Katie Bare Medical Vocabulary Lesson 8

Front 1

-ae, -i, -orum, -is, -arum

Back 1

Genitive Ending

of (something)

Front 2

ab-; a-; abs-(before c and t)

Back 2

Prefix

away from

Front 3

ad-; ac-(before c); af-(before f); ag-(before g); al-(before l); an-(before n); ap-(before p); as-(before s); a-(before sp); at-(before t)

Back 3

Prefix

to, toward

Front 4

ambi-

Back 4

Prefix

both

Front 5

ante-

Back 5

Prefix

before, forward

Front 6

bi-; bin-; bis-

Back 6

Prefix

two, twice, double, both

Front 7

circum-

Back 7

Prefix

around

Front 8

con-; co-(before h); col-(before l); com-(before e, m, p); cor-(before r)

Back 8

Prefix

together, with; thoroughly, very

Front 9

contra-

Back 9

Prefix

against, opposite

Front 10

de-

Back 10

Prefix

down, away from, absent

Front 11

dis-; di-(before g, v, and l); dif-(before f)

Back 11

Prefix

apart, away

Front 12

ex-; e-(before some consonants); ef-(before f)

Back 12

Prefix

out of, away from

Front 13

extra-;extro-(rarely)

Back 13

Prefix

on the outside, beyond

Front 14

in-; il-(before l); im-(before b, m, and p); ir-(before r)

Back 14

Prefix

1)in, into
2)not
3)very, thoroughly

Front 15

infra-

Back 15

Prefix

beneath, below

Front 16

inter-

Back 16

Prefix

between

Front 17

intra-, intro-(rarely)

Back 17

Prefix

within

Front 18

non-

Back 18

Prefix

not

Front 19

mult-; multi-(often)

Back 19

Prefix

many, much, affecting many parts

Front 20

ob-, oc-(before c); op-(before p)

Back 20

Prefix

against, toward; very, thoroughly

Front 21

per-; pel-(before l)

Back 21

Prefix

through; very, thoroughly

Front 22

post-

Back 22

Prefix

after, following, behind

Front 23

pre-

Back 23

Prefix

before, in front of

Front 24

pro-

Back 24

Prefix

forward, in front of

Front 25

re-

Back 25

Prefix

back, again

Front 26

retro-

Back 26

Prefix

backward, in back, behind

Front 27

se-

Back 27

Prefix

apart, away from

Front 28

semi-

Back 28

Prefix

half

Front 29

sub-; suf-(before f); sup-(before p)

Back 29

Prefix

under

Front 30

super-; supra-(often)

Back 30

Prefix

over, above; excess

Front 31

trans-

Back 31

Prefix

across, through

Front 32

ultra-

Back 32

Prefix

beyond, excess

Front 33

-al

Back 33

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to

Front 34

-an

Back 34

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 35

-ar

Back 35

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 36

-arium

Back 36

Noun-forming Suffix

denotes a place for something

Front 37

-ary

Back 37

Noun-forming Suffix

denotes a place for something

Front 38

-ate

Back 38

Adj-forming Suffix

having the form of, possessing

Front 39

-ia

Back 39

Noun-forming Suffix

Front 40

-ian

Back 40

Noun-forming Suffix

indicates an expert in a certain field

Front 41

-ic

Back 41

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to

Front 42

-id

Back 42

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to

Front 43

-ile

Back 43

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to, capable of

Front 44

-ine

Back 44

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 45

-ive

Back 45

Adj-forming Suffix

pertaining to

Front 46

-lent

Back 46

Adj-forming Suffix

full of

Front 47

-ose

Back 47

Adj-forming Suffix

full of

Front 48

-ous

Back 48

Adj-forming Suffix

full of

Front 49

-ty

Back 49

Noun-forming Suffix

Front 50

-y

Back 50

Noun-forming Suffix

Front 51

uni-

Back 51

Number

one

Front 52

bi-, bin-, bis-

Back 52

Number

two

Front 53

tri-

Back 53

Number

three

Front 54

quadr-

Back 54

Number

four

Front 55

quint-

Back 55

Number

five

Front 56

sex-, sext-

Back 56

Number

six

Front 57

sept-

Back 57

Number

seven

Front 58

oct-, octa-

Back 58

Number

eight

Front 59

non-

Back 59

Number

nine

Front 60

dec-, deca-

Back 60

Number

ten

Front 61

-ad

Back 61

English Suffix
(forms adverbs from nouns)

direction toward a part of the body

Front 62

-l; -ll

Back 62

Diminutive Suffixes

smallness

Front 63

aur-

Back 63

Combining form

ear

Front 64

later-

Back 64

Combining form

side

Front 65

oss-

Back 65

Combining form

bone

Front 66

radic-

Back 66

Combining form

root

Front 67

sopor-

Back 67

Combining form

sleep

Front 68

vas-

Back 68

Combining form

vessel

Front 69

abdomin-

Back 69

Combining form

belly, abdomen

Front 70

adip-

Back 70

Combining form

fat

Front 71

bacill-

Back 71

Combining form

(rod, staff) bacillus

Front 72

burs-

Back 72

Combining form

(leather sack) bursa

Front 73

calc-

Back 73

Combining form

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

Front 74

calor-

Back 74

Combining form

heat, energy

Front 75

capit-

Back 75

Combining form

head

Front 76

cerebr-

Back 76

Combining form

brain

Front 77

cost-

Back 77

Combining form

rib

Front 78

dent-

Back 78

Combining form

tooth

Front 79

dors-

Back 79

Combining form

back (of the body)

Front 80

extern-

Back 80

Combining form

outer

Front 81

fibr-

Back 81

Combining form

fiber, filament

Front 82

fistul-

Back 82

Combining form

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

Front 83

frig-, frigor-

Back 83

Combining form

cold

Front 84

insul-

Back 84

Combining form

island

Front 85

intern-

Back 85

Combining form

inner

Front 86

meat-

Back 86

Combining form

passage, opening, meatus

Front 87

nas-

Back 87

Combining form

nose

Front 88

pur-

Back 88

Combining form

pus

Front 89

radic-, rad-, radix-

Back 89

Combining form

root

Front 90

ren-

Back 90

Combining form

kidney

Front 91

sangui(n)-

Back 91

Combining form

blood

Front 92

son-

Back 92

Combining form

sound

Front 93

synov-

Back 93

Combining form

synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac

Front 94

tub-

Back 94

Combining form

(trumpet) tube

Front 95

tuss-

Back 95

Combining form

cough

Front 96

vacc-

Back 96

Combining form

cow

Front 97

vaccin-

Back 97

Combining form

vaccine

Front 98

vir-, virus-

Back 98

Combining form

(poison, venom) virus

Front 99

viscer-

Back 99

Combining form

internal organ(s)