Hilliard Lesson 10 Medical Vocabulary

Front 1

amyl-

Back 1

Combining form

starch

Front 2

angin-

Back 2

Combining form

choking pain, angina pectoris

Front 3

aort-

Back 3

Combining form

aorta

Front 4

arct(at)-

Back 4

Combining form

compress

Front 5

ather-

Back 5

Combining form

[soup] fatty deposit

Front 6

atri-

Back 6

Combining form

[entrance hall] atrium

Front 7

bol-

Back 7

Combining form

a throwing

Front 8

capill

Back 8

Combining form

[hair] capillary

Front 9

cirs-

Back 9

Combining form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 10

-clud-, -clus-

Back 10

Combining form

close

Front 11

cor, cord-

Back 11

Combining form

heart

Front 12

coron-

Back 12

Combining form

crown

Front 13

cusp, -cuspid

Back 13

Combining form

point

Front 14

dextr-

Back 14

Combining form

right (side)

Front 15

-form

Back 15

Combining form

shape

Front 16

gurgit-, gurgitat-

Back 16

Combining form

flood, flow

Front 17

pector-

Back 17

Combining form

breast, chest

Front 18

phleb-

Back 18

Combining form

vein

Front 19

pulm(on)-

Back 19

Combining form

lung, pulmonary artery

Front 20

rhythm-

Back 20

Combining form

[steady motion] heartbeat

Front 21

sept-

Back 21

Combining form

wall, partition

Front 22

sin-, sinus-

Back 22

Combining form

[curve, hollow] sinus

Front 23

sinistr-

Back 23

Combining form

left (side)

Front 24

sphygm-

Back 24

Combining form

pulse

Front 25

stal-, stol-

Back 25

Combining form

send, contraction

Front 26

tens(i)-

Back 26

Combining form

stretch

Front 27

thromb-

Back 27

Combining form

blood clot

Front 28

top-

Back 28

Combining form

place

Front 29

vag-

Back 29

Combining form

[wandering] the vagus nerve

Front 30

varic-, varix

Back 30

Combining form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 31

vas-

Back 31

Combining form

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

Front 32

ven-

Back 32

Combining form

vein

Front 33

ventr-

Back 33

Combining form

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity