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

noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, asis (rare)

Back 16

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

*The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

noun-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun-forming suffix

indicates a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix

like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

*The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; the plural is often -omata

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective- forming suffix

full of, resembling

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

noun-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 28

tics

Back 28

noun forming suffix

science or study of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

verb-forming suffix

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

Front 31

-ate,-ide, -ite,-one

Back 31

noun-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 32

acr-

Back 32

combining form

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

Front 33

Ambyl-

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

*combining forms preceded by a hyphen are found only following a prefix or another combining form*

Front 36

cheir-, chir

Back 36

combining form

hand

Front 37

Chol(e)-

Back 37

combining form

bile, gall

*words containing CHOLECYST- usually refer to the gallbladder*

Front 38

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 38

combining form

colon

*words beginning with or containing coli- usually refer to colon bacillus, E. coli*

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

combining form

blue

Front 40

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 40

combining form

bladder, cyst

*words containing cyst(i)- usually refer to the urinary bladder*

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 contractoin

Front 60

splen-

Back 60

combining form

spleen

Front 61

stom-, stomat-

Back 61

combining form

mouth, opening