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Glossary of Kacey Benedetto- Lesson 2 medical vocab

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amphi- (ampho-)
prefix

on both sides, around, both
ana-
prefix

up, back, against
apo-
prefix

away from
cata- (cat-)
prefix

downward, disordered
dia- (di-)
prefix

through, across, apart
eso-
prefix

within, inner, inward
eu-
prefix

good, normal, healthy
heter- (hetero-)
prefix

different, other, relationship to another
homo- (homeo-)
prefix

same, likeness
meta- (met-)
prefix

change, transformation, after, behind
para- (par-)
prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
prefix

before
pros- (prosth-)
prefix

in place of
-al
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, located in
-ase
noun forming suffix

forms names of enzymes
-asia (-asis)
noun forming suffix

state, condition
-ema (-emat-)
noun forming suffix (combining form)

state, condition
-esis
noun forming suffix

state, condition, procedure
-etic
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to
-ics (-tics)
noun forming suffix

science or study of
-ism
noun forming suffix

state, condition, quality
-ismus
noun forming suffix

state, condition; muscular spasm
-oid (-ode, -id)
suffix forming both nouns and adjectives

like, resembling
-oma, -omata (-omat-)
noun forming suffix (combining form)

tumor, disease
-ose
adjective forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances
full of, resembling
-ous
adjective forming suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-us
noun forming suffix

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-ize
verb forming suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
acr-
combining form

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

dull, faint
carcin-
combining form

carcinoma, cancer
-cel-
combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir- (chir-)
combining form

hand
chol(e)-
combining form

bile, gall
col(i)- (colon-)
combining form

colon
cyan-
combining form

blue
cyst(i)- (-cystis)
combining form

bladder, cyst
diplo-
combining form

double, twin
enter-
combining form

(small) intestine
gastr- (gaster-)
combining form

stomach
hem- (hemat-, -em-)
combining form

blood
hepar- (hepat-)
combining form

liver
lip-
combining form

fat
macr-
combining form

(abnormally) large or long
mega- (megal-)
combining form

(abnormally) large or long
melan-
combining form

dark, black
micr-
combining form

(abnormally) small
nyct-
combining form

night
odyn-
combining form

pain
onc-
combining form

tumor
pachy-
combining form

thick
pseud-
combining form

false
py-
combining form

pus
sarc-
combining form

flesh, soft tissue
spasm-
combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
splen-
combining form

spleen
stom- (stomat-)
combining form

mouth, opening

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