Hilliard Lesson 2 Medical Vocabulary

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

withing, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix

different, other 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, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Latin-derived adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

-emat

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Combing form of nouns

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic, often from nouns ending in -esis

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix

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

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-omat

-omata

Back 25

Combining form of nouns

Plural form of -omat

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-ose

Back 26

Latin-derived adjective-forming suffix

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

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

Latin-derived adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 28

-tics

Back 28

Noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Latin noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Greek-derived Verb-forming suffix

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

Front 31

-ate, ide, -ite, -one

Back 31

Suffix

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 32

coli-

Back 32

Usually refers to the colon bacillus

Front 33

cyst(i)-

Back 33

Usually refers to the urinary bladder

Front 34

cholecyst-

Back 34

Refers to the gallbladder

Front 35

acr-

Back 35

Combining form

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

Front 36

ambly-

Back 36

Combining form

dull, faint

Front 37

carcin-

Back 37

Combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 38

-cel-*

Back 38

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 39

cheir-, chir-

Back 39

Combining form

hand

Front 40

chole(e)-

Back 40

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 41

col(i)-, -cystis

Back 41

Combining form

colon

Front 42

cyan-

Back 42

Combining form

blue

Front 43

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 43

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 44

diplo-

Back 44

Combining form

double, twin

Front 45

enter-

Back 45

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 46

erg-

Back 46

Combining form

action, work

Front 47

gastr-

Back 47

Combining form

stomach

Front 48

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 48

Combining form

blood

Front 49

hepar-, hepat-

Back 49

Combining form

liver

Front 50

lip-

Back 50

Combining form

fat

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macr-

Back 51

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 52

mega-, megal-

Back 52

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 53

melan-

Back 53

Combining form

dark, black

Front 54

micr-

Back 54

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 55

nyct-

Back 55

Combining form

night

Front 56

odyn-

Back 56

Combining form

pain

Front 57

onc-

Back 57

Combining form

tumor

Front 58

pachy-

Back 58

Combining form

thick

Front 59

pseud-

Back 59

Combining form

false

Front 60

py-

Back 60

Combining form

pus

Front 61

sarc-

Back 61

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 62

spasm-

Back 62

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 63

splen-

Back 63

Combining form

spleen

Front 64

stom-, stomat-

Back 64

Combining form

mouth, opening