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

A 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

Noun-forming suffix

State, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix

State, condition

Front 18

-emat

Back 18

Combining form of nouns ending in -ema

State, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix

State, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

Adjective-forming suffix (often from nouns ending in -esis)

Pertaining to

Front 21

-ics,-tics

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix

Indicates a particular science or study; 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, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 24

Both noun and adjective forming suffix

Indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

Noun-forming suffix

Usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 26

-omat, plural is -omata

Back 26

Combining form of nouns ending in -oma

Usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

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

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

Pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Latin Noun-forming ending

Condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

Greek-derived verb forming suffix

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

Front 31

-ate

-ide

-ite

-one

Back 31

suffixes used to form names of chemical substance

Front 32

Acr-

Back 32

Combining form

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

Front 33

Ambly-

Back 33

Combining form

Dull, faint

Front 34

Carcin-

Back 34

Combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 35

-Cel-

Back 35

Combining form

Hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 36

Cheir-, Chir-

Back 36

Combining form

Hand

Front 37

Chole(e)-

Back 37

Combining form

Bile, gall

Front 38

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 38

Combining form

Colon

Front 39

Cyan-

Back 39

Combining form

Blue

Front 40

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 40

Combining form

Bladder, cyst

Front 41

Diplo-

Back 41

Combining form

Double, twin

Front 42

Enter-

Back 42

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 43

Erg-

Back 43

Combining form

Action, work

Front 44

Gastr-

Back 44

Combining form

Stomach

Front 45

Hem-, Hemat-, -Em-

Back 45

Combining form

Blood

Front 46

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 46

Combining form

Liver

Front 47

Lip-

Back 47

Combining form

Fat

Front 48

Macr-

Back 48

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

Mega-, Megal-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

Melan-

Back 50

Combining form

Dark, black

Front 51

Micr-

Back 51

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 52

Nyct-

Back 52

Combining form

Night

Front 53

Odyn-

Back 53

Combining form

Pain

Front 54

Onc-

Back 54

Combining form

Tumor

Front 55

Pachy-

Back 55

Combining form

Thick

Front 56

Pseud-

Back 56

Combining form

False

Front 57

Py-

Back 57

Combining form

Pus

Front 58

Sarc-

Back 58

Combining form

Flesh, soft tissue

Front 59

Spasm-

Back 59

Combining form

Spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 60

Splen-

Back 60

Combining form

Spleem

Front 61

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 61

Combining form

Mouth, Opening