Medical Vocab. Lesson 2

Front 1

derma, dermatos

Back 1

combining form meaning skin

Front 2

gasfer, gastros

Back 2

combining form meaning stomach

Front 3

derma

Back 3

nominative form meaning the skin

Front 4

hepar

Back 4

nominative form meaning the liver

Front 5

meninx

Back 5

nominative form meaning one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 6

soma

Back 6

nominative form meaning the body

Front 7

amphi, ampho

Back 7

prefix meaning on both sides, around, or both

Front 8

ana

Back 8

prefix meaning up, back, against

Front 9

apo

Back 9

prefix meaning away from

Front 10

cata (cat before a vowel or h)

Back 10

prefix meaning downward, disordered

Front 11

dia (di befor a vowel)

Back 11

prefix meaning through, across, apart

Front 12

eso

Back 12

prefix meaning within, inner, inward

Front 13

eu

Back 13

prefix meaning good,normal, healthy

Front 14

heter, hetero

Back 14

prefix meaning different, other, relationship to another

Front 15

homo, homeo

Back 15

prefix meaning same, likeness

Front 16

meta (met before a vowel or h)

Back 16

prefix meaning change, transformation, after, behind

Front 17

para (often par- before a vowel)

Back 17

prefix meaning alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 18

pro

Back 18

prefix meaning befor

Front 19

pros, prosth

Back 19

prefix meaning in place of

Front 20

al

Back 20

suffix meaning pertaing to, located in

Front 21

ase

Back 21

suffix that forms names of enzymes

Front 22

asia, asis

Back 22

suffix that forms abstract nouns meaning state, condition

Front 23

ema

Back 23

noun forming suffix meaning state, condition. also combining form of nouns ending in ema or emat

Front 24

esis

Back 24

noun forming suffix meaning state, condition, procedure

Front 25

etic

Back 25

adjective forming suffix meaning pertaining to

Front 26

ics, tics

Back 26

noun forming suffix indication a particular science or study

Front 27

ism

Back 27

noun forming suffix meaning state, condition, quality

Front 28

ismus

Back 28

noun forming suffix meaning state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 29

oid, ode, id

Back 29

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

Front 30

oma

Back 30

noun forming suffix meaning tumor, or disease. combining form of nouns ending in oma is omat or the plural is omata.

Front 31

ose

Back 31

adjectival suffix meaning full of, resembling. also used to form names of chemical substances

Front 32

ous

Back 32

adjectival suffix meaning pertaining to, characterized by, or full of

Front 33

us

Back 33

noun forming suffix meaning condition, person (sometives a malformed fetus)

Front 34

ize

Back 34

suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, or engage in"

Front 35

ate, ide, ite one

Back 35

used to form chemmcal substances

Front 36

coli

Back 36

combining form refering to colon bacillus

Front 37

cyst (i)

Back 37

combining form refering to urinary bladder

Front 38

cholecyst

Back 38

combining form refering to the gallbladder

Front 39

acr-

Back 39

combining form meaning extremities (usually the hands and feet)

Front 40

ambly-

Back 40

combining form meaning dull, faint

Front 41

carcin-

Back 41

combining form meaning carcinoma, cancer

Front 42

-cel-

Back 42

combining form meaning hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 43

cheir-, chir-

Back 43

combining form meaning hand

Front 44

chol(e)

Back 44

combining form meaning bile, gall

Front 45

col(i), colon-

Back 45

colon

Front 46

cyan

Back 46

combining form meaning blue

Front 47

cyst(i)-,-cystis

Back 47

combining form meaning bladder, cyst

Front 48

diplo-

Back 48

combining form meaning double, twin

Front 49

enter-

Back 49

combining form meaning small intestive

Front 50

erg-

Back 50

combining form meaning action, work

Front 51

gastr-

Back 51

combining form meaning stomach

Front 52

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 52

combining form meaning blood

Front 53

hephar-, hepat-

Back 53

combining form meaning liver

Front 54

lip-

Back 54

combining form meaning fat

Front 55

macr-

Back 55

combining form meaning large or long

Front 56

mega-, magal-

Back 56

combining form meaning large or long

Front 57

melan-

Back 57

combining form meaning dark, black

Front 58

micro-

Back 58

combining form meaning small

Front 59

nyct-

Back 59

combining form meaning night

Front 60

odyn-

Back 60

combining form meaning pain

Front 61

onc-

Back 61

combining form meaning tumor

Front 62

pachy-

Back 62

combining form meaning thick

Front 63

psued-

Back 63

combining form meaning false

Front 64

py-

Back 64

combining form meaning pus

Front 65

sarc-

Back 65

combining form meaning flesh, soft tissue

Front 66

spasm-

Back 66

combining form meaning spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 67

splen-

Back 67

combining form meaning spleen

Front 68

stom-, stomat-

Back 68

combining form meaning mouth, opening