Allison Brouillette Med Vocab Lesson 7

Front 1

aden-

Back 1

Combining form

gland

Front 2

aer-

Back 2

Combining form

air, gas

Front 3

blenn-

Back 3

Combining form

mucus

Front 4

cel(i)-

Back 4

Combining form

abdomen

Front 5

ch(e)il-

Back 5

Combining form

lip

Front 6

chron-

Back 6

Combining form

time, timing

Front 7

cla(s)-, -clast

Back 7

Combining form

break (up), destroy

*words ending in -clast indicate an instrument or device for breaking/crushing

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

Combining form

binding

Front 9

desm-

Back 9

Combining form

[binding] ligament, connective tissue

Front 10

dynam-

Back 10

Combining form

force, power, energy

Front 11

ger-

Back 11

Combining form

old age

Front 12

gnath-

Back 12

Combining form

(lower) jaw

Front 13

isch-, -sche-

Back 13

Combining form

suppress, check

Front 14

klept-

Back 14

Combining form

steal

Front 15

lei-

Back 15

Combining form

smooth

Front 16

lep-

Back 16

Combining form

attack, seizure

Front 17

man-

Back 17

Combining form

be mad

Front 18

mel-

Back 18

Combining form

limb

Front 19

morph-

Back 19

Combining form

form, shape

Front 20

nom-

Back 20

Combining form

law

Front 21

omphal-

Back 21

Combining form

navel, umbilicus

Front 22

ped-

Back 22

Combining form

child

Front 23

pen-

Back 23

Combining form

decrease, deficiency

Front 24

-pex-

Back 24

Combining form

fixing, (surgical) attachment

Front 25

plas(t)-

Back 25

Combining form

form, develop

Front 26

presby-

Back 26

Combining form

old, old age

Front 27

prostat-

Back 27

Combining form

[one who stands before] prostate gland

Front 28

pty-

Back 28

Combining form

spit

Front 29

ptyal-

Back 29

Combining form

saliva

Front 30

-rrhaph-

Back 30

Combining form

suture

Front 31

sit-

Back 31

Combining form

food

Front 32

sta(t)-

Back 32

Combining form

stand, stop

*words ending in -stat indicate a device or agent for stopping the flow of something

Front 33

tax-

Back 33

Combining form

(muscular) coordination

Front 34

therm-

Back 34

Combining form

heat, (body) temperature

Front 35

trop-

Back 35

Combining form

turning

Front 36

-plasty*

Back 36

Combining form

(molding, surgically forming)

refers to plastic or restorative surgery

Front 37

-tropism*

Back 37

Combining form

refers to the turning of living organisms toward (positive tropism) or away from (negative tropism) an external stimulus