Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 2

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amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

on both sides, around, both
prefix

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

up, back, against
prefix

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

away from
prefix

Front 4

cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

downward, disordered
prefix

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dia-
(di- before a vowel)

Back 5

through, across, apart
prefix

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eso-

Back 6

within, inner, inward
prefix

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eu-

Back 7

good, normal, healthy
prefix

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

different, other, relationship to another
prefix

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homo-, homeo-

Back 9

same, likeness
prefix

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meta-
(met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

change, transformation, after, behind
prefix

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para-
(often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
prefix

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pro-

Back 12

before
prefix

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

in place of
prefix

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-al

Back 14

pertaining to, located in
adjective-forming suffix

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-ase

Back 15

forms names of enzymes
suffix

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-asia, asis (rare)

Back 16

state, condition
noun-forming suffix

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-ema

Back 17

state, condition
noun-forming suffix

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-emat

Back 18

state, condition
combining form

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-esis

Back 19

state, condition, procedure
noun-forming suffix

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-etic

Back 20

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

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-ics, -tics

Back 21

science, study, science or study of
noun-forming suffix

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-ism

Back 22

state, condition, quality
noun-forming suffix

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-ismus

Back 23

state, condition, muscular spasm
noun-forming suffix

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-oid(rarely), -ode, -id

Back 24

particular shape, form, or resemblance: like resembling

both noun and adjective-forming suffix

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-oma

Back 25

usually tumor, occasionally disease
noun-forming suffix

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-omat

Back 26

usually tumor, occasionally disease
combining form

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-omata

Back 27

tumor, occasionally disease
plural form of -omat
combining form

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-ose

Back 28

forms names of substances: full of, resembling
adjective-forming suffix

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-ous

Back 29

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

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-us

Back 30

condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus)
noun-forming suffix

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-ize

Back 31

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
verb-forming suffix

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acr-

Back 32

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

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ambly-

Back 33

dull, faint
combining form

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carcin-

Back 34

[crab] carcinoma, cancer
combining form

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-cel-

Back 35

hernia, tumor, swelling
combining form

Front 36

cheir-, chir-

Back 36

hand
combining form

Front 37

chol(e)-

Back 37

bile, gall
combining form

Front 38

col(i), colon-

Back 38

colon
combining form

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

blue
combining form

Front 40

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 40

bladder, cyst
combining form

Front 41

diplo-

Back 41

double, twin
combining form

Front 42

enter-

Back 42

(small) intestine
combining form

Front 43

erg-

Back 43

action, work
combining form

Front 44

gastr-

Back 44

stomach
combining form

Front 45

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 45

blood
combining form

Front 46

hepar-, hepat-

Back 46

liver
combining form

Front 47

lip-

Back 47

fat
combining form

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macr-

Back 48

(abnormally) large or long
combining form

Front 49

mega-, megal-

Back 49

(abnormally) large or long
combining form

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melan-

Back 50

dark, black
combining form

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micr-

Back 51

(abnormally) small
combining form

Front 52

nyct-

Back 52

night
combining form

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odyn-

Back 53

pain
combining form

Front 54

onc-

Back 54

tumor
combining form

Front 55

pachy-

Back 55

thick
combining form

Front 56

pseud-

Back 56

false
combining form

Front 57

py-

Back 57

pus
combining form

Front 58

sarc-

Back 58

flesh, soft tissue
combining form

Front 59

spasm-

Back 59

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
combining form

Front 60

splen-

Back 60

spleen
combining form

Front 61

stom-, stomat-

Back 61

mouth, opening
combining form