Lesson 2 Flashcards

Front 1

derma

Back 1

dictionary noun form

the skin

Front 2

hepar

Back 2

dictionary noun form

the liver

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

dictionary noun form

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 4

soma

Back 4

dictionary noun form

the body

Front 5

amphi, 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- before a vowel or h)

Back 8

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 9

dia (di- before a vowel)

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- before a vowel or h)

Back 14

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 15

para (often par- before a vowel)

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

noun forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 20

asia, asis(rare)

Back 20

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

Front 21

ema (emat)

Back 21

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

Front 22

esis

Back 22

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

Front 23

etic

Back 23

adjective forming suffix, -esis noun forming suffix:

pertaining to

Front 24

ics tics

Back 24

noun forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 25

ism

Back 25

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure, quality

Front 26

ismus

Back 26

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure; muscular spasm

Front 27

oid (rarely ode, id

Back 27

noun and adjective forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 28

oma

Back 28

abstract noun forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

noun combining form ending in oma is omat plural is often omata

Front 29

ose

Back 29

latin derived adjective forming suffix also used to form names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

Front 30

ous

Back 30

latin derived adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 31

us

Back 31

latin noun forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 32

ize

Back 32

greek derived verb forming suffix

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

Front 33

acr

Back 33

combining form

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

Front 34

ambly

Back 34

combining form

dull, faint

Front 35

carcin

Back 35

combining form

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

-cel- (kel alternate form) (cele)

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, gaster

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