Medical Vocab Chapter 2

Front 1

Cheir
Combining Form

Back 1

Hand

Front 2

Derma, Derm
Combining Form

Back 2

Skin

Front 3

Gastr
Combining Form

Back 3

Stomach

Front 4

Hepar, Hep
combining Form

Back 4

Liver

Front 5

Meninx
Combining Form

Back 5

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 6

Soma

Back 6

the body

Front 7

Amphi, Ampho

Prefix

Back 7

on both sides, around, both

Front 8

Ana

Prefix

Back 8

Up, Back, Against

Front 9

Apo

Prefix

Back 9

Away from

Front 10

Cata
Cat before a vowel or h
Prefix

Back 10

Downward, disordered

Front 11

Dia
Di before a vowel
Prefix

Back 11

Through, Across, Apart

Front 12

Eso

Prefix

Back 12

Within, Inner, Inward

Front 13

Eu

Prefix

Back 13

Good, Normal, Healthy

Front 14

Heter, Hetero

Prefix

Back 14

Different, Other, Relationship to another

Front 15

Homo, Homeo

Prefix

Back 15

Same, Likeness

Front 16

Meta
Met before a vowel or h
Prefix

Back 16

Change, Transformation, After, Behind

Front 17

Para
Often Par before a vowel
Prefix

Back 17

Alongside, Around, Abnormal, Beyond

Front 18

Pro

Prefix

Back 18

Before

Front 19

Pros, Prosth

Prefix

Back 19

In place of

Front 20

al

adjective suffix

Back 20

Pertaining to, Located in

Front 21

ase

Back 21

noun formming suffix

forms names on enzymes

Front 22

asia, asis

(rare)

Back 22

forms abstract nouns

state, Condition

Front 23

ema

Back 23

forms abstract nouns
State, condition

Front 24

ema

Back 24

combining form of nouns ending in ema is emat

Front 25

esis

Back 25

forms abstract nouns
state, condition or procedure

Front 26

etic

Back 26

forms adjectives often from nouns ending in esis
Pertaining to

Front 27

ics, tics

Back 27

forms nound indicating a particular science or study
Science or study of

Front 28

ism

Back 28

forms abstract nouns
state, condition, quality

Front 29

ismus

Back 29

forms abstract nouns
state, condition muscular spasm.

Front 30

oid, (rare) ode, id

Back 30

forms both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance
Like, resembling

Front 31

oma

Back 31

forms abstract nouns, usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 32

oma

Back 32

combining form of nouns ending in oma is omat;
disease, tumor

Front 33

oma

Back 33

plural is omata;
disease, tumor

Front 34

ose

Back 34

adjective suffix also used to form names f chemical substances;
full of, resembling

Front 35

ous

Back 35

adjective suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 36

us

Back 36

noun forming suffix
condition, person
(sometimes a malformed fetus

Front 37

ize

Back 37

verb forming suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 38

ate

Back 38

forms names of chemical substances

(chlorate)

Front 39

ide

Back 39

forms names of chemical substances

(bromide)

Front 40

ite

Back 40

forms names of chemical substances

nitrite

Front 41

one

Back 41

forms names of chemical substances

Testosterone)

Front 42

coli

Back 42

prefix

Colon

Front 43

cyst(i)

Back 43

words containing cyst usually pertain to the urinary bladder

Front 44

cholecyst

Back 44

words containing cholecyst refer to the gallbladder

Front 45

acr

Back 45

combining form
[Highest point] extremeties (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 46

ambly

Back 46

combining form
dull, faint

Front 47

carcin

Back 47

combining form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 48

cel

Back 48

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 49

chir

Back 49

combining form
Hand

Front 50

ite

Back 50

forms names of chemical substances

nitrite

Front 51

chol

Back 51

combining form
gall, bile

Front 52

colon

Back 52

combining form
colon

Front 53

cyan

Back 53

combining form
blue

Front 54

cystis

Back 54

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 55

diplo

Back 55

combining form
double, twin

Front 56

enter

Back 56

combining form
(small)intestine

Front 57

erg

Back 57

combining form
action, work

Front 58

gastr

Back 58

combining fore
stomach

Front 59

hem
hemat
em

Back 59

combining form
blood

Front 60

hepar
hepat

Back 60

combining form
liver

Front 61

macr

Back 61

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 62

mega
megal

Back 62

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 63

Melan

Back 63

combining form
dark, black

Front 64

micr

Back 64

combining form
(abnormally)small

Front 65

nyct

Back 65

combining form
night

Front 66

odyn

Back 66

combining form
pain

Front 67

onc

Back 67

combining form
tumor

Front 68

pachy

Back 68

combining form
thick

Front 69

pseud

Back 69

combining form
false

Front 70

py

Back 70

combining form
pus

Front 71

sarc

Back 71

combining form
Flesh, soft tissue

Front 72

spasm

Back 72

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 73

splen

Back 73

combining form
spleen

Front 74

stom
stomat

Back 74

combining form
mouth, opening

Front 75

cel

Back 75

adjective forming noun
scarlike growth of tissue