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

Adjective forming Suffix

Pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-Ase

Back 15

Noun forming Suffix

Forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-Asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun forming suffix

State, condition

Front 17

-Ema (-emat)

Back 17

Noun forming suffix

State, condition

Front 18

-Esis

Back 18

Noun forming suffix

State, condition, procedure

Front 19

-Etic

Back 19

Adjective forming suffix

Pertaining to

Front 20

-Ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun forming suffix

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, -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun and adjective forming suffix

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

Front 24

-Oma (-omat, -omata)

Back 24

Noun forming suffix

Tumor, disease

Front 25

-Ose

Back 25

Adjective forming suffix

Used to form names of Chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-Ous

Back 26

Adjective forming suffix

Pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

Tics

Back 27

Noun forming suffix

Science or study of

Front 28

-Us

Back 28

Noun forming suffix

Condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

-Ize

Back 29

Verb forming suffix

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

Front 30

Acr-

Back 30

Combining form

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

Front 31

Ambly-

Back 31

Combining form

Dull, faint

Front 32

Carcin-

Back 32

Combining form

[Crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-Cel-

Back 33

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

Cheir-, chir-

Back 34

Combining form

hand

Front 35

Chol (e)-

Back 35

Combining form

Bile, gall

Front 36

Col (i)-, colon-

Back 36

Combining form

Colon

Front 37

Cyan-

Back 37

Combining form

Blue

Front 38

Cyst (i)-, -cystis

Back 38

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 39

Diplo-

Back 39

Combining form

double, twin

Front 40

Enter-

Back 40

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 41

Erg-

Back 41

Combining form

Action, work

Front 42

Gastr-

Back 42

Combining form

Stomach

Front 43

Hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 43

Combining form

Blood

Front 44

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 44

Combining form

Liver

Front 45

Lip-

Back 45

Combining form

Fat

Front 46

Macr-

Back 46

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

Mega-, Megal-

Back 47

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

Melan-

Back 48

Combining form

Dark, black

Front 49

Micr-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 50

Nyct-

Back 50

Combining form

Night

Front 51

Odyn-

Back 51

Combining form

Pain

Front 52

Onc-

Back 52

Combining form

Tumor

Front 53

Pachy-

Back 53

Combining form

thick

Front 54

Pseud-

Back 54

Combining form

False

Front 55

Py-

Back 55

Combining form

Pus

Front 56

Sarc-

Back 56

Combining form

Flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

Spasm-

Back 57

Combining form

Spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

Splen-

Back 58

Combining form

Spleen

Front 59

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 59

Combining form

Mouth, opening