Med Vocab - Lesson 6

Front 1

andr-

Back 1

(combining form)

man, male

Front 2

ankyl-, ancyl-

Back 2

(combining form)

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 3

aphrodis(i)-

Back 3

(combining form)

[of of pertaining to Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 4

brachy-

Back 4

(combining form)

short

Front 5

crypt-

Back 5

(combining form)

hidden, latent

Front 6

dem-

Back 6

(combining form)

people, population

Front 7

dolich-

Back 7

(combining form)

long, narrow, slender

Front 8

drom-

Back 8

(combining form)

a running

Front 9

er-, erot-

Back 9

(combining form)

[Eros, son of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 10

gyn(ec)-

Back 10

(combining form)

woman, female

Front 11

helmint(h)-

Back 11

(combining form)

(intestinal) worm

Front 12

nemat-

Back 12

(combining form)

thread (worm)

Front 13

nos-

Back 13

(combining form)

disease, illness

Front 14

odont-

Back 14

(combining form)

tooth

Front 15

pali(n)-

Back 15

(combining form)

back, again

Front 16

pan(t)-

Back 16

(combining form)

all, entire, every

Front 17

phor-

Back 17

(combining form)

bearing, carrying

Front 18

phos-, phot-

Back 18

(combining form)

light, daylight

Front 19

plec-, pleg-

Back 19

(combining form)

strike, paralyze

Front 20

r(h)achi-

Back 20

(combining form)

spine

Front 21

schiz-, schist-, -schisis

Back 21

(combining form)

split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

spondyl-

Back 22

(combining form)

vertebrae

Front 23

-staxis-, -staxia

Back 23

(combining form)

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 24

than(at)-

Back 24

(combining form)

death

Front 25

the-

Back 25

(combining form)

place, put

Front 26

trich-

Back 26

(combining form)

hair

Front 27

troph-

Back 27

(combining form)

nourishment