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-

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-

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-

Back 10

Prefix:

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-

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

NOUN FORMING 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

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

NOUN FORMING SUFFIX:

science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

NOUN FORMING SUFFIX:

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

NOUN FORMING SUFFIX:

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

NOUN/ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIX
a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

NOUN FORMING SUFFIX:

tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIX:
forms names of chemical substance
full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIX:

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 27

NOUN FORMING SUFFIX:

condition, person

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-ize

Back 28

VERB FORMING SUFFIX

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

Front 29

ACR-

Back 29

COMBINING FORM

[highest point] extremities (particularly the handds and feet)

Front 30

AMBLY-

Back 30

COMBINING FORM

dull, faint

Front 31

CARCIN-

Back 31

COMBINING FORM

carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-CEL

Back 32

COMBINING FORM

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

CHEIR- CHIR-

Back 33

COMBINING FORM

hand

Front 34

CHOL(E)-

Back 34

COMBINING FORM

bile, gall

Front 35

COL(I)- , COLON-

Back 35

COMBINING FORM

colon

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CYAN-

Back 36

COMBINING FORM

blue

Front 37

CYST(I)-, -CYSTIS

Back 37

COMBINING FORM

bladder, cyst

Front 38

DIPLO-

Back 38

COMBINING FORM

double, twin

Front 39

ENTER-

Back 39

COMBINING FORM

(small) intestine

Front 40

ERG-

Back 40

COMBINING FORM

action, work

Front 41

GASTR-

Back 41

COMBINING FORM

stomach

Front 42

HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Back 42

COMBINING FORM

blood

Front 43

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 43

COMBINING FORM

liver

Front 44

LIP-

Back 44

COMBINING FORM

fat

Front 45

MACR-

Back 45

COMBINING FORM

(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

MEGA- , MEGAL-

Back 46

COMBINING FORM

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

MELAN-

Back 47

COMBINING FORM

dark, black

Front 48

MICR-

Back 48

COMBINING FORM

(abnormally) small

Front 49

NYCT-

Back 49

COMBINING FORM

night

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ODYN-

Back 50

COMBINING FORM

pain

Front 51

ONC-

Back 51

COMBINING FORM

tumor

Front 52

PACHY-

Back 52

COMBINING FORM

thick

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PSEUD-

Back 53

COMBINING FORM

false

Front 54

PY-

Back 54

COMBINING FORM

pus

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SARC-

Back 55

COMBINING FORM

flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

SPASM-

Back 56

COMBINING FORM

spasm, involuntary muscular
contraction

Front 57

SPLEN-

Back 57

COMBINING FORM

spleen

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STOM- , STOMAT-

Back 58

COMBINING FORM

mouth, opening