Medical Vocabulary Lesson 10

Front 1

Amyl-

Back 1

Combining Form

starch

Front 2

Angin-

Back 2

Combining Form

choking pain, angina pectoris

Front 3

Aort-

Back 3

Combining Form

aorta

Front 4

Arct(at)-

Back 4

Combining Form

compress

Front 5

Ather-

Back 5

Combining Form

[sou] fatty deposit

Front 6

Atri-

Back 6

Combining Form

[entrance hall] atrium

Front 7

Bol-

Back 7

Combining Form

a throwing

Front 8

Capill-

Back 8

Combining Form

[hair] capillary

Front 9

Cirs-

Back 9

Combining Form

dilated and twisted vien, varix

Front 10

-Clud, -clus-

Back 10

Combining Form

close

Front 11

Cor-, Cord-

Back 11

Combining Form

heart

Front 12

Coron-

Back 12

Combining Form

crown

Front 13

Cusp-, -cuspid

Back 13

Combining Form

point

Front 14

Dextr-

Back 14

Combining Form

(right) side

Front 15

-Form

Back 15

Combining Form

shape

Front 16

Gurgit-, gurgitat-

Back 16

Combining Form

flood, flow

Front 17

Pector-

Back 17

Combining Form

breast, chest

Front 18

Phleb-

Back 18

Combining Form

vein

Front 19

Pulm(on)-

Back 19

Combining Form

lung, pulmonary artery

Front 20

Rhythm-

Back 20

Combining Form

[steady motion] heartbeat

Front 21

Sept-

Back 21

Combining Form

wall, partition

Front 22

sin-, sinus-

Back 22

Combining Form

[curve, hollow] sinus

Front 23

Sinistr-

Back 23

Combining Form

(left) side

Front 24

Sphygm-

Back 24

Combining Form

pulse

Front 25

stal-, stol-

Back 25

Combining Form

send, contraction

Front 26

Tens(i)

Back 26

Combining Form

stretch

Front 27

Thromb-

Back 27

Combining Form

blood clot

Front 28

Top-

Back 28

Combining Form

place

Front 29

Vag-

Back 29

Combining Form

[wandering] the vagus nerve

Front 30

Varic-, Varix

Back 30

Combining Form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 31

vas-

Back 31

Combining Form

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

Front 32

Ven-

Back 32

Combining Form

vein

Front 33

Ventr-

Back 33

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity