Lesson 7 Medical Terminology Veronica Harjo

Front 1

Aden-

Back 1

Combining form; meaning gland

Front 2

Aer-

Back 2

Combining form; meaning air, gas

Front 3

Blenn-

Back 3

Combining form; meaning mucus

Front 4

Cel(i)-

Back 4

Combining form; meaning abdomen

Front 5

Ch(e)il-

Back 5

Combining form; meaning lip

Front 6

Chron-

Back 6

Combining form; meaning time, timing

Front 7

Cla(s)-, -clast

Back 7

Combining form; meaning break (up), destroy

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

Combining form; meaning binding

Front 9

Desm-

Back 9

Combining form; meaning [binding] ligament, connective tissue

Front 10

Dynam-

Back 10

Combining form; meaning force, power, energy

Front 11

Ger-

Back 11

Combining form; meaning old age

Front 12

Gnath-

Back 12

Combining form; meaning (lower) jaw

Front 13

Isch-, -sche-

Back 13

Combining form; meaning suppress, check

Front 14

Klept-

Back 14

Combining form; meaning steal

Front 15

Lei-

Back 15

Combining form; meaning smooth

Front 16

Lep-

Back 16

Combining form; meaning attack, seizure

Front 17

Man-

Back 17

Combining form; meaning be mad

Front 18

Mel-

Back 18

Combining form; meaning limb

Front 19

Morph-

Back 19

Combining form; meaning form, shape

Front 20

Nom-

Back 20

Combining form; meaning law

Front 21

Omphal-

Back 21

Combining form; meaning naval, umbilicus

Front 22

Ped-

Back 22

Combining form; meaning child

Front 23

Pen-

Back 23

Combining form; meaning decrease, deficiency

Front 24

-pex-

Back 24

Combining form; meaning fixing, (surgical) attachment

Front 25

Plas(t)-

-plasty

Back 25

Combining form; meaning form, develop

-plasty (molding, surgically forming; refers to plastic or restorative surgery)

Front 26

Presby-

Back 26

Combining form; meaning old, old age

Front 27

Prostat-

Back 27

Combining form; meaning [one who stands before] prostate gland

Front 28

Pty-

Back 28

Combining form; meaning spit

Front 29

Ptyal-

Back 29

Combining form; meaning saliva

Front 30

-rrhaph-

Back 30

Combining form; meaning suture

Front 31

Sit-

Back 31

Combining form; meaning food

Front 32

Sta(t)-

Back 32

Combining form; meaning stand, stop

Front 33

Tax-

Back 33

Combining form; meaning (muscular) coordination

Front 34

Therm-

Back 34

Combining form; meaning heat, (body) temperature

Front 35

Trop-

-tropism

Back 35

Combining form; meaning turning

-tropism (turning of living organisms toward [positive tropism] or away from [negative tropism] an external stimulus)

Front 36

Instruments (endings)

Back 36

-clast (indicate an instrument or device for breaking or crushing)

-stat (indicate a device or agent for stopping the flow of something)

-meter (indicate an instrument for measuring)

-tome (indicate a device for cutting or excising)