Medical Terminology Lesson 6: Building Greek Vocabulary Iii

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

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[of or pertaining to Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love} sexual desire

Front 4

BRACHY-

Back 4

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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 from

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

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ODONT-

Back 14

combining form

tooth

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PALI(N)-

Back 15

combining form

back, again

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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

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R(H)ACHI_

Back 20

combining form

spine

Front 21

SCHIZ-, SCHIST-, -SCHISIS

Back 21

combining form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

SPONDYI-

Back 22

combining form

vertebra

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-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

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TRICH-

Back 26

combining form

hair

Front 27

TROPH-

Back 27

combining form

nourishment