Lesson 1

Front 1

a- (an- before a vowel or h)

Back 1

prefix

not, without, lacking,deficient

Front 2

anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h)

Back 2

prefix

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

Front 3

di- (rarely dis-)

Back 3

prefix

two,twice,double

Front 4

dys-

Back 4

prefix

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

Front 5

ec- (ex- before a vowel)

Back 5

prefix

out of, away from

Front 6

ecto- (ect- often before a vowel)

Back 6

prefix

outside of

Front 7

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

Back 7

prefix

in, into, within

Front 8

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

Back 8

prefix

within

Front 9

epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)

Back 9

prefix

upon, over, above

Front 10

exo-

Back 10

prefix

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

Front 11

hemi-

Back 11

prefix

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

Front 12

hyper-

Back 12

prefix

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

Front 13

hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)

Back 13

prefix

under, deficient, below

Front 14

mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)

Back 14

prefix

one, single

Front 15

peri-

Back 15

prefix

around, surrounding

Front 16

syn- (sym- before b, p and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s)

Back 16

prefix

together, with, joined

Front 17

-a

Back 17

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process,procedure,quality

Front 18

-ac

Back 18

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 19

-ia

Back 19

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality, process, procedure

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-iac

Back 20

noun-forming suffix

person afflicted with

Front 21

-iasis

Back 21

noun-forming suffix

disease, abnormal condition

with a parasitic organism infestation of the the body by that organism

with lith- formation or presence of calculi in the body

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-ic

Back 22

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 23

-ic

Back 23

noun-forming suffix

drug or agent

person suffering from a certain disability or condition

Front 24

-in, -ine

Back 24

noun-forming suffix

form names of substances

Front 25

-ist

Back 25

noun-forming suffix

a person interested in

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-itic

Back 26

adjective-forming-suffix

pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

Front 27

-itic

Back 27

noun-forming suffix

a drug or agent

Front 28

-itis

Back 28

noun-forming suffix

inflammation, inflamed condition

Front 29

-itides

Back 29

plural noun-forming suffix

inflammation, inflamed condition

Front 30

-ium (-eum)

Back 30

noun-forming suffix

membrane connective tissue

a region of the body

Front 31

-ma

Back 31

noun-forming suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 32

-ma, -mat,-m

Back 32

combining form

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 33

-osis

Back 33

noun-forming suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 34

-otic

Back 34

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to an abnormal or diseased condition

Front 35

-sia

Back 35

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality, process, procedure

Front 36

-sis

Back 36

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process, quality, procedure

Front 37

-tic

Back 37

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 38

-tic

Back 38

noun-forming suffix

drug or agent

Front 39

-y

Back 39

noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process, procedure, quality

Front 40

acanth-

Back 40

combining form

thorn, spine

Front 41

alg-

Back 41

combining form

pain

Front 42

alges-

Back 42

combining form

sensitivity to pain

Front 43

all-

Back 43

combining form

other, divergence, difference from

Front 44

angi-

Back 44

combining form

(blood) vessel, duct

Front 45

arteri-

Back 45

combining form

artery

Front 46

arthr-

Back 46

combining form

joint

Front 47

bi-

Back 47

combining form

life

Front 48

brady-

Back 48

combining form

slow

Front 49

cardi-

Back 49

combining form

heart

Front 50

cephal-

Back 50

combining form

head

Front 51

crani-

Back 51

combining form

skull

Front 52

cyt-

Back 52

combining form

cell

Front 53

encephal-

Back 53

combining form

brain

Front 54

erythr-

Back 54

combining form

red

Front 55

lept-

Back 55

combining form

thin, fine, slight

Front 56

leuk-

Back 56

combining form

white, white blood cell

Front 57

lith-

Back 57

combining form

stone, calculus

Front 58

log-

Back 58

combining form

word, study

Front 59

malac-

Back 59

combining form

soft

Front 60

mes-

Back 60

combining form

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

Front 61

-meter, metr-

Back 61

combining form

measure

measuring device (on the end of a word)

Front 62

nephr-

Back 62

combining form

kidney

Front 63

neur-

Back 63

combining form

nerve, nervous system

Front 64

oste-

Back 64

combining form

bone

Front 65

prosop-

Back 65

combining form

face

Front 66

prot-

Back 66

combining form

first, primitive, early

Front 67

scler-

Back 67

combining form

hard

Front 68

sten-

Back 68

combining form

narrow

Front 69

stere-

Back 69

combining form

solid, having three dimensions

Front 70

tachy-

Back 70

combining form

rapid

Front 71

tox(i)-

Back 71

combining form

poison

Front 72

-logy

Back 72

suffix form

study, science, the study or science of

Front 73

-logist

Back 73

suffix form

one who specializes in a certain study or science

Front 74

-malacia

Back 74

suffix form

the softening (of tissues) of

Front 75

-sclerosis

Back 75

suffix form

the hardening (of tissues) of

Front 76

-stenosis

Back 76

suffix form

the narrowing (of a part of the body)

Front 77

-toxic

Back 77

suffix form

poisonous (to an organ)

Front 78

-toxin

Back 78

suffix form

a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)