Lesson 2 Flashcards

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

up, back, against

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

away from

Front 4

cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

form abstract nouns: state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

forms abstract nouns: state, condition. Combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis. Pertaining to.

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

forms abstract nouns: usually tumor, occasionally disease.

Front 25

-omat

Back 25

Combining form of nouns ending in -oma; the plural often is -omata

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

Latin-derived adjectival suffix; used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-tics

Back 28

see -ics

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"

Front 31

Chemical Substances

Back 31

-ate

-ide

-ite

-one

Front 32

Preceding Hyphens

Back 32

Combining forms preceded by a hyphen (-em-) are found only following a prefix or another combining form: anemia, leukemia...

Front 33

Coli-

Back 33

usually refer to the colon bacillus

Front 34

Cyst(i)-

Back 34

usually refer to the urinary bladder

Front 35

Cholecyst-

Back 35

refer to the gallbladder

Front 36

Acr-

Back 36

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

Front 37

Ambly-

Back 37

dull, faint

Front 38

Carcin-

Back 38

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 39

-cel-

Back 39

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 40

cheir-, chir-

Back 40

hand

Front 41

chol(e)-

Back 41

bile, gall

Front 42

col(i)-, -cystis

Back 42

bladder, cyst

Front 43

diplo-

Back 43

double, twin

Front 44

enter-

Back 44

(small) intestin

Front 45

erg-

Back 45

action, work

Front 46

gastr-

Back 46

stomach

Front 47

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 47

blood

Front 48

hepar-, hepat-

Back 48

liver

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lip-

Back 49

fat

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macr-

Back 50

(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 51

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 52

dark, black

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micr-

Back 53

(abnormally) small

Front 54

nyct-

Back 54

night

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odyn-

Back 55

pain

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onc-

Back 56

tumor

Front 57

pachy-

Back 57

think

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pseud-

Back 58

false

Front 59

py-

Back 59

pus

Front 60

sarc-

Back 60

flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 61

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 62

splen-

Back 62

spleen

Front 63

stom-, stomat-

Back 63

mouth, opening