Jessica Harness Med Vocab Lesson 6

Front 1

andr-; combining form

Back 1

man, male

Front 2

ankyl-,ancyl-; combining form

Back 2

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 3

aphrodis(i)-; combining form

Back 3

[of or pertaining to Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 4

brachy-; combining form

Back 4

short

Front 5

crypt-; combining form

Back 5

hidden, latent

Front 6

dem-; combining form

Back 6

people, population

Front 7

dolich-; combining form

Back 7

long, narrow, slender

Front 8

drom-; combining form

Back 8

a running

Front 9

er-,erot-; combining form

Back 9

[Eros, son of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 10

gyn(ec)-; combining form

Back 10

woman, female

Front 11

helmint(h)-; combining form

Back 11

(intestinal) worm

Front 12

nemat-; combining form

Back 12

thread(worm)

Front 13

nos-; combining form

Back 13

disease, illness

Front 14

odont-; combining form

Back 14

tooth

Front 15

pali(n)-; combining form

Back 15

back, again

Front 16

pan(t)-; combining form

Back 16

all, entire, every

Front 17

phor-; combining form

Back 17

bearing, carrying

Front 18

phos-,phot-; combining form

Back 18

light, daylight

Front 19

plec-,pleg-; combining form

Back 19

strike, paralyze

Front 20

r(h)achi-; combining form

Back 20

spine

Front 21

schiz-,schist-,schisis-; combining form

Back 21

split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

spondyl-; combining form

Back 22

vertebra

Front 23

-staxis, -staxia; combining form

Back 23

dripping, oozing(of blood)

Front 24

than(at)-; combining form

Back 24

death

Front 25

the-; combining form

Back 25

place, put

Front 26

trich-; combining form

Back 26

hair

Front 27

troph-; combining form

Back 27

nourishment