Flashcard Lesson 2

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cata-

Back 1

Prefix
Downward, disordered

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dia-

Back 2

Prefix
Through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 3

Prefix
within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 4

Prefix
good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

Back 5

Prefix
different, order, relationship to anothers

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homo-, homeo-

Back 6

same likeness

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meta-

Back 7

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

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para-

Back 8

Prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 9

Prefix
before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 10

Prefix
in place of

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-al

Back 11

Suffix
a Latin derived - adjectival suffix
pertaining to, located in.

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-ase

Back 12

Suffix
forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare):

Back 13

Suffix
form abstract nouns: state, condition

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-ema

Back 14

Suffix
forms abstract nouns: state, condition
the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

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-esis

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Suffix
forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure.

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-etic

Back 16

Suffix
forms adjectives
often from nouns ending in -esis
pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 17

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

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-ism

Back 18

Suffix
forms abstract nouns:
state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 19

Suffix
forms abstract nouns: sate condition
muscular spasm

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-oid (rarely) -ode, -id

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Suffix
forms both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape,

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oma

Back 21

Suffix
forms abstract nouns: 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 22

Suffix
A Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of:

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tics

Back 23

Suffix
see-ics.

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-us

Back 24

Suffix
a Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person
(sometimes a malformed fetus):

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-ize

Back 25

Verb-Forming Suffix
A commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means
"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in."

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Chemical Substances

Back 26

There are many suffixes used to form names of chemical substances.
-ate -one
-ide
-ite

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Preceding Hyphens

Back 27

Combining forms proceeded by a hyphen are found only following a prefix or another combing form: anemia, leukemia, and so forth

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Coli-, Cysti-, Cholecyst-,

Back 28

Words beginning with or containing coli- usually refer to the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli.
-words containing cyst(i)- usually refer to urinary bladder
-words containing cholecyst- refer to the gallbladder

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ACR-

Back 29

combing form
[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)
EX: acr-odermatitis

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AMBLY-

Back 30

combing form
dull, faint
Ex: ambly-acousia

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CARCIN-

Back 31

combing form
[crab] (Fig 2-1) Carcinoma, cancer
Ex: Carcin-oma

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-CEL-*

Back 32

combing form
hernia, tumor, swelling
Ex: Hydro-cel-e

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CHEIR-, ChIR-

Back 33

combing form
hand
Ex: Cheir-ospasm

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CHOL(E)-

Back 34

combing form
bile, gall
Ex: Chol-olith

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COL(I)-, COLON-

Back 35

combing form
Colon
Ex: Colon-oscope

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CYAN-

Back 36

combing form
Blue
Ex: Cyan-otic

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CYST(I)-, -CYSTIS

Back 37

combing form
Bladder, cyst
Ex: cyst-itis

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DIPLO-

Back 38

combing form
Double, Twin
Ex: Diplo- bacillus

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ENTER-

Back 39

combing form
(small) intestine
enter-algia

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ERG-

Back 40

combing form
action, work
Ex: erg-ometer

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GASTR-

Back 41

combing form
Stomach
gastr-ectomy

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HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Back 42

combing form
blood
Ex: Hem-orrhage

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HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 43

combing form
liver
Ex: Hepat-itis

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LIP-

Back 44

combing form
fat
Ex: Lip-osuction

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MACR-

Back 45

combing form
(abnormally) large or long
Ex: Macro-opodia

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MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 46

combing form
(abnormally) large or long
Ex: Mega-colon

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MELAN-

Back 47

combing form
dark, black
EX: Melan-in

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MICR-

Back 48

combing form
(abnormally) small
Ex: Micr-obe

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NYCT-

Back 49

combing form
night
Ex: Nyct-algia

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ODYN-

Back 50

combing form
pain
Ex: Odyn-ophagia

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ONC-

Back 51

combing form
Tumor
Ex: Onc-ologist

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PACHY-

Back 52

combing form
Thick
Ex: Pachy-derma

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PSEUD-

Back 53

combing form
false
Ex: Pseud-arthritis

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PY-

Back 54

combing form
pus
Ex: py-emia

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SARC-

Back 55

combing form
Flesh, soft tissue
Ex: sarc-olysis

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SPASM-

Back 56

combing form
Spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
Ex: neuro-spasm

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SPLEN-

Back 57

combing form
Spleen
Ex: splen-omegalia

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STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 58

combing form
mouth, opening
Ex: stomat-odynia