Medical Vocabulary Lesson 2

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

Prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

Prefix
up, back, against

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

Prefix
away from

Front 4

cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix
through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

Prefix
good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

Prefix
same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

Prefix
before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

Prefix
in place of

Front 14

-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, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix
science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun- and Adjective- forming suffix
like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease; combining form is -omat; plural is -omata

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix
full of, resembling
*also used to form names of chemical substances*

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

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

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-tics

Back 27

Noun-forming suffix
science or study of

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-us

Back 28

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

Front 29

-ize

Back 29

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

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acr-

Back 30

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

Front 31

ambly-

Back 31

Combining form
dull, faint

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carcin-

Back 32

Combining form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 33

Combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 34

cheir-, chir-

Back 34

Combining form
hand

Front 35

chol(e)-

Back 35

Combining form
bile, gall

Front 36

col(i)-, colon-

Back 36

Combining form
colon

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cyan-

Back 37

Combining form
blue

Front 38

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 38

Combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 39

diplo-

Back 39

Combining form
double, twin

Front 40

enter-

Back 40

Combining form
(small) intestine

Front 41

erg-

Back 41

Combining form
action, work

Front 42

gastr-

Back 42

Combining form
stomach

Front 43

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 43

Combining form
blood

Front 44

hepar-, hepat-

Back 44

Combining form
liver

Front 45

lip-

Back 45

Combining form
fat

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macr-

Back 46

Combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

mega-, megal-

Back 47

Combining form
(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 48

Combining form
dark, black

Front 49

micr-

Back 49

Combining form
(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 50

Combining form
night

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odyn-

Back 51

Combining form
pain

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onc-

Back 52

Combining form
tumor

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pachy-

Back 53

Combining form
thick

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pseud-

Back 54

Combining form
false

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py-

Back 55

Combining form
pus

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sarc-

Back 56

Combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

spasm-

Back 57

Combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

splen-

Back 58

Combining form
spleen

Front 59

stom-, stomat-

Back 59

Combining form
mouth, opening