Medical Vocabulary- Lesson 2

Front 1

derma

Back 1

Nominative Singular

the skin

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hepar

Back 2

Nominative Singular

the liver

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

Nominative Singular

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

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soma

Back 4

Nominative Singular

the body

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 5

prefix

on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 6

prefix

up, back, against

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apo-

Back 7

prefix

away from

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cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 8

prefix

downward, disordered

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dia-
(di- before a vowel)

Back 9

prefix

through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 10

prefix

within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 11

prefix

good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

Back 12

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

Back 13

prefix

same, likeness

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meta-

(met- beforea vowel or h)

Back 14

prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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para-

(often par- before a vowel)

Back 15

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 16

prefix

before

Front 17

pros-, prosth-

Back 17

prefix

in place of

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-al

Back 18

suffix

a Latin derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 19

suffix

forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis(rare)

Back 20

suffix

form abstract nouns

state or condition

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-ema

Back 21

suffix

forms abstract nouns

state, condition

*the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat.
ex// emphysema--> emphysematous

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-esis

Back 22

suffix

forms abstract nouns

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 23

suffix

forms adjectives, oftten froms nouns ending in -esis

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 24

suffix

form nouns indicating a particular science or study

science or study of

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-ism

Back 25

suffix

forms abstract nouns

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 26

suffix

forms abstract nouns

state, condition, muscular

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-oid, (rarely -ode, -id)

Back 27

suffix

form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance

like, resembling

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oma

Back 28

suffix

forms abstract nouns, usually tumor, occasionally disease
The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; plural is -omata

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-ose

Back 29

suffix

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 30

suffix

a Latin derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-tics

Back 31

same as -ics

science or study of

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-us

Back 32

suffix

a Latin noun-forming ending

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 33

verb-ending suffix

a commonly used Greek suffix

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

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-ate

Back 34

suffix

used to form chemical substances

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-ide

Back 35

suffix

used to form chemical substances

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-ite

Back 36

suffix

used to form chemical substances

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-one

Back 37

suffix

used to form chemical substances

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coli-

Back 38

usually refers to the colon bacillus, e. coli.

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cyst(i)-

Back 39

usually refers to the urinary bladder

Front 40

cholecyst-

Back 40

refers to the gallbladder

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combining form

ACR-

Back 41

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

Front 42

combining form

AMBLY-

Back 42

dull, faint

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combining form

CARCIN-

Back 43

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 44

combining form

-CEL-

Back 44

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 45

combining form

CHEIR-, CHIR-

Back 45

hand

Front 46

combining form

CHOL(E)-

Back 46

bile, gall

Front 47

combining form

COL(I)-, COLON-

Back 47

colon

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combining form

CYAN-

Back 48

blue

Front 49

combining form

CYST(I)-, -CYSTIS

Back 49

bladder, cyst

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combining form

DIPLO-

Back 50

double, twin

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combining form

ENTER-

Back 51

(small) intestine

Front 52

combining form

ERG-

Back 52

action, work

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combining form

GASTR-

Back 53

stomach

Front 54

combining form

HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Back 54

blood

Front 55

combining form

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 55

liver

Front 56

combining form

LIP-

Back 56

fat

Front 57

combining form

MACR-

Back 57

(abnormally) large or long

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combining form

MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 58

(abnormally) large or long

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combining form

MELAN-

Back 59

dark, black

Front 60

combining form

MICR-

Back 60

(abnormally) small

Front 61

combining form

NYCT-

Back 61

night

Front 62

combining form

ODYN-

Back 62

pain

Front 63

combining form

ONC-

Back 63

tumor

Front 64

combining form

PACHY-

Back 64

thick

Front 65

combining form

PSEUD-

Back 65

false

Front 66

combining form

PY-

Back 66

pus

Front 67

combining form

SARC-

Back 67

flesh, soft tissue

Front 68

combining form

SPASM-

Back 68

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 69

combining form

SPLEN-

Back 69

spleen

Front 70

combining form

STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 70

mouth, opening