Midterm Review

Front 1

a-

Back 1

Prefix

not, without, lacking, deficient

Front 2

anti-

Back 2

Prefix

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

Front 3

di-

Back 3

Prefix

two, twice, double

Front 4

dys-

Back 4

Prefix

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

Front 5

ec-

Back 5

Prefix

out of, away from

Front 6

ecto-

Back 6

Prefix

outside of

Front 7

en-

Back 7

in, into, within

Front 8

endo-

Back 8

Prefix

within

Front 9

epi-

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-

Back 13

Prefix

under, deficient, below normal

Front 14

mono-

Back 14

Prefix

one, single

Front 15

peri-

Back 15

Prefix

around, surrounding

Front 16

syn-

Back 16

Prefix

together, with, joined

Front 17

acanth-

Back 17

Combining Form

thorn, spine

Front 18

alg-

Back 18

Combining Form

pain

Front 19

alges-

Back 19

Combining Form

sensitivity to pain

Front 20

all-

Back 20

Combining Form

other, divergence, difference from

Front 21

angi-

Back 21

Combining Form

(blood) vessel, duct

Front 22

arteri-

Back 22

Combining Form

[air passage] artery

Front 23

arthr-

Back 23

Combining Form

joint

Front 24

bi-

Back 24

Combining Form

life

Front 25

brady-

Back 25

Combining Form

slow

Front 26

cardi-

Back 26

Combining Form

heart

Front 27

cephal-

Back 27

Combining Form

head

Front 28

crani-

Back 28

Combining Form

skull

Front 29

cyt-

Back 29

Combining Form

[hollow container] cell

Front 30

encephal-

Back 30

Combining Form

brain

Front 31

erythr-

Back 31

Combining Form

red, red blood cell

Front 32

lept-

Back 32

Combining Form

thin, fine, slight

Front 33

leuk-

Back 33

Combining Form

white, white blood cell

Front 34

lith-

Back 34

Combining Form

stone, calculus

Front 35

log-

Back 35

Combining Form

word, study

Front 36

malac-

Back 36

Combining Form

soft

Front 37

mes-

Back 37

Combining Form

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

Front 38

-meter, metr-

Back 38

Combining Form

measure, measuring device

Front 39

nephr-

Back 39

Combining Form

kidney

Front 40

necr-

Back 40

Combining Form

[tendon] nerve, nervous system

Front 41

oste-

Back 41

Combining Form

bone

Front 42

prosop-

Back 42

Combining Form

face

Front 43

prot-

Back 43

Combining Form

first, primitive, early

Front 44

scler-

Back 44

Combining Form

hard

Front 45

sten-

Back 45

Combining Form

narrow

Front 46

stere-

Back 46

Combining Form

solid, having 3 diminsions

Front 47

tachy-

Back 47

Combining Form

rapid

Front 48

tox(i)-

Back 48

Combining Form

poison

Front 49

amphi-, ampho-

Back 49

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 50

ana-

Back 50

Prefix

up, back, against

Front 51

apo-

Back 51

Prefix

away from

Front 52

cata-

Back 52

Prefix

downward, disordered

Front 53

dia-

Back 53

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 54

eso-

Back 54

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 55

eu-

Back 55

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 56

heter-, hetero-

Back 56

Prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 57

homo-, homeo-

Back 57

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 58

meta-

Back 58

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 59

para-

Back 59

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 60

pro-

Back 60

Prefix

before

Front 61

pros, prosth-

Back 61

Prefix

in place of

Front 62

acr-

Back 62

Combining Form

acr-

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

Front 63

ambly-

Back 63

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 64

carcin-

Back 64

Combining Form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 65

-cel-

Back 65

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 66

cheir-, chir-

Back 66

Combining Form

hand

Front 67

chol(e)-

Back 67

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 68

col(i)-, colon-

Back 68

Combining Form

colon

Front 69

cyan-

Back 69

Combining Form

blue

Front 70

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 70

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 71

diplo-

Back 71

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 72

enter-

Back 72

Combining Form

small intestine

Front 73

erg-

Back 73

Combining Form

action, work

Front 74

gastr-

Back 74

Combining Form

stomach

Front 75

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 75

Combining Form

blood

Front 76

lip-

Back 76

Combining Form

fat

Front 77

macr-

Back 77

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 78

mega-, megal-

Back 78

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 79

melan-

Back 79

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 80

micr-

Back 80

Combining Form

abnormally small

Front 81

nyct-

Back 81

Combining Form

night

Front 82

odyn-

Back 82

Combining Form

pain

Front 83

onc-

Back 83

Combining Form

tumor

Front 84

pachy-

Back 84

Combining Form

thick

Front 85

pseud-

Back 85

Combining Form

false

Front 86

py-

Back 86

Combining Form

pus

Front 87

sacr-

Back 87

Combining Form

soft tissue

Front 88

spasm-

Back 88

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

Front 89

splen-

Back 89

Combining Form

spleen

Front 90

stom-, stomat-

Back 90

Combining Form

mouth, opening

Front 91

arachn-

Back 91

Combining Form

spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Front 92

chlor-

Back 92

Combining Form

green

Front 93

chondr-

Back 93

Combining Form

cartilage

Front 94

dactyl-

Back 94

Combining Form

finger, toe

Front 95

derm(at)-, -derma

Back 95

Combining Form

skin

Front 96

(h)elc-

Back 96

Combining Form

ulcer

Front 97

hidr(ot), -idr

Back 97

Combining Form

sweat

Front 98

hist(i)-

Back 98

Combining Form

[web] tissue

Front 99

hydr-

Back 99

Combining Form

water, fluid

Front 100

hypn-

Back 100

Combining Form

sleep

Front 101

icter-

Back 101

Combining Form

jaundice

Front 102

in-, inos-

Back 102

Combining Form

fiber, muscle

Front 103

is-

Back 103

Combining Form

equal, same, similar, alike

Front 104

mening-, -meninx

Back 104

Combining Form

meningeal membrane, meninges

Front 105

my(s)-

Back 105

Combining Form

[mouse] muscle

Front 106

myc(et)-

Back 106

Combining Form

[mushroom] fungus

Front 107

myel-

Back 107

Combining Form

bone marrow, spinal cord

Front 108

narc-

Back 108

Combining Form

stupor, numbness

Front 109

necr-

Back 109

Combining Form

corpse, dead

Front 110

olig-

Back 110

Combining Form

few, deficient

Front 111

onych-

Back 111

Combining Form

fingernail, toenail

Front 112

pod-

Back 112

Combining Form

foot

Front 113

poli-

Back 113

Combining Form

[gray] gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Front 114

poly-

Back 114

Combining Form

many, excessive

Front 115

por-

Back 115

Combining Form

passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Front 116

psych-

Back 116

Combining Form

[soul] mind

Front 117

som(at)-, -soma

Back 117

Combining Form

body

Front 118

sthen-

Back 118

Combining Form

strength

Front 119

tracheal-

Back 119

Combining Form

neck, cervix

Front 120

xanth-

Back 120

Combining Form

yellow

Front 121

aut-

Back 121

Combining Form

self

Front 122

crin-

Back 122

Combining Form

[seperate] secrete, secretion

Front 123

esthe(s)-

Back 123

Combining Form

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Front 124

gen(e), -gen

Back 124

Combining Form

come into being, produce

Front 125

gram-

Back 125

Combining Form

[something written] a record

Front 126

graph-

Back 126

Combining Form

write, record

Front 127

iatr-

Back 127

Combining Form

healer, physician; treatment

Front 128

idi-

Back 128

Combining Form

of one's self

Front 129

kine-

Back 129

Combining Form

move

Front 130

kines(i)-

Back 130

Combining Form

movement, motion

Front 131

ly(s)-

Back 131

Combining Form

destroy, breakdown

Front 132

my(x)-

Back 132

Combining Form

mucus

Front 133

orth-

Back 133

Combining Form

straight, erect; normal

Front 134

ot-

Back 134

Combining Form

ear

Front 135

path-

Back 135

Combining Form

[suffering] disease

Front 136

phil-

Back 136

Combining Form

love; have affinity for

Front 137

pt-

Back 137

Combining Form

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Front 138

pyr-

Back 138

Combining Form

[fire] fever, burning

Front 139

pyret-

Back 139

Combining Form

fever

Front 140

pyrex-

Back 140

Combining Form

be feverish

Front 141

rhe-

Back 141

Combining Form

[run] flow, secrete

Front 142

rhag-

Back 142

Combining Form

[burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage

Front 143

rhex-

Back 143

Combining Form

rupture

Front 144

rhin-

Back 144

Combining Form

nose

Front 145

scop-

Back 145

Combining Form

look at, examine

Front 146

sep-

Back 146

Combining Form

[be putrid] be infected

Front 147

ta-

Back 147

Combining Form

stretching

Front 148

tel-

Back 148

Combining Form

end, completion

Front 149

ten-, tenon(t)-

Back 149

Combining Form

tendon

Front 150

therap(eu)-

Back 150

Combining Form

treat medically, heal

Front 151

tom-

Back 151

Combining Form

a cutting, slice, incision

Front 152

ton-

Back 152

Combining Form

[a stretching] (muscular tone), tension

Front 153

acous-, acu(s)-

Back 153

Combining Form

hear

Front 154

amni-,

Back 154

Combining Form

fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion

Front 155

asc-, ascit-

Back 155

Combining Form

[leather bag] bladder, sac, bag

Front 156

bary-

Back 156

Combining Form

heavy, dull, hard

Front 157

cente-

Back 157

Combining Form

pierce

Front 158

chrom-, chroma-, chromat-

Back 158

Combining Form

color, pigment

Front 159

dips-

Back 159

Combining Form

thirst

Front 160

echo-

Back 160

Combining Form

reverberating sound, echo

Front 161

edema-, edemat-

Back 161

Combining Form

swelling

Front 162

eme-

Back 162

Combining Form

vomit

Front 163

gno(s)-

Back 163

Combining Form

know

Front 164

lal-

Back 164

Combining Form

speak

Front 165

lapar-

Back 165

Combining Form

abdomen, abdominal wall

Front 166

lex-

Back 166

Combining Form

read

Front 167

mne-

Back 167

Combining Form

remember

Front 168

ne-

Back 168

Combining Form

new

Front 169

no-

Back 169

Combining Form

mind, mental activity, comprehension

Front 170

orec-, orex-

Back 170

Combining Form

have an appetite

Front 171

ox(y)-

Back 171

Combining Form

acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oyxgen

Front 172

pha-

Back 172

Combining Form

speak

Front 173

phag-

Back 173

Combining Form

swallow

Front 174

pharmac(eu)-

Back 174

Combining Form

medicine, drug

Front 175

phem-

Back 175

Combining Form

speech

Front 176

phob-

Back 176

Combining Form

(abnormal) fear

Front 177

phon-

Back 177

Combining Form

voice, sound

Front 178

phrac- phrag-

Back 178

Combining Form

enclose, obstruct

Front 179

phras-

Back 179

Combining Form

speak

Front 180

phren-

Back 180

Combining Form

mind; diaphragm

Front 181

phylac-

Back 181

Combining Form

protection (against disease)

Front 182

phys(i)-

Back 182

Combining Form

nature, appearance

Front 183

phyt-

Back 183

Combining Form

plant (organism), growth

Front 184

poie-

Back 184

Combining Form

produce, make

Front 185

sapr-

Back 185

Combining Form

rotten, putrid, decaying

Front 186

stear-, steat-

Back 186

Combining Form

fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

Front 187

andr-

Back 187

Combining Form

man, male

Front 188

ankyl, ancyl

Back 188

Combining Form

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 189

aphrodis(i)-

Back 189

Combining Form

[of or pertaining to Aphrodite, Greek goddess of Love] sexual desire

Front 190

brachy-

Back 190

Combining Form

short

Front 191

crypt-

Back 191

Combining Form

hidden, latent

Front 192

dem-

Back 192

Combining Form

people, population

Front 193

dolich-

Back 193

Combining Form

long, narrow, slender

Front 194

drom-

Back 194

Combining Form

a running

Front 195

er-, erot-

Back 195

[Eros, son of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 196

gyn(ec)-

Back 196

Combining Form

woman, female

Front 197

helmint(h)-

Back 197

Combining Form

(intestinal) worm

Front 198

nemat-

Back 198

Combining Form

thread (worm)

Front 199

nos-

Back 199

Combining Form

disease, illness

Front 200

odont-

Back 200

Combining Form

tooth

Front 201

pali(n)-

Back 201

Combining Form

back, again

Front 202

pan(t)-

Back 202

Combining Form

all, entire, everything

Front 203

phor-

Back 203

Combining Form

bearing, carrying

Front 204

phos-, phot-

Back 204

Combining Form

light, daylight

Front 205

plec-, pleg-

Back 205

Combining Form

strike, paralyze

Front 206

r(h)achi-

Back 206

Combining Form

spine

Front 207

schiz-, schist-, -schisis

Back 207

Combining Form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 208

spondyl-

Back 208

Combining Form

vertebra

Front 209

-staxis, -staxia

Back 209

Combining Form

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 210

than(at)-

Back 210

Combining Form

death

Front 211

the-

Back 211

Combining Form

place, put

Front 212

trich-

Back 212

Combining Form

hair

Front 213

troph-

Back 213

Combining Form

nourishment

Front 214

aden-

Back 214

Combining Form

gland

Front 215

aer-

Back 215

Combining Form

air, gas

Front 216

blenn-

Back 216

Combining Form

mucus

Front 217

cel(i)-

Back 217

Combining Form

abdomen

Front 218

ch(e)il-

Back 218

Combining Form

lip

Front 219

chron-

Back 219

Combining Form

time, timing

Front 220

cla(s)-, -clast

Back 220

Combining Form

break (up), destroy

Front 221

-desis

Back 221

Combining Form

binding

Front 222

desm-

Back 222

Combining Form

[binding] ligament, connective tissue

Front 223

dynam-

Back 223

Combining Form

force, power, energy

Front 224

ger-

Back 224

Combining Form

old age

Front 225

gnath-

Back 225

Combining Form

(lower) jaw

Front 226

isch-, -sche-

Back 226

Combining Form

suppress, checl

Front 227

klept-

Back 227

Combining Form

steal

Front 228

lei-

Back 228

Combining Form

smooth

Front 229

lep-

Back 229

Combining Form

attack, seizure

Front 230

man-

Back 230

Combining Form

be mad

Front 231

mel-

Back 231

Combining Form

limb

Front 232

morph-

Back 232

Combining Form

form, shape

Front 233

Combining Form

nom-

Back 233

Combining Form

law

Front 234

omphal-

Back 234

Combining Form

navel, umbilicus

Front 235

ped-

Back 235

Combining Form

child

Front 236

pen-

Back 236

Combining Form

decrease, deficiency

Front 237

-pex-

Back 237

Combining Form

fixing (surgical) attachment

Front 238

plas(t)-

Back 238

Combining Form

form, develop

Front 239

presby-

Back 239

Combining Form

old, old age

Front 240

prostat-

Back 240

Combining Form

[one who stands before] prostate gland

Front 241

pty-

Back 241

Combining Form

spit

Front 242

ptyal-

Back 242

Combining Form

saliva

Front 243

-rrhaph

Back 243

Combining Form

suture

Front 244

sit-

Back 244

Combining Form

food

Front 245

sta(t)-

Back 245

Combining Form

stand, stop

Front 246

tax-

Back 246

Combining Form

muscular coordination

Front 247

therm-

Back 247

Combining Form

heat (body) temperature

Front 248

trop-

Back 248

Combining Form

turning