Lesson 2

Front 1

derma

Back 1

combining form

skin

Front 2

gastros

Back 2

combining form

stomach

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

combining form

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 4

soma

Back 4

combining form

the body

Front 5

amphi- ampho-

Back 5

prefix

on both sounds, around, both

Front 6

ana-

Back 6

prefix

up,back,against

Front 7

apo-

Back 7

prefix

away from

Front 8

cata-

Back 8

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 9

dia-

Back 9

prefix

through, across, apart

Front 10

eso-

Back 10

prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 11

eu-

Back 11

prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 12

heter-, hetero-

Back 12

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 13

homo-, homeo-

Back 13

prefix

same, likeness

Front 14

meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 14

prefix

change, transformation

Front 15

para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 15

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 16

pro-

Back 16

prefix

before

Front 17

pros-, prosth-

Back 17

prefix

in place of

Front 18

-al

Back 18

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 19

-ase

Back 19

suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 20

-asia, -asis

Back 20

noun forming suffix

state; condition

Front 21

-ema

Back 21

abstract noun forming suffix

the combining form of nouns ending in -ema or -emat

Front 22

-esis

Back 22

noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 23

-etic

Back 23

adjective forming suffix; oftens forms nouns ending in -esis

pertaining to

Front 24

-ics, -tics

Back 24

noun forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 25

-ism

Back 25

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 26

-ismus

Back 26

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 27

-oid (rarely), -ode, -id

Back 27

noun and adjective forming suffix

indicated a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like resembling

Front 28

-oma

Back 28

abstract noun forming suffix

usually means tumor; ocasionally disease

Front 29

-ose

Back 29

adjective forming suffix or names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

Front 30

-ous

Back 30

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 31

-us

Back 31

noun forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 32

-ize

Back 32

greek suffix

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

Front 33

-ate

Back 33

suffix

forms names of chemicals

Front 34

-ide

Back 34

suffix

forms names of chemicals

Front 35

-ite

Back 35

suffix

forms names of chemicals

Front 36

-one

Back 36

suffix

forms names of chemicals

Front 37

acr-

Back 37

combining form

(highest point) extremetie (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 38

-ambly-

Back 38

combining form

dull, faint

Front 39

carcin-

Back 39

combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 40

-cel

Back 40

combining form

hernia, tumor. swelling

Front 41

cheir-, chir-

Back 41

combining form

hand

Front 42

chol (e)-

Back 42

combining form

bile, gall

Front 43

col (i), colon-

Back 43

combining form

colon

Front 44

cyan-

Back 44

combining form

blue

Front 45

cyst(i)-, cystis

Back 45

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 46

diplo-

Back 46

combining form

double, twin

Front 47

enter-

Back 47

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 48

erg-

Back 48

combining form

action, work

Front 49

gastr-

Back 49

combining form

stomach

Front 50

Giarda disease

Back 50

bloating
foul smelling watery diarrhea
campers, hikersasdf

Front 51

hepar-, hepat-

Back 51

combining form

liver

Front 52

lip-

Back 52

combining form

fat

Front 53

macr-

Back 53

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 54

mega-, megal-

Back 54

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 55

melan-

Back 55

combining form

dark, black

Front 56

micr-

Back 56

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 57

nyct-

Back 57

combining form

night

Front 58

odyn-

Back 58

combining form

pain

Front 59

onc-

Back 59

combining form

tumor

Front 60

pachy-

Back 60

combining form

thick

Front 61

pseud-

Back 61

combining form

false

Front 62

py-

Back 62

combining form

pus

Front 63

sarc-

Back 63

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 64

spasm-

Back 64

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 65

splen-

Back 65

combining form

spleen

Front 66

stom-, stomat-

Back 66

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 67

coli-

Back 67

combining form

usually refers to colon bacillus

Front 68

cyst- (i)

Back 68

combining form

refers to urinary bladder

Front 69

cholecyst-

Back 69

combining form

refers to the gallbladder