Medical 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 b)

Back 4

Prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

Prefix
through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

Prefix
within, inner, inward

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 b)

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

adjective-forming Suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

enzyme forming Suffix

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

noun-forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

noun-forming Suffix
state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun-forming Suffix
state, condition, procedure

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

noun-forming Suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

noun-forming Suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

both noun and adjective-forming Suffix
indicating shape, form, resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

oma

Back 24

noun-forming Suffix
occasionally, disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective-forming Suffix
full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

adjective-forming Suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

noun-forming Suffix
condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

Greek-derived suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engaged in

Front 29

-ate

Back 29

forms Chemical Substance

Front 30

-ide

Back 30

forms Chemical Substance

Front 31

ite

Back 31

chemical forming suffix

Front 32

-one

Back 32

chemical forming suffix

Front 33

acr-

Back 33

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

Front 34

ambly-

Back 34

combining form
dull, faint

Front 35

carcin-

Back 35

combining form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 36

cheir-, chir-

Back 36

combining form
hand

Front 37

chol(e)-

Back 37

combining form
bile, gall

Front 38

col(i)-, colon-

Back 38

combining form
colon

Front 39

cyan-

Back 39

combining form
blue

Front 40

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 40

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 41

diplo-

Back 41

combining form
double, twin

Front 42

enter-

Back 42

combining form
(small) intestine

Front 43

erg-

Back 43

combining form
action, work

Front 44

gastr-

Back 44

combining form
stomach

Front 45

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 45

combining form
blood

Front 46

hepar-, hepat-

Back 46

combining form
liver

Front 47

lip-

Back 47

combining form
fat

Front 48

macr-

Back 48

combining form
(abnormally) large, or long

Front 49

mega-, megal-

Back 49

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 50

melan-

Back 50

combining form
dark, black

Front 51

micr-

Back 51

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 52

nyct-

Back 52

combining form
night

Front 53

odyn-

Back 53

combining form
pain

Front 54

onc-

Back 54

combining form
tumor

Front 55

pachy-

Back 55

combining form
thick

Front 56

pseud-

Back 56

combining form
false

Front 57

py-

Back 57

combining form
pus

Front 58

sarc-

Back 58

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 59

spasm-

Back 59

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 60

splen-

Back 60

combining form
sleen

Front 61

stom-, stomat-

Back 61

combining form
mouth, opening

Front 62

cyst(i)

Back 62

urinary bladder

Front 63

coli-

Back 63

colon bacillus

Front 64

cholecyst-

Back 64

refer to the gallbladder