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-

Back 4

prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-, di-

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

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

prefix
same, likeness

Front 10

meta-, met- before a vowel

Back 10

prefix
change, transformation

Front 11

para-, par- before a vowel

Back 11

prefix
alongside, around

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

noun forming suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 18

-emat-

Back 18

combining form
state, condition

Front 19

-esis

Back 19

noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic

Back 20

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 21

-ics,-tics

Back 21

noun forming suffix
science or study of

Front 22

-ism

Back 22

noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus

Back 23

noun forming suffix
state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 24

noun and adjective forming suffix
like, resemblence

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

noun forming suffix
tumor, disease

Front 26

-ose

Back 26

adjective forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances
full of, resembling

Front 27

-ous

Back 27

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of:

Front 28

-us

Back 28

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

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

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

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

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

Front 31

ambly-

Back 31

combining form
dull, faint

Front 32

carcin-

Back 32

combining form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-cel-

Back 33

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

cheir-, chir-

Back 34

combining form
hand

Front 35

chol(e)-

Back 35

combining form
bile, gall

Front 36

col(i)-, colon-

Back 36

combining form
colon

Front 37

cyan-

Back 37

combining form
blue

Front 38

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 38

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 39

diplo-

Back 39

combining form
double, twin

Front 40

enter-

Back 40

combining form
(small) intestine

Front 41

erg-

Back 41

combining form
action, work

Front 42

gastr-

Back 42

combining form
stomach

Front 43

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 43

combining form
blood

Front 44

hepar-, hepat-

Back 44

combining form
liver

Front 45

lip-

Back 45

combining form
fat

Front 46

macr-

Back 46

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

mega-, megal-

Back 47

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

melan-

Back 48

combining form
dark, black

Front 49

micr-

Back 49

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 50

nyct-

Back 50

combining form
night

Front 51

odyn-

Back 51

combining form
pain

Front 52

onc-

Back 52

combining form
tumor

Front 53

pachy-

Back 53

combining form
thick

Front 54

pseud-

Back 54

combining form
false

Front 55

py-

Back 55

combining form
pus

Front 56

sarc-

Back 56

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

spasm-

Back 57

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

splen-

Back 58

combining form
spleen

Front 59

stom-, stomat-

Back 59

combining form
mouth, opening