Lesson 7 Flashcard

Front 1

Aden-

Back 1

combining form
gland
ex. aden-oids

Front 2

Aer-

Back 2

combining form
air, gas
ex. aer-obe

Front 3

blenn-

Back 3

combining form
mucous
ex. blenn-orrhea

Front 4

cel(i)-

Back 4

combining form
abdomen
ex. celi-ocentesis

Front 5

ch(e)il-

Back 5

combining form
lip
ex. cheil-oschisis

Front 6

chron-

Back 6

combining form
time, timing
ex. chron-ic

Front 7

-cla(s), -clast

Back 7

combining form
break (up), destroy
ex. polio-clast-ic

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

combining form
binding
ex. syn-desis

Front 9

desm-

Back 9

combining form
[binding] ligament, connective tissue
ex. desm-ocyte

Front 10

dynam-

Back 10

combining form
force, power, energy
ex. dynam-ic

Front 11

ger-

Back 11

combining form
old age
ex. ger-iatrics

Front 12

gnath-

Back 12

combining form
lower jaw
ex. pro-gnath-ous

Front 13

isch-, -sche

Back 13

combining form
suppress, check
ex. isch-emia

Front 14

klept-

Back 14

combining form
steal
ex. klept-omania

Front 15

lei-

Back 15

combining form
smooth
ex. lei-otrichous

Front 16

lep-

Back 16

combining form
attack, seizure
ex. epi-lep-tic

Front 17

man-

Back 17

combining form
be mad
ex. man-iac

Front 18

mel-

Back 18

combining form
limb
ex. mel-algia

Front 19

morph-

Back 19

combining form
form, shape
ex. meta-morph-osis

Front 20

nom-

Back 20

combining form
law
ex. nom-ogram

Front 21

omphal-

Back 21

combining form
navel, umbilicus
ex. omphal-oncus

Front 22

ped-

Back 22

combining form
child
ex. ped-iatrics (british: paediatrics)

Front 23

pen-

Back 23

combining form
decrease, deficiency
ex. leuko-pen-ia

Front 24

-pex-

Back 24

combining form
fixing, (surgical), attachment
ex. gastro-pex-y

Front 25

plas(t)-

Back 25

combining form
form, develop
ex. a-plas-ia

Front 26

presby-

Back 26

combining form
old, old age
ex. presby-opia

Front 27

prostat-

Back 27

combining form
[one who stands before] prostatee gland
ex. prostat-itis

Front 28

pty-

Back 28

combining form
spit
ex. pty-sis

Front 29

ptyal-

Back 29

combining form
saliva
ex. ptyal-in

Front 30

-rrhaph-

Back 30

combining form
suture
ex. cardio-rrhaph-y

Front 31

sit-

Back 31

combining form
food
ex. sit-otoxin

Front 32

sta(t)

Back 32

combining form
stand, stop
ex. sta-sis

Front 33

tax-

Back 33

combining form
(muscular) coordination
ex. a-tax-ia

Front 34

therm-

Back 34

combining form
heart, body temperature
ex. therm-ometer

Front 35

trop-

Back 35

combining form
turning
trop-ism

Front 36

-plasty

Back 36

Words ending in -plasty (molding, surgically forming) refer to plastic or restorative surgery: rhino-plasty, angio-plasty

Front 37

-tropism

Back 37

Words ending in -tropism refer to the turning of liv-ing organisms toward (positive tropism) or away from (negative tropism) an external stimulus: photo-trop-ism, aero-trop-ism.