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