Lesson 7 Flashcards

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

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

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) refer to plastic or or restorative surgery

Front 37

-tropism

Back 37

combining form

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

Front 38

-clast

Back 38

combining form


an instrument or device for breaking or crushing

Front 39

-stat

Back 39

combining form


a device or agent for stopping the flow of something