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lesson 2 terminlogy

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
suffix

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

state, condition
-ema
noun-forming suffix

state, condition
-emat
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)
noun-forming suffix
adjective-forming suffix

particular shap, form, or resemblance
oma
noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease
-ose
adjective-forming suffix

also ised to form names of chemical substancesfull of, resembling
-ous
adjective-forming suffix

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

condition, person
-ize
verb-forming suffix

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

extremities
ambly-
combining form

dull, faint
carcin-
combining form

carcinoma, cancer hernia, tumor, swelling
-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-
combinging form

spasm, involuntary muscular, contraction
slen-
combining form

spleen
stom-(stomat-)
combining form

mouth, opening

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