Medical Vocabulary Chapter 2 Jamie Brown

Front 1

Amphi-, Ampho-
Prefix

Back 1

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

Ana-
Prefix

Back 2

up, back, against

Front 3

Apo-
Prefix

Back 3

away from

Front 4

Cata- (Cat- before a vowel or h)
Prefix

Back 4

downward, disordered

Front 5

Dia- (Di- before a vowel)
Prefix

Back 5

through, across, apart

Front 6

Eso-
Prefix

Back 6

within, inner, inward

Front 7

Eu-
Prefix

Back 7

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

Heter-, Hetero-
Prefix

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

Homo-, Homeo-
Prefix

Back 9

same, likeness

Front 10

Meta- (Met- after a vowel or h)
Prefix

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

Para- (often Par- before a vowel)
Prefix

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

Pro-
Prefix

Back 12

before

Front 13

Pros-, Prosth-
Prefix

Back 13

in place of

Front 14

-al
Adjective Forming Suffix

Back 14

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 15

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis(rare)
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 16

state, condition

Front 17

-ema
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 17

state, condition

Front 18

-emat
Combining Form

Back 18

state, condition

Front 19

-esis
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 19

state, condition, procedure

Front 20

-etic
Adjective-Forming Suffix

Back 20

pertaining to

Front 21

-ics, -tics
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 21

science or study of

Front 22

-ism
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 22

state, condition, quality

Front 23

-ismus
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 23

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 24

-oid, -ode(rare), -id
Noun and Adjective-Forming Suffix

Back 24

like, resembling

Front 25

-oma
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 25

tumor; disease(rare)

Front 26

-omat
Combining Form

Back 26

tumor; disease(rare)

Front 27

-ose
Adjective-Forming Suffix

Back 27

full of, resembling; also used to name chemical substances

Front 28

-ous
Adjective-Forming Suffix

Back 28

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 29

-us
Noun-Forming Suffix

Back 29

condition, person

Front 30

-ize
Verb-Forming Suffix

Back 30

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

Front 31

acr-
Combining Form

Back 31

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

Front 32

ambly-
Combining Form

Back 32

dull, faint

Front 33

carcin-
Combining Form

Back 33

carcinoma, cancer

Front 34

-cel-
Combining Form

Back 34

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 35

cheir-, chir-
Combining Form

Back 35

hand

Front 36

chol(e)-
Combining Form

Back 36

bile, gall

Front 37

col(i)-, colon-
Combining Form

Back 37

colon

Front 38

cyan-
Combining Form

Back 38

blue

Front 39

cyst(i)-, cystis-
Combining Form

Back 39

bladder, cyst

Front 40

diplo-
Combining Form

Back 40

double, twin

Front 41

enter-
Combining Form

Back 41

(small) intestine

Front 42

erg-
Combining Form

Back 42

action, work

Front 43

gastr-
Combining Form

Back 43

stomach

Front 44

hem-, hemat-, -em-
Combining Form

Back 44

blood

Front 45

hepar-, hepat-
Combining Form

Back 45

liver

Front 46

lip-
Combining Form

Back 46

fat

Front 47

macr-
Combining Form

Back 47

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

mega-, megal-
Combining Form

Back 48

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

melan-
Combining Form

Back 49

dark, black

Front 50

micr-
Combining Form

Back 50

(abnormally) small

Front 51

nyct-
Combining Form

Back 51

night

Front 52

odyn-
Combining Form

Back 52

pain

Front 53

onc-
Combining Form

Back 53

tumor

Front 54

pachy-
Combining Form

Back 54

thick

Front 55

pseud-
Combining Form

Back 55

false

Front 56

py-
Combining Form

Back 56

pus

Front 57

sarc-
Combining Form

Back 57

flesh, soft tissue

Front 58

spasm-
Combining Form

Back 58

spasm, involuntary muscle spasm

Front 59

splen-
Combining Form

Back 59

spleen

Front 60

stom-, stomat-
Combining Form

Back 60

mouth, opening