Med Vocab Chapter 3

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Amphi-, Ampho-

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Prefix- on both sides, around, both

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Ana-

Back 2

Prefix- up, back, against

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Apo-

Back 3

Prefix- away from

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Cata (cat- before vowel or h)

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Prefix- Downward, disordered

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Dia (Di before vowel)

Back 5

Prefix- through, across, apart

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Eso-

Back 6

Prefix- within, inner, inward

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Eu

Back 7

Prefix- good, normal, healthy

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Heter, Hetero

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Prefix- different, other, relationship to other

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Homo, Homeo

Back 9

Prefix- same, likeness

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Meta (met before vowel or H)

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prefix- change, transformation, after, behind

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Para (par before vowel)

Back 11

prefix- alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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Pro

Back 12

prefix- before

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Pros, Prosth

Back 13

prefix- In Place of

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-al

Back 14

adj-forming suffix: pertaining to, located within

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-ase

Back 15

noun-forming suffix forms enzymes

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-asia, -asis

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noun-forming suffix meaning state, condition

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-ema

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noun-forming suffix means state of condition. Combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

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-esis

Back 18

noun-forming suffix means state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun-forming suffix indicating a particular science or study

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-ism

Back 21

noun-forming suffix meaning state, condition, quality

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ismus

Back 22

noun-forming suffix state, condition, muscular spasm

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oid, ode, id

Back 23

noun/adj-forming suffix indicating particular shape, form, or resemblence

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oma

Back 24

noun-forming suffix, usually tumor

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ose

Back 25

adj/noun-forming chemical compounds or full, resembling

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ous

Back 26

adjectival suffix- pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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us

Back 27

noun-forming suffix, condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus)

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ize

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

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acr-

Back 29

combining form meaning extremities (part. hands and feet)

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ambly

Back 30

combining form meaning dull, faint

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carcin

Back 31

combining form carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

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combining form hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

Back 33

combining form meaning hand

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chol(e)

Back 34

combining form menaing bile, gall

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cyan-

Back 35

combining form meaning blue

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cyst-, cystis

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combining form meaning bladder, cyst

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diplo-

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combining form menaing double, twin

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enter

Back 38

combining form meaning small intestine

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erg-

Back 39

combining form meaning work, action

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gastr

Back 40

combining form meaning stomach

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hem, hemat, em

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combining form meaning blood

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Hepar, Hepat

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combining form meaning liver

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Lip-

Back 43

combining form meaning fat

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Macr-

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combining form abnormally large or long

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Mega, Megal

Back 45

combining form abnormally large or long

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Melan

Back 46

combining form meaning dark, black

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Micr

Back 47

combining form meaning abnormally small

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Nyct

Back 48

combining form meaning night

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Odyn

Back 49

combining form meaning pain

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Onc

Back 50

combining form meaning tumor

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Pachy

Back 51

combining form meaning thick

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Pseud

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combining form meaning false

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Py

Back 53

combining form meaning pus

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Sarc

Back 54

combining form meaning flesh, soft tissue

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Spasm

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combining form meaning spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

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Splen

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combining form meaning spleen

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Stom, Stomat

Back 57

combining form meaning mouth, opening