Medical Vocab, Ch. 7

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

-rraph-

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

suffix form (?); referring to plastic or restorative surgery

Front 37

-tropism

Back 37

suffix form (?); referring to the turning of organisms toward (positive tropism) or away (negative tropism) from external stimulus

Front 38

-clast

Back 38

suffix form (?); indicates an instrument or device for breaking or crushing

Front 39

-stat

Back 39

suffix form (?); indicates a device or agent for stopping the flow of something

Front 40

-meter

Back 40

suffix form (?); indicates an instrument for measuring

Front 41

-tome

Back 41

suffix form (?); indicates a device for cutting or excising