Medical Vocab Chapter 4

Front 1

aut

Back 1

combining form-

self

Front 2

crin

Back 2

combining form-

[separate] secrete, secretion

Front 3

esthe(s)

Back 3

combining form-

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Front 4

gen(e), gen

Back 4

combining form-

come into being; produce

Front 5

gram

Back 5

combining form-

[something written] a record

Front 6

graph

Back 6

combining form-

write, record

Front 7

iatr

Back 7

combining form-

healer, physician; treatment

Front 8

idi

Back 8

combining form-

of one's self

Front 9

kine

Back 9

combining form-

move

Front 10

kines(i)

Back 10

combining form-

movement, motion

Front 11

ly(s)

Back 11

combining form-

destroy, break down

Front 12

myx

Back 12

combining form-

mucus

Front 13

orth

Back 13

combining form-

straight, erect; normal

Front 14

ot

Back 14

combining form-

ear

Front 15

path

Back 15

combining form-

[suffering] disease

Front 16

phil

Back 16

combining form-

love; have an affinity for

Front 17

pt

Back 17

combining form-

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Front 18

pyr

Back 18

combining form-

[fire] fever, burning

Front 19

pyret

Back 19

combining form-

fever

Front 20

pyrex

Back 20

combining form-

be feverish

Front 21

rhe

Back 21

combining form-

[run] flow, secrete

Front 22

rhag

Back 22

combining form-

[burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage

Front 23

rhex

Back 23

combining form-

rupture

Front 24

rhin

Back 24

combining form-

nose

Front 25

scop

Back 25

combining form-

look at, examine

Front 26

sep

Back 26

combining form-

[be putrid] be infected

Front 27

ta

Back 27

combining form-

stretching

Front 28

tel

Back 28

combining form-

end, completion

Front 29

ten, tenon(t)

Back 29

combining form-

tendon

Front 30

therap(eu)

Back 30

combining form-

treat medically, heal

Front 31

tom

Back 31

combining form-

a cutting, slice, incision

Front 32

ton

Back 32

combining form-

[a strecthing] (muscular) tone, tension

Front 33

ectasia, ectasis

Back 33

compound suffix form-

dilation, enlargement

Front 34

ectomy

Back 34

compound suffix form-

surgicial excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ

Front 35

gen

Back 35

compound suffix form-

substance that produces (something)

Front 36

genesis

Back 36

compound suffix form-

formation, origin

Front 37

genic

Back 37

compound suffix form-

causing, producing, caused

Front 38

genous

Back 38

compound suffix form-

by, produced by or in

Front 39

gram

Back 39

compound suffix form-

a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)

Front 40

graph

Back 40

compound suffix form-

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

Front 41

graphy

Back 41

compound suffix form-

(1) the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination) (2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject)

Front 42

lysis

Back 42

compound suffix form-

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

Front 43

pathy

Back 43

compound suffix form-

disease

Front 44

ptosis

Back 44

compound suffix form-

dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

Front 45

rrhagia

Back 45

compound suffix form-

profuse discharge, hemorrhage

Front 46

rrhea

Back 46

compound suffix form-

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

Front 47

rrhexis

Back 47

compound suffix form-

bursting (of tissues), rupture

Front 48

scope

Back 48

compound suffix form-

an instrument for examining

Front 49

scopy

Back 49

compound suffix form-

examination

Front 50

tome

Back 50

compound suffix form-

a surgical instrument for cutting

Front 51

tomy

Back 51

compound suffix form-

surgical incision

Front 52

lytic

Back 52

compound suffix form-

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis)