Walker-Esbaugh 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

(cat before a vowel or h) prefix;

downward, disordered

Front 5

dia-, di-

Back 5

(di before a vowel) 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

Front 10

meta-, met-

Back 10

(met- before a vowel or h) prefix;

change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para-, par-

Back 11

(par- before a vowel) prefix;

alongside, around

Front 12

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

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

noun forming suffix;

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

noun forming suffix;

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun forming suffix;

state, condition

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

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun forming suffix;

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adjective forming suffix;

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun forming suffix;

indicates particular science or study

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

noun forming suffix;

state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

noun forming suffix;

state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

noun and adjective forming suffix;

indicates particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

-oma, -omat, -omata

Back 24

noun forming suffix;

usually tumor, occasionally disease

(plural is -omata)

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective forming suffix;

form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

adjective forming suffix;

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-tics

Back 27

noun forming suffix;

science or study of

Front 28

-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

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

combining form;

[highest point] extremities (hands and feet)

Front 31

ambly-

Back 31

combining form;

dull, faint

Front 32

carcin-

Back 32

{crab} carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

-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;

nile, gall

Front 36

col(i)-, colon-

Back 36

combining form;

colon

Front 37

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

Front 46

macr-

Back 46

combining form;

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

mega-, megal-

Back 47

combining form;

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

melan-

Back 48

combining form;

dark, black

Front 49

micr-

Back 49

combining form;

(abnormally) small

Front 50

nyct-

Back 50

combining form;

night

Front 51

odyn-

Back 51

combining form;

pain

Front 52

onc-

Back 52

combining form;

tumor

Front 53

pachy-

Back 53

combining form;

thick

Front 54

pseud-

Back 54

combining form;

false

Front 55

py-

Back 55

combining form;

pus

Front 56

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