Lesson Two

Front 1

amphi- (ampho-)

Back 1

prefix

on both side, around, both

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

prefix

up, back, against

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

prefix

away, from

Front 4

cata- (cat-)

Back 4

prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di-)

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-)

Back 10

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (par-)

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

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia (-asis)

Back 16

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-emat

Back 18

noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ics (-tics)

Back 21

noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study

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 (-ode, -id)

Back 24

noun and adjective-forming suffix

indicate particular shape, form, or resemblence

like, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

noun-forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 26

-omat (-omata is plural form)

Back 26

noun-forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-tics

Back 29

noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study

Front 30

-us

Back 30

noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 31

-ize

Back 31

verb-forming suffix

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

Front 32

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 32

suffixes used to form names of chemical substances

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-

Back 36

combining form

hernia, tumour, 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, cysts

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

lip-

Back 47

combining form

fat

Front 48

macr-

Back 48

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega- (megal-)

Back 49

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 50

combining form

dark, black

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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

spleen

Front 61

stom- (stomat-)

Back 61

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 62

-ose

Back 62

noun-forming suffix

chemical substance