Medical Terminology Lesson2

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amphi-, ampho-

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prefix
on both side, 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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heter-, hetero-

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prefix
different, other, relationship to another

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eu-

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prefix
good, normal, healthy

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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- (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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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

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-ase

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noun forming suffix
forms namesof enzymes

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-asia, -asis

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noun forming suffix
state, condition

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-ema

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noun forming suffix
state, condition

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-esis

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noun forming suffix
stae, condition, precedure
-etic

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-etic

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noun forming adjectivesuffix
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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noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality

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-ismus

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noun forming suffix
state, condition, musculare spasm

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-oid, - ode, - id

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noun and adective forming suffix
like resembling

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-oma, (plural) -omata

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noun forming suffix
usually tumor; occansionally diseased

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omat

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combining form
usually tumor; occansionally diseased

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-ose

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adjective forming suffix
full of resembling

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-ous

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adjective forming suffix
pertainign to, characterized by, full of

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-us

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noun forming suffix
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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-ate

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noun forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

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-ide

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noun forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

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-ite

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noun forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

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-one

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noun forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

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col(i)-, colon-

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combining form
colon

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cyst(i)-, cystis-

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combining form
bladder, cyst

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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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[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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cheir-, chir-

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hand

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chlo(e)-

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bile, gall

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cyan-

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combining form
blue

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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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-cel-*

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combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

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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-, magal-

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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