Lesson 2 Flashcards
amphi-/ampho-
on both sides, around, both
ana-
up, back, against
apo-
away from
cat-/cata-
downward, disordered
dia-/di-
through, across, apart
eso-
within, inner, inward
eu-
good, normal, healthy
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
pertaining to, located in
-ase
forms names of enzymes
-asia/-asis
state, condition
-ema/-emat
state, condition
-esis
state, condition, procedure
-etic
pertaining to
-ics/-tics
science, study of
-ism
state, condition, quality
-ismus
state, condition, muscular spasm
-oid/-ode/-id
resembling, full of
-oma/-omat
tumor in, characterized by
-ose
resembling, full of
-ous
characterized by, pertaining to
-cele
hernia, swelling of ______
-megaly
enlargement of _________
-odynia
pain in _________
-spasm
spasm of _________
acr-
extremities (hands/feet)
ambly-
dull, faint
carcin-
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