Medical Vocabulary: Lesson 1

Front 1

a- (an- before a vowel or h)

Back 1

Prefix

not, without, lacking, deficient

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anti- (ant-)

Back 2

Prefix

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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di- (rarely dis-)

Back 3

Prefix

two, twice, double

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dys-

Back 4

Prefix

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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ec- (ex- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix

out of, away from

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ecto- (ect- often before a vowel)

Back 6

Prefix

outside of

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en- (em- before b, m, and p)

Back 7

Prefix

in, into, within

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endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel)

Back 8

Prefix

within

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epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)

Back 9

Prefix

upon, over, above

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exo-

Back 10

Prefix

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

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hemi-

Back 11

Prefix

half, partial; (often) one side of the body

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hyper-

Back 12

Prefix

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

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hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)

Back 13

Prefix

under, deficient, below normal

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mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)

Back 14

Prefix

one, single

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peri-

Back 15

Prefix

around, surrounding

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syn- (sym- before p, b, and m)

Back 16

Prefix

together, with, joined

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-a

Back 17

Abstract Noun-forming suffix

state, condition

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-ac (rare)

Back 18

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ia, -y

Back 19

Abstract Noun-Forming Suffix

state, condition

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-iac (rare)

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

person afflicted with

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-iasis

Back 21

Abstract Noun-forming suffix

disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of

**with lith- formation or presence of calculi in the body

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-ic

Back 22

Adjective-Forming and Noun-Forming suffix

(1)pertaining to, located in
(2)drug or agent or
person suffering from a disability or condition
(respectively)

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-in,-ine

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix

forms names of substances

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-ist

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix

a person interested in

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-itic

Back 25

Adjective-forming and Noun-forming suffix

(1)pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation
(2) drug, agent
(respectively)

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-itis

Back 26

Noun-forming suffix

inflammation

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-itides

Back 27

Plural Noun-forming suffix

Plural of -itis (inflammation)

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-ium, (rarely -eum)

Back 28

Noun-forming suffix

membrane, connective tissue, a region of the body

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-ma, -mat, sometimes just -m

Back 29

Noun-forming suffix

abnormal, diseased condition

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-osis

Back 30

Abstract Noun-forming suffix

abnormal, diseased condition

**some words have special/different meaning with this suffix

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-otic

Back 31

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to,located in

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-sia

Back 32

Abstract Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

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-sis

Back 33

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure

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-tic

Back 34

Adjective-forming and Noun-forming suffix

(1)pertaining to
(2)drug, agent or
(tic, itic) a person suffering from a disability or condition

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acanth-

Back 35

Combining Form

thorn, spine

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alg-

Back 36

Combining Form

pain

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alges-

Back 37

Combining Form

sensitivity to pain

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all-

Back 38

Combining Form

other, divergence, difference from

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angi-

Back 39

Combining Form

(blood) vessel, duct

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arteri-

Back 40

Combining Form

(air passage) artery

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arthr-

Back 41

Combining Form

joint

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bi-

Back 42

Combining Form

life

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brady-

Back 43

Combining Form

slow

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cardi-

Back 44

Combining Form

heart

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cephal-

Back 45

Combining Form

head

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crani-

Back 46

Combining Form

skull

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cyt-

Back 47

Combining Form

(hollow container) cell

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encephal-

Back 48

Combining Form

brain

(combination of en, in + kepbale, head)

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erythr-

Back 49

Combining Form

red, red blood cell

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lept-

Back 50

Combining Form

thin, fine, slight

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leuk-

Back 51

Combining Form

white, white blood cell

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lith-

Back 52

Combining Form

stone, calculus

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log-

Back 53

Combining Form

word, study

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malac-

Back 54

Combining Form

soft

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mes-

Back 55

Combining Form

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

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-meter, metr-

Back 56

Combining Form

measure, measuring device

**words ending in -meter indicate an instrument for measuring

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nephr-

Back 57

Combining Form

kidney

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neur-

Back 58

Combining Form

(tendon) nerve, nervous system

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oste-

Back 59

Combining Form

bone

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prosop-

Back 60

Combining Form

face

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prot-

Back 61

Combining Form

first, primitive, early

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scler-

Back 62

Combining Form

hard

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sten-

Back 63

Combining Form

narrow

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stere-

Back 64

Combining Form

solid, having three dimensions

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tachy-

Back 65

Combining Form

rapid

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tox(i)-

Back 66

Combining From

poison

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-logy

Back 67

Suffix Form

study, science, the study or science of

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-logist

Back 68

Suffix Form

one who specializes in a certain study or science

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-malacia

Back 69

Suffix Form

the softening (of tissues) of

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-sclerosis

Back 70

Suffix Form

the hardening (of tissues) of

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-stenosis

Back 71

Suffix Form

the narrowing (of a part of the body)

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-toxic

Back 72

Suffix Form

poisonous (to an organ)

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-toxin

Back 73

Suffix Form

a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)