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(i)-

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, sone of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love) sexual desire

Front 10

gyn(ec)-

Back 10

Combining form woman, female

Front 11

helmint(h)-

Back 11

Combining form (intestinal) 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(n)-

Back 15

Combining form back, again

Front 16

pan(t)-

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

r(h)achi

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(at)-

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