Medical Voacb Lesson 2

Front 1

Amphi

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

Ampho

Back 2

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 3

ana

Back 3

prefix

up, back, against

Front 4

apo

Back 4

Prefix

away from

Front 5

cata (cat before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 6

dia (di before a vowel)

Back 6

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 7

eso

Back 7

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 8

eu

Back 8

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 9

Heter, Hetero

Back 9

Prefix

Different, other, relationship to another

Front 10

Homo. Homeo

Back 10

Prefix

Same, likeness

Front 11

Meta (met before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix

change,transformation

Front 12

Para ( often Par before a vowel)

Back 12

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 13

Pro

Back 13

Prefix

before

Front 14

Pros, Prosth

Back 14

Prefix

in place of

Front 15

-al

Back 15

Adjetive- forming suffix

Pertaining to, located in

Front 16

-ase

Back 16

noun- forming suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 17

-asia

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-ema

Back 18

Noun- forming suffix

state, condition

Front 19

-emat

Back 19

combining form of -ema

state, condition

Front 20

-esis

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 21

-etic

Back 21

adjective- forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 22

-ics, -tics

Back 22

noun- forming

indicating a particular science or study

Science or study of...

Front 23

-ism

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix

State, condition, quality

Front 24

-ismus

Back 24

Noun-forming

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 25

-oid ( rarely) -oed, -id

Back 25

noun and adjective forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 26

oma

Back 26

Noun- forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

Adjective forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us

Back 29

Noun- forming suffix

condition, person,

(sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 30

-ize

Back 30

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

Front 31

**chemical substances

-ate

-ide

-ite

-one

Back 31

suffixes used to form names of chemical substances

Front 32

Coli-

Back 32

refer to the colon bacillus

Front 33

cyst(i)-

Back 33

refer to the urinary bladder

Front 34

Cholecyst-

Back 34

refer to the gallbladder

Front 35

Acr-

Back 35

combining form

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

Front 36

Ambly-

Back 36

combining form

dull, faint

Front 37

Carcin-

Back 37

Combining form

Carcinoma, cancer

Front 38

-Cel-

Back 38

Combining form

Hernia, tumor, swelling.

Front 39

Cheir, chir

Back 39

Combining form

hand

Front 40

Chol(e)

Back 40

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 41

col(i), colon

Back 41

Combining form

colon

Front 42

Cyan-

Back 42

Combining form

blue

Front 43

Cyst(i)- , Cystis

Back 43

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 44

Diplo

Back 44

Combining form

double, twin

Front 45

Enter-

Back 45

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 46

Erg-

Back 46

combining form

action, work

Front 47

Gastr-

Back 47

combining form

stomach

Front 48

Hem- Hemat, em

Back 48

Combining from

blood

Front 49

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 49

Combining form

liver

Front 50

lip-

Back 50

combining form

fat

Front 51

Macr-

Back 51

(abnormally) large or long

Front 52

Mega-, Megal-

Back 52

(abnormally) large or long

Front 53

Melan-

Back 53

combining form

Dark, Black

Front 54

Micr-

Back 54

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 55

Nyct-

Back 55

Combining form

Night

Front 56

Odyn-

Back 56

Combining form

pain

Front 57

Onc-

Back 57

Combining form

Tumor

Front 58

Pachy-

Back 58

Combining form

thick

Front 59

Pseud-

Back 59

combining form

False

Front 60

Py-

Back 60

combining form

pus

Front 61

Sarc-

Back 61

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 62

Spasm-

Back 62

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 63

Splen-

Back 63

Combining form

Spleen

Front 64

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 64

Combining form

Mouth, opening

Front 65

Keloid

Back 65

a scar like growth of tissue on the skin.