Medical Vocabulary

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derma, dermatos

(greek word)

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Combining Form

skin

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gaster, gasteros

(greek word)

Back 2

(Combining form)

stomach

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 3

Prefix
on both sides, around, both

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apo-

Back 4

Prefix

away from

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ana-

Back 5

Prefix

up, back, against

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acr-

(combining form)

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

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ambly-

(combining form)

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dull, faint

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carcin-

(combining form)

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carcinoma, cancer

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-cel

(combining form)

Back 9

hernia, tumor, swelling

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chol(e)-

(combining form)

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bile, gall

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diplo-

(combining form)

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twin, douple

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lip-

(combining form)

Back 12

fat

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macr-

(combining form)

Back 13

abnormally large or long

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odyn-

(combining form)

Back 14

pain

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onc-

(combining form)

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tumor

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cyan-

(combining form)

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blue

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cyst(i)-, -cystis

(combining form)

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bladder, cyst

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erg-

(combining form)

Back 18

action, work

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mega-, megal-

(combining form)

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(abnormally) long or large

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melan-

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dark, black

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nyct-

(combining form)

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night

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pachy-

(combining form)

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thick

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pseud-

(combining form)

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false

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py-

(combining form)

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puss

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sarc-

(combining form)

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flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

(combining form)

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spast, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

(combining form)

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spleen

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stom-, stomat-

(combining form)

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mouth, opening

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-gaster

(combining form)

Back 29

embryonic structures

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-erg

(Combining form)

Back 30

action or work

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 31

prefix

on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 32

prefix

up, back, against

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apo-

Back 33

prefix

away from

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cata- (cat-)

Back 34

prefix

downward, disordered

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dia- (di-)

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prefix

through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 36

prefix

within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 37

prefix

good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

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prefix

different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

Back 39

prefix

same, likeness

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meta- (met-)

Back 40

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par-)

Back 41

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 42

prefix

before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 43

prefix

in place of

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-al

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adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

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suffix

forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

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noun forming suffix

state, condition

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-ema

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noun forming suffix

state condition

combining form of nounds ending in -ema is -emat-

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-esis

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noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

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adjective forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

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noun forming suffix

a science or study of

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-ismus

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noun forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, -ode, -id

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noun and adjective forming suffix

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

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oma

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noun forming suffix

usually tumor; ocassionally diesase

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-ose

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adjective forming suffix

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

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-ous

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adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

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noun forming suffix

condition, person, (sometimes a malformed fetus)