Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-

Back 1

prefix
around both sides of, both

Front 2

other form of amphi-

Back 2

prefix
ampho-

Front 3

ana-

Back 3

prefix
up, back, against

Front 4

apo-

Back 4

prefix
away from

Front 5

cata-

Back 5

prefix
downward, disordered

Front 6

cata- before a vowel

Back 6

prefix
cat-

Front 7

dis-

Back 7

prefix
through, across, apart

Front 8

dis- before a vowel

Back 8

prefix
di-

Front 9

eso-

Back 9

prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 10

eu-

Back 10

prefix
good, healthy, normal

Front 11

heter- or hetero-

Back 11

prefix
different other, relationship to another

Front 12

homo- or homeo-

Back 12

prefix
same, likeness

Front 13

meta- or met- before vowel or h

Back 13

prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 14

para- or sometimes par- before a vowel

Back 14

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 15

pros- or prosth-

Back 15

prefix
in place of

Front 16

-al

Back 16

Latin-derived suffix
meaning pertaining to, located in

Front 17

-ase

Back 17

noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 18

-asia

Back 18

suffix forms abstract nouns, state or condition

Front 19

-ema
-emat-

Back 19

suffix forms nouns
state or condition

Front 20

-esis

Back 20

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, or procedure

Front 21

-etic

Back 21

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 22

-ics or -tics

Back 22

forms nouns indicating a specific study or science

Front 23

-ism

Back 23

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, or quality

Front 24

-ismus

Back 24

suffix that forms nouns
state condition, or muscular spasms

Front 25

-oid, -ode, or -id

Back 25

suffix that forms nouns or adjectives
indicating a shape, form, resemblance, or likeness

Front 26

-oma

Back 26

noun-forming suffix
tumor or sometimes a disease

combining form for nouns ending in -oma is -omat-/-omata-

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Latin-derived adjectival suffix
full or, resembling

also used to form names of chemicals

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Latin-derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-tics

Back 29

suffix
equal to -ics

Front 30

-us

Back 30

Latin-derived noun-forming suffix
condition, person, sometimes a malformed fetus

Front 31

-ize

Back 31

common Greek-derived suffix
to make, to to become, cause to be, engage in

Front 32

-ate

Back 32

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

Front 33

-ide

Back 33

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemicals

Front 34

-ite

Back 34

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemicals

Front 35

-one

Back 35

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemicals

Front 36

coli-

Back 36

combining form
usually pertains to the colon bacter, E. coli

Front 37

cyst- or cysti-

Back 37

combining form
cells or urinary bladder

Front 38

cholycyst-

Back 38

combining form
gall bladder

Front 39

acr-

Back 39

combining form
point, extremities, usually hands or feet

Front 40

ambly-

Back 40

combining form
dull, faint

Front 41

carcin-

Back 41

combining form
crab, carcinoma, cancer

Front 42

-cel-

Back 42

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 43

chier or chir-

Back 43

combining form
hand

Front 44

chole- or chol-

Back 44

combining form
bile, gall

Front 45

col- coli- colon-

Back 45

combining form
colon

Front 46

cyan-

Back 46

combining form
blue

Front 47

cyst- cysti- cysitis

Back 47

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 48

diplo-

Back 48

combining form
double, twin

Front 49

enter-

Back 49

combining form
small intestine, intestine

Front 50

erg-

Back 50

combining form
action, work

Front 51

gastr-

Back 51

combining form
stomach

Front 52

hem- hemat- em-

Back 52

combining form
blood

Front 53

hepar- hepat-

Back 53

combining form
liver

Front 54

lip-

Back 54

combining form
fat

Front 55

macr-

Back 55

combining form
abnormally large or long

Front 56

mega- megal-

Back 56

combining form
abnormally large or long

Front 57

melan-

Back 57

combining form
dark or black

Front 58

micr-

Back 58

combining form
abnormally small

Front 59

nyct-

Back 59

combining form
night

Front 60

odyn-

Back 60

combining form
pain

Front 61

onc-

Back 61

combining form
tumor

Front 62

pachy-

Back 62

combining form
thick

Front 63

pseud-

Back 63

combining form
false

Front 64

py-

Back 64

combining form
pus

Front 65

sarc-

Back 65

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 66

spasm-

Back 66

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

Front 67

spplen-

Back 67

combining form
spleen

Front 68

stom- stomat-

Back 68

combining form
mouth or opening

Front 69

surgeon

Back 69

etym meaning
from chier- = hand

Front 70

anastomosis

Back 70

definition
formation of a passage, in surgery, for example

Front 71

cholangioma

Back 71

definition
tumor of bile ducts

Front 72

mastoncus

Back 72

definition
tumor of breast

Front 73

cele-

Back 73

etym meaning
swelling due to fluid accumulation

Front 74

keloid

Back 74

definition
scar-like tissue growth on skin