Courtney Gentry's Lesson 2 Flashcards

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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

indicating 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: Noun-Forming Suffix and Adjective-Forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
-ode: Noun-Forming Suffix and Adjective-Forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
-id: Noun-Forming Suffix and Adjective-Forming Suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
-oma: Noun-Forming Suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease
-ose: Adjective-Forming Suffix

full of, resembling; also used to form names of chemical substances
-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
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 muscular contraction
SPLEN-: Combining Form

spleen
STOM-, STOMAT-: Combining Form

mouth, opening

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