

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 21

ema

Back 21

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 22

esis

Back 22

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 23

etic

Back 23

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 24

ics, tics

Back 24

noun-forming suffix

science or study of

Front 25

ism

Back 25

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 26

ismus

Back 26

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 27

oid, ode, id

Back 27

noun and adjective-forming suffix

particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 28

oma

Back 28

noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 29

ose

Back 29

adjective-forming suffix

full of, resembling

Front 30

ous

Back 30

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 31

us

Back 31

noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 32

ize

Back 32

verb-forming suffix

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

Front 33

acr

Back 33

combining form

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

Front 34

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

Front 37

cheir, chir

Back 37

combining form

hand

Front 38

chol(e)

Back 38

combining form

bile, gall

Front 39

col(i), colon

Back 39

combining form

colon

Front 40

cyan

Back 40

combining form

blue

Front 41

cyst(i), cystis

Back 41

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 42

diplo

Back 42

combining form

double, twin

Front 43

enter

Back 43

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 44

gastr

Back 44

combining form

stomach

Front 45

hem, hemat, em

Back 45

combining form

blood

Front 46

hepar, hepat

Back 46

combining form

liver

Front 47

lip

Back 47

combining form

fat

Front 48

macr

Back 48

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

mega, megal

Back 49

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

melan

Back 50

combining form

dark, black

Front 51

micr

Back 51

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 52

nyct

Back 52

combining form

night

Front 53

odyn

Back 53

combining form

pain

Front 54

onc

Back 54

combining form

tumor

Front 55

pachy

Back 55

combining form

thick

Front 56

pseud

Back 56

combining form

false

Front 57

py

Back 57

combining form

pus

Front 58

sarc

Back 58

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 59

spasm

Back 59

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 60

spleen

Back 60

combining form

spleen

Front 61

stom, stomat

Back 61

combining form

mouth, opening