Lesson 2

Front 1

Amphi-
Ampho-

Back 1

Prefix meaning on both sides, around, both

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Ana-

Back 2

Prefix meaning up, against, back

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Apo-

Back 3

Prefix; away from

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Cata-

Back 4

Prefix; downward, disordered

Front 5

Cat-

Back 5

Prefix before a vowel or h; downward, disordered

Front 6

Dia-

Back 6

Prefix; through, across, apart

Front 7

Di-

Back 7

Prefix before a vowel; through, across, apart

Front 8

Eso-

Back 8

Prefix; within, inner, inward

Front 9

Eu-

Back 9

Prefix; good, normal, healthy

Front 10

Heter-
Hetero-

Back 10

Prefix; different, other, relationship to another

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Homo-
Homeo-

Back 11

Prefix; same, likeness

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Meta-

Back 12

Prefix; change, transformation, after, behind

Front 13

Met-

Back 13

Prefix before a vowel or h; change, transformation, after, behind

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Para-

Back 14

Prefix; alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
Alternative: often par- before a vowel

Front 15

Pro-

Back 15

Prefix; before

Front 16

Pros-, prosth-

Back 16

Prefix; in place of

Front 17

-al

Back 17

Suffix; Latin derived adjectival suffix; pertaining to, located in

Front 18

-ase

Back 18

Suffix; forms the name of enzymes

Front 19

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 19

Noun-roaming suffix; state, condition

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-ema

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix; state condition; combining form is -emat-

Front 21

-esis

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix; state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 22

Adjective-forming suffix; often form adjectives from nouns ending in -esis; pertaining to

Front 23

-ics, -tics

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix; indicates a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 24

-ism

Back 24

Noun-fom ing suffix; state, condition, quality

Front 25

-ismus

Back 25

Noun-forming suffix; state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 26

-oid

Back 26

Alternative forms rarely used are -ode and -id; forms both noun and adjective suffixes; meaning particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resemblance

Front 27

-oma

Back 27

Noun-forming suffix; usually refers to a tumor, sometimes a disease; combining form is -omat-, plural form often is -omata

Front 28

-ose

Back 28

Latin derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of. Hemical substances;meaning full of, resembling

Front 29

-ous

Back 29

Latin derived adjectivial suffix; pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 30

-us

Back 30

Lation noun-forming suffix; condition, person, sometimes, malformed fetus

Front 31

acr-

Back 31

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

Front 32

ambly-

Back 32

combining form; dull, faint

Front 33

carcin-

Back 33

combining form; carcinoma, cancer

Front 34

-cel-

Back 34

combining form; hernia, tumor, swelling; swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid

Front 35

cheir-, chir-

Back 35

combining form; hand

Front 36

chol(e)-

Back 36

combining form; bile, gall

Front 37

col(i)-, colon-

Back 37

combining form; colon

Front 38

cyan-

Back 38

combining form; blue

Front 39

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 39

combining form; bladder, cyst

Front 40

diplo-

Back 40

combining form; double, twin

Front 41

enter-

Back 41

combining form; (small) intestine

Front 42

erg-

Back 42

combining form; action, work

Front 43

gastr-

Back 43

combining form; stomach

Front 44

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 44

combining form; blood

Front 45

hepar-, hepat-

Back 45

combining form; liver

Front 46

lip-

Back 46

combining form; fat

Front 47

macr-

Back 47

combining form; (abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 48

combining form; (abnormally) large or long

Front 49

melan-

Back 49

combining form; dark, black

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micr-

Back 50

combining form; (abnormally) small

Front 51

nyct-

Back 51

combining form; night

Front 52

odyn-

Back 52

combining form; pain

Front 53

onc-

Back 53

combining form; tumor

Front 54

pachy-

Back 54

combining form; thick

Front 55

pseud-

Back 55

combining form; false

Front 56

py-

Back 56

combining form; pus

Front 57

sarc-

Back 57

combining form; flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 58

combining form; spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 59

splen-

Back 59

combining form; spleen

Front 60

stom-, stomat-

Back 60

combining form; mouth, opening

Front 61

ize-

Back 61

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

Front 62

suffixes used to form names of chemical substances

Back 62

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Front 63

coli-

Back 63

words containing this in some way usually refer to the colon bacillus E. coli

Front 64

cyst(i)-

Back 64

usually refers to the urinary bladder

Front 65

cholescyst-

Back 65

refers to the gall bladder

Front 66

synergy/ synergism

Back 66

an action of two or more agents or organs working with each other

Front 67

anastomosis

Back 67

formation of a passage between any two normally distinct spaces or organs

Front 68

-stomy

Back 68

words that end in this indicate surgical procedures

Front 69

enteroenterostomy

Back 69

creation of a communication between two noncontiguous segments of the intestine

Front 70

colostomy

Back 70

formation of a more or less permanent passage between the colon and the surface of the abdomen

Front 71

-oma

Back 71

suffix that often indicates an abnormal or diseased condition

Front 72

trachoma

Back 72

a chronic contagious form of conjunctivitis

Front 73

glaucoma

Back 73

a destructive disease of the eye caused by an increased introcular pressure

Front 74

sarcoma

Back 74

a malignant tumor originating in connective tissue like a muscle

Front 75

angiosarcoma/hemangiosarcoma

Back 75

a tumor arising in the muscular tissue of a blood vessel

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neurosarcoma

Back 76

a sarcoma containing nerve cells

Front 77

hepatoma

Back 77

tumor of the liver

Front 78

nephroma

Back 78

tumor of a kidney

Front 79

cholangioma

Back 79

tumor of the bile duct

Front 80

hemangioma

Back 80

a tumor of the blood vessel

Front 81

hematoma

Back 81

swelling that contains blood

Front 82

melanoma

Back 82

a malignant tumor composed of cells of melanin

Front 83

melanin

Back 83

the substance that gives pigmentation to the hair, skin, and other tissues

Front 84

melanometosis

Back 84

the formation of numerous melanomas on or beneath the skin

Front 85

mastoncus

Back 85

tumor of the breast

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oncology

Back 86

the branch of medicine dealing with tumors

Front 87

-cele

Back 87

generally used as a suffix and usually means hernia; sometimes indicates swelling due to an abnormal accumulation of fluid

Front 88

gastrocele

Back 88

hernia of the stomach

Front 89

cystocele

Back 89

hernia of the bladder

Front 90

rectocele

Back 90

hernia of the rectum into the vagina

Front 91

urocele

Back 91

an accumulation of urine in the scrotal sac

Front 92

hydrocele

Back 92

an accumulation of serous fluid in the a saclike structure such as the scrotum in a newborn male child

Front 93

galactocele

Back 93

milk-filled tumor cause by obstruction of a milk duct

Front 94

keloid

Back 94

a scarlike growth of tissue on the skin

Front 95

cyst

Back 95

refers to a cyst or the bladder; defined as a closed pouch, with a definite wall, that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

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dermoid cyst

Back 96

cyst containing elements of hair, teeth, or skin

Front 97

ovarian cyst

Back 97

a sac that develops on the ovary

Front 98

sebaceous cyst

Back 98

a cyst of sebaceous, or oil-secreting, glands of the skin

Front 99

cystalgia

Back 99

pain in the bladder

Front 100

cholecystitis

Back 100

inflammation of the gallbladder

Front 101

dacrocyst

Back 101

in opthalmology, the lacrimal sac

Front 102

phacocyst

Back 102

the capsule of the cyrstalline lens of the eye

Front 103

cystoid

Back 103

refers to the growth of a cyst

Front 104

colinephritis

Back 104

inflammation of the kidney cause by the presence of E. coli

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-gaster

Back 105

some of the words ending with this suffix refer to embryonic structures