Medical Vocabulary Lesson 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-

aphrodisi-

Back 3

Combining Form

(of or pertaining to Aphrodite, 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-

gynec-

Back 10

Combining Form

woman, female

Front 11

helmint-

helminth-

Back 11

Combining Form

(intestnal) 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-

palin-

Back 15

Combining Form

back, again

Front 16

pan-

pant-

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

rachi-

rhachi-

Back 20

Combining Form

spine

Front 21

schiz-

schist-

-schisis

Back 21

Combining Form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

spondyl-

Back 22

Combining Form

vertebra

Front 23

-staxis

-staxia

Back 23

Combining Form

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 24

than-

thanat-

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