Caitlin Powell Medical Vocab Chapter 3 Flashcards

Front 1

arachn-

Back 1

combining form; spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Front 2

chlor-

Back 2

combining form; green

Front 3

chondr-

Back 3

combining form; cartilage

Front 4

dactyl-

Back 4

combining form; finger, toe

Front 5

derm(at)-, -derma

Back 5

combining form; skin

Front 6

(h)elc-

Back 6

combining form; ulcer

Front 7

hidr(ot)-, -idr-

Back 7

combining form; sweat

Front 8

hist(i)-

Back 8

combining form; [web] tissue

Front 9

hydr-

Back 9

combining form; water, fluid

Front 10

hypn-

Back 10

combining form; sleep

Front 11

icter-

Back 11

combining form; jaundice

Front 12

in-, inos-

Back 12

combining form; fiber, muscle

Front 13

is-

Back 13

combining form; equal, same, similar, alike

Front 14

mening-, -meninx

Back 14

combining form; meningeal membrane, meninges

Front 15

my(s)-

Back 15

combining form; [mouse] muscle

Front 16

myc(et)-

Back 16

combining form; [mushroom] fungus

Front 17

myel-

Back 17

combining form; bone marrow, spinal cord

Front 18

narc-

Back 18

combining form; stupor, numbness

Front 19

necr-

Back 19

combining form; corpse; dead

Front 20

olig-

Back 20

combining form; few, deficient

Front 21

onych-

Back 21

combining form; fingernail, toenail

Front 22

pod-

Back 22

combining form; foot

Front 23

poli-

Back 23

combining form; [gray] gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Front 24

poly-

Back 24

combining form; many, excessive

Front 25

por-

Back 25

combining form; passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Front 26

psych-

Back 26

combining form; [soul] mind

Front 27

som(at)-, -soma

Back 27

combining form; body

Front 28

sthen-

Back 28

combining form; strength

Front 29

trachel-

Back 29

combining form; neck, cervix

Front 30

xanth-

Back 30

combining form; yellow