Unit 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: noun forming suffix

state, condition
-emat: combining form

state, condition
-esis: noun forming suffix

state, condidtion, 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 or adjective forming suffix

like, resembling
-oma: noun forming suffix

usually tumor, occasionally disease
-omat, -omata (plural): combining form

tumor or disease
-ose: 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

[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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