Fisher Medical Vocab. Chapter 2

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amphi-, ampho-

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on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

away from

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cata- (cat-)

Back 4

downward, disordered

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dia-(di-)

Back 5

through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward

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eu-

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good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

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different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

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same, likeness

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meta- (met-)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par-)

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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of

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-al

Back 14

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

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form abstract nouns

state, condition

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-ema

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forms abstract nouns

state, condition

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-esis

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forms abstract nouns

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

forms adjectives, often forms nouns ending in -esis

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

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forms nouns indicating a particular science or study

science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

forms abstract nouns

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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forms abstract nouns

state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, -ode, -id

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form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resembalance

like, resembling

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-oma

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forms abstract nouns

usually tumor; occasionally disease

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-ose

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Latin-derived adjectival suffix, also used in to form names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 26

Latin-dervied adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 27

Latin noun-forming ending

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 28

Greek-derived suffix

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

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acr-

Back 29

combining form

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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ambly-

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combining form

dull, faint

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carcin-

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combining form

carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

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combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

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combining form

hand

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chol(e)-

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combining form

bile, gall

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col(i)-, colon-

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combining form

colon

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cyan-

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combining form

blue

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cyst(i)-, -cystis

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combining form

bladder, cyst

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diplo-

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combining form

double, twin

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enter-

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combining form

(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 40

combining form

action, work

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gastr-

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combining form

stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

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combining form

blood

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hepar-, hepat-

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combining form

liver

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lip-

Back 44

combining form

fat

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macr-

Back 45

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

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combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 47

combining form

dark, black

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micr-

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combining form

(abnormally small)

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nyct-

Back 49

combining form

night

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odyn-

Back 50

combining form

pain

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onc-

Back 51

combining form

tumor

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pachy-

Back 52

combining form

thick

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pseud-

Back 53

combining form
false

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py-

Back 54

combining form

pus

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sarc-

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combining form

flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

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combining form

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

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splen-

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combining form

spleen

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stom-, stomat-

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combining form

mouth, opening

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-stomy

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indicates sugical procedures

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anastomsis

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formation of a passage between any two normally distinct spaces or organs

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entroentersostomy

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the creation of a communication between two noncontiguous segments of the intestine

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colostom

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the formation of a more or less permanent passage between the colon and the surface of the abdomen

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-stomata, -stomas

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plural form of -stoma

opening

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trachoma

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a chronic contagious form of conjuctivitis

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glaucoma

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a destructive disease of the eye caused by increased intraocelar pressure

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sarcoma

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a malignant tumor originating in connective tissue

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angiosarcoma

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a malignant tumor originating in the muscular tissue of a blood vessel

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hemangiosarcoma

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a malignant tumor originating in the muscular tissue of a blood vessel

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neurosarcoma

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a sarcoma containing nerve cells

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hepatoma

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tumor of the liver

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nephroma

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tumor of a kidney

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cholangioma

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a tumor of the bile ducts

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hematoma

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a swelling that contains blood

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melanoma

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a malignant tumor composed of cells of melanin

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melanin

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the substance that gives pigmentation to the hair, skin and other tissues

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melanomatosis

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the formation of numerous melanomas on or beneath the skin

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mastoncus

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tumor of the breast

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oncology

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the branch of medicine dealing with tumors

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gastrocele

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hernia of the stomach

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urocele

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an accumulation of urine in the scrotal sac

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rectlocele

Back 81

hernia of the rectum into the vagina

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-gaster

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refer to embryonic structures

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cholecyst-

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refer to the gallbladder

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kel-

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an alternat form of cel-

hernia, tumor, swell

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-cele

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suffix

hernia; indicates a swelling caused by an abnormal accmulation of fluid