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 (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

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

combining form belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity