Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab 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- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix
through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix
good, normal, healthy

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- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

Prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

Prefix
before

Front 13

pros- prosth-

Back 13

Prefix
in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, asis (rare)

Back 16

abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

abstract noun-forming suffix
state, conditon

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun-forming suffix
science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

abstract noun-forming suffix
state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

noun and adjective-forming suffix
like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

abstract noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

Latin-derived adjectival suffix
full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

Latin-derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

Latin noun-forming ending
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

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

Front 29

Acr-

Back 29

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

Front 30

Ambly-

Back 30

Combining form
dull, faint

Front 31

Carcin-

Back 31

Combining form
carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-Cel-

Back 32

Combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

cheir-,chir-

Back 33

Combining form
hand

Front 34

Chol(e)-

Back 34

Combining form
bile, gall

Front 35

Col(i)-, Colon-

Back 35

Combining form
colon

Front 36

Cyan-

Back 36

Combining form
blue

Front 37

Cyst(i)-, -Cystis

Back 37

Combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 38

Diplo-

Back 38

Combining form
double, twin

Front 39

Enter-

Back 39

Combining form
(small) intestine

Front 40

Erg-

Back 40

Combining form
action, work

Front 41

Gastr-

Back 41

Combining form
stomach

Front 42

Hem-, Hemat, -Em-

Back 42

Combining form
blood

Front 43

Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 43

Combining form
liver

Front 44

Lip-

Back 44

Combining form
fat

Front 45

Macr-

Back 45

Combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

Mega-, Megal-

Back 46

Combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

Melan-

Back 47

Combining form
dark, black

Front 48

Micr-

Back 48

Combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 49

Nyct-

Back 49

Combining form
night

Front 50

Odyn-

Back 50

Combining form
pain

Front 51

Onc-

Back 51

Combining form
tumor

Front 52

Pachy-

Back 52

Combining form
thick

Front 53

Pseud-

Back 53

Combining form
false

Front 54

Py-

Back 54

Combining form
pus

Front 55

Sarc-

Back 55

Combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

Spasm-

Back 56

Combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 57

Splen-

Back 57

Combining form
spleen

Front 58

Stom-, Stomat-

Back 58

Combining form
mouth, opening