Lesson 6 Medical Terminology

Front 1

Andr-

Back 1

Combining form

man, male

Front 2

Ankyl-
Ancyl-

Back 2

Combining form

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 3

Aphrodis(i)-

Back 3

Combining form

[of or peratining to Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] Sexual desire

Front 4

Brachy-

Back 4

Combining form

short

Front 5

Crypt-

Back 5

Combining form

hidden, latent

Front 6

Dem-

Back 6

Combining form

people, population

Front 7

Dolich-

Back 7

Combining form

long, narrow, slender

Front 8

Drom-

Back 8

Combining form

a running

Front 9

Er-
Erot-

Back 9

Combining form

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

Front 10

Gyn(ec)-

Back 10

Combining form

woman, female

Front 11

Helmint(h)-

Back 11

Combining form

(intestinal) worm

Front 12

Nemat-

Back 12

Combining form

thread (worm)

Front 13

Nos-

Back 13

Combining form

disease, illness

Front 14

Odont-

Back 14

Combining form

tooth

Front 15

Pali(n)

Back 15

Combining form

back, again

Front 16

Pan(t)

Back 16

Combining form

All, entire, every

Front 17

Phor-

Back 17

Combining form

bearing, carrying

Front 18

Phos-
Phot-

Back 18

Combining form

light, daylight

Front 19

R(h)achi-

Back 19

Combining form

spine

Front 20

Schiz-
Schist-
Schisis-

Back 20

Combining form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 21

Spondyl-

Back 21

Combining form

vertebra

Front 22

-staxis,
-staxia

Back 22

Combining form

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 23

Than(at)

Back 23

Combining form

death

Front 24

The-

Back 24

Combining form

place, put

Front 25

Trich-

Back 25

Combining form

hair

Front 26

Throph-

Back 26

Combining form

nourishment