Pierce Med. Vocab. Chapter 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