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

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-(homeo)

Back 9

prefix

same, likeness

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meta-(met)

Back 10

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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para-(par)

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

Front 14

al

Back 14

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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ase

Back 15

suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

asia-(asis)

Back 16

noun forming suffix

state, condition

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ema

Back 17

noun forming suffix

state, condition
combining form is emat

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esis

Back 18

noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

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etic

Back 19

adjective forming suffix often from esis

pertaining to

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ics-(tics)

Back 20

noun forming suffix

science or study of

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ism

Back 21

noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality

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ismus

Back 22

noun forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

oid-(ode,id)

Back 23

noun and adjective forming suffix indicating a shape or form

like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

noun forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease
combining form of nouns ending in oma, omat, and omata

Front 25

ose

Back 25

adjective forming suffix and forms names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

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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

verb forming suffix

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

Front 29

ate

Back 29

suffix that forms names of chemical substances

Front 30

ide

Back 30

suffix that forms names of chemical substances

Front 31

ite

Back 31

suffix forming the names of chemical substances

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one

Back 32

suffix forming the names of chemical substances

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acr

Back 33

combining form

(highest point)extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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ambly

Back 34

combining form

dull, faint

Front 35

carcin

Back 35

(crab)carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

cel

Back 36

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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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

combinging 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

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lip

Back 48

combining form

fat

Front 49

macr

Back 49

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega-(megal)

Back 50

combining form

(abnormally) large of long

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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

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onc

Back 55

combining form

tumor

Front 56

pachy

Back 56

combining form

thick

Front 57

pseud

Back 57

combining form

flase

Front 58

py

Back 58

combining form

pus

Front 59

sarc

Back 59

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 60

spasm

Back 60

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 61

splen

Back 61

combining form

sleen

Front 62

stom-(stomat)

Back 62

combining form

mouth, opening