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Ferreira-Med Vocab Chapter 2

Terms

undefined, object
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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
noun-forming suffix
state, condition
-esis
noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure
-etic
adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to
-ics (-tics)
noun-forming suffix
indicates a particular science or study; science or study of
-ism
noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality
-ismus
noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm
-oid (-ode, -id)
noun and adjective-forming suffixes
indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance; like, resembling
-oma
noun-forming suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease
-ose
adjective-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances; full of, resembling
-ous
adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-tics
(like -ics) noun-forming suffix
science or study 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
-ate
noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances
-ide
noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances
-ite
noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances
-one
noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances
coli-
prefix
refer to the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli
cyst(i)-
prefix
refer to the urinary bladder
cholecyst-
prefix
refers to gallbladder
acr-
combining form
[highest point] extremities, particularly the hands and feet
ambly-
combining form
dull, faint
carcin-
combining form
[crab] 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
erg-
combining form
action, work
gastr-
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 muscle contraction
splen-
combining form
spleen
stom, stomat-
combining form
mouth, opening

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