Lesson Two

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 of 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-

Back 8

Prefix:

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-

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-

Back 13

Prefix:

in place of

Front 14

Prosth-

Back 14

Prefix:

in place of

Front 15

homeo-

Back 15

Prefix:

same, likeness

Front 16

hetero-

Back 16

Prefix:

different, other, relationship to another

Front 17

-al

Back 17

Suffix (Latin derived), Adjective forming:

pertaining to, located in

Front 18

-ase

Back 18

Suffix:

forms names of enzymes

(lact-ase)

Front 19

-asia

Back 19

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

state, condition

Front 20

-asis

Back 20

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

state, condition

Front 21

-ema

Back 21

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

state, condition

Front 22

-esis

Back 22

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

state, condition, procedure

Front 23

-etic

Back 23

Suffix, forms adjectives:

pertaining to

Front 24

-ics

Back 24

Suffix, forms nouns:

particular science or study, science or study of

Front 25

-tics

Back 25

Suffix, forms nouns:

particular science or study, science or study of

Front 26

-ism

Back 26

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

state, condition, quality

Front 27

-ismus

Back 27

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 28

-oid

Back 28

Suffix, forms nouns and adjectives:

particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resembling

Front 29

-ode

Back 29

Suffix, forms nouns and adjectives:

particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resembling

Front 30

-id

Back 30

Suffix, forms nouns and adjectives:

particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resemblance

Front 31

-oma

Back 31

Suffix, forms abstract nouns:

tumor, disease

Front 32

-ose

Back 32

Suffix, (Latin derived), forms adjectives:

forms names of chemical substances; full of, resembling

Front 33

-ous

Back 33

Suffix, (Latin derived), forms adjectives:

pertaining to, characterized by, full of, resembling

Front 34

-us

Back 34

Suffix, (Latin derived), noun forming ending:

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 35

-ize

Back 35

Suffix, (Greek derived), verb forming:

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

Front 36

ACR-

Back 36

Combining form:

[highest point] extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 37

AMBLY-

Back 37

Combining form:

dull, faint

Front 38

CARCIN-

Back 38

Combining form:

[crab], carcinoma, fever

Front 39

-CEL-*

Back 39

Combining form:

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 40

CHEIR-, CHIR-

Back 40

Combining form:

hand

Front 41

CHOL(E)-

Back 41

Combining form:

bile, gall

Front 42

COL(I)-, COLON-

Back 42

Combining form:

colon

Front 43

CYAN-

Back 43

Combining form:

blue

Front 44

CYST(I)-, CYSTIS

Back 44

Combining form:

bladder, cyst

Front 45

DIPLO-

Back 45

Combining form:

double, twim

Front 46

ENTER-

Back 46

Combining form:

(small) intestine

Front 47

ERG-

Back 47

Combining form:

action, work

Front 48

GASTR-

Back 48

Combining form:

stomach

Front 49

HEM-, HEMAT-, EM-

Back 49

Combining form:

blood

Front 50

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 50

Combining form:

liver

Front 51

LIP-

Back 51

Combining form:

fat

Front 52

MACR-

Back 52

Combining form:

(abnormally) large or long

Front 53

MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 53

Combining form:

(abnormally) large or long

Front 54

MELAN-

Back 54

Combining form:

dark, black

Front 55

MICR-

Back 55

Combining form:

(abnormally) small

Front 56

NYCT-

Back 56

Combining form:

night

Front 57

ODYN-

Back 57

Combining form:

pain

Front 58

ONC-

Back 58

Combining form:

tumor

Front 59

PACHY-

Back 59

Combining form:

thick

Front 60

PSEUD-

Back 60

Combining form:

false

Front 61

PY-

Back 61

Combining form:

pus

Front 62

SARC-

Back 62

Combining form:

flesh, soft tissue

Front 63

SPASM-

Back 63

Combining form:

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 64

SPLEN-

Back 64

Combining form:

spleen

Front 65

STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 65

Combining form:

mouth, opening

Front 66

-ate

Back 66

Chemical substance.

(chlor-ate)

Front 67

-ide

Back 67

Chemical substance:

(brom-ide)

Front 68

-ite

Back 68

Chemical substance:

(nitr-ite)

Front 69

-one

Back 69

Chemical substance:

(testoster-one)

Front 70

Cholecyst-

Back 70

refers to gallbladder

Front 71

coli-

Back 71

refers to colon bacillus

Front 72

cyst(I)-

Back 72

usually refers to urinary bladder

Front 73

stoma-

Back 73

mouth, opening

Front 74

anastomosis-

Back 74

formation of a passage between two normally distinct spaces or organs

Front 75

arteriovenous anastomosis

Back 75

an opening between an artery and a vein

Front 76

-stomy

Back 76

indicates surgical procedures

Front 77

enteroenteroostomy

Back 77

creation of a communication between two noncontiguous segments of the intestine

Front 78

colostomy

Back 78

formation of more or less permanent passage between the colon and the surface of the abdomen

Front 79

trachoma

Back 79

chronic contagious form of conjunctivitis

Front 80

gluacoma

Back 80

destructive disease of the eye caused by increased intraocular pressure

Front 81

sarcoma

Back 81

malignant tumor originating in connective tissue such as muscle or bone

Front 82

myosarcoma

Back 82

sarcoma in the muscle

Front 83

osteosarcoma

Back 83

sarcoma in the bone

Front 84

hepatoma

Back 84

tumor of the liver

Front 85

nephroma

Back 85

tumor of a kidney

Front 86

cholangioma

Back 86

tumor of the bile ducts

Front 87

hemangioma

Back 87

tumor of the blood vessels

Front 88

hematoma

Back 88

swelling that contains blood

Front 89

melanoma

Back 89

malignant tumor composed of the cells

Front 90

melanin

Back 90

substance that gives pigmentation to the hair, skin, and other tissues

Front 91

melanomatosis

Back 91

formation of numerous melanomas on or beneath the skin

Front 92

mastonocus

Back 92

tumor of the breast

Front 93

oncology

Back 93

branch of medicine dealing with tumors

Front 94

-cele

Back 94

usually means hernia

Front 95

gastrocele

Back 95

hernia of the stomach

Front 96

cystocele

Back 96

hernia of the bladder

Front 97

rectocele

Back 97

hernia of the rectum

Front 98

-cele

Back 98

can indicate swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid

Front 99

urocele

Back 99

accumulation of urine in the scrotal sac

Front 100

hydrocele

Back 100

accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike structure such as the scrotum in a newborn male child

Front 101

galactocele

Back 101

milk filled tumor caused by obstruction of a milk duct

Front 102

keloid

Back 102

scarlike growth of tissue on the skin

Front 103

dermoid cyst

Back 103

cyst containing elements of hair, teeth, or skin

Front 104

ovarian cyst

Back 104

a sac that develops in the ovary

Front 105

sebaceous cyst

Back 105

cyst of the sebaceous or oil secreting glands of the skin

Front 106

cystalgia

Back 106

pain in the bladder

Front 107

choleocystitis

Back 107

inflammation of the gallbladder

Front 108

dacryocyst

Back 108

lacrimal sac

Front 109

phagocyst

Back 109

the capsule of the crystalline lens of the eye

Front 110

derma

Back 110

skin

Front 111

hepar

Back 111

liver

Front 112

meninx

Back 112

coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 113

soma

Back 113

body