Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi, ampho

Back 1

Prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana

Back 2

Prefix
up, back, against

Front 3

apo

Back 3

Prefix
away from

Front 4

cata (cat)

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia (di

Back 5

Prefix
through, across, apart

Front 6

eso

Back 6

Prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 7

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)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para (par)

Back 11

Prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro

Back 12

Prefix
before

Front 13

pros, prosth

Back 13

Prefix
in place of

Front 14

al

Back 14

Adjective Forming Suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

ase

Back 15

Suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

asia, asis

Back 16

Noun Forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 17

ema

Back 17

Noun Forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 18

esis

Back 18

Noun Forming Suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 19

etic

Back 19

Adjective forming Suffix
pertaining to

Front 20

ics, tics

Back 20

Noun Forming Suffix
particular science or study; science or study of

Front 21

ism

Back 21

Noun Forming Suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 22

ismus

Back 22

Noun Forming Suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

oid, ode, id

Back 23

Noun and Adjective Forming Suffix
indicates particular shape, form, or resemblence: like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

Noun Forming Suffix
tumor, disease

Front 25

ose

Back 25

Adjective Forming Suffix
Also forms names of chemical subtances
full of, resembling

Front 26

ous

Back 26

Adjective Forming Suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

us

Back 27

Noun Forming Suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

acr

Back 28

Combining Form
[highest point] extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 29

ambly

Back 29

Combining Form
dull, faint

Front 30

carcin

Back 30

Combining Form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 31

cel

Back 31

Combining Form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 32

cheir, chir

Back 32

Combining Form
hand

Front 33

chol(e)

Back 33

Combining Form
bile, gall

Front 34

col(i), colon

Back 34

Combining Form
colon

Front 35

cyan

Back 35

Combining Form
blue

Front 36

cyst(i), cystis

Back 36

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

Front 37

diplo

Back 37

Combining Form
double, twin

Front 38

enter

Back 38

Combining Form
(small) intestine

Front 39

erg

Back 39

Combining Form
action, work

Front 40

gastr

Back 40

Combining Form
stomach

Front 41

hem, hemat, em

Back 41

Combining Form
blood

Front 42

hepar, hepat

Back 42

Combining Form
liver

Front 43

lip

Back 43

Combining Form
fat

Front 44

macr

Back 44

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 45

mega, megal

Back 45

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

melan

Back 46

Combining Form
dark, black

Front 47

micr

Back 47

Combining Form
(abnormally) small

Front 48

nyct

Back 48

Combining Form
night

Front 49

odyn

Back 49

Combining Form
pain

Front 50

onc

Back 50

Combining Form
tumor

Front 51

pachy

Back 51

Combining Form
thick

Front 52

pseud

Back 52

Combining Form
false

Front 53

py

Back 53

Combining Form
pus

Front 54

sarc

Back 54

Combining Form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 55

spasm

Back 55

Combining Form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 56

splen

Back 56

Combining Form
spleen

Front 57

stom, stomat

Back 57

Combining Form
mouth, opening