Lesson 2

Front 1

Derma, Dermatos

Back 1

Skin

Front 2

gastrr, gastros

Back 2

stomach

Front 3

hepar

Back 3

the liver

Front 4

meninx

Back 4

one of the coverings of thebrain and spinal cord

Front 5

soma

Back 5

the body

Front 6

Amphi-, ampho-

Back 6

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

amphi-bious

Front 7

ana-

Back 7

Prefix

up, back, against

ana-tomy

Front 8

apo-

Back 8

Prefix

away from

Front 9

cata-

cat-

Back 9

Prefix

downward, disoriented

Front 10

dia-

di-

Back 10

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 11

eso-

Back 11

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 12

eu-

Back 12

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 13

Heter-

hetero-

Back 13

Prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 14

homo-

homeo-

Back 14

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 15

meta-

Back 15

Prefix

change, transform, after, behind

Front 16

para-

Back 16

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 17

pro-

Back 17

Prefix

Before

Front 18

pros-

prosth-

Back 18

Prefix

in place of

Front 19

-al

Back 19

Suffix

located in, pertaining to

Front 20

-ase

Back 20

Suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 21

-asia

Back 21

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

Front 22

-ema

Back 22

Suffix

state, condition

Front 23

-esis

Back 23

noun-forming Suffix

state, condition procedure

Front 24

-etic

Back 24

Suffix

foroften from nouns ending in -esis

Front 25

-ics, -tics

Back 25

Noun-forming Suffix

indicating a particular science or study

Front 26

-ism

Back 26

Suffix

forms abstract nouns. state, condition, quality

Front 27

-ismus

Back 27

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition; muscularspasm

Front 28

-oid

Back 28

Noun/Adjective-forming Suffix

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

Front 29

oma

Back 29

Noun-forming Suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease. ending in–oma is –omat-; the plural often is –omata

Front 30

-ose

Back 30

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix

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

Front 31

-ous

Back 31

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 32

-tics

Back 32

form nouns indicating a particular science orstudy: science or study of

Front 33

-us

Back 33

a Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 34

Chemical Suffixes

Back 34

-ate (chlor-ate)

-ide (brom-ide)

-ite (nitr-ite)

-one (testoster-one)

Front 35

akron

ACR-

Back 35

Combing form

Extremities

Front 36

amblys

AMBLY-

Back 36

Combing form

dull, faint

Front 37

karkinos

CARCIN-

Back 37

Combing form

Crab

carcinoma, cancer

Front 38

kele

-cel-

Back 38

Combing form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 39

chole

CHOL(E)-

Back 39

Combing form

Bile, Gall

Front 40

kolon

COL- COLON-

Back 40

Combing form

colon

Front 41

Kyanos

cyan-

Back 41

Combing form

blue

Front 42

krystis

CYST(I)- -CYSTIS

Back 42

Combing form

bladder, cyst

Front 43

Diploos

DIPLO-

Back 43

Combing form

Double, Twin

Front 44

Enter-

Back 44

Combing form

(small) intestine

Front 45

erg-

Back 45

Combing form

action, work

Front 46

gastr-

Back 46

Combing form

stomach

Front 47

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 47

Combing form

blood

Front 48

hepar-

hepat-

Back 48

Combing form

liver

Front 49

lip-

Back 49

Combing form

fat

Front 50

macr-

Back 50

Combing form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

mega-

megal-

Back 51

Combing form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 52

melan-

Back 52

Combing form

dark, black

Front 53

micr-

Back 53

Combing form

(abnormally) small

Front 54

nyct-

Back 54

Combing form

night

Front 55

odyn-

Back 55

Combing form

pain

Front 56

onc-

Back 56

Combing form

tumor

Front 57

pachy-

Back 57

Combing form

thick

Front 58

pseud-

Back 58

Combing form

false

Front 59

py-

Back 59

Combing form

pus

Front 60

sarc-

Back 60

Combing form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 61

spasm-

Back 61

Combing form

spasm

Front 62

splen-

Back 62

Combing form

spleen

Front 63

stom-

stomat-

Back 63

Combing form

mouth, opening