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Medical Terminology - Lesson 2

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-
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 (rare)
NOUN-FORMING SUFFIX
stare, condition
-ema, -emat-
NOUN-FORMING SUFFIX
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, (rarely) -ode, -id
NOUN AND ADJECTIVE FORMING SUFFIX
like, resembling
-oma, -omat; p. -omata
NOUN-FORMING SUFFIX
tumor, disease
-ose
ADJECTIVE AND NOUN-FORMING SUFFIX
full of, resembling
-ous
ADJECTIVE-FORMING SUFFIX
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
-us
NOUN-FORMING SUFFIX
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
-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
[crab] 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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