Dunmore & Fleischer's Medical Terminology Lesson 2

amphi-, ampho-

on both sides, around, both

apo-

away from

cata- (cat-)

downward, disordered

dia- (di-)

through, across, apart

eu-

good, normal, healthy

homo-, homeo-

same, likeness

para-

alongside, around, abnormal beyond

pro-

before

pros-

in place of

-al

pertaining to, located in (adj)

-ase

form names of enzymes (noun)

-asia (-asis)

state, condition (noun)

-ema (-emat-)

state, condition (noun)

ana-

up, back, against

eso-

within, inner, inward

heter-, hetero-

different, other, relationship to another

meta- (met-)

change, transformation, after, behind

-esis

state, condition, procedure (noun)

-etic

pertaining to (adj)

-ics, -tics

science or study of (noun)

-ism

state, condition, quality (noun)

-oid (-ode, -id)

like, resembling (noun & adj)

-oma (-omat-)

tumor (noun)

-ose

form names of chemical substance, full of (noun)

-ous

pertainin to, full of, characterized by (adj)

-us

condition, person (malformed fetus) (noun)

-ize

to make, become (verb)

acr-

[highest point] extremities (hands & feet)

ambly-

dull, faint

carcin-

cancer, crab

-cel-

hernia, tumor, swelling

cheir-, chir-

hand

chol(e)-

bile, gall

col-, colon-

colon

cyan-

blue

cyst-, -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 (m)

mega-, megal-

(abonoramally) large or long (M)

melan-

dark, black

micr-

(abonormally) small

nyct-

night

odyn-

pain

onc-

tumor

pachy-

thick

pseud-

false

py-

pus

sarc-

flesh, soft tissue

spasm-

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

splen-

spleen

stom-, stomat

mouth, opening

-stomy

surgery opening of

pachy-

thick

pseud-

false