Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 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, son 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

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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, everything

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

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hair

Front 27

troph-

Back 27

Combining Form


nourishment