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, menings

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

arachnoidea

Back 31

thin, delicate, membrane the intermediate of the three that enclose the brain and spinal cord

Front 32

pachymenix

Back 32

outer, tough, fibrous membrane; also called dura mater

Front 33

subdural hematoma

Back 33

caused by venous blood

Front 34

meningitis

Back 34

inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord

Front 35

myeloma

Back 35

tumor originating in the bone marrow

Front 36

multiple myeloma

Back 36

neoplastic disease characterized by the infiltration of bone and bone marrow by myeloma cells forming multiple tumor masses that lead to pathological fractures

Front 37

poliomyelitis

Back 37

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Front 38

jaundice

Back 38

a condition that manifests itself externally by a yellow staining of the skin caused by deposition of bile pigments

Front 39

hypochondrium

Back 39

soft part of the abdomen beneath the cartilage of the lower ribs, the upper central region of the abdomen over the pit of the stomach located on either side of the epigastrium

Front 40

epigastrium

Back 40

the area where the gallbladder, liver, and spleen are situated