Lambring Med-Vocab Lesson 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 (Latin-derived)
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

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

Indicates 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, -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix

Indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance

Front 24

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 24

Adjective-forming suffix

like, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

Adjective-forming suffix (Latin-derived)
full of, resembling

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Noun-forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Noun-forming ending (Latin)

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Verb-forming suffix (Greek-derived)
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 31

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 31

Noun-forming suffix

forms name of chemical substance

Front 32

coli-

Back 32

Combining form

(usually refers to) colon bacillus

Front 33

cyst(i)-

Back 33

Combining form

(usually refers to) urinary bladder

Front 34

cholecyst-

Back 34

Combining form

refers to the gallbladder

Front 35

acr-

Back 35

Combining forming

[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-, kel-

Back 38

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 39

-cele

Back 39

Combining form
Abnormal swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid
(usually suffixed element meaning hernia, the protrusion of an organ or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it)

Front 40

cheir-, chir-

Back 40

Combining form

hand

Front 41

chol(e)-

Back 41

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 42

col(i)-, colon-

Back 42

Combining form

colon

Front 43

cyan-

Back 43

Combining form

blue

Front 44

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 44

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 45

diplo-

Back 45

Combining form

double, twin

Front 46

enter-

Back 46

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 47

erg-

Back 47

Combining form

action, work

Front 48

gastr-

Back 48

Combining form

stomach

Front 49

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 49

Combining form

blood

Front 50

hepar-, hepat-

Back 50

Combining form

liver

Front 51

lip-

Back 51

Combining form

fat

Front 52

macr-

Back 52

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 53

mega-, megal-

Back 53

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 54

melan-

Back 54

Combining form

dark, black

Front 55

micr-

Back 55

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 56

nyct-

Back 56

Combining form

night

Front 57

odyn-

Back 57

Combining form

pain

Front 58

onc-

Back 58

Combining form

tumor

Front 59

pachy-

Back 59

Combining form

thick

Front 60

pseud-

Back 60

Combining form

false

Front 61

py-

Back 61

Combining form

pus

Front 62

sarc-

Back 62

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 63

spasm-

Back 63

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 64

splen-

Back 64

Combining form

spleen

Front 65

stom-, stomat-

Back 65

Combining form

mouth, opening

Front 66

-emat-

Back 66

Combining form of -ema

state, condition

Front 67

-omat-, -omata

Back 67

Combining form of -oma
-omata is the plural combining form of -omat-

Front 68

derm-, dermat-

Back 68

Combining form

skin

Front 69

hepar

Back 69

Nominative singular form

the liver

Front 70

meninx

Back 70

Nominative singular form

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 71

soma

Back 71

Nominative singular form

the body

Front 72

derma

Back 72

Nominative singular form

the skin