Medical Vocab

Front 1

Aur-

Back 1

Combining Form:

ear

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Later-

Back 2

Combining Form:

side

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Oss-

Back 3

Combining Form:

bone

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Radic-

Back 4

Combining Form:

root

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Sopor-

Back 5

Combining Form:

sleep

Front 6

Vas-

Back 6

Combining Form:

vessel

Front 7

ab- (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before c and t)

Back 7

Prefix:

away from

Front 8

ad- (ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; as- before s; a-before sp; at before t)

Back 8

Prefix:

to, toward

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ambi-

Back 9

Prefix:

both

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ante-

Back 10

Prefix:

before, forward

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bi- (bin-, bis-)

Back 11

Prefix:

two, twice, double, both

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circum-

Back 12

Prefix:

around

Front 13

con- (co- before h; col- before l; com- before e,m, and p; cor- before r)

Back 13

Prefix:

together, with; thoroughly, very

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contra-

Back 14

Prefix:

against, opposite

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de-

Back 15

Prefix:

down, away from, absent

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dis- (di- before g,v, and usually before l; dif- before f)

Back 16

Prefix:

apart, away

Front 17

ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)

Back 17

Prefix:

out of, away from

Front 18

extra- (rarely extro-)

Back 18

Prefix:

on the outside, beyond

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(1) in- (il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)
(2) in-
(3) in-

Back 19

Prefix:

(1) in, into
(2) not
(3) very, thoroughly

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infra-

Back 20

Prefix:

beneath, below

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inter-

Back 21

Prefix:

between

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intra- (rarely intro-)

Back 22

Prefix:

within

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non-

Back 23

Preft*:

not

*Latin adverb, used in English as a prefix

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mult- (often multi-),

Back 24

Prefix:

many, much, affecting many parts

Front 25

ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)

Back 25

Prefix:

against, toward; very, thoroughly

Front 26

per- (pel- before l)

Back 26

Prefix:

through; very, thoroughly

Front 27

post-

Back 27

Prefix:

after, following, behind

Front 28

pre-

Back 28

Prefix:

before, in front of

Front 29

pro-

Back 29

Prefix:

forard, in front

Front 30

re-

Back 30

Prefix:

back, again

Front 31

retro-

Back 31

Prefix:

backward, in back, behind

Front 32

se-

Back 32

Prefix:

apart, away from

Front 33

semi-

Back 33

Prefix:

half

Front 34

sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p)

Back 34

Prefix:

under

Front 35

super- (often supra-)

Back 35

Prefix:

over, above; excessive

Front 36

trans-

Back 36

Prefix:

across, through

Front 37

ultra-

Back 37

Prefix:

beyond, excess

Front 38

-an

Back 38

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, located in

Front 39

-ar

Back 39

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, located in

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-arium

Back 40

noun-forming suffix:

denotes a place for someththing

Front 41

-ary

Back 41

noun-forming suffix:

denotes a place for something

Front 42

-ary

Back 42

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

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-ate

Back 43

adjective-forming suffix:

having the form of, possessing

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-ia

Back 44

noun-forming suffix:

(forms abstract nouns)

Front 45

-ian

Back 45

noun-forming suffix:

indicates an expert in a certain field

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-ic

Back 46

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

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-id

Back 47

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

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-ile

Back 48

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, capable of

Front 49

-ine

Back 49

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, located in

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-ive

Back 50

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

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-lent

Back 51

adjective-forming suffix:

full of

Front 52

-ose

Back 52

adjective-forming suffix:

full of

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-ous

Back 53

adjective-forming suffix:

full of

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-ty

Back 54

noun-forming suffix:

(forms abstract nouns)

Front 55

-y

Back 55

noun-forming suffix:

(forms abstract nouns)

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abdomin-

Back 56

Combining Form:

belly, abdomen

Front 57

adip-

Back 57

Combining Form:

fat

Front 58

aur-

Back 58

Combining Form:
ear

Front 59

bacill-

Back 59

Combining Form:

[rsod, staff] bacillus

Front 60

burs-

Back 60

Combining Form:

[leather sack] bursa

Front 61

calc-

Back 61

Combining Form:

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

Front 62

calor-

Back 62

Combining Form:

heat, energy

Front 63

capit-

Back 63

Combining Form:

head

Front 64

cerebr-

Back 64

Combining Form:

brain

Front 65

cost-

Back 65

Combining Form:

rib

Front 66

dent-

Back 66

Combining Form:

tooth

Front 67

dors-

Back 67

Combining Form:

back (of the body)

Front 68

extern-

Back 68

Combining Form:

outer

Front 69

fibr-

Back 69

Combining Form:

fiber, filament

Front 70

fistul-

Back 70

Combining Form:

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

Front 71

frig-, frigor-

Back 71

Combining Form:

cold

Front 72

insul-

Back 72

Combining Form:

island

Front 73

intern-

Back 73

Combining Form:

inner

Front 74

meat-

Back 74

Combining Form:

passage, opening, meatus

Front 75

nas-

Back 75

Combining Form:

nose

Front 76

pur-

Back 76

Combining Form:

pus

Front 77

radic-, rad-, radix

Back 77

Combining Form:

root

Front 78

ren-

Back 78

Combining Form:

kidney

Front 79

sangui(n)-

Back 79

Combining Form:

blood

Front 80

son-

Back 80

Combining Form:

sound

Front 81

synov-

Back 81

Combining Form:

synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac

Front 82

tub-

Back 82

Combining Form:

[trumpet] tube

Front 83

tuss-

Back 83

Combining Form:

cough

Front 84

vacc*-

Back 84

Combining Form:

cow

*words containing vaccin- have to do with vaccine

Front 85

vir-, virus-

Back 85

Combining Form:

[poison, venom] virus

Front 86

viscer-

Back 86

Combining Form:

internal organ(s)