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

Suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-ase

Back 16

Noun-forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema

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
a particular science or study, 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/Adjective forming suffix
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblence, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

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

Front 27

-tics

Back 27

Noun forming suffix
indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 28

-us

Back 28

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

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

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

Front 30

Ambly-

Back 30

Combining form
dull, faint

Front 31

Carcin-

Back 31

Combining form
carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-

Back 32

Combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

Cheir-,Chir-

Back 33

Combining form
hand

Front 34

Chol(e)-

Back 34

Combining form
bile, gall

Front 35

Col(i)-
Colon-

Back 35

Combining form
colon

Front 36

Cyan-

Back 36

Combining form
blue

Front 37

Cyst(i)-
-cystis

Back 37

Combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 38

Diplo-

Back 38

Combining form
double, twin

Front 39

Enter-

Back 39

Combining form
(small) intestine

Front 40

Erg-

Back 40

Combining form
action, work

Front 41

Gastr-

Back 41

Combining form
stomach

Front 42

Hem-
Hemat-
-em-

Back 42

Combining form
blood

Front 43

Hepar-
Hepat-

Back 43

Combining form
liver

Front 44

Lip-

Back 44

combining form
fat

Front 45

Macr-

Back 45

Combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

Mega-
Megal-

Back 46

Combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

Melan-

Back 47

Combining form
dark, black

Front 48

Micr-

Back 48

Combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 49

Nyct-

Back 49

combining form
night

Front 50

Odyn-

Back 50

Combining form
pain

Front 51

Onc-

Back 51

Combining form
tumor

Front 52

Pachy-

Back 52

Combining form
thick

Front 53

Pseud-

Back 53

Combining form
false

Front 54

Py-

Back 54

Combining form
pus

Front 55

Sarc-

Back 55

Combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

Spasm-

Back 56

Combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 57

Splen-

Back 57

combining form
spleen

Front 58

Stom-
Stomat-

Back 58

Combining form
mouth, opening