Medical Vocab Chp 2

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amphi, 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

Back 4

prefix
downward, disordered

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dia

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

Back 10

prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

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para

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

latin derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, located in

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ase

Back 15

suffix
forms names of enzymes

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asia, asis

Back 16

noun forming suffix
state, condition

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ema

Back 17

noun forming suffix
state, condition

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emat

Back 18

combining form
state, condition

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esis

Back 19

noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

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etic

Back 20

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to

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ics, tics

Back 21

noun suffix
indicating a particular science or study:science or study of

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ism

Back 22

noun suffix
state, condition, quality

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ismus

Back 23

noun suffix
state, condition muscular spasm

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oid, ode, id

Back 24

noun and adjective suffix
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

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oma

Back 25

noun suffix
tumor; occasionally disease

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omat

Back 26

combining form
tumor; occasionally disease

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ose

Back 27

Latin derived adjectival suffix
also used to form names of chemical substances: fall of resembling

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ous

Back 28

Latin derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, fall of

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us

Back 29

Latin noun suffix
condition, person ( sometimes a malformed fetus)

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ize

Back 30

Greek derived suffix
to make, become, cause to be,subject to, engage in

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acr

Back 31

combining form
highest point, extremities, particulary the hands and feet

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ambly

Back 32

combining form
dull, faint

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carcin

Back 33

combining form
crab, carrcinoma, cancer

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cel

Back 34

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir, chir

Back 35

combining form
hand

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chol(e)

Back 36

combining form
bile, gall

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clo(i), colon

Back 37

combining form
colon

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cyan

Back 38

combining form
blue

Front 39

cyst(i), cystis

Back 39

combining form
bladder, cyst

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diplo

Back 40

combining form
double, twin

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enter

Back 41

combining form
small, intestine

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erg

Back 42

combining form
action work

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gastr

Back 43

combining form
stomach

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hem, hemat, em

Back 44

combining form
blood

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hepar, hepat

Back 45

combining form
liver

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lip

Back 46

combining form
fat

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macr

Back 47

combining form
abnormally large or long

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mega, megal

Back 48

combining form
abnormally large or long

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melan

Back 49

combinig form
dark, black

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micr

Back 50

combining form
abnormally small

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nyct

Back 51

combining form
night

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odyn

Back 52

combining form
pain

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onc

Back 53

combining form
tumor

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pachy

Back 54

combining form
thick

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pseud

Back 55

combining form
false

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py

Back 56

combining form
pus

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sarc

Back 57

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

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spasm

Back 58

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen

Back 59

combining form
spleen

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stom, stomat

Back 60

combining form
mouth, opening

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chemical substances

Back 61

ate
ide
ite
one

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coli

Back 62

usually refer to the colon bacillus

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cyst(i)

Back 63

usually refer to the urinary bladder

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cholecyst

Back 64

refer to the gall bladder