Medical Vocab Chapter 2

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ampi-, ampho-

Back 1

Prefix - on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

Prefix - up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

Prefix - away from

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cata-, cat-

Back 4

Prefix - downward, disordered

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dia-, di-

Back 5

Prefix - through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

Prefix - within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

Prefix - good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix - different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

Back 9

Prefix - same, likeness

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meta-, met-

Back 10

Prefix - change, transformation, after, behind

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para-, par-

Back 11

Prefix - alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

Prefix - before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 13

Prefix - in place of

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-al

Back 14

ADJ forming suffix - pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Noun forming suffix - forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis(rare)

Back 16

Noun forming suffix - state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun forming suffix - state, condition

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-esis

Back 18

Noun forming suffix - state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

ADJ forming suffix - pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun forming suffix - science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

Noun forming suffix - state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

Noun forming suffix - state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, -ode(rare), -id

Back 23

Noun and ADJ forming suffix - indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance.

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-oma

Back 24

Noun forming suffix - usually tumor; occasionally disease.

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-ose

Back 25

ADJ forming suffix - full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 26

ADJ forming suffix - pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 27

Noun forming suffix - condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 28

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

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Acr-

Back 29

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

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Ambly-

Back 30

Combining Form - dull, faint

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Carcin-

Back 31

Combining Form - [crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-Cel-

Back 32

Combining Form - hernia, tumor, swelling

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Cheir-, Chir-

Back 33

Combining Form - hand

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Chol(e)-

Back 34

Combining Form - bile, gall

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Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 35

Combining Form - colon

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Cyan-

Back 36

Combining Form - blue

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Cyst(i)-, Cycstis

Back 37

Combining Form - bladder, cyst

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Diplo-

Back 38

Combining Form - double, twin

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Enter-

Back 39

Combining Form - (small) intestine

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Erg-

Back 40

Combining Form - action, work

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Gastr-

Back 41

Combining Form - stomach

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Hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 42

Combining Form - blood

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 43

Combining Form - liver

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Lip-

Back 44

Combining Form - fat

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Macr-

Back 45

Combining Form - (abnormally) large or long

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Mega-, megal-

Back 46

Combining Form - (abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 47

Combining Form - dark, black

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micr-

Back 48

Combining Form - (abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 49

Combining Form - night

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odyn-

Back 50

Combining Form - pain

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Onc-

Back 51

Combining Form - tumor

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pachy-

Back 52

Combining Form - thick

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pseud-

Back 53

Combining Form - false

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py-

Back 54

Combining Form - pus

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sarc-

Back 55

Combining Form - flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 56

Combining Form - spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 57

Combining Form - spleen

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stom-, stomat-

Back 58

Combining Form - mouth, opening