Lesson 2 Flash Cards

Front 1

Amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

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Ana-

Back 2

up, back, against

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Apo-

Back 3

away from

Front 4

Cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

downward, disordered

Front 5

Dia-

Back 5

through, across, apart

Front 6

Eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward

Front 7

Eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

Heter-, hetero-

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

Homo-, homeo-

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

Meta- (met- before a vowel or H)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

Para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

Pro-

Back 12

before

Front 13

Pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

a latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

form abstract nouns: state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

forms abstract nouns: state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in –ema is –emat-

Front 18

-ics, -tics

Back 18

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

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-esis

Back 19

formas abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 20

forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in –esis: pertaining to

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-ism

Back 21

forms abstract nouns: state condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

forms abstract nouns: state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) –ode, -id

Back 23

form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance:like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

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

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

a latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

a latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

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

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means “to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in”

Front 29

Acr-

Back 29

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

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Ambly-

Back 30

dull, faint

Front 31

Carcin-

Back 31

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-*

Back 32

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

Cheir-, chir-

Back 33

hand

Front 34

Chol(e)

Back 34

bile, gall

Front 35

Col(i), colon-

Back 35

colon

Front 36

Cyan-

Back 36

blue

Front 37

Cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 37

bladder, cyst

Front 38

Diplo-

Back 38

double, twin

Front 39

Enter-

Back 39

(small) intestine

Front 40

Erg-

Back 40

action, work

Front 41

Gastr-

Back 41

stomach

Front 42

Hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 42

blood

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Hepar-, hepat-

Back 43

liver

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Lip-

Back 44

fat

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Macr-

Back 45

(abnormally) large or long

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Mega-, megal-

Back 46

(abnormally) large or long

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Melan-

Back 47

dark, black

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Micr-

Back 48

(abnormally) small

Front 49

Nyct-

Back 49

night

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Odyn-

Back 50

pain

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Onc-

Back 51

tumor

Front 52

Pachy-

Back 52

thick

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Psued-

Back 53

false

Front 54

Py-

Back 54

pus

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Sarc-

Back 55

flesh, soft tissue

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Spasm-

Back 56

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

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Spleen-

Back 57

spleen

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Stom-, stomat-

Back 58

mouth, opening