Flashcards Set 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

away from

Front 4

cata-, (cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-, (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

Prefix

good, normal, health

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix

differen, toher, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 10

meta-, (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix

change, transormation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, byond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

Prefix

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adjecival Suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

Suffix
noun-forming

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Suffix
noun-forming

state, conditioin

Front 18

-emat

Back 18

Combining form for -ema

state, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

Suffix
noun-forming

state, condition,m procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

Suffix
adjective forming

pertaining to

Front 21

-ics, -tics

Back 21

Suffix
noun-forming

indicates a particular science or study: study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

Suffix
noun-forming

state, conidtion, quaility

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

Suffix
noun-forming

state, condition;muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 24

Suffix
noun and adjective forming

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

Suffix
noun-forming

usually tumor; ocasionally disease

Front 26

-omat

Back 26

Combining form of -oma

usually tumor; ocasionally disease

plural= -omata

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Suffix
adjectival

used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Suffix
adjectival

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Suffix
noun-forming

conditoin, person
(sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Suffix
verb-forming

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

Front 31

acr-

Back 31

Combining Form

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

Front 32

ambly-

Back 32

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 33

carcin-

Back 33

Combining Form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 34

-cel-

Back 34

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 35

cheir-, chir-

Back 35

Combining Form

hand

Front 36

chol(e)-

Back 36

Combining Form

biile, gall

Front 37

col(i)-, colon-

Back 37

Combining Form

colon

Front 38

cyan-

Back 38

Combining Form

blue

Front 39

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 39

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 40

diplo-

Back 40

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 41

enter-

Back 41

Combining Form

(small) intestine

Front 42

erg-

Back 42

Combining Form

action, work

Front 43

gastr-

Back 43

Combining Form

stomach

Front 44

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 44

Combining Form

blood

Front 45

hepar-, hepat-

Back 45

Combining Form

liver

Front 46

lip-

Back 46

Combining Form

fat

Front 47

macr-

Back 47

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

mega-, megal-

Back 48

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

melan-

Back 49

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 50

micr-

Back 50

Combining Form

(abnormally) small

Front 51

nyct-

Back 51

Combining Form

night

Front 52

odyn-

Back 52

Combining Form

pain

Front 53

onc-

Back 53

Combining Form

tumor

Front 54

pachy-

Back 54

Combining Form

thick

Front 55

pseud-

Back 55

Combining Form

false

Front 56

py-

Back 56

Combining Form

pus

Front 57

sarc-

Back 57

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 58

spasm-

Back 58

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 59

splen-

Back 59

Combining Form

spleen

Front 60

stom-, stomat-

Back 60

Combining Form

mouth, opening

Front 61

cholecyst-

Back 61

refer to the gallbladder