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
(before a vowel or h)
downward, disordered

Front 7

dia-

Back 7

prefix
through, across, apart

Front 8

di-

Back 8

prefix (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
differet, 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

Front 16

met

Back 16

prefix (before a vowel or h)
change, transformation

Front 17

para-

Back 17

prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 18

par-

Back 18

prefix (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

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 23

-ase

Back 23

noun-forming suffix
formes names of enzymes

Front 24

-asia

Back 24

noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 25

-asis

Back 25

noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 26

-ema

Back 26

noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 27

-esis

Back 27

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 28

-etic

Back 28

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 29

-ics

Back 29

noun-forming suffix
science or study of

Front 30

-tics

Back 30

noun-forming suffix
science or study of

Front 31

-ism

Back 31

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 32

-ismus

Back 32

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 33

-oid

Back 33

noun/adjective-forming suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling

Front 34

-ode

Back 34

noun/adjective-forming suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling

Front 35

-id

Back 35

noun/adjective-forming suffix
particular shape, form or resemblance like, resembling

Front 36

-oma

Back 36

noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 37

-ose

Back 37

adjective-forming suffix
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

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

Front 41

-ate
-ide
-ite
-one

Back 41

noun-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances

Front 42

coli-

Back 42

prefix
refer to the colon bacillus, E-Coli

Front 43

cyst(i)-

Back 43

prefix
usually refer to the urinary bladder

Front 44

cholecyst-

Back 44

prefix-
refer to the gallblader

Front 45

acr-

Back 45

combining form
(highest point) extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 46

ambly-

Back 46

combining form
dull, faint

Front 47

carcin-

Back 47

combining form
(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 48

-cel-

Back 48

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 49

cheir-

Back 49

combining form
hand

Front 50

chir-

Back 50

combining form
hand

Front 51

chol(e)-

Back 51

combining form
bile, gall

Front 52

col(i)-

Back 52

combining form
colon

Front 53

colon-

Back 53

combining form
colon

Front 54

cyan-

Back 54

combining form
blue

Front 55

cyst(i)-

Back 55

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 56

-cystis

Back 56

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 57

diplo-

Back 57

combining form
double, twin

Front 58

enter-

Back 58

combining form
(small) intestine

Front 59

erg-

Back 59

combining form
action, work

Front 60

gastr-

Back 60

combining form
stomach

Front 61

hem-
hemat-
-em-

Back 61

combining form
blood

Front 62

hepar-
hepat-

Back 62

combining form
liver

Front 63

lip-

Back 63

combining form
fat

Front 64

macr-

Back 64

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 65

mega-
megal-

Back 65

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 66

melan-

Back 66

combining form
dark, black

Front 67

micr-

Back 67

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 68

nyct-

Back 68

combining form
night

Front 69

odyn-

Back 69

combining form
pain

Front 70

pachy-

Back 70

combining form
thick

Front 71

pseud-

Back 71

combining form
false

Front 72

py-

Back 72

combining form
pus

Front 73

sarc-

Back 73

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 74

spasm-

Back 74

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 75

splen-

Back 75

combining form
spleen

Front 76

stom-
stomat-

Back 76

combining form
mouth, opening

Front 77

hem-
hemat-
-em-

Back 77

combining form
blood

Front 78

hepar-
hepat-

Back 78

combining form
liver

Front 79

lip-

Back 79

combining form
fat

Front 80

macr-

Back 80

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 81

mega-
megal-

Back 81

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 82

melan-

Back 82

combining form
dark, black

Front 83

micr-

Back 83

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 84

nyct-

Back 84

combining form
night

Front 85

odyn-

Back 85

combining form
pain

Front 86

pachy-

Back 86

combining form
thick

Front 87

pseud-

Back 87

combining form
false

Front 88

py-

Back 88

combining form
pus

Front 89

sarc-

Back 89

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 90

spasm-

Back 90

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 91

splen-

Back 91

combining form
spleen

Front 92

stom-
stomat-

Back 92

combining form
mouth, opening