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Medical Vocabulary Lesson 2

Terms

undefined, object
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amphi-, ampho-
on both sides, around, both
ana-
up, back against
apo-
away from
cata-, cat-
downward, disordered
dia-, di-
through, across, apart
eu-
good, normal, healthy
eso-
within, inner, inward
heter-, hetero-
different, other, relationship to another
homo-, homeo-
same, likeness
meta-, met-
change, transformation, after, behind
para-, par-
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro-
before
pros-, prosth-
in place of
-al
adj. pertaining to, located in
-ase
forms names of enzimes
-asia, -asis
noun, state, condition
-ema
noun, state, condition
also -emat-
-esis
noun, state, condition, procedure
-etic
adj., pertaining to
-ics, -tics
noun, indicates a particular science, science or study of
-ism
noun, state, condition, quality
-ismus
noun, state, condition; muscular spasm
-oid, -ode, -id
noun and adj., indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling
-oma
noun, usually tumor, occasionally disease, -oma-, -omat-, -omata
-ose
latin adj., full of, resembling, also used to form names of chemical substances
-ous
latin adj., pertaining to, characterized by, full of
tics
-ics
-us
latin noun, condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-ize
verb, to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
derma, dermatos
skin
gaster, gastros
stomach
hepar
the liver
meninx
one of the converings of the brain and spinal cord
soma
the body
-ate, -ide, -ite, -one
form names of chemical substances
coli
colon bacillus
cyst(i)
urinary bladder
cholecyst
gallbladder
acr
(highest point) extremities (usually the hands and feet)
ambly
dull, faint
carcin
(crab) carcinoma, cancer
cel
hernia, tumor, swelling
cheir, chir
hand
chol(e)
bile, gall
col(i), colon
colon
cyan
blue
cyst(i), cystis
bladder, cyst
diplo
double, twin
enter
(small) intestine
erg
action, work
gastr
stomach
hem, hemat, em
blood
hepar, hepat
liver
lip
fat
macr
(abnormally) large or long
mega, megal
(abnormally) large or long
melan
dark, black
micr
(abnormally) small
nyct
night
odyn
pain
onc
tumor
pachy
thick
pseud
false
py
pus
sarc
flesh, soft tissue
spasm
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
splen
spleen
stom, stomat
mouth, opening

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