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- (cat-)

Back 4

Prefix
downward. disordered

Front 5

dia- (di-)

Back 5

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-)

Back 10

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (par-)

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

Suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun- forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema (-emat)

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

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun- forming Suffix
a particular science of study; study or science of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun- forming Suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

Noun- forming Suffix
state, condition, muscle spasm

Front 23

-oid,-ode,-id

Back 23

Noun and Adjective-forming Suffix
a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

Front 24

-oma (-omat, -omata)

Back 24

Noun- forming Suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective- forming Suffix
full of, resembling; also used to form names of chemical substances

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Adjective- forming Suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Noun- forming Suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

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

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

Combining Form
[highest point] extremities

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

col(i)-, colon-

Back 34

Combining Form
colon

Front 35

cyan-

Back 35

Combining Form
blue

Front 36

cyst(i)-, cystis-

Back 36

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

Front 37

diplo-

Back 37

Combining Form
double, twin

Front 38

enter-

Back 38

Combining Form
(small) intestine

Front 39

erg-

Back 39

Combining Form
action, work

Front 40

gastr-

Back 40

Combining Form
stomach

Front 41

hem-, hemat-, -em

Back 41

Combining Form
blood

Front 42

hepar-, hepat-

Back 42

Combining Form
liver

Front 43

lip-

Back 43

Combining Form
fat

Front 44

macr-

Back 44

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 45

mega-, megal-

Back 45

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

melan-

Back 46

Combining Form
dark, black

Front 47

micr-

Back 47

Combining Form
(abnormally) small

Front 48

nyct-

Back 48

Combining Form
night

Front 49

odyn-

Back 49

Combining Form
pain

Front 50

onc-

Back 50

Combining Form
tumor

Front 51

pachy-

Back 51

Combining Form
thick

Front 52

pseud-

Back 52

Combining Form
false

Front 53

py-

Back 53

Combining Form
pus

Front 54

sarc-

Back 54

Combining Form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 55

spasm-

Back 55

Combining Form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 56

splen-

Back 56

Combining Form
spleen

Front 57

stom-, stomat-

Back 57

Combining Form
mouth, opening

Front 58

chol(e)-

Back 58

Combining Form
bile, gall