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-)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-(di-)

Back 5

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-(hertero-)

Back 8

Prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-(homeo-)

Back 9

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 10

para-(par-)

Back 10

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 11

pro-

Back 11

Prefix

before

Front 12

pros-(prosth-)

Back 12

Prefix

in place of

Front 13

-al

Back 13

Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 14

-ase

Back 14

Noun-forming Suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 15

-asia(-asis)

Back 15

Noun forming Suffix

state, condition

Front 16

ema

Back 16

noun-forming suffix.

state, condition.

emat if a vowel follows

Front 17

esis

Back 17

noun-forming suffix.

state, condition, procedure.

Front 18

etic

Back 18

adjective-forming suffix.

pertaining to.

often from nouns ending in -esis.

Front 19

ics, tics

Back 19

noun-forming suffix.

science or study of.

Front 20

ism

Back 20

noun-forming suffix.

state, condition, quality.

Front 21

ismus

Back 21

noun-forming suffix.

state, condition, muscular spasm.

Front 22

oid, ode, id

Back 22

noun or adjective-forming suffix.

like, resembling.

Front 23

oma

Back 23

noun-forming suffix.

tumor, disease.

combining form is omat, plural is omata.

Front 24

ose

Back 24

adjective-forming suffix.

full of, resembling.

also used to form names of chemical substances.

Front 25

ous

Back 25

adjectival suffix.

pertaining to, characterized by, full of.

Front 26

tics

Back 26

noun-forming suffix.

science or study of.

same as ics.

Front 27

us

Back 27

noun-forming suffix.

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

ize

Back 28

verb-forming suffix.

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

Front 29

ate, ide, ite, one

Back 29

suffixes used to form names of chemical substances.

Front 30

coli

Back 30

usually refers to the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli.

Front 31

cyst(i)

Back 31

refers to the urinary bladder.

Front 32

cholecyst

Back 32

refers to the gallbladder.

Front 33

acr

Back 33

Combining Form

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 34

ambly

Back 34

Combining Form.

dull, faint

Front 35

carcin

Back 35

Combining Form.

carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

cel

Back 36

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 37

cheir, chir

Back 37

Combining Form.

hand

Front 38

chol(e)

Back 38

Combining Form.

bile, gall

Front 39

col(i), colon

Back 39

Combining Form

colon

Front 40

cyan

Back 40

Combining Form.

blue

Front 41

cyst(i), cystis

Back 41

Combining Form.

bladder, cyst

Front 42

diplo

Back 42

Combining Form.

double, twin

Front 43

enter

Back 43

Combining Form.

(small) intestine

Front 44

erg

Back 44

Combining Form

action, work

Front 45

gastr

Back 45

Combining Form

stomach

Front 46

hem, hemat, em

Back 46

Combining Form.

blood

Front 47

hepar, hepat

Back 47

Combining Form

liver

Front 48

lip

Back 48

Combining Form.

fat

Front 49

macr

Back 49

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

mega, megal

Back 50

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

melan

Back 51

Combining Form.

dark, black

Front 52

micr

Back 52

Combining Form.

(abnormally) small

Front 53

nyct

Back 53

Combining Form.

night

Front 54

odyn

Back 54

Combining Form

pain

Front 55

onc

Back 55

combining form

tumor

Front 56

pachy

Back 56

Combining Form

thick

Front 57

pseud

Back 57

Combining Form

false

Front 58

py

Back 58

Combining Form

pus

Front 59

sarc

Back 59

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 60

spasm

Back 60

Combining Form

spam, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 61

splen

Back 61

Combining Form

spleen

Front 62

stom, stomat

Back 62

Combining Form

mouth, opening