Lesson 2 Flashcards

Front 1

derma

Back 1

the skin

Front 2

hepar

Back 2

the liver

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 4

soma

Back 4

the body

Front 5

amphi- or ampho-

Back 5

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 6

ana-

Back 6

Prefix

up, back, against

Front 7

apo-

Back 7

Prefix

away from

Front 8

cata- (cat-)

Back 8

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 9

dia- (di-)

Back 9

prefix

through, across, apart

Front 10

eso-

Back 10

prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 11

eu-

Back 11

prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 12

heter- , hetero-

Back 12

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 13

homo- , homeo-

Back 13

prefix

same, likeness

Front 14

meta- (met-)

Back 14

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 15

para- (par-)

Back 15

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 16

pro-

Back 16

prefix

before

Front 17

pros-, prosth-

Back 17

prefix

in place of

Front 18

-al

Back 18

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 19

-ase

Back 19

suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 20

-asia, -asis

Back 20

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 21

-ema

Back 21

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 22

-esis

Back 22

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 23

-etic

Back 23

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 24

-ics, -tics

Back 24

noun forming suffix

indicative of a particular science or study

Front 25

-ism

Back 25

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 26

-ismus

Back 26

abstract noun forming suffix

condition; muscular spasm

Front 27

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 27

both noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix

indicative of a particular shape, form or resemblance

like, resembling

Front 28

-oma

Back 28

abstract noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 29

-ose

Back 29

adjective-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

Front 30

-ous

Back 30

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 31

-us

Back 31

noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 32

-ize

Back 32

verb-forming suffix

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

Front 33

acr-

Back 33

combining form

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 34

ambly-

Back 34

combining form

dull, faint

Front 35

carcin-

Back 35

combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

-cel-

Back 36

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 37

cheir-, chir

Back 37

combining form

hand

Front 38

chol(e)-

Back 38

combining form

bile, gall

Front 39

col(i)- , colon-

Back 39

combining form

colon

Front 40

cyan-

Back 40

combining form

blue

Front 41

cyst(i)- , -cystis

Back 41

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 42

diplo-

Back 42

combining form

double, twin

Front 43

enter-

Back 43

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 44

erg-

Back 44

combining form

action, work

Front 45

gastr-

Back 45

combining form

stomach

Front 46

hem- , hemat- , -em-

Back 46

combining form

blood

Front 47

hepar- , hepat-

Back 47

combining form

liver

Front 48

lip-

Back 48

combining form

fat

Front 49

macr-

Back 49

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

mega- , megal-

Back 50

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

melan-

Back 51

combining form

dark, black

Front 52

micr-

Back 52

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 53

nyct-

Back 53

combining form

night

Front 54

odyn-

Back 54

combining form

pain

Front 55

onc-

Back 55

combining form

tumor

Front 56

pachy-

Back 56

combining form

thick

Front 57

pseud-

Back 57

combining form

false

Front 58

py-

Back 58

combining form

pus

Front 59

sarc-

Back 59

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 60

spasm-

Back 60

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 61

splen-

Back 61

combining form

spleen

Front 62

stom- , stomat -

Back 62

combining form

mouth, opening