Flashcards Lesson 7

Front 1

aden-

Back 1

gland

combining form

Front 2

aer-

Back 2

air, gas

combining form

Front 3

blenn-

Back 3

mucus

combining form

Front 4

cel(i)-

Back 4

abdomen

combining form

Front 5

ch(e)il-

Back 5

lip

combining form

Front 6

chron-

Back 6

time, timing

combining form

Front 7

cla(s)-, -clast

Back 7

break (up), destroy

combining form

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

binding

combining form

Front 9

desm-

Back 9

[binding] ligament, connective tissue

combining form

Front 10

dynam-

Back 10

force, power, energy

combining form

Front 11

ger-

Back 11

old age

combining form

Front 12

gnath-

Back 12

(lower) jaw

combining form

Front 13

isch-, -sche-

Back 13

suppress, check

combining form

Front 14

klept-

Back 14

steal

combining form

Front 15

lei-

Back 15

smooth

combining form

Front 16

lep-

Back 16

attack, seizure

combining form

Front 17

man-

Back 17

be mad

combining form

Front 18

mel-

Back 18

limb

combining form

Front 19

morph-

Back 19

form, shape

combining form

Front 20

nom-

Back 20

law

combining form

Front 21

omphal-

Back 21

navel, umbilicus

combining form

Front 22

ped-

Back 22

child

combining form

Front 23

pen-

Back 23

decrease, deficiency

combining form

Front 24

-pex-

Back 24

fixing, (surgical) attachment

combining form

Front 25

plas(t)-

Back 25

form, develop

combining form

Front 26

presby-

Back 26

old, old age

combining form

Front 27

prostat-

Back 27

[one who stands before] prostate gland

combining form

Front 28

pty-

Back 28

spit

combining form

Front 29

ptyal-

Back 29

saliva

combining form

Front 30

-rrhaph-

Back 30

suture

combining form

Front 31

sit-

Back 31

food

combining form

Front 32

sta(t)-

Back 32

stand, stop

combining form

Front 33

tax-

Back 33

(muscular) coordination

combining form

Front 34

therm-

Back 34

heat, (body) temperature

combining form

Front 35

trop-

Back 35

turning

combining form

Front 36

-plasty

Back 36

molding, surgically forming

refer to plastic or restorative surgery

(need to be broken down)

Front 37

-tropism

Back 37

refer to the turning of living organisms toward (positive tropism) or away from (negative tropism) an external stimulus

(need to be broken down; trop-ism)

Front 38

-clast

(instrument)

Back 38

indicate an instrument or device for breaking or crushing

combining form

Front 39

-stat

(instrument)

Back 39

indicate a device or agent for stopping the flow of something

combining form

Front 40

-meter

(instrument)

Back 40

indicate an instrument for measuring

combining form

Front 41

-tome

(instrument)

Back 41

indicate a device for cutting or exercising

compound suffix form