Lesson 1

Front 1

a, an

Back 1

prefix

not, without, lacking, deficient

Front 2

anti, ant

Back 2

prefix

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

Front 3

di, dis

Back 3

prefix

two, twice, double

Front 4

dys

Back 4

prefix

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

Front 5

ec, ex

Back 5

prefix

out of, away from

Front 6

ecto, ect

Back 6

prefix

outside of

Front 7

en, em

Back 7

prefix

in, into, within

Front 8

endo, ento, end, ent

Back 8

prefix

within

Front 9

epi, ep

Back 9

prefix

upon, over, above

Front 10

exo

Back 10

prefix

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

Front 11

hemi

Back 11

prefix

half, partial, (often) one side of the body

Front 12

hyper

Back 12

prefix

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

Front 13

hypo, hyp

Back 13

prefix

under, deficient, below

Front 14

mono, mon

Back 14

prefix

one, single

Front 15

peri

Back 15

prefix

around, surrounding

Front 16

syn, sym

Back 16

prefix

together, with, joined

Front 17

a

Back 17

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

ac

Back 18

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 19

ia

Back 19

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 20

iac

Back 20

noun forming suffix

person afflicted with

Front 21

iasis

Back 21

abstract noun forming suffix

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

Front 22

ic

Back 22

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

noun forming suffix
indicate a drug or agent

Front 23

in, ine

Back 23

forms names of substances

Front 24

ist

Back 24

noun forming suffix

a person interested in

Front 25

itic

Back 25

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

noun forming suffix
indicate a drug or agent

Front 26

itis

Back 26

noun forming suffix

indicating an inflamed condition, inflammation

Front 27

itides

Back 27

plural form of itis

(indicating an inflamed condition, inflammation)

Front 28

ium, eum

Back 28

noun forming suffix

membrane, connective tissue

Front 29

ma, m

Back 29

noun forming suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 30

osis

Back 30

noun forming suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 31

otic

Back 31

forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis
(osis: abnormal or diseased condition)

pertaining to

Front 32

sia

Back 32

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 33

sis

Back 33

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 34

tic

Back 34

forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis
(sis-state condition)
pertaining to
as a noun: indicates a drug or agent

Front 35

y

Back 35

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 36

acanth

Back 36

combining form

thorn, spine

Front 37

alg

Back 37

combining form

pain

Front 38

alges

Back 38

combining form

sensitivity to pain

Front 39

all

Back 39

combining form

other, divergence, difference from

Front 40

angi

Back 40

combining form

(blood) vessel, duct

Front 41

arteri

Back 41

combining form

[air passage] artery

Front 42

arthr

Back 42

combining form

joint

Front 43

bi

Back 43

combining form

life

Front 44

brady

Back 44

combining form

slow

Front 45

cardi

Back 45

combining form

heart

Front 46

cephal

Back 46

combining form

head

Front 47

crani

Back 47

combining form

skull

Front 48

cyt

Back 48

combining form

[hollow container] cell

Front 49

encephal

Back 49

combining form

brain

Front 50

erythr

Back 50

combining form

red, red blood cell

Front 51

lept

Back 51

combining form

thin, fine, slight

Front 52

leuk

Back 52

combining form

white, white blood cell

Front 53

lith

Back 53

combining form

stone, calculus

Front 54

log

Back 54

combining form

word, study

Front 55

malac

Back 55

combining form

soft

Front 56

mes

Back 56

combining form

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

Front 57

meter, metr

Back 57

combining form

measure, measuring device

Front 58

nephr

Back 58

combining form

kidney

Front 59

neur

Back 59

combining form

[tendon] nerve, nervous system

Front 60

oste

Back 60

combining form

bone

Front 61

prosop

Back 61

combining form

face

Front 62

prot

Back 62

combining form

first, primitive, early

Front 63

scler

Back 63

combining form

hard

Front 64

sten

Back 64

combining form

narrow

Front 65

stere

Back 65

combining form

solid, having three dimensions

Front 66

tachy

Back 66

combining form

rapid

Front 67

tox(i)

Back 67

combining form

poison

Front 68

logy

Back 68

suffix form

study, science, the study or science of

Front 69

logist

Back 69

suffix form

one who specializes in a certain study or science

Front 70

malacia

Back 70

suffix form

the softening [of tissues] of

Front 71

sclerosis

Back 71

suffix form

the hardening [of tissues] of

Front 72

stenosis

Back 72

suffix form

the narrowing [of a part of the body]

Front 73

toxic

Back 73

suffix form

poisonous [to an organ]

Front 74

toxin

Back 74

suffix form

a substance poisonous to [a part of the body]