Building Greek Vocabulary 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

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

morph-

Back 18

combining form

form, shape

Front 19

nom-

Back 19

combining form

law

Front 20

omphal-

Back 20

combining form

navel, umbilicus

Front 21

ped-

Back 21

combining form

child

Front 22

pen-

Back 22

combining form

decrease, deficiency

Front 23

-pex-

Back 23

combining form

fixing, (surgical) attachment

Front 24

plas(t)-

Back 24

combining form

form, develop

Front 25

presby-

Back 25

combining form

old, old age

Front 26

prostat-

Back 26

combining form

[one who stands before] prostate gland

Front 27

pty-

Back 27

combining form

spit

Front 28

ptyal-

Back 28

combining form

saliva

Front 29

-rrhaph-

Back 29

combining form

suture

Front 30

sit-

Back 30

combining form

food

Front 31

sta(t)-

Back 31

combining form

stand, stop

Front 32

tax-

Back 32

combining form

(muscular) coordination

Front 33

therm-

Back 33

combining form

heat, (body) temperature

Front 34

trop-

Back 34

combining form

turning

Front 35

-plasty

Back 35

ending

molding, surgically forming, refer to plastic or restorative surgery

Front 36

-tropism

Back 36

ending

refer to the turning of living organisms toward or away from an external stimulus

Front 37

-clast

Back 37

ending

indicate an instrument or device for breaking or crushing

Front 38

-stat

Back 38

ending

a device or agent for stopping the flow of something

Front 39

-meter

Back 39

ending

an instrument for measuring

Front 40

-tome

Back 40

ending

a device for cutting or excising