Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 2

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

Prefix

up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

Prefix

away from

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cata- (cat-)

Back 4

Prefix

downward, disordered

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dia- (di-)

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-)

Back 10

Prefix

change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par-)

Back 11

Prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

Prefix

before

Front 13

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 the names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

Back 16

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

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-ema (-emat-)

Back 17

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition

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-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming Suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

Noun-forming Suffix

pertaining to

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun-forming Suffix

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 spasm

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-oid (-ode, -id)

Back 23

Noun/Adjective-forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblence, like, resembling

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oma (-omat-, -omata)

Back 24

Noun-forming Suffix

tumor, disease

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-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming Suffix

full of, resembling
(often forms names of chemical substances)

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-ous

Back 26

Adjective-forming Suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-tics

Back 27

Noun-forming Suffix

study or science of

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-us

Back 28

Noun-forming Suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 29

Verb-forming Suffix

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

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-ate

Back 30

Noun-forming Suffix

name of chemical substance

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-ide

Back 31

Noun-forming Suffix

name of chemical substance

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-ite

Back 32

Noun-forming Suffix

name of chemical substance

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-one

Back 33

Noun-forming Suffix

name of chemical substance

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acr-

Back 34

Combining Form

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

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ambly-

Back 35

Combining Form

dull, faint

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carcin-

Back 36

Combining Form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 37

Combining Form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

Back 38

Combining Form

hand

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chol(e)-

Back 39

Combining Form

bile, gall

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col(i), colon-

Back 40

Combining Form

colon

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cyan-

Back 41

Combining Form

clue

Front 42

cyst(i), -cystis

Back 42

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 43

Combining Form

double, twin

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enter-

Back 44

Combining Form

(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 45

Combining Form

action, work

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gastr-

Back 46

Combining Form

stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 47

Combining Form

blood

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 48

Combining Form

liver

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lip-

Back 49

Combining Form

fat

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macr-

Back 50

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

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cyan-

Back 51

Combining Form

clue

Front 52

cyst(i), -cystis

Back 52

Combining Form

bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 53

Combining Form

double, twin

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enter-

Back 54

Combining Form

(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 55

Combining Form

action, work

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gastr-

Back 56

Combining Form

stomach

Front 57

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 57

Combining Form

blood

Front 58

hepar-, hepat-

Back 58

Combining Form

liver

Front 59

lip-

Back 59

Combining Form

fat

Front 60

macr-

Back 60

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 61

Combining Form

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 62

Combining Form

dark, black

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micr-

Back 63

Combining Form

(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 64

Combining Form

night

Front 65

odyn-

Back 65

Combining Form

pain

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onc-

Back 66

Combining Form

tumor

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pachy-

Back 67

Combining Form

thick

Front 68

pseud-

Back 68

Combining Form

false

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py-

Back 69

Combining Form

pus

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sarc-

Back 70

Combining Form

flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 71

Combining Form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 72

Combining Form

spleen

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stom-, stomat-

Back 73

Combining Form

mouth, opening

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coli-

Back 74

Combining Form

refers to the colon bacillu, Escherichia coli

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cyst(i)-

Back 75

Combining Form

refers to the bladder

Front 76

cholecyst-

Back 76

Combining Form

refers to the gallbladder