Medical Terminology Lesson 02
Terms
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- amphi/ampho
- prefix; on both sides, around, both
- ana
- prefix; up, back, against
- apo
- prefix; away from
- cata
- prefix; downward, disordered
- dia/di
- prefix; through, across, apart
- eso
- prefix; within, inner, inward
- eu
- prefix; good, normal, healthy
- heter/hetero
- prefix; different, other, relationshiop 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
- AFS--pertaining to, located in
- ase
- NFS--forms names of enzymes
- asia/asis
- NFS--state, condition
- ema
- NFS--state or condition
- esis
- NFS--state, condition, procedure
- etic
- AFS--pertaining to
- ics/tics
- NFS--science or study of
- ism
- NFS--state, condition, quality
- ismus
- NFS--state, condition, muscular spasma
- oid/ode/id
- NFS and AFS--like resembling
- oma
- NFS--tumor, disease
- ose
- NFS--forms names of chemicals
- ous
- AFS--pertaining to , characterized by, full of
- us
- NFS--condition, person
- ize
- VFS--to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
- ate
- NFS--forms names of chemicals
- ide
- NFS--forms names of chemicals
- ite
- NFS--forms names of chemicals
- one
- NFS--forms names of chemicals
- coli
- combining form; words containing this usualy refer to the colon bacillus e.coli
- cyst(i)/ cystis
- combining form; bladder, cyst
- cholecyst
- refer to the gallbladder
- acr
- combining form; (highest point) extremities (hands and feet)
- 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
- 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
- spleen
- stom/stomat
- mouth, opening