Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-
ampho-

Back 1

Prefix;
on both sides, around, both

Front 2

apo-

Back 2

prefix;
away from

Front 3

ana-

Back 3

prefix;
up, back, against

Front 4

cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h)

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;
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

noun-forming suffix;
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia
-asis (rare)

Back 16

noun-forming suffix;
State, condition

Front 17

-ema
-emat

Back 17

noun-forming suffix;
state, condition;
(combining form is -emat-)

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;
indicating a 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 (rarely)
-id

Back 23

noun-forming suffix;
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance

adjective-forming suffix;
like, resembling

Front 24

-oma
-omat-
-omata

Back 24

noun-forming suffix;
usually tumor; occasionally disease;
combining form of -oma is -omat-;
Plural is -omata

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective-forming suffix;
also used to form names of chemical substances;
full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

adjective-forming suffix;
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

tics

Back 27

Same as -ics;
noun-forming suffix;
indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 28

-us

Back 28

noun-forming suffix;
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

verb-forming suffix;
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

combining form;
[highest point] extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 31

ambly-

Back 31

combining form;
dull, faint

Front 32

carcin-

Back 32

combining form;
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-cel-

Back 33

combining form;
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

cheir-
chir-

Back 34

combining form;
hand

Front 35

chol(e)-

Back 35

combining form;
bile, gall

Front 36

col(i)-
colon-

Back 36

combining form;
colon

Front 37

cyan-

Back 37

combining form;
blue

Front 38

cyst(i)-
-cystis

Back 38

combining form;
bladder, cyst

Front 39

diplo-

Back 39

combining form;
double, twin

Front 40

enter-

Back 40

combining form;
(small) intestine

Front 41

erg-

Back 41

combining form;
action, work

Front 42

gastr-

Back 42

combining form;
stomach

Front 43

hem-
hemat-
-em-

Back 43

combining form;
blood

Front 44

hepar-
hepat-

Back 44

combining form;
liver

Front 45

lip-

Back 45

combining form;
fat

Front 46

macr-
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

Front 50

odyn-

Back 50

combining form;
pain

Front 51

onc-

Back 51

combining form;
tumor

Front 52

pachy-

Back 52

combining form;
thick

Front 53

pseud-

Back 53

combining form;
false

Front 54

py-

Back 54

combining form;
pus

Front 55

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

Front 58

stom-
stomat-

Back 58

combining form;
mouth, opening