Marquez Medical Vocab Lesson 2

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

within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

different, other, relationship, to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

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

Back 16

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, tics

Back 20

noun forming suffix

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

adjective and noun forming suffix

shape, form, like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

abstract noun forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

also used to form names of chemical substances, full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Latin-derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Latin noun forming ending suffix

condition, person, sometime a malformed fetus

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Greek-derived suffix

to make, become, cause to be

Front 29

ACR-

Back 29

Combining Form

highest point, extremities

Front 30

AMBLY-

Back 30

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 31

CARCIN-

Back 31

Combining Form

cancer

Front 32

-CEL-

Back 32

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

CHEIR-, CHIR-

Back 33

Combining Form

hand

Front 34

CHOL(E)-

Back 34

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 35

COL(I)-, COLON-

Back 35

Combining Form

colon

Front 36

CYAN-

Back 36

Combining Form

blue

Front 37

CYST(I)-, -CYSTIS

Back 37

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 38

DIPLO-

Back 38

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 39

ENTER-

Back 39

Combining Form

small intestine

Front 40

ERG-

Back 40

Combining Form

action, work

Front 41

GASTR-

Back 41

Combining Form

stomach

Front 42

HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Back 42

Combining Form

blood

Front 43

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 43

Combining Form

liver

Front 44

LIP-

Back 44

Combining Form

fat

Front 45

MACR-

Back 45

Combining Form

large or long

Front 46

MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 46

Combining Form

large or long

Front 47

MELAN-

Back 47

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 48

MICR-

Back 48

Combining Form

small

Front 49

NYCT-

Back 49

Combining Form

night

Front 50

ODYN-

Back 50

Combining Form

pain

Front 51

ONC-

Back 51

Combining Form

tumor

Front 52

PACHY-

Back 52

Combining Form

thick

Front 53

PSEUD-

Back 53

Combining Form

false

Front 54

PY-

Back 54

Combining Form

pus

Front 55

SARC-

Back 55

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

SPASM-

Back 56

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

Front 57

SPLEN-

Back 57

Combining Form

spleen

Front 58

STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 58

Combining Form

mouth, opening