Medical Vocabulary From Lesson 2

Front 1

derma

Back 1

the skin

Front 2

hepar

Back 2

the liver

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 4

soma

Back 4

the body

Front 5

amphi-, ampho-

Back 5

prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 6

ana-

Back 6

prefix
up, back, against

Front 7

apo-

Back 7

prefix
away from

Front 8

cata-

Back 8

downward, disordered

Front 9

dia-

Back 9

prefix
through, across, apart

Front 10

eso-

Back 10

prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 11

eu-

Back 11

prefix
good, normal, healthy

Front 12

heter-, hetero-

Back 12

prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 13

homo-, homeo-

Back 13

prefix
same, likeness

Front 14

meta-

Back 14

prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 15

para-

Back 15

prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 16

pro-

Back 16

prefix
before

Front 17

pros-, prosth-

Back 17

prefix
in place of

Front 18

-al

Back 18

suffix
Latin-derived adjectival
pertaining to, located in

Front 19

-ase

Back 19

suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 20

-asia, -asis

Back 20

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state or condition

Front 21

-ema

Back 21

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state or condition

Front 22

-esis

Back 22

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition, procedure

Front 23

-etic

Back 23

suffix
adjective-forming
pertaining to

Front 24

-ics, -tics

Back 24

suffix
noun-forming
science or study of

Front 25

-ism

Back 25

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition, quality

Front 26

-ismus

Back 26

suffix
forms abstract nouns
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 27

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 27

suffix
noun and adjective-forming
indicates a particular shape, form, or resembling

Front 28

oma

Back 28

suffix
forms abstract nouns
usually tumor, or disease

Front 29

-ose

Back 29

suffix
adjectival
forms names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 30

-ous

Back 30

suffix
adjectival
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 31

-us

Back 31

suffix
noun-forming
condition, person

Front 32

acr-

Back 32

combining form
extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 33

ambly-

Back 33

combining form
dull, faint

Front 34

carcin-

Back 34

combining form
carcinoma, cancer

Front 35

-cel

Back 35

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 36

cheir-, chir-

Back 36

combining form
hand

Front 37

chol(e)-

Back 37

combining form
bile, gall

Front 38

col(i), colon-

Back 38

combining form
colon

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

combining form
blue

Front 40

cyst(i)-, cystis

Back 40

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 41

diplo-

Back 41

combining form
double, twin

Front 42

enter-

Back 42

combining form
(small) intestine

Front 43

erg-

Back 43

combining form
action, work

Front 44

gastr-

Back 44

combining form
stomach

Front 45

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 45

combining form
blood

Front 46

hepar-, hepat-

Back 46

combining form
liver

Front 47

lip-

Back 47

combining form
fat

Front 48

macr-, mega-, megal-

Back 48

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

melan-

Back 49

combining form
dark, black

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micr-

Back 50

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 51

nyct-

Back 51

combining form
night

Front 52

odyn-

Back 52

combining form
pain

Front 53

onc-

Back 53

combining form
tumor

Front 54

pachy-

Back 54

combining form
thick

Front 55

pseud-

Back 55

combining form
false

Front 56

py-

Back 56

combining form
pus

Front 57

sarc-

Back 57

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 58

spasm-

Back 58

combining form,
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 59

splen-

Back 59

combining form
spleen

Front 60

stom-, stomat-

Back 60

combining form,
mouth, opening