Med Term Chapter 2

antianemic

cephalodynia

cholecystenterostomy

endostoma

enterostenosis

hemangiomatosis

macrocardius

melanomatosis

ostempyesis

Stenostomia

amphi-, ampho-

ana-

apo-

cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

dia- (di- before a vowel)

eso-

eu-

heter-, hetero-

homo-, homeo-

meta- (met- before a vowel or an h)

para- (often par- before a vowel)

pro-

pros-, prosth-

-al

-ase

-asia, -asis (rare)

-ema (forms abstract nouns), the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-

-esis (forms abstract nouns)

-eric (forms adjectives) (often from nouns ending in -esis)

-ics, -tics

-ism (form s abstract nouns)

-ismus (forms abstract nouns)

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id, (form both nouns and adjectives)

-oma, The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat, the plural often is -omata

-ose (Also used to form names of chemicals)

-ous

-us

acr-

ambly-

carcin-

-cel-

cheir-, chir

chol(e)-

col(i)-, colon-

cyan-

cyst(i)-, cystis-

diplo-

enter-

erg-

gastr-

hem-, hemat, -em-

hepar-, hepat-

lip-

macr-

mega-, megal-

micr-

nyct-

odyn-

onc-

pachy-

pseud-

py-

sarc-

spasm-

splen-

stom-, stomat-