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- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

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- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

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

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adjective forming suffix, often from nouns ending in -esis

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun forming suffix indicating a particular science or study

science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

noun forming suffix indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance

like, resembling

Front 24

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 24

adjective forming suffix indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance

like, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

abstract noun forming suffix: usually tumor; occasionally disease.

The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; the plural often is -omata

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

a Latin derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

a Latin derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 28

-us

Back 28

a Latin noun forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

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

Front 30

-ate

-ide

-ite

-one

Back 30

suffixes used to form names of chemical substances

Front 31

ACR-

Back 31

combining form

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

Front 32

AMBLY-

Back 32

combining form

dull, faint

Front 33

CARCIN-

Back 33

combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 34

-CEL-*

Back 34

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 35

CHEIR-, CHIR-

Back 35

combining form

hand

Front 36

CHOL(ECYST)-

Back 36

combining form

bile, gall

Front 37

COL(I)-, COLON-

Back 37

combining form

colon

Front 38

CYAN-

Back 38

combining form

blue

Front 39

CYST(I)-, CYSTIS-

Back 39

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 40

DIPLO-

Back 40

combining form

double, twin

Front 41

ENTER-

Back 41

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 42

ERG-

Back 42

combining form

action, work

Front 43

GASTR-

Back 43

combining form

stomach

Front 44

HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Back 44

combining form

blood

Front 45

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 45

combining form

liver

Front 46

LIP-

Back 46

combining form

fat

Front 47

MACR-

Back 47

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 48

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

MELAN-

Back 49

combining form

dark, black

Front 50

MICR-

Back 50

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 51

NYCT-

Back 51

combining form

night

Front 52

ODYN-

Back 52

combining form

pain

Front 53

ONC-

Back 53

combining form

tumor

Front 54

PACHY-

Back 54

combining form

thick

Front 55

PSEUD-

Back 55

combining form

false

Front 56

PY-

Back 56

combining form

pus

Front 57

SARC-

Back 57

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 58

SPASM-

Back 58

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 59

SPLEN-

Back 59

combining form

spleen

Front 60

STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 60

combining form

mouth, opening