Med 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-

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- / di-

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- / hetero-

Back 8

Prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo- / homeo-

Back 9

Prefix
same, likeness

Front 10

meta- / met-

Back 10

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- / par-

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

Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Noun-Forming Suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia / -asis

Back 16

Noun-Forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema / -emat

Back 17

Noun-Forming Suffix / Combining Form
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 / -tics

Back 20

Noun-Forming Suffix
particular science or study, study or science 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 / -ode / -id

Back 23

Noun-Forming Suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance

Adj-Forming Suffix
like, resembling

Front 24

-oma / -omat / -omata (pl)

Back 24

Noun-Forming Suffix / Combining Form
tumor, disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adj-Forming Suffix
full of, resembling

Noun-Forming Suffix
names of chemical substances

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Adj-Forming Suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Noun-Forming Suffix
condition, person, malformed fetus

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Greek-Derived Suffix
To make, become, cause to, subject to, engage in

Front 29

-ate / -ide / -ite / -one

Back 29

Noun-Forming Suffix
Form names of chemical substances

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

Combining Form
(highest point), extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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- / chir-

Back 34

Combining Form
hand

Front 35

chol(e)-

Back 35

Combining Form
bile, gall

Front 36

col(i)- / colon-

Back 36

Combining Form
colon

Front 37

cyan-

Back 37

Combining Form
blue

Front 38

cyst(i)- / -cystis

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- / hemat- / -em-

Back 43

Combining Form
blood

Front 44

hepar- / hepat-

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- / megal-

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 muscle contraction

Front 58

splen-

Back 58

Combining Form
spleen

Front 59

stom- / stomat-

Back 59

Combining Form
mouth, opening