Walker Esbaugh Medical Vocabulary Ch 6

Front 1

Andr-

Back 1

Combining forms, man, male

Front 2

Ankyl-, Ancyl-

Back 2

Combining forms, fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 3

Aphrodis(i)-

Back 3

Combining forms, [of or pertaining to Aphrodite, greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 4

Brachy-

Back 4

Combining forms, short

Front 5

Crypt-

Back 5

Combining forms, hidden, latent

Front 6

Dem-

Back 6

Combining forms, people, population

Front 7

Dolich-

Back 7

Combining forms, long, narrow, slender

Front 8

Drom-

Back 8

Combining forms, A running

Front 9

Er-, Erot-

Back 9

Combining forms, [Eros, son of Aphrodite, greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 10

Gyn(ec)-

Back 10

Combining forms, Woman, female

Front 11

Helmint(h)-

Back 11

Combining forms, (intestinal) worm

Front 12

Nemat-

Back 12

Combining forms, Thread (worm)

Front 13

Nos-

Back 13

Combining forms, disease, illness

Front 14

Odont-

Back 14

Combining forms, tooth

Front 15

Pali(n)-

Back 15

Combining forms, back, again

Front 16

Pan(t)-

Back 16

Combining forms, all, entire, every

Front 17

Phor-

Back 17

Combining forms, bearing, caring

Front 18

Phos-, Phot-

Back 18

Combining forms, Light, daylight

Front 19

Plec-, pleg-

Back 19

Combining forms, strike, paralyze

Front 20

R(h)achi-

Back 20

Combining forms, spine

Front 21

Schiz-, Schist-, -schisis

Back 21

Combining forms, split, sleft, fissure

Front 22

Spondyl-

Back 22

Combining forms, vertebra

Front 23

-staxis, -staxia

Back 23

Combining forms, dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 24

Than(at)-

Back 24

Combining forms, death

Front 25

The-

Back 25

Combining forms, place, put

Front 26

Trich-

Back 26

Combining forms, hair

Front 27

Troph-

Back 27

Combining forms, nourishment