Medical Terminoloty - Lesson 2

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amphi-, ampho-

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on both sides, around, both

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ana-

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up, back, against

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apo-

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away from

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cata-

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downward, disordered

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dia-

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through, across, apart

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eso-

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within, inner, inward

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eu-

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good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

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different, other, relationship to another

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homo-. homeo-

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same, likeness

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meta-

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change, transformation, after, behind

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para-

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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

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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 (Latin derived)
pertaining to, located in

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-ase

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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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-emat

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ABSTRACT NOUN COMBINING FORM SUFFIX
for nouns ending in -EMAT
state, condition

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-esis

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ABSTRACT NOUN 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
indicates a particular science or study: 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, -id

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NOUN & ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIX
indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like resembling

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-oma

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ABSTRACT NOUN FORMING SUFFIX
usually tumor, occasionally disease.

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-omat, -omata,

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ABSTRACT NOUN FORMING SUFFIX
(combining form of nouns ending in oma)
usually tumor, occastionally disease.

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-ose

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LATIN DERIVED AJECTIVAL SUFFIX
(also used to form names of chemical substances)
full of, resembling

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-ous

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LATIN DERIVED AJECTIVAL SUFFIX
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

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LATIN NOUN FORMING ENDING
condition, person
(sometiems a malformed fetus)

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-ize

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VERB FORMING SUFFIX
a commonly used Greek -derived sufix that means "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, gal

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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)-, -systis

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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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malan-

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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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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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malan-

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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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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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malan-

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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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slen-

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COMBINING FORM
spleen

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stom-,stomat-

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COMBINING FORM
mouth, opening