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

-emat

Back 18

Combining form

state, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 21

-ics, -tics

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 24

Noun or Adjective forming suffix

indicates a particular shape, form or resemblance, like, resembling

Front 25

-oma, -omata

Back 25

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 26

-omat

Back 26

Combining form

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Adjective-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substances; full of, resembling

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Verb-forming suffix

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

Front 31

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 31

Verb-forming substance

form chemical substances

Front 32

coli-

Back 32

colon bacillus

Front 33

cyst(I)-

Back 33

urinary bladder

Front 34

cholecyst-

Back 34

gall bladder

Front 35

acr-

Back 35

Combining form

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 36

ambly-

Back 36

Combining form

dull, faint

Front 37

carcin-

Back 37

Combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 38

-cel-

Back 38

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 39

cheir-, chir-

Back 39

Combining form

hand

Front 40

chol(e)-

Back 40

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 41

col(I)-, colon-

Back 41

Combining form

colon

Front 42

cyan-

Back 42

Combining form

blue

Front 43

cyst(I)-, -cystis

Back 43

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 44

diplo-

Back 44

Combining form

double, twin

Front 45

enter-

Back 45

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 46

erg-

Back 46

Combining form

action, work

Front 47

gastr-

Back 47

Combining form

stomach

Front 48

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 48

Combining form

blood

Front 49

hepar-, hepat-

Back 49

Combining form

liver

Front 50

lip-

Back 50

Combining form

fat

Front 51

macr-

Back 51

Combining form

abnormally large or long

Front 52

mega-, megal-

Back 52

Combining form

abnormally large or long

Front 53

melan-

Back 53

Combining form

dark, black

Front 54

Micr-

Back 54

Combining form

abnormally small

Front 55

nyct-

Back 55

Combining form

night

Front 56

odyn-

Back 56

Combining form

pain

Front 57

onc-

Back 57

Combining form

tumor

Front 58

pachy-

Back 58

Combining form

thick

Front 59

pseud-

Back 59

Combining form

false

Front 60

py-

Back 60

Combining form

pus

Front 61

sarc-

Back 61

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 62

spasm-

Back 62

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 63

splen-

Back 63

Combining form

spleen

Front 64

stom-, stomat-

Back 64

Combining form

mouth, opening