Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 1.2

Front 1

acanth-

Back 1

Combining Form

thorn,spine

Front 2

alg-

Back 2

Combining Form

pain

Front 3

alges-

Back 3

Combining Form

sensitivity to pain

Front 4

all-

Back 4

Combining Form

other,divergence,difference from

Front 5

angi-

Back 5

Combining Form

blood vessel,duct

Front 6

arteri-

Back 6

Combining Form

artery

Front 7

arthr-

Back 7

Combining Form

joint

Front 8

bi-

Back 8

Combining Form

life

Front 9

brady-

Back 9

Combining Form

slow

Front 10

cardi-

Back 10

Combining Form

heart

Front 11

cephal-

Back 11

Combining Form

head

Front 12

crani-

Back 12

Combining Form

skull

Front 13

cyt-

Back 13

Combining Form

cell

Front 14

encephal-

Back 14

Combining Form

brain

Front 15

erythr-

Back 15

Combining Form

red,red blood cell

Front 16

lept-

Back 16

Combining Form

thin,fine,slight

Front 17

leuk-

Back 17

Combining Form

white,white blood cell

Front 18

lith-

Back 18

Combining Form

stone

Front 19

log-

Back 19

Combining Form

word,study

Front 20

malac-

Back 20

Combining Form

soft

Front 21

mes-

Back 21

Combining Form

middle,secondary,partial,mesentery

Front 22

-meter,metr-

Back 22

Combining Form

measure,measuring device (words ending in -meter indicate an instrument for measuring)

Front 23

nephr-

Back 23

Combining Form

kidney

Front 24

nephr-

Back 24

Combining Form

kidney

Front 25

neur-

Back 25

Combining Form

nerve,nervous system

Front 26

oste-

Back 26

Combining Form

bone

Front 27

prosop-

Back 27

Combining Form

face

Front 28

prot-

Back 28

Combining Form

first,primitive,early

Front 29

scler-

Back 29

Combining Form

hard

Front 30

sten-

Back 30

Combining Form

narrow

Front 31

stere-

Back 31

Combining Form

solid,having three dimensions

Front 32

tachy-

Back 32

Combining Form

rapid

Front 33

tox(i)-

Back 33

Combining From

poison

Front 34

-logy

Back 34

Suffix Form

study,science,the study or science of

Front 35

-logist

Back 35

Suffix Form

one who specializes in a certain study or science

Front 36

-malacia

Back 36

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the softening (of tissues) of

Front 37

-sclerosis

Back 37

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the hardening (of tissues) of

Front 38

-stenosis

Back 38

Suffix Form

the narrowing (of a part of the body)

Front 39

-toxic

Back 39

Suffix Form

poisonous (to an organ)

Front 40

-toxin

Back 40

Suffix Form

a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)