Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-

Back 1

prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ampho-

Back 2

prefix
on both sides, around, both

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

cat

Back 6

prefix
(used before a vowel)downward, disordered

Front 7

dia

Back 7

prefix
through, across, apart

Front 8

di

Back 8

prefix
(used before a vowel)
through, across, apart

Front 9

eso

Back 9

prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 10

eu

Back 10

prefix
good, normal, healthy

Front 11

heter

Back 11

prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 12

hetero

Back 12

prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 13

homo

Back 13

prefix
same, likeness

Front 14

homeo

Back 14

prefix
same, likeness

Front 15

meta

Back 15

prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 16

met

Back 16

prefix
(before a vowel)
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 17

para

Back 17

prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 18

par

Back 18

prefix
(used before a vowel)
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 19

pro

Back 19

prefix
before

Front 20

pros

Back 20

prefix
in place of

Front 21

prosth

Back 21

prefix
in place of

Front 22

al

Back 22

ajectival suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 23

ase

Back 23

suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 24

asia

Back 24

abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 25

asis

Back 25

abstract noun forming suffix
rare form of asia
state, condition

Front 26

ema

Back 26

abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 27

emat

Back 27

absract noun forming suffix
used for combining forms that end in ema
state, condition

Front 28

esis

Back 28

abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 29

etic

Back 29

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 30

ics, tics

Back 30

noun forming suffix
indicates a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 31

ism

Back 31

abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 32

ismus

Back 32

abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 33

oid (rarely - ode, id)

Back 33

noun and adjective forming suffix
indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblence: like, resembling

Front 34

oma

Back 34

abstract noun forming suffix
usually tumor, occasioonally disease

Front 35

omat

Back 35

abstract noun forming suffix used as combining form for words ending in oma

Front 36

omata

Back 36

abstract noun forming suffix
used a plural combining form for words ending in oma

Front 37

-ose

Back 37

adjective forming suffix

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

Front 38

-ous

Back 38

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 39

-us

Back 39

noun forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 40

-ize

Back 40

suffix

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

Front 41

acr-

Back 41

combining form

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

Front 42

ambly-

Back 42

combining form

dull, faint

Front 43

carcin-

Back 43

combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 44

-cel-

Back 44

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 45

cheir-, chir-

Back 45

combining form

hand

Front 46

chol(e)-

Back 46

combining form

bile, gall

Front 47

col(i)-, colon-

Back 47

combining form

colon

Front 48

cyan-

Back 48

combining form

blue

Front 49

cyst(i)-, cystis-

Back 49

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 50

diplo-

Back 50

combining form

double, twin

Front 51

enter-

Back 51

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 52

erg-

Back 52

combining form

action work

Front 53

gastr-

Back 53

combining form

stomach

Front 54

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 54

combining form

blood

Front 55

hepar-, hepat-

Back 55

combining form

liver

Front 56

lip-

Back 56

combining form

fat

Front 57

macr-

Back 57

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 58

mega-, megal-

Back 58

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 59

melan-

Back 59

combining form

dark, black

Front 60

micr-

Back 60

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 61

odyn-

Back 61

combining form

pain

Front 62

onc-

Back 62

combining form

tumor

Front 63

pachy-

Back 63

combining form

thick

Front 64

pseud-

Back 64

combining form

false

Front 65

py-

Back 65

combining form

pus

Front 66

sarc-

Back 66

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 67

spasm-

Back 67

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 68

splen-

Back 68

combining form

spleen

Front 69

stom-, stomat-

Back 69

combining form

mouth, open

Front 70

cholecyst-

Back 70

combining form

gallbladder

Front 71

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 71

suffixes

used to form names of chemical substances