Medical Vocabulary Unit 3 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