Medical Vocab Chapter 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 or pertaining to Aphropdite, 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

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