Lesson 2 Flashcards

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

pertaining to, located in
adjective-forming suffix

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes
noun-forming suffix

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

state, condition
noun-forming suffix

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

state, condition
noun-forming suffix
(combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-)

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

state,condition,procedure
noun-forming suffix

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 20

-ics,-tics

Back 20

science or study of
noun-forming suffix

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

state,condition,quality
noun-forming suffix

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

state,condition,muscular spasm
noun-forming suffix

Front 23

-oid(rarely -ode, -id)

Back 23

like, resembling
noun and adjective-forming suffix

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

(usually) tumor, (occasionally) disease
noun-forming suffix
(combining form of -oma is -omat/-omata)

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

full of, resembling
adjective-forming suffix

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

pertaining to, characterized by, full of
adjective-forming suffix

Front 27

-us

Back 27

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
noun-forming suffix

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
verb-forming suffix

Front 29

-ate,-ide,-ite,-one

Back 29

suffixes used to name chemical substances

Front 30

coli-

Back 30

usually refer to the colon bacillus, escherichia coli

Front 31

acr-

Back 31

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

Front 32

ambly-

Back 32

combining form
dull,faint

Front 33

carcin-

Back 33

combing 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

combing form
bile, gall

Front 37

coli(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

combing 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