Emily Miller Med Vocab 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 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, 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

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 (rare)

Back 16

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

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-emat

Back 18

Combining form

state, condition

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-esis

Back 19

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 20

Adjective-forming Suffix (often from nouns ending in -esis)

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 21

Noun-forming Suffix (particular science)

science or study of

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-ism

Back 22

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 23

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

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-oid (rarely), -ode, -id

Back 24

Noun/Adjective-forming Suffix

like, resembling

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-oma

Back 25

Noun-forming Suffix

Usually tumor, occasionally disease

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-omat, -omata(plural)

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Combining form

usually tumor, occasionally disease

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-ose

Back 27

Noun/Adjective-forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 28

Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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tics

Back 29

Noun-forming Suffix (a particular science

or study)

science or study of

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-us

Back 30

Noun-forming Suffix

Condition, person,

(sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 31

Verb-forming Suffix

to make, become, cause to be,

subject to, engage in

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Acr-

Back 32

Combining form

(highest point) extremities

(particularly the hands and feet)

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Ambly-

Back 33

Combining form

dull, faint

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Carcin-

Back 34

Combining form

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 35

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

Back 36

combining form

hand

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chol(e)-

Back 37

combining form

bile, gall

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col(I)-, colon-

Back 38

combining form

colon

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cyan-

Back 39

combining form

blue

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cyst(I)-, -cystis

Back 40

combining form

bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 41

combining form

double, twin

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enter-

Back 42

combining form

(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 43

combining form

action, work

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gastr-

Back 44

combining form

stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 45

combining form

blood

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 46

combining form

liver

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lip-

Back 47

combining form

fat

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macr-

Back 48

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 49

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 50

combining form

dark, black

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micro-

Back 51

combining form

(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 52

combining form

night

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odyn-

Back 53

combining form

pain

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onc-

Back 54

combining form

tumor

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pachy-

Back 55

combining form

thick

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pseud-

Back 56

combining form

false

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py-

Back 57

combining form

pus

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sarc-

Back 58

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 59

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 60

combining form

spleen

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stom-, stomat-

Back 61

combining form

mouth, opening