Cl C Lesson 3

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

Front 31

achlorhydria

Back 31

absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Front 32

angiosclerotic myasthenia

Back 32

loss of muscle strength due to hardening of the walls of the vascular sysem

Front 33

anisocytosis

Back 33

condition in which there is excessive inequality in the size of cells, esp. erythrocytes

Front 34

antihypnotic

Back 34

adjective - preventing or inhibiting sleep
noun - an agent that prevents or inhibits sleep

Front 35

arachnodactyly

Back 35

spider fingers; a state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender

Front 36

arteriomyomatosis

Back 36

thickening of arterial walls due to overgrowth of muscle fibers

Front 37

asthenia

Back 37

lack of or loss of strength

Front 38

chloroleukemia

Back 38

leukemia with chlorosis

Front 39

chondralgia

Back 39

pain in or around a cartilage

Front 40

dermatosclerosis

Back 40

infiltration of the skin with fibrous material

Front 41

achlorhydria

Back 41

absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Front 42

angiosclerotic myasthenia

Back 42

loss of muscle strength due to hardening of the walls of the vascular sysem

Front 43

anisocytosis

Back 43

condition in which there is excessive inequality in the size of cells, esp. erythrocytes

Front 44

antihypnotic

Back 44

adjective - preventing or inhibiting sleep
noun - an agent that prevents or inhibits sleep

Front 45

arachnodactyly

Back 45

spider fingers; a state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender

Front 46

arteriomyomatosis

Back 46

thickening of arterial walls due to overgrowth of muscle fibers

Front 47

asthenia

Back 47

lack of or loss of strength

Front 48

chloroleukemia

Back 48

leukemia with chlorosis

Front 49

chondralgia

Back 49

pain in or around a cartilage

Front 50

dermatosclerosis

Back 50

infiltration of the skin with fibrous material

Front 51

dermatomycosis

Back 51

a skin infection caused by certain fungi of the genera Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, and Microsporum

Front 52

helcoma

Back 52

ulcer of the cornea

Front 53

hidrosis

Back 53

the formation and secretion of sweat; excessive sweating

Front 54

histiocyte

Back 54

a monocyte that has become a resident in tissue

Front 55

histiocytosis

Back 55

an abnormal amount of histiocytes in the blood

Front 56

hydronephrosis

Back 56

stretching of the renal pelvis as a result of obstruction to urinary outflow

Front 57

hyperchlorhydria

Back 57

an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Front 58

hypnotic

Back 58

pertaining to sleep or hypnosis

Front 59

hyppnotie

Back 59

to put under hypnosis

Front 60

inosemia

Back 60

an excessive amount of fibrin in the blood; the presence of inositol in the blood

Front 61

isodactylism

Back 61

a condition of having fingers or toes of equal length.

Front 62

macrodactylia

Back 62

excessive size of one or more digits

Front 63

melanoleukoderma

Back 63

mottled skin

Front 64

meningitis

Back 64

inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord or brain, usually but not always caused by an infectious illness

Front 65

mesoderm

Back 65

a primary germ layer of the embryo, lying between ectoderm and endoderm

Front 66

mycethemia

Back 66

fungi in the blood

Front 67

myoendocarditis

Back 67

inflammation of the cardiac muscular wall and membranous lining

Front 68

narcosis

Back 68

unconsciousness or stupor produced by drugs

Front 69

narcotize

Back 69

to place under the influence of a narcotic

Front 70

neurocytotoxin

Back 70

a toxin that causes the death of cells

Front 71

necrosis

Back 71

the death of cells, tissues, or organs

Front 72

neurasthenia

Back 72

a term previously used for persons with unexplained chronic fatigue and lassitude; patients are now diagnosed based on the condition of the whole person

Front 73

onychomycosis

Back 73

a fungal infection o the nails usually caused by tinea species and occassionally Candida

Front 74

osteochondroma

Back 74

a tumor composed of both cartilaginous and bony substance

Front 75

pachyderma

Back 75

unusual thickness of the skin

Front 76

pachyonychia

Back 76

abnormal thickening of the fingernails or toenails

Front 77

perionychium

Back 77

the epidermis surrounding a nail

Front 78

poliomyelitis

Back 78

an acute infectious inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Front 79

poiliomyositis

Back 79

a relatively uncommon inflammatory disease of skeletal muscles

Front 80

polyp

Back 80

a swelling or excrescence (tumor) emanating from a mucous membrane

Front 81

pseudoicterus

Back 81

pseudojaundice; pigment in the skin, such a carotenemia, that resembles jaundice but is not due to elevated serum bilirubin levels

Front 82

psychosis

Back 82

a mental disorder in which there is severe loss of contact with reality

Front 83

psychosomatic

Back 83

pertaining to the relationship of the brain and body; pertaining to disorders that have a physiological component, but are thought to originate in the emotional state of the patient

Front 84

somatic

Back 84

pertaining to nonreproductive cells and tissues, the body, or structures of the body wall

Front 85

sympodia

Back 85

a fusion of the lower extremities

Front 86

syndactylous

Back 86

adjective form of syndactyly; the fusion, usually congenital, of one or more fingers or toes

Front 87

toxicoderma

Back 87

any skin disease resuting from a poison

Front 88

trachelocele

Back 88

a.k.a. tracheocele; protrusion of mucous membrane through the wall of the trachea

Front 89

xanthoma

Back 89

soft, yellow skin plaques or nodules that contain deposits of lipoproteins inside histiocytes

Front 90

xanthosis

Back 90

a yellowing of the skin from ingestion of excessive quantities of carrots, sqush, egg yolk, and other foods containing carotenoids