King Med Vocab Chapter 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-

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- di-

Back 5

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix

within, 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-

Back 10

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- par-

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

Front 13

pros- prosth-

Back 13

Prefix

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Suffix

names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia -asis

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema -emat

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

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 -ode -id

Back 23

Suffix

particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling

Front 24

-oma -omat -omata

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix

tumor, disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix

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

Front 26

-us

Back 26

Noun-forming suffix

condition, person

Front 27

-ize

Back 27

Verb-forming suffix

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

Front 28

-ate -ide -ite -one

Back 28

Suffix

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

combining form

extremities

Front 30

ambly-

Back 30

combining form

dull, faint

Front 31

carcin-

Back 31

combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-

Back 32

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

cheir- chir-

Back 33

combining form

hand

Front 34

chol(e)-

Back 34

combining form

bile, gall

Front 35

col(i)- colon-

Back 35

combining form

colon

Front 36

cyan-

Back 36

combining form

blue

Front 37

cyst(i)- -cystis

Back 37

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 38

diplo-

Back 38

combining form

double, twin

Front 39

enter-

Back 39

combining form

intestine

Front 40

erg-

Back 40

combining form

action, work

Front 41

gastr-

Back 41

combining form

stomach

Front 42

hem- hemat- -em-

Back 42

combining form

blood

Front 43

hepar- hepat-

Back 43

combining form

liver

Front 44

lip-

Back 44

combining form

fat

Front 45

macr-

Back 45

combining form

large or long (abnormally)

Front 46

mega- megal-

Back 46

combining form

large or long (abnormally)

Front 47

melan-

Back 47

combining form

dark, black

Front 48

micr-

Back 48

combining form

small (abnormally)

Front 49

nyct-

Back 49

combining form

night

Front 50

odyn-

Back 50

combining form

pain

Front 51

onc-

Back 51

combining form

tumor

Front 52

pachy-

Back 52

combining form

thick

Front 53

pseud-

Back 53

combining form

false

Front 54

py-

Back 54

combining form

pus

Front 55

sarc-

Back 55

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

spasm-

Back 56

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 57

splen-

Back 57

combining form

spleen

Front 58

stom- stomat-

Back 58

combining form

mouth, opening