Medical Vocab Lesson 2

Front 1

Amphi-, Ampho-

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

Ana-

Back 2

Prefix

up, back, against

Front 3

Apo-

Back 3

Prefix

Away from

Front 4

Cata- (Cat- before vowel/h)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

Dia- (di- before vowel)

Back 5

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 6

Eso-

Back 6

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 7

Eu-

Back 7

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

Heter-, Hetero-

Back 8

Prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

Homo-, Homeo-

Back 9

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 10

Meta- (Met- before vowel/h)

Back 10

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

Para- (Par- before vowel)

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

Pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

Front 13

Pros-, Prosth-

Back 13

Prefix

in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

Suffix

forms the names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

(Combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-)

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic (from nouns ending in -esis)

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

indicatings a particular science or study

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun and Adjective-forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance; like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

(Combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat-; the plural often -omata)

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Greek derived suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 29

-ate
-ide
-ite
-one

Back 29

Suffix

used to form chemical substances

Front 30

Coli-

Back 30

suffix

refers to the colon bacillus

Front 31

Cyst(i)-

Back 31

Suffix

usually refers to the urinary bladder

Front 32

Cholecyst-

Back 32

Suffix

refers to the gallbladder

Front 33

Acr-

Back 33

Combining form

Extremities [Highest point]

Front 34

Ambly-

Back 34

Combining form

Dull, faint

Front 35

Carcin-

Back 35

Combining form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

-cel-

Back 36

Cominbing form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 37

Cheir-, Chir-

Back 37

Combining form

hand

Front 38

Chol(e)-

Back 38

Combining form

bile, gall

Front 39

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 39

Combining form

colon

Front 40

Cyan-

Back 40

Combining form

blue

Front 41

Cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 41

Combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 42

Diplo-

Back 42

Combining form

double, twin

Front 43

Enter-

Back 43

Combining form

(small) intestine

Front 44

Erg-

Back 44

Combining form

Action, work

Front 45

Gastr-

Back 45

Combining form

Stomach

Front 46

Hem-, Hemat-, -em-

Back 46

Combining form

blood

Front 47

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 47

Combining form

liver

Front 48

Lip-

Back 48

Combining form

fat

Front 49

Macr-

Back 49

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

Mega-, Megal-

Back 50

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

Melan-

Back 51

Combining form

dark, black

Front 52

Micr-

Back 52

Combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 53

Nyct-

Back 53

Combining form

night

Front 54

Odyn-

Back 54

Combining form

pain

Front 55

Onc-

Back 55

Combining form

tumor

Front 56

Pachy-

Back 56

Combining form

thick

Front 57

Pseud-

Back 57

Combining form

false

Front 58

Py-

Back 58

Combining form

pus

Front 59

Sarc-

Back 59

Combining form

felsh, soft tissue

Front 60

Spasm-

Back 60

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 61

Splen-

Back 61

Combining form

spleen

Front 62

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 62

Combining form

mouth, opening

Front 63

-stomy

Back 63

Suffix

formation of a passage between two distinct spaces or organs

Front 64

-cele

Back 64

Suffix

hernia, the protrusion of an organ or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains; indicates swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid

Front 65

-gaster

Back 65

Suffix

refer to embryonic structures