Matt Nash Medical Vocabulary - Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-

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-

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-

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-

Back 10

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-

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

-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

Back 16

Noun forming suffix
condition, state

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

Adjective forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 20

-ics

Back 20

Noun forming suffix
indicates a particular science: science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

Noun forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid

Back 23

Both noun and adjective forming suffix
indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resemblance

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

Noun forming suffix
Tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective forming suffix
full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Noun forming suffix
condition, person

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Verb forming suffix
means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"

Front 29

-ate

Back 29

Noun Forming Suffixes
Used to form names of chemical substances

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

Combining Form
extremities

Front 31

ambly-

Back 31

Combining Form
dull, faint

Front 32

carcin-

Back 32

Combining Form
carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-cel-

Back 33

Combining Form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

cheir-

Back 34

Combining Form
hand

Front 35

chol-

Back 35

Combining Form
bile, gall

Front 36

col-

Back 36

Combining Form
colon

Front 37

cyan-

Back 37

Combining Form
blue

Front 38

cyst-

Back 38

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

Front 39

diplo-

Back 39

Combining Form
double, twin

Front 40

enter-

Back 40

Combining Form
(small) intestine

Front 41

erg-

Back 41

Combining Form
action, work

Front 42

gastr-

Back 42

Combining Form
stomach

Front 43

hem-

Back 43

Combining Form
blood

Front 44

hepar-

Back 44

Combining Form
liver

Front 45

lip-

Back 45

Combining Form
fat

Front 46

macr-

Back 46

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

mega-

Back 47

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

melan-

Back 48

Combining Form
dark, black

Front 49

micr-

Back 49

Combining Form
(abnormally) small

Front 50

nyct-

Back 50

Combining Form
night

Front 51

odyn-

Back 51

Combining Form
pain

Front 52

onc-

Back 52

Combining Form
tumor

Front 53

pachy-

Back 53

Combining Form
thick

Front 54

pseud-

Back 54

Combining Form
false

Front 55

py-

Back 55

Combining Form
pus

Front 56

sarc-

Back 56

Combining Form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

spasm-

Back 57

Combining Form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

splen-

Back 58

Combining Form
spleen

Front 59

stom-

Back 59

Combining Form
mouth, opening

Front 60

ampho-

Back 60

Prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 61

hetero-

Back 61

Prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 62

homeo-

Back 62

Prefix
same, likeness

Front 63

prosth-

Back 63

Prefix
in place of

Front 64

-tics

Back 64

Noun forming suffix
indicates a particular science: science or study of

Front 65

-ide

Back 65

Noun Forming Suffixes
Used to form names of chemical substances

Front 66

-ite

Back 66

Noun Forming Suffixes
Used to form names of chemical substances

Front 67

-one

Back 67

Noun Forming Suffixes
Used to form names of chemical substances

Front 68

chir-

Back 68

Combining Form
hand

Front 69

chole-

Back 69

Combining Form
bile, gall

Front 70

coli-

Back 70

Combining Form
colon

Front 71

colon-

Back 71

Combining Form
colon

Front 72

cysti-

Back 72

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

Front 73

-cystis

Back 73

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

Front 74

hemat-

Back 74

Combining Form
blood

Front 75

-em-

Back 75

Combining Form
blood

Front 76

hepat-

Back 76

Combining Form
liver

Front 77

megal-

Back 77

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 78

stomat-

Back 78

Combining Form
mouth, opening