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- 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

Adjective-forming Suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

Front 18

-emat

Back 18

Combining form of -ema

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

adjective-forming Suffix

often from nouns ending in -esis

pertaining to

Front 21

-ics, -tics

Back 21

noun-forming Suffix

indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, process, procedure;

muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 24

noun-forming Suffix and adjective-forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance, like resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

noun-forming Suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 26

-omat, -omata (plural)

Back 26

combining form

for -oma

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

adjective-forming suffix

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

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, characterize by, full of

Front 29

-tics

Back 29

noun-forming Suffix

like -ics

indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 30

-us

Back 30

noun-forming Suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 31

-ize

Back 31

Verb-forming Suffix

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

Front 32

acr-

Back 32

Combining Form

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

Front 33

ambly-

Back 33

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 34

carcin-

Back 34

Combining Form

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 35

-cel-

Back 35

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 36

cheir-, chir-

Back 36

Combining Form

hand

Front 37

chol(e)-

Back 37

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 38

col(i)-, colon-

Back 38

Combining form

colon

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

Combining Form

blue

Front 40

cyst(i)-, cystis-

Back 40

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 41

diplo-

Back 41

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 42

enter-

Back 42

Combining Form

(small) intestine

Front 43

erg-

Back 43

Combining Form

action, work

Front 44

gastr-

Back 44

Combining Form

stomach

Front 45

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 45

Combining Form

blood

Front 46

hepar-, hepat-

Back 46

Combining Form

liver

Front 47

lip-

Back 47

Combining Form

fat

Front 48

macr-

Back 48

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

mega-, megal-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

melan-

Back 50

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 51

micr-

Back 51

Combining Form

(abnormally) small

Front 52

nyct-

Back 52

Combining Form

night

Front 53

odyn-

Back 53

Combining Form

pain

Front 54

onc-

Back 54

Combining Form

tumor

Front 55

pachy-

Back 55

Combining Form

thick

Front 56

pseud-

Back 56

Combining Form

false

Front 57

py-

Back 57

Combining Form

pus

Front 58

sarc-

Back 58

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 59

spasm-

Back 59

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 60

splen-

Back 60

Combining Form

spleen

Front 61

stom-, stomat-

Back 61

Combining Form

mouth, opening