Lesson 1

Front 1

a- (an-)

Back 1

Prefix
not, without, lacking, deficient

Front 2

anit- (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 normal

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

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 18

-ac

Back 18

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 19

-ia

Back 19

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 20

-y

Back 20

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 21

-iac

Back 21

noun forming suffix
person affliced with

Front 22

-iasis

Back 22

noun forming suffix
disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; oftern used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body with taht organism. When used with lith-: formation and/ or presence of calculi in the body

Front 23

-ic

Back 23

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in
noun forming suffix
indicate a drug or agent

Front 24

-in, -ine

Back 24

noun forming suffix
form names of substances

Front 25

-ist

Back 25

noun forming suffix
person interested in

Front 26

-itic

Back 26

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation
noun forming suffix
indicate a drug or agent

Front 27

-itis

Back 27

noun forming suffix
indicating an inflamed condition, inflammation

Front 28

-itides

Back 28

plural form of words ending in -itis

Front 29

-ium (-eum)

Back 29

noun forming suffix
membrane, connective tissue, names a region of the body

Front 30

-ma

Back 30

noun forming suffix
abnormal or diseased condition

Front 31

-osis

Back 31

noun forming suffix
abnormal or diseased condition

Front 32

-otic

Back 32

adjective forming suffix
from words ending in -osis: pertaining to

Front 33

-sia

Back 33

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 34

-sis

Back 34

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 35

-tic

Back 35

adjective forming suffix
from nounds ending in -sis: pertaining to
noun forming suffix
indicate a drug or agent
refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition

Front 36

acanth-

Back 36

Combining form
thorne, 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) bessel, 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

encephal-

Back 47

Combining form
brain

Front 48

erythr-

Back 48

Combining form
red, red blood cell

Front 49

lept-

Back 49

Combining form
thin, fine, slight

Front 50

leuk-

Back 50

Combining form
white, white blood cell

Front 51

lith-

Back 51

Combining form
stone, calculus

Front 52

log-

Back 52

Combining form
word, study

Front 53

malac-

Back 53

Combining form
soft

Front 54

mes-

Back 54

Combining form
middle, secondary, partial mesentery

Front 55

-meter, metr-

Back 55

Combining form
measure, measuring device

Front 56

nephr-

Back 56

Combining form
kidney

Front 57

neur-

Back 57

Combining form
(tendon) nerve, nervous system

Front 58

oste-

Back 58

Combining form
bone

Front 59

prosop-

Back 59

Combining form
face

Front 60

prot-

Back 60

Combining form
first, primitive, early

Front 61

scler-

Back 61

Combining form
hard

Front 62

sten-

Back 62

Combining form
narrow

Front 63

stere-

Back 63

Combining form
solid, having three dimensions

Front 64

tachy-

Back 64

Combining form
rapid

Front 65

tox(i)-

Back 65

Combining form
poison

Front 66

-logy

Back 66

suffix form
study, science, the study or science of

Front 67

-logist

Back 67

suffix form
one who specializes in certain study or science

Front 68

-malacia

Back 68

suffix form
the softening (of tissue) of

Front 69

-sclerosis

Back 69

suffix form
the hardening (of tissue) of

Front 70

-stenosis

Back 70

suffix form
the narrowing (of a part of the body)

Front 71

-toxic

Back 71

suffix form
poisonous (to an organ)

Front 72

-toxin

Back 72

suffix form
a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)