Lesson 6 Medical Vocabulary

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

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

sexual desire

Front 10

Gyn(ec)-

Back 10

Combining Form

women, 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

Plec-, Pleg-

Back 19

Combining Form

strike, paralyze

Front 20

R(h)achi-

Back 20

Combining Form

spine

Front 21

Schiz-, Schist-, -schisis

Back 21

Combining Form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

Spondyl-

Back 22

Combining Form

vertebra

Front 23

-staxis, -staxia

Back 23

Combining Form

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 24

Than(at)-

Back 24

Combining Form

death

Front 25

The-

Back 25

Combining Form

place, put

Front 26

Trich-

Back 26

Combining Form

hair

Front 27

Troph-

Back 27

Combining Form

nourishment