Medical Terminology Chapter 2

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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-

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prefix
away from

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cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

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prefix
downward, disordered

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dia- (di- before a vowel)

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prefix
through, across, apart

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eso-

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prefix
within, inner, inward

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eu-

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prefix
good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

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prefix
different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

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prefix
same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

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prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (often par- before a vowel)

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prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

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prefix
before

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pros, prosth-

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prefix
in place of

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-al

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Latin-derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, located in

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-ase

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noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare)

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abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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-ema

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abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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-esis

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adjective-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

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-etic

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adjective-forming suffix, often from nouns ending in -esis
pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

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noun-forming suffix
science or study of

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-ism

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abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, (rarely) -ode

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both noun- and adjective-forming suffix
like, resembling

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oma

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abstract noun-forming suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease

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-ose

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Latin-derived adjectival suffix
also used to form names of chemical substances; full of, resembling

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-ous

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Latin-derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

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Latin noun-forming ending
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

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verb-forming suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

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acr-

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combining form
[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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ambly-

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combining form
dull, faint

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carcin-

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combining form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

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combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

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combining form
hand

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chol(e)-

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combining form
bile, gall

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col(i)-, colon-

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combining form
colon

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cyan-

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combining form
blue

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cyst(i)-, -cystis

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combining form
bladder, cyst

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diplo-

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combining form
double, twin

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enter-

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combining form
(small) intestine

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erg-

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combining form
action, work

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gastr-

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combining form
stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

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combining form
blood

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hepar-, hepat-

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combining form
liver

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lip-

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combining form
fat

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macr-

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combining form
(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

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combining form
(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

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combining form
dark, black

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micr-

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combining form
(abnormally) small

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nyct-

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combining form
night

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odyn-

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combining form
pain

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onc-

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combining form
tumor

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pachy-

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combining form
thick

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pseud-

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combining form
false

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py-

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combining form
pus

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sarc-

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combining form
flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

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combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

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combining form
spleen

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stom-, stomat-

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combining form
mouth, opening

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-emat-

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combining form of nouns ending in -ema (state, condition)

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-omat-

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combining form of nouns ending in -oma (tumor, disease)