Nhi Nguyen Med Vocab Unit 1 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

eso-

Back 5

Prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 6

eu-

Back 6

Prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 7

heter- ,hetero-

Back 7

Prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 8

homo-, homeo-

Back 8

Prefix

same, likeness

Front 9

meta- (met-)

Back 9

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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

(the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-)

Front 17

-esis

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 18

-etic

Back 18

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 19

-ics, -tics

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: 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

Both Nouns and Adjectives suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 23

oma

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease
( The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat-; plural often is -omata

Front 24

-ose

Back 24

Adjective-forming suffix

also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 25

-ous

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 26

-us

Back 26

Noun-forming suffix

condition, person ( sometimes a malformed fetus )

Front 27

-ize

Back 27

Verb-forming suffix

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

Front 28

-ate

Back 28

Noun-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substaces

Front 29

-ide

Back 29

Noun-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substaces

Front 30

-ite

Back 30

Noun-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substaces

Front 31

-one

Back 31

Noun-forming suffix

used to form names of chemical substaces

Front 32

acr-

Back 32

Combining Form

extremities ( particularly the hands and feet )

Front 33

ambly-

Back 33

Combining Form

dull, faint

Front 34

carcin-

Back 34

Combining Form

carcinoma, cancer

Front 35

-cel-

Back 35

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 36

cheir-, chir-

Back 36

Combining Form

hand

Front 37

chol (e)-

Back 37

Combining Form

bile, gall

Front 38

cyan-

Back 38

Combining Form

blue

Front 39

cyst (i)-, -cystis

Back 39

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

Front 40

diplo-

Back 40

Combining Form

double, twin

Front 41

enter-

Back 41

Combining Form

(small) intestine

Front 42

erg-

Back 42

Combining Form

action, work

Front 43

gastr-

Back 43

Combining Form

stomach

Front 44

hem-, hemat-, em-

Back 44

Combining Form

blood

Front 45

hepar-, hepat-

Back 45

Combining Form

liver

Front 46

lip-

Back 46

Combining Form

fat

Front 47

macr-

Back 47

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

mega-, megal-

Back 48

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 49

melan-

Back 49

Combining Form

dark, black

Front 50

micr-

Back 50

Combining Form

(abnormally) small

Front 51

nyct-

Back 51

Combining Form

night

Front 52

odyn-

Back 52

Combining Form

pain

Front 53

onc-

Back 53

Combining Form

tumor

Front 54

pachy-

Back 54

Combining Form

thick

Front 55

pseud-

Back 55

Combining Form

false

Front 56

py-

Back 56

Combining Form

pus

Front 57

sarc-

Back 57

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 58

spasm-

Back 58

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 59

splen-

Back 59

Combining Form

spleen

Front 60

stom-, stomat

Back 60

Combining Form

mouth, opening

Front 61

dia- (di)

Back 61

Prefix

through, across, apart

Front 62

col (i )-, colon-

Back 62

Combining Form

colon