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

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, condtion; muscular spasmi

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

noun-forming suffix
adjective-forming suffix

like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

noun-forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective-forming suffix

also 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

-us

Back 27

noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

verb-forming suffix

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

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