Lauren Crow Chapter 2, Lesson 2, Walker-Esbaugh: Med Vocab

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Amphi-, Ampho-

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

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Ana-

Back 2

Prefix

up, back, against

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Apo-

Back 3

Prefix

away from

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Cata-, (cat- before a vowel or H)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

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Dia- (Di- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix

through, across, apart

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Eso-

Back 6

Prefix

within, inner, inward

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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

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Para-, (often Par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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Pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

Front 13

Pros-, Prosth-

Back 13

Prefix

in place of

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-al

Back 14

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

naming forming suffix

names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

Back 16

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition

combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

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-esis

Back 18

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

adjective-forming suffix (often nouns ending in -esis)

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun-forming suffix

particular science, study of

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-ism

Back 21

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

both noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix

indicates particular shape, form or resemblance

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

abstract noun-forming suffix

usually in relation to a tumor, occasionally disease

combining form of nouns ending in -oma or -omat is -omata

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-ose

Back 25

adjective-forming suffix (latin derived)

form names of chemical substances, full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 26

adjective-forming suffix (latin derived)

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-tics

Back 27

noun-forming suffix

particular science, study of

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-us

Back 28

noun-forming suffix (Latin derived)

condition, person, (sometimes malformed fetus)

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

verb-forming suffix (greek derived)

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

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Acr-

Back 30

Combining form

(highest point) extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 31

Ambly-

Back 31

Combining form

dull, faint

Front 32

Carcin-

Back 32

Combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-Cel

Back 33

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

Cheir-, Chir-

Back 34

Combining form

hand

Front 35

Chol(e)-

Back 35

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 36

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 36

Combining form

colon

Front 37

Cyan-

Back 37

Combining form

blue

Front 38

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 38

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 39

Diplo-

Back 39

Combining form

double, twin

Front 40

Enter-

Back 40

Combining form

(small) intestine

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Erg-

Back 41

Combining form

action, work

Front 42

Gastr-

Back 42

Combining form

stomach

Front 43

Hem-, Hemat-, -Em

Back 43

blood

Front 44

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 44

Combining form

liver

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Lip-

Back 45

Combining form

fat

Front 46

Macr-

Back 46

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

Mega-, Megal-

Back 47

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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Melan-

Back 48

Combining form

dark, black

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Micr-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) small

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Nyct-

Back 50

Combining form

night

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Odyn-

Back 51

Combining form

pain

Front 52

Onc-

Back 52

Combining form

tumor

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Pachy-

Back 53

Combining form

thick

Front 54

Pseud-

Back 54

Combining form

false

Front 55

Py-

Back 55

Combining form

pus

Front 56

Sarc-

Back 56

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

Spasm-

Back 57

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

Splen-

Back 58

Combining form

spleen

Front 59

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 59

Combining form

mouth, opening

Special meaning for medical terminology (anastomosis: formation of passage between two distant spaces or organs)

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-stomy

Back 60

Suffix form

indicate surgical procedures

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-oma

Back 61

Suffix form

abnormal or diseased condition
abnormal growth of tissue
indicates either location of growth or its nature of the word it is attached too

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Onkos

Back 62

Noun-forming suffix

bulk, mass
or
Combining form

indicates swelling or a tumor

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-cele

Back 63

Combining form

hernia
indicates a swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid

Front 64

Coli

Back 64

Suffix form

refer to the colon bacillus E. Coli

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-Gaster

Back 65

Suffix Form

refers to embryonic structures

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Ergon

Back 66

Greek noun

action, work

gives rise to synergy and synergism