Walker-Esbaugh 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-)

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

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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

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-emat

Back 18

Combining form

state, condition

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-esis

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 20

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ics (-tics)

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix

Indicates a particular science or study; science or study of

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-ism

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid (-ode, -id)

Back 24

Noun and Adjective-forming suffix

Indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

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oma

Back 25

Noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease

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-omat

Back 26

Combining form

combining form of oma

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-omata

Back 27

Plural noun-forming suffix

plural of -oma, -omat

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-ose

Back 28

Adjective-forming suffix

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

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-ous

Back 29

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 30

Noun-forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 31

Verb-forming suffix

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

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-ate

Back 32

Noun-forming suffix

Form names of chemical substance

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-ide

Back 33

Noun-forming suffix

Form names of chemical substance

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-ite

Back 34

Noun-forming suffix

Form names of chemical substance

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-one

Back 35

Noun-forming suffix

Form names of chemical substance

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coli-

Back 36

Prefix

Usually refer to colon bacillus, Escherichia coli

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cyst(i)-

Back 37

Prefix

usually refers to urinary bladder

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cholecyst-

Back 38

Prefix

refers to the gallbladder

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acr-

Back 39

Combining form

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

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ambly-

Back 40

Combining form

dull, faint

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carcin-

Back 41

Combining form

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 42

Combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

Back 43

Combining form

hand

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chol(e)-

Back 44

Combining form

bile, gall

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col(i)- colon-

Back 45

Combining form

colon

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cyan-

Back 46

Combining form

blue

Front 47

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 47

Combining form

bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 48

Combining form

double, twin

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enter-

Back 49

Combining form

(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 50

Combining form

action, work

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gastr-

Back 51

Combining form

stomach

Front 52

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 52

Combining form

blood

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 53

Combining form

liver

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lip-

Back 54

Combining form

fat

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macr-

Back 55

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 56

Combining form

(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 57

Combining form

dark, black

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micr-

Back 58

Combining form

(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 59

Combining form

night

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odyn-

Back 60

Combining form

pain

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onc-

Back 61

Combining form

tumor

Front 62

pachy-

Back 62

Combining form

thick

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pseud-

Back 63

Combining form

false

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py-

Back 64

Combining form

pus

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sarc-

Back 65

Combining form

flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 66

Combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 67

Combining form

spleen

Front 68

stom-, stomat-

Back 68

Combining form

mouth, opening