Pierce Med.vocab. Chapter 2

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

Prefix
on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

Prefix
up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

Prefix
away from

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cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

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dia-
(di- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix
through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

Prefix
within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

Prefix
good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

Back 8

Prefix
different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

Back 9

Prefix
same, likeness

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meta-
(met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

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para-
(often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

Prefix
before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 13

Prefix
in place of

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-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

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition
combining form of noun ending in -ema is -emat

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-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix
indicating a particular science or study
science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular

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-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

Both Noun & Adjective-forming Suffix
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance:like, resembling

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-oma

Back 24

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

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-ose

Back 25

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

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-ous

Back 26

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

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-us

Back 27

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

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-ize

Back 28

Verb-forming Suffix
Greek-derived
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

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coli-

Back 29

refer to the colon bacillus

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cyst(i)

Back 30

refer to the uninary bladder

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cholecyst

Back 31

refer to the gallbladder

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Chemical substances suffixes

Back 32

-ate
-ide
-ite
-one

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ACR-

Back 33

Combining Form
[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands & feet)

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AMBLY-

Back 34

Combining Form
dull, faint

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CARCIN-

Back 35

Combining Form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-CEL-

Back 36

Combining Form
hernia, tumor, swelling

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CHEIR-, CHIR--

Back 37

Combining Form
hand

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CHOL(E)-

Back 38

Combining Form
bile, gall

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COL(I)-, COLON-

Back 39

Combining Form
colon

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CYAN-

Back 40

Combining Form
blue

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CYST(I)-, CYSTIS

Back 41

Combining Form
bladder, cyst

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DIPLO-

Back 42

Combining Form
double, twin

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ENTER-

Back 43

Combining Form
(small) intestine

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ERG-

Back 44

Combining Form
action, work

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GASTR-

Back 45

Combining Form
stomach

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HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Back 46

Combining Form
blood

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HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Back 47

Combining Form
liver

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LIP-

Back 48

Combining Form
fat

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MACR-

Back 49

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

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MEGA-, MEGAL-

Back 50

Combining Form
(abnormally) large or long

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MELAN-

Back 51

Combining Form
dark, black

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MICR-

Back 52

Combining Form
(abnormally) small

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NYCT-

Back 53

Combining Form
night

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ODYN-

Back 54

Combining Form
pain

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ONC-

Back 55

Combining Form
tumor

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PACHY-

Back 56

Combining Form
thick

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PSEUD-

Back 57

Combining Form
false

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PY-

Back 58

Combining Form
pus

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SARC-

Back 59

Combining Form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 60

SPASM-

Back 60

Combining Form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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SPLEN-

Back 61

Combining Form
Spleen

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STOM-, STOMAT-

Back 62

Combining Form
mouth, opening