Lesson 2 med vocab

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derma: nominative singular

skin
hepar: nominative singular

the liver
meninx: nominative singular

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
soma: nominative singular

the body
amphi: prefix

on both sides, around, both
ampho: prefix

on both sides, around, both
ana: prefix

up, back, against
apo: prefix

away from
cata: prefix

downward, disordered
dia(di before a vowel): prefix

through, across, apart
eso: prefix

within, inner, inward
eu: prefix

good, normal, healthy
heter, hetro: prefix

different, other, relationship to another
homo, homeo: prefix

same, likeness
meta, met-before a vowel or b: prefix

change, transformation, after, behind
para: prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
pro: prefix

before
pros, prosth: prefix

in place of
al: adjectival 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; sceince or study of
ism: noun-forming suffix

state, condition, quality
ismus: noun-forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm
oid: noun and adjective forming suffix
rarely ode, id

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling
oma: noun-forming suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease
ose: adjectival suffix

full of, resembling. also used to form names of chenical substances
ous: adjectival suffix

pertaining to
tics: noun-forming suffix
indicating a particular sciene or study
us: noun-forming ending

condition, person(sometimes a malformed fetus)
ize: verb-forming suffix

to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
ate: noun-forming suffix --forming names of chemical substances
ide: noun-forming suffix --forming names of chemical substances
ite: noun-forming suffix --forming names of chemical substances
one: noun-forming suffix --forming names of chemical substances
acr: combining form

[highest point] extremities 9particularly hands and feet)
ambly: combining form

dull, faint
carcin: combining form

carcinoma, cancer
cheir, chir: combining form

hand
chol(e): combining form

bile, gall
col(i) colon: combining form

colon
cyan: combining form

blue
cel: combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling
cyti(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

large or long
mega, megal: combining form

large or long
melan: combining form

dark, black
micr: combining form

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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