Lesson 2 Flashcards

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-
prefix

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana-
prefix

Back 2

up, back, against

Front 3

apo-
prefix

Back 3

away from

Front 4

cata- cat-
prefix

Back 4

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-, di-
prefix

Back 5

through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-
prefix

Back 6

within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-
prefix

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-
prefix

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-
prefix

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

meta-, met-
prefix

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-, par-
prefix

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-
prefix

Back 12

before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-
prefix

Back 13

in place of

Front 14

-al
adjective forming suffix

Back 14

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase
noun forming suffix

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis
noun forming suffix

Back 16

state, condition

Front 17

-ema
noun forming suffix

Back 17

state, condition

Front 18

-esis
noun forming suffix

Back 18

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic
adjective forming suffix

Back 19

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics
noun forming suffix

Back 20

science or study of

Front 21

-ism
noun forming suffix

Back 21

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus
noun forming suffix

Back 22

state, condition, musculuar spasm

Front 23

-oid
noun/adjective forming suffix

Back 23

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

Front 24

oma
noun forming suffix

Back 24

usually tumor; occasionally disease.

Front 25

-ose
adjective forming suffix

Back 25

full of; resembling

Front 26

-ous
adjective forming suffix

Back 26

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

tics

Back 27

(see -ics)

Front 28

-us
noun forming suffix

Back 28

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one
suffix

Back 29

used to form names of chemical substances

Front 30

coli-

Back 30

refer to the colon bacillus

Front 31

cyst(i)-

Back 31

usually refer to the urinary bladder

Front 32

chlecyst-

Back 32

refer to the gallbladder

Front 33

acr-
combining form

Back 33

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

Front 34

ambly-
combining form

Back 34

dull, faint

Front 35

carcin-
combining form

Back 35

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

-cel-
combining form

Back 36

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 37

cheir- chir-
combining form

Back 37

hand

Front 38

chol(E)-
combining form

Back 38

bile, gall

Front 39

col(i)-, colon-
combining form

Back 39

colon

Front 40

cyan-
combining form

Back 40

blue form

Front 41

cyst(i)-, cystis-
combining form

Back 41

bladder, cyst

Front 42

diplo-
combining form

Back 42

double, twin

Front 43

enter-
combining form

Back 43

(small) intestine

Front 44

erg-
combining form

Back 44

action, work

Front 45

gastr-
combining form

Back 45

stomach

Front 46

hem-, hemat-, -em-
combining form

Back 46

blood

Front 47

hepar-, hepat-
combining form

Back 47

liver

Front 48

lip-
combining form

Back 48

fat

Front 49

macr-
combining form

Back 49

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

mega-, megal-
combining form

Back 50

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

melan-
combining form

Back 51

dark, black

Front 52

micr-
combining form

Back 52

(abnormally) small

Front 53

nyct-
combining form

Back 53

night

Front 54

odyn-
combining form

Back 54

pain

Front 55

onc-
combining form

Back 55

tumor

Front 56

pachy-
combining form

Back 56

thick

Front 57

pseud-
combining form

Back 57

false

Front 58

py-
combining form

Back 58

pus

Front 59

sarc-
combining form

Back 59

flesh, soft tissue

Front 60

spasm-
combining form

Back 60

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

Front 61

splen-
combining form

Back 61

spleen

Front 62

stom-, stomat-
combining form

Back 62

mouth, opening