Medical Vocabulary Lesson 7

Front 1

aden-

Back 1

Combining Form

gland

Front 2

aer-

Back 2

Combining Form

air, gas

Front 3

blenn-

Back 3

Combining Form

mucus

Front 4

cel-

celi-

Back 4

Combining Form

abdomen

Front 5

chil-

cheil-

Back 5

Combining Form

lip

Front 6

chron-

Back 6

Combining Form

time, timing

Front 7

cla-

clas-

-clast

Back 7

Combining Form

break (up), destroy

Front 8

-desis

Back 8

Combining Form

binding

Front 9

desm-

Back 9

Combining Form

(binding) ligament, connective tissue

Front 10

dynam-

Back 10

Combining Form

force, power, energy

Front 11

ger-

Back 11

Combining Form

old age

Front 12

gnath-

Back 12

Combining Form

(lower) jaw

Front 13

isch-

-sche-

Back 13

Combining Form

suppress, check

Front 14

klept-

Back 14

Combining Form

steal

Front 15

lei-

Back 15

Combining Form

smooth

Front 16

lep-

Back 16

Combining Form

attack, seizure

Front 17

man-

Back 17

Combining Form

be mad

Front 18

mel-

Back 18

Combining Form

limb

Front 19

morph-

Back 19

Combining Form

form, shape

Front 20

nom-

Back 20

Combining Form

law

Front 21

omphal-

Back 21

Combining Form

navel, umbilicus

Front 22

ped-

Back 22

Combining Form

child

Front 23

pen-

Back 23

Combining Form

decrease, deficiency

Front 24

-pex-

Back 24

Combining Form

fixing, (surgical) attachment

Front 25

plas-

plast-

Back 25

Combining Form

form, develop

Front 26

presby-

Back 26

Combining Form

old, old age

Front 27

prostat-

Back 27

Combining Form

(one who stands before) prostate gland

Front 28

pty-

Back 28

Combining Form

spit

Front 29

pytal-

Back 29

Combining Form

saliva

Front 30

-rrhaph-

Back 30

Combining Form

suture

Front 31

sit-

Back 31

Combining Form

food

Front 32

sta-

stat-

Back 32

Combining Form

stand, stop

Front 33

tax-

Back 33

Combining Form

(muscular) coordination

Front 34

therm-

Back 34

Combining Form

heat, (body) temperature

Front 35

trop-

Back 35

Combining Form

turning

Front 36

-clast

Back 36

Instrument

instrument or device for breaking or crushing

Front 37

-stat

Back 37

Instrument

device or agent for stopping flow of something

Front 38

-meter

Back 38

Instrument

instrument for measuring

Front 39

-tome

Back 39

Instrument

device for cutting or excising

Front 40

-plasty

Back 40

Compound Suffix Form

plastic or restorative surgery

Front 41

-tropism

Back 41

Compound Suffix Form

turning organisms toward or away from an external stimulus