Building Greek Vocab Iv

Front 1

aden-

Back 1

combining form- gland

Front 2

aer-

Back 2

combining form- air, gas

Front 3

blenn-

Back 3

combining form- mucus

Front 4

cel(i)-

Back 4

combining form- abdomen

Front 5

ch(e)il-

Back 5

combining form- lip

Front 6

chron-

Back 6

combining form- time, timing

Front 7

cla(s)-, -clast

Back 7

combining form- break (up), destroy; indicate an instrument or device for breaking or crushing

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

combining form- binding

Front 9

desm-

Back 9

combining form- [binding] ligament, connective tissue

Front 10

dynam-

Back 10

combining form- force, power, energy

Front 11

ger-

Back 11

combining form- old age

Front 12

gnath-

Back 12

combining form- (lower) jaw

Front 13

isch-, -sche-

Back 13

combining form- suppress, check

Front 14

klept-

Back 14

combining form- steal

Front 15

lei-

Back 15

combining form- smooth

Front 16

lep-

Back 16

combining form- attack, seizure

Front 17

man-

Back 17

combining form- be mad

Front 18

mel-

Back 18

combining form- limb

Front 19

morph-

Back 19

combining form- form, shape

Front 20

nom-

Back 20

combining form- law

Front 21

omphal-

Back 21

combining form- navel, umbilicus

Front 22

ped-

Back 22

combining form- child

Front 23

pen-

Back 23

combining form- decrease, deficiency

Front 24

-pex-

Back 24

combining form- fixing, (surgical) attachment

Front 25

plast(i)-

Back 25

combining form- form, develop

Front 26

presby-

Back 26

combining form- old, old age

Front 27

prostat-

Back 27

combining form- [one who stands before] prostate gland

Front 28

pty-

Back 28

combining form- spit

Front 29

ptyal-

Back 29

combining form- saliva

Front 30

-rrhaph-

Back 30

combining form- suture

Front 31

sit-

Back 31

combining form- food

Front 32

sta(t)-

Back 32

combining form- stand, top; indicate a device or agent for stopping the flow of something

Front 33

tax-

Back 33

combining form- (muscular) coordination

Front 34

therm-

Back 34

combining form- heat, (body) temperature

Front 35

trop-

Back 35

combining form- turning

Front 36

-plasty

Back 36

(molding, surgically forming) refer to plastic or restorative surgery

Front 37

-tropism

Back 37

turning of living organisms toward or away from an external stimulus