Week 2 MedTerms

amphi-, ampho-

on both sides, around, both

ana-

up, back, against

apo-

away from

cata- cat-

downward, disordered (cat- before vowel/h)

dia-, di-

through, across, apart (di- before vowel)

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 (met- before vowel/h)

pro-

before

pros-, prosth-

in place of

-al

pertaining to, located in

-ase

forms names of enzymes

-asia, asis (rare)

state, condition

-ema

state, condition; (combining form: -emat)

-esis

state, condition, procedure

-etic

pertaining to (often from nouns ending in -esis)

-ics

science or study of

-ism

state, condition, quality

-ismus

state, condition; muscular spasms

-oid, -ode, -id

indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance

-oma

usually tumor; occasionally disease (combining form: -omat; plural: -omata)

-ose

full of, resembling, used to form names of chemical substances

-ous

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

-tics

science or study of

-us

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

-ize

verb forming suffix; to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

acr-

[highest point] extremities (particularly 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