Lesson 3 Medical Vocabulary

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, meninges

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