Med Vocab Chapter 2

Front 1

amphi-

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ampho-

Back 2

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 3

ana-

Back 3

Prefix

up, back, against

Front 4

apo-

Back 4

Prefix

away from

Front 5

cata- (cat-)

Back 5

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 6

dia- (di-)

Back 6

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 7

eso-

Back 7

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 8

eu-

Back 8

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 9

heter-, hetero-

Back 9

Prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 10

homo-

Back 10

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 11

homeo-

Back 11

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 12

meta- (met-)

Back 12

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 13

para- (par-)

Back 13

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 14

pro-

Back 14

Prefix

before

Front 15

pros-

Back 15

Prefix

in place of

Front 16

prosth-

Back 16

Prefix

in place of

Front 17

-al

Back 17

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 18

-ase

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

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-asia

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-asis

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-ema

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-esis

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 23

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ics

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix

science or study of

Front 25

-tics

Back 25

Noun-forming suffix

science or study of

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-ism

Back 26

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 27

-ismus

Back 27

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 28

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 28

Noun- and adjective-forming suffix

particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

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-oma

Back 29

Noun-forming suffix

tumor, disease

Front 30

-omata

Back 30

Plural of -oma

Noun-forming suffix

tumor, disease

Front 31

-ose

Back 31

Adjective-forming suffix

full of, resembling; also forms names of chemical substances

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-ous

Back 32

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 33

Noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 34

-ize

Back 34

Verb-forming suffix

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

Front 35

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 35

Noun-forming suffixes

names of chemical substances

Front 36

cholecyst-

Back 36

gallbladder

Front 37

coli-

Back 37

Combining Form

Escherichia coli

Front 38

acr-

Back 38

Combining Form

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 39

ambly-

Back 39

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 40

carcin-

Back 40

Combining Form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 41

-cel-

Back 41

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 42

cheir-, chir-

Back 42

Combining Form

hand

Front 43

chol(e)-

Back 43

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 44

col(i)-, colon-

Back 44

Combining Form

colon

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cyan-

Back 45

Combining Form

blue

Front 46

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 46

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 47

diplo-

Back 47

Combining Form

double, twin

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enter-

Back 48

Combining Form

intestine

Front 49

erg-

Back 49

Combining Form

action, work

Front 50

gastr-

Back 50

Combining Form

stomach

Front 51

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 51

Combining Form

blood

Front 52

hepar-, hepat-

Back 52

Combining Form

liver

Front 53

lip-

Back 53

Combining Form

fat

Front 54

macr-

Back 54

Combining Form

large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 55

Combining Form

large or long

Front 56

melan-

Back 56

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 57

micr-

Back 57

Combining Form

small

Front 58

nyct-

Back 58

Combining Form

night

Front 59

odyn-

Back 59

Combining Form

pain

Front 60

onc-

Back 60

Combining Form

tumor

Front 61

pachy-

Back 61

Combining Form

thick

Front 62

pseud-

Back 62

Combining Form

false

Front 63

py-

Back 63

Combining Form

pus

Front 64

sarc-

Back 64

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 65

spasm-

Back 65

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 66

splen-

Back 66

Combining Form

spleen

Front 67

stom-, stomat-

Back 67

Combining Form

mouth, opening

Front 68

-stomy

Back 68

Suffix

indicates a surgical procedure to form an anastomosis

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-oma

Back 69

Suffix

abnormal growth of tissue or a tumor; abnormal or diseased condition

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-cele

Back 70

Combining Form

abnormal swelling, hernia

Front 71

-gaster

Back 71

embryonic structure