Medical Vocabulary Lesson 3

Front 1

Greek word: arachne

combining form:
-ARACHN-

Back 1

spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Front 2

Greek word: chloros

Combining form:
CHLOR-

Back 2

green

Front 3

Greek word: chondros

Combining form:
CHONDR-

Back 3

cartilage

Front 4

Greek word: daktylos

Combining form:
DACTYL-

Back 4

finger, toe

Front 5

Greek word: derma, dermatos

Combining form:
-DERM(AT)
-DERMA

Back 5

skin

Front 6

Greek word:helkos

Combining form:
(H)ELC-

Back 6

ulcer

Front 7

Greek word: hidros, hidrotos

Combining form:
HIDRO(OT)-
-IDR-

Back 7

sweat

Front 8

Greek word: histos

Combining form:
HIST(I)-

Back 8

(web) tissue

Front 9

Greek word: hydor, hydatos

Combining form:
HYDR-

Back 9

water, fluid

Front 10

Greek word: hypnos

Combining form:
HYPN-

Back 10

sleep

Front 11

Greek word: ikteros

Combining form:
ICTER-

Back 11

jaundice

Front 12

Greek word: is, inos

Combining form:
IN-, INOS-

Back 12

fiber, muscle

Front 13

Greek word: isos

Combining form:
IS-

Back 13

equal, same, similar, alike

Front 14

Greek word: meninx, meningos

Combining form:
MENING-, -MENINX

Back 14

meningeal membrane, meninges

Front 15

Greek word: mys, myos

Combining form:
MY(S)-

Back 15

(mouse) muscle

Front 16

Greek word: mykes, myketos

Combining form:
MYC(ET)-

Back 16

{mushroom} fungus

Front 17

Greek word: myelos

Combining form:
MYEL-

Back 17

bone marrow, spinal cord

Front 18

Greek word: narke

Combining form:
NARC-

Back 18

stupor, numbness

Front 19

Greek word: nekros

Combining form:
NECR-

Back 19

corpse; dead

Front 20

Greek word: oligos

Combining form:
OLIG-

Back 20

few, deficient

Front 21

Greek word: onyx,onychos

Combining form:
ONYCH-

Back 21

fingernail, toenail

Front 22

Greek word: pous, podos

Combining form:
POD-

Back 22

foot

Front 23

Greek word: polys

Combining form:
POLY-

Back 23

many, excessive

Front 24

Greek word: polios

Combining form:
POLI-

Back 24

gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Front 25

Greek word: poros

Combining form:
POR-

Back 25

passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Front 26

greek word: psyche

Combining form:
PSYCH-

Back 26

(soul) mind

Front 27

Greek word: soma, somatos

Combining form:

SOM(AT)-
SOMA-

Back 27

body

Front 28

greek word: sthenos

Combining form:
STHEN-

Back 28

strength

Front 29

Greek word: trachelos

Combining form:
TRACHEL-

Back 29

neck, cervix

Front 30

Greek word: xanthos

Combining form:
XANTH-

Back 30

yellow