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-

arctat-

Back 4

Combining Form

compress

Front 5

ather-

Back 5

Combining Form

(soup) 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 vein, 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

pheleb-

Back 18

Combining Form

vein

Front 19

pulm-

pulmon-

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-

tensi-

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

Combining Form

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity