Lesson 3 Medical Terminology

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

Derma (at)-
-Derma

Back 5

Combining form

Skin

Front 6

(H)Elc-

Back 6

Combining form

Ulcer

Front 7

Hidro(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

Incter-

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

Meaning-
-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

Narc-

Back 17

Combining form

stupor, numbness

Front 18

Necr-

Back 18

Combining form

corpse; dead

Front 19

Olig-

Back 19

Combining form

few, deficient

Front 20

Onych-

Back 20

Combining form

fingernail, toenail

Front 21

Pod-

Back 21

Combining form

foot

Front 22

Poli-

Back 22

Combining form

[gray] gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Front 23

Poly-

Back 23

Combining form

many, excessive

Front 24

Por-

Back 24

Combining form

passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Front 25

Psych-

Back 25

Combining form

[soul] mind

Front 26

Som(at)-
-soma

Back 26

Combining form

body

Front 27

Sthen-

Back 27

Combining form

strength

Front 28

Trachel-

Back 28

Combining form

neck, cervix

Front 29

Xanth-

Back 29

Combining form

yellow