Med Vocab Lesson 2

Front 1

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

Front 4

Cata- (cat before a vowel or a b)

Back 4

Prefix/ downward, disordered

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Dia- (di- before a vowel)

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- before a vowel or b)

Back 10

Prefix/ change, transformation, after, behind

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Para- (often par- before a vowel)

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 names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix/ state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix/ state, condition. Combining form of mounds ending in -ema is -emat-:

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-esis

Back 18

Noun-forming suffix/ state, condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 19

Adjective-forming suffix/ often from nouns ending in -esis

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-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun forming suffix/ indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

Noun-forming suffix/ conditions, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix/ state, condition; muscular spasm

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-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

Noun-forming suffix and adjective-forming suffix/ indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

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Oma

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix/ usually tumor; occasionally disease.

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-ose

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix/ full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 26

Adjective-forming suffix/ pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-ous

Back 27

Adjective-forming suffix/ pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 28

Noun-forming ending/ condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus)

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-ous

Back 29

Adjective-forming suffix/ pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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Acr-

Back 30

Combining form/ (highest point) extremities (particularly hand and feet)

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Ambly-

Back 31

Combining form/ dull, faint

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Carcin-

Back 32

Combining form/ [crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 33

Combining form/ hernia, tumor, swelling

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Cheir-, chir-

Back 34

Combining form/ hand

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Chol(e)-

Back 35

Combining form/ bile, gall

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Col(i)-, colon-

Back 36

Combining form/ colon

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Cyan-

Back 37

Combining form/ blue

Front 38

Cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 38

Combining form/ bladder, cyst

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Diplo-

Back 39

Combining form/ double, twin

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Enter-

Back 40

Combining form/ (small) intestine

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Erg-

Back 41

Combining form/ action, work

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Gastr-

Back 42

Combination form/ stomach

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Hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 43

Combination form/ blood

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Hepar-, Hepat-

Back 44

Combining form/ liver

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Lip-

Back 45

Combining form/ fat

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Macr-

Back 46

Combination form/ (abnormally) large or long

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Mega-, Megal-

Back 47

Combination form/ (Abnormally) large or long

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Melan-

Back 48

Combination form/ dark, black

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Micr-

Back 49

Combination form/ (abnormally) small

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Nyct-

Back 50

Combining form/ night

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Odyn-

Back 51

Combination form/ pain

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Onc-

Back 52

Combination form/ tumor

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Pachy-

Back 53

Combination form/ thick

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Pseud-

Back 54

Combination form/ False

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Py-

Back 55

Combination form/ pus

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Sarc-

Back 56

Combination form/ flesh, soft tissue

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Spasm-

Back 57

Combining form/ spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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Splen-

Back 58

Combining form/ spleen

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Stom-, stomat-

Back 59

Combining form/ mouth, opening