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

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cata- (cat-)

Back 4

Prefix


downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di-)

Back 5

Prefix


through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix


withing, 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-)

Back 10

Prefix


change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (par-)

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

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-ase

Back 15

Noun-forming suffix


forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia (-asis)

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix


state, condition

Front 17

-ize

Back 17

Verb-forming suffix


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

Front 18

-ate

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix


forms name of chemical substance

Front 19

-ide

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix


forms name of chemical substance

Front 20

-ite

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix


forms name of chemical substance

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-one

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix


Forms name of chemical substance

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coli-

Back 22

Prefix


usually refer to the colon bacillus

Front 23

cyst(i)-

Back 23

Prefix


usually refer to the urinary bladder

Front 24

cholecyst-

Back 24

Prefix


refer to the gallbladder

Front 25

acr-

Back 25

Combining Form

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

Front 26

ambly-

Back 26

Combining Form


dull, faint

Front 27

carcin-

Back 27

Combining Form


(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 28

-cel-

Back 28

Combining Form


hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 29

cheir- (chir-)

Back 29

Combining Form


hand

Front 30

chol(e)-

Back 30

Combining Form


bile, gall

Front 31

col(i)- (colon-)

Back 31

Combining Form


colon

Front 32

cyan-

Back 32

Combining Form


blue

Front 33

cyst(i)- (-cystis)

Back 33

Combining Form


bladder, cyst

Front 34

diplo-

Back 34

Combining Form


double, twin

Front 35

enter-

Back 35

Combining Form


(small) intestine

Front 36

erg-

Back 36

Combining Form


action, work

Front 37

gastr-

Back 37

Combining Form


stomach

Front 38

hem- (hemat-), (-em-)

Back 38

Combining Form


blood

Front 39

hepar- (hepat-)

Back 39

Combining Form


liver

Front 40

lip-

Back 40

Combining Form


fat

Front 41

macr-

Back 41

Combining Form


(abnormally) large or long

Front 42

mega- (megal-)

Back 42

Combining Form


(abnormally) large or long

Front 43

melan-

Back 43

Combining Form


dark, black

Front 44

micr-

Back 44

Combining Form


(abnormally) small

Front 45

nyct-

Back 45

Combining Form


night

Front 46

odyn-

Back 46

Combining Form


pain

Front 47

onc-

Back 47

Combining Form


tumor

Front 48

pachy-

Back 48

Combining Form


thick

Front 49

pseud-

Back 49

Combining Form


false

Front 50

py-

Back 50

Combining Form


pus

Front 51

sarc-

Back 51

Combining Form


flesh, soft tissue

Front 52

spasm-

Back 52

Combining Form


spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 53

splen-

Back 53

Combining Form


spleen

Front 54

stom- (stomat-)

Back 54

Combining Form


mouth, opening