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-

Back 4

prefix

(cat before a vowel or h)

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-

Back 5

prefix

(di before a vowel)

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-

Back 10

prefix

(met before a vowel or h)

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-

Back 11

prefix

(often par before a vowel)

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

Latin derived

adj forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia

Back 16

noun forming suffix

stat condition

(asis - rare)

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adj forming suffix

(can form nouns --> -esis)

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics (tics)

Back 20

noun forming suffix

science of study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

noun forming suffix

conidition, state, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid (-ode, -id)

Back 23

noun/adj forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance

like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

noun forming suffix

usually tumor

occasionally disease

oma + omat pleural form is omata

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

latin derived

adj forming suffix

full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

latin derived

adj forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

latin

noun forming suffix

condition, person

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

greek derived

verb forming suffix

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

Front 29

suffixes used to form chemical substances

Back 29

ate

ide

ite

one

Front 30

words containing

coli

cysti

cholecyst

usually refer to

Back 30

coli - colon bacillus

cysti - urinary bladder

cholecyst - gallbladder

Front 31

acr-

Back 31

combining form

[highest part] extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 32

ambly-

Back 32

combining form

dull, faint

Front 33

carcin-

Back 33

combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 34

-cel-

Back 34

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 35

cheir- (chir-)

Back 35

combining form

hand

Front 36

chol(e)-

Back 36

combining form

bile, gall

Front 37

col(i)- (colon-)

Back 37

combining form

colon

Front 38

cyan-

Back 38

combining form

blue

Front 39

cyst(i)- (-cystis)

Back 39

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 40

diplo-

Back 40

combining form

double, twin

Front 41

enter-

Back 41

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 42

erg-

Back 42

combining form

action, work

Front 43

gastr-

Back 43

combining form

stomach

Front 44

hem- (hemat-, -em-)

Back 44

combining form

blood

Front 45

hepar- (hepat-)

Back 45

combining form

liver

Front 46

lip-

Back 46

combining form

fat

Front 47

macr-

Back 47

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

mega-, megal-

Back 48

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

melan-

Back 49

combining form

dark, black

Front 50

micr-

Back 50

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 51

nyct-

Back 51

combining form

night

Front 52

odyn-

Back 52

combining form

pain

Front 53

onc-

Back 53

combining form

tumor

Front 54

pachy-

Back 54

combining form

thick

Front 55

pseud-

Back 55

combining form

false

Front 56

py-

Back 56

combining form

pus

Front 57

sarc-

Back 57

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 58

spasm-

Back 58

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 59

splen-

Back 59

combining form

spleen

Front 60

stom- (stomat-)

Back 60

combining form

mouth, opening