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

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

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 (of -ema)

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, resembling

Front 25

-oma

Back 25

noun forming suffix

tumor; disease

Front 26

-omat-

Back 26

combining form (of -oma)

tumor, disease

Front 27

-ose

Back 27

adjective forming suffix

full of, resembling

also forms names of chemical substances

Front 28

-ous

Back 28

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-tics

Back 29

noun forming suffix

science or study of

Front 30

-us

Back 30

noun forming suffix

condition, person

Front 31

-ize

Back 31

verb forming suffix

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

Front 32

-ate

Back 32

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 33

-ide

Back 33

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 34

-ite

Back 34

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 35

-one

Back 35

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 36

coli-

Back 36

combining form

Escherichia coli, colon bacillus

Front 37

cyst(i)-

Back 37

combining form

urinary bladder

Front 38

cholecyst-

Back 38

combining form

gallbladder

Front 39

acr-

Back 39

combining form

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

Front 40

ambly-

Back 40

combining form

dull, faint

Front 41

carcin-

Back 41

combining form

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 42

-cel-

Back 42

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 43

cheir-, chir-

Back 43

combining form

hand

Front 44

chol(e)-

Back 44

combining form

bile, gall

Front 45

col(i)-, colon-

Back 45

combining form

colon

Front 46

cyan-

Back 46

combining form

blue

Front 47

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 47

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 48

diplo-

Back 48

combining form

double, twin

Front 49

enter-

Back 49

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 50

erg-

Back 50

combining form

action, work

Front 51

gastr-

Back 51

combining form

stomach

Front 52

hem-, hemat-, em-

Back 52

combining form

blood

Front 53

hepar-, hepat-

Back 53

combining form

liver

Front 54

lip-

Back 54

combining form

fat

Front 55

macr-

Back 55

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 56

mega-, megal-

Back 56

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 57

melan-

Back 57

combining form

dark, black

Front 58

micr-

Back 58

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 59

nyct-

Back 59

combining form

night

Front 60

odyn-

Back 60

combining form

pain

Front 61

onc-

Back 61

combining form

tumor

Front 62

pachy-

Back 62

combining form

thick

Front 63

pseud-

Back 63

combining form

false

Front 64

py-

Back 64

combining form

pus

Front 65

sarc-

Back 65

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 66

spasm-

Back 66

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 67

splen-

Back 67

combining form

spleen

Front 68

stom-, stomat-

Back 68

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 69

derma

Back 69

dictionary form of a noun

the skin

Front 70

hepar

Back 70

dictionary form of a noun

the liver

Front 71

meninx

Back 71

dictionary form of a noun

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 72

soma

Back 72

dictionary form of a noun

the body

Front 73

-gaster

Back 73

combining form

embryonic structures