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

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-)

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

SUFFIX

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

SUFFIX

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia (-asis (RARE))

Back 16

SUFFIX

form abstract nouns: state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

SUFFIX

forms abstract nouns

state, condition

(the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-)

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

SUFFIX

forms abstract nouns

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

SUFFIX

forms adjectives often from nouns ending in -esis
pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

SUFFIX

forms nouns indicating a particular science or study

science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

SUFFIX

forms abstract nouns

state condition quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

SUFFIX

forms abstract nouns

state condition muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

SUFFIX

forms both nouns and adjectives

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

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

SUFFIX

forms abstract nouns

usually tumor; occasionally disease. The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; the plural is often -omata.

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

SUFFIX

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

SUFFIX

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

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

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 29

SUFFIX

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

COMBINING FORM

[highest point] extremities (particularly the 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-

Back 46

COMBINING FORM

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

mega-, megal-

Back 47

COMBINING FORM

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

melan-

Back 48

COMBINING FORM

dark, black

Front 49

micro-

Back 49

COMBINING FORM

(abnormally) small

Front 50

nyct-

Back 50

COMBINING FORM

night

Front 51

odyn-

Back 51

COMBINING FORM

pain

Front 52

onc-

Back 52

COMBINING FORM

tumor

Front 53

pachy-

Back 53

COMBINING FORM

thick

Front 54

pseud-

Back 54

COMBINING FORM

false

Front 55

py-

Back 55

COMBINING FORM

pus

Front 56

sarc-

Back 56

COMBINING FORM

flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

spasm-

Back 57

COMBINING FORM

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

splen-

Back 58

COMBINING FORM

spleen

Front 59

stom-, stomat-

Back 59

COMBINING FORM

mouth, opening