Laura Henson Lesson 2 Flashcards

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 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, 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

Prefix

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adjective-Forming Suffix

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 (-emat combining form of nouns ending in -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

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

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

Noun-Forming Suffix

muscle spasm

Front 24

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 24

Noun-Forming Suffix and Adjective-Forming Suffix

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

Front 25

oma
(combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat-)

Back 25

Noun-Forming Suffix

tumor, disease

Front 26

-omata

Back 26

Noun-Forming Suffix

plural of oma

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Adjective-Forming Suffix

full of, resembling

Front 28

-ose

Back 28

Noun-Forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 29

-ous

Back 29

Adjective-Forming Suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 30

-us

Back 30

Noun-Forming Suffix

condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus)

Front 31

-ize

Back 31

Verb-Forming Suffix

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

Front 32

-ate

Back 32

Noun-Forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 33

-ide

Back 33

Noun-Forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 34

-ite

Back 34

Noun-Forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 35

-one

Back 35

Noun-Forming Suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 36

coli-

Back 36

Combining Form

colon bacillus

Front 37

cyst(i)-

Back 37

Combining Form

urinary bladder

Front 38

cholecyst-

Back 38

Combining Form

gallbladder

Front 39

acr-

Back 39

Combining Form

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

Front 40

ambly-

Back 40

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 41

carcin-

Back 41

Combining Form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 42

-cel-

Back 42

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 43

cheir-, chir-

Back 43

Combining Form

hand

Front 44

chol(e)-

Back 44

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 45

col(i)-, colon-

Back 45

Combining Form

colon

Front 46

cyan-

Back 46

Combining Form

blue

Front 47

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 47

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 48

diplo-

Back 48

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 49

enter-

Back 49

Combining Form

(small) intestine

Front 50

erg-

Back 50

Combining Form

action, work

Front 51

gastr-

Back 51

Combining Form

stomach

Front 52

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 52

Combining Form

blood

Front 53

hepar-, hepat-

Back 53

Combining Form

liver

Front 54

lip-

Back 54

Combining Form

fat

Front 55

macr-

Back 55

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 56

mega-, megal-

Back 56

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 57

melan-

Back 57

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 58

micr-

Back 58

Combining Form

(abnormally) small

Front 59

nyct-

Back 59

Combining Form

night

Front 60

odyn-

Back 60

Combining Form

pain

Front 61

onc-

Back 61

Combining Form

tumor

Front 62

pachy-

Back 62

Combining Form

thick

Front 63

pseud-

Back 63

Combining Form

false

Front 64

py-

Back 64

Combining Form

pus

Front 65

sarc-

Back 65

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 66

spasm-

Back 66

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 67

splen-

Back 67

Combining Form

spleen

Front 68

stom-, stomat-

Back 68

Combining Form

mouth, opening