Lesson 7: Medical Vocabulary

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

Instrument

indicates an instrument for device for breaking or 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

surpress, 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)-, -Plasty

Back 25

Combining Form

form, develop (plas(t)-)

Plastic or restorative surgery (-plasty)

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)-, -stat

Back 32

Combining Form

stand, stop

Instrument (-stat)

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-, -Tropism

Back 35

Combining Form

turning

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