Lauren Fogarty Lesson 2 Med Vocab

Front 1

derma, dermatos

Back 1

Skin

Front 2

gaster, gastros

Back 2

stomach

Front 3

derma

Back 3

the skin

Front 4

hepar

Back 4

the liver

Front 5

meninx

Back 5

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 6

soma

Back 6

the body

Front 7

amphi, ampho

Back 7

prefix: on both sides, around, both

Front 8

ana-

Back 8

prefix: up, back, against

Front 9

apo-

Back 9

prefix: away from

Front 10

cata-, cat-

Back 10

prefix: downward, disordered

Front 11

dia-, di-

Back 11

prefix: thru, across, apart

Front 12

eso-

Back 12

prefix: within, inner, inward

Front 13

eu-

Back 13

prefix: good, normal, healthy

Front 14

heter-, hetero-

Back 14

prefix: different, other, relationship to another

Front 15

homo-, homeo-

Back 15

prefix: same, likeness

Front 16

meta-, met-

Back 16

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 17

para-, par-

Back 17

prefix: alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 18

pro-

Back 18

prefix: before

Front 19

pros-, prosth-

Back 19

prefix: in place of

Front 20

-al

Back 20

adjective forming suffix: pertaining to, located in

Front 21

-ase

Back 21

suffix: forms names of enzymes

Front 22

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 22

noun forming suffix: state, condition

Front 23

-ema

Back 23

noun forming suffix: state, condition. combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-

Front 24

-esis

Back 24

noun forming suffix: state, condition, procedure

Front 25

-etic

Back 25

adjective forming suffix: often from nouns ending in -esis. pertaining to

Front 26

-ics, -tics

Back 26

noun forming suffix, indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 27

-ism

Back 27

noun forming suffix: state, condition, quality

Front 28

ismus

Back 28

noun forming suffix: state, condition; muscle spasm

Front 29

-oid (rarely), -ode, -id

Back 29

noun forming and adjective forming suffix: indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resembling

Front 30

-oma

Back 30

noun forming suffix: usually tumor; occasionally disease. the combining form of nouns ending in oma is -omat-, the plural often is -omata

Front 31

-ose

Back 31

adjective forming suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 32

-us

Back 32

Latin noun forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 33

-ize

Back 33

Greek derived suffix that means to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in.

Front 34

acr-

Back 34

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

Front 35

ambly-

Back 35

cf: dull, faint

Front 36

carcin-

Back 36

cf: carcinoma, cancer

Front 37

-cel-

Back 37

cf: hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 38

cheir, chir-

Back 38

cf: hand

Front 39

chol(e)-

Back 39

cf: bile, gall

Front 40

col(i)-, colon-

Back 40

cf: colon

Front 41

cyan-

Back 41

cf: blue

Front 42

cyst(i)-, cystis-

Back 42

cf: bladder, cyst

Front 43

diplo-

Back 43

cf: double, twin

Front 44

enter-

Back 44

cf: (small) intestine

Front 45

erg-

Back 45

cf: action, work

Front 46

gastr-

Back 46

cf: stomach

Front 47

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 47

cf: blood

Front 48

hepar-, hepat-

Back 48

cf: liver

Front 49

lip-

Back 49

cf: fat

Front 50

macr-

Back 50

cf: (abnormally) large or long

Front 51

mega-, megal-

Back 51

cf: (abnormally) large or long

Front 52

melan-

Back 52

cf: dark, black

Front 53

micr-

Back 53

cf: (abnormally) small

Front 54

nyct-

Back 54

cf: night

Front 55

odyn-

Back 55

cf: pain

Front 56

onc-

Back 56

cf: tumor

Front 57

pachy-

Back 57

cf: thick

Front 58

pseud-

Back 58

cf: false

Front 59

py-

Back 59

cf: pus

Front 60

sarc-

Back 60

cf: flesh, soft tissue

Front 61

spasm-

Back 61

cf: spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 62

splen-

Back 62

cf: spleen

Front 63

stom-, stomat-

Back 63

cf: mouth, opening