Medical Vocabulary (Dunmore): Lesson 2

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

Prefix
on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

Prefix
up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

Prefix
away from

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cata- (cat)

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

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dia- (di)

Back 5

Prefix
through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

Prefix
within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

Prefix
good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix
different, other, relationship to another

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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-

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

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-al

Back 14

Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Noun-forming Suffix
forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

Noun-forming Suffix
state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming Suffix
state, condition

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-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming Suffix
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

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-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun & Adjective-forming Suffixes
indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

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-oma

Back 24

Noun-forming Suffix
tumor, occasionally disease

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-ose

Back 25

Noun-forming & Adjective-forming suffix
form names of chemical substances; full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 26

Adjective-forming Suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 27

Noun-forming Suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 28

Verb-forming Suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

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-ate

Back 29

Noun-forming Suffix
form names of chemical substances

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-ide

Back 30

Noun-forming Suffix
form names of chemical substances

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-ite

Back 31

Noun-forming Suffix
form names of chemical substances

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-one

Back 32

Noun-forming Suffix
form 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

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carcin-

Back 35

Combining Form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 36

Combining Form
hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

Back 37

Combining Form
hand

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chol(e)-

Back 38

Combining Form
bile, gall

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col(i), colon-

Back 39

Combining Form
colon

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cyan-

Back 40

Combining Form
blue

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cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 41

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 42

Combining Form
double, twin

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enter-

Back 43

Combining Form
(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 44

Combining Form
action work

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gastr-

Back 45

Combining Form
stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 46

Combining Form
blood

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 47

Combining Form
liver

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lip-

Back 48

Combining Form
fat

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macr-

Back 49

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 50

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 51

Combining Form
dark, black

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micr-

Back 52

Combining Form
(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 53

Combining Form
night

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odyn-

Back 54

Combining Form
pain

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onc-

Back 55

Combining Form
tumor

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pachy-

Back 56

Combining Form
thick

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pseud-

Back 57

Combining Form
false

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py-

Back 58

Combining Form
pus

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sarc-

Back 59

Combining Form
flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 60

Combining Form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 61

Combining Form
spleen

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stom-, stomat-

Back 62

Combining Form
mouth, opening