Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

Prefix

On both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

Prefix

Up, back, again

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

Prefix

Away from

Front 4

cata- (cat- before a vowel)

Back 4

Prefix

Downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

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- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix

Change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

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 (Latin derived)

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

-emat

Back 18

Combining form of mounds ending in -ema

State, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

Noun forming suffix

State, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

Adjective forming suffix ( from nouns ending in -esis)

Pertaining to

Front 21

-ics, -tics

Back 21

Noun forming suffix

Science or study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

Noun forming suffix

State, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

Noun forming suffix

State, condition, muscular

Front 24

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 24

Noun and adjective forming suffix

Indicate a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resemblance

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

Noun forming suffix

Usually tumor, occasionally disease.

Front 26

-omat, -omata

Back 26

Combining Form of nouns ending in -oma

Usually tumor, occasionally disease.

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Adjectival suffix, also used to form the names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Adjective forming suffix

Pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-tics

Back 29

Noun forming suffix

Science or study of

Front 30

-us

Back 30

Noun forming suffix

Condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus)

Front 31

-ize

Back 31

Verb forming suffix

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

Front 32

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 32

Suffixes used to form names of chemical substances

Front 33

acr-

Back 33

Combining form

extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 34

ambly-

Back 34

Combining form

Dull, faint

Front 35

carcin-

Back 35

Combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

-cel-

Back 36

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 37

cheir-, chir-

Back 37

Combining form

Hand

Front 38

chol(e)-

Back 38

Combining form

Bile, gall

Front 39

col(i)-, colon-

Back 39

Combining form

Colon

Front 40

cyan-

Back 40

Combining form

Blue

Front 41

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 41

Combining form

Bladder, cyst

Front 42

diplo-

Back 42

Combining form

Double, twin

Front 43

enter-

Back 43

Combining Form

(small) intestine

Front 44

erg-

Back 44

Combining Form

action, work

Front 45

gaster-

Back 45

Combining Form

stomach

Front 46

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 46

Combining Form

Blood

Front 47

hepar-, hepat-

Back 47

Combining Form

Liver

Front 48

lip-

Back 48

Combining Form

Fat

Front 49

macr-

Back 49

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

mega-, megal-

Back 50

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

melan-

Back 51

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 52

micr-

Back 52

Combining Form

(abnormally) small

Front 53

nyct-

Back 53

Combining Form

Night

Front 54

odyn-

Back 54

Combining Form

Pain

Front 55

onc-

Back 55

Combining Form

Tumor

Front 56

pachy-

Back 56

Combining Form

Thick

Front 57

pseud-

Back 57

Combining Form

False

Front 58

py-

Back 58

Combining Form

pus

Front 59

sarc-

Back 59

Combining Form

Flesh, soft tissue

Front 60

spam-

Back 60

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 61

splen-

Back 61

Combining Form

Spleen

Front 62

stom-, stomat-

Back 62

Combining Form

Mouth, opening