Walker-Esbaugh Medical Vocabulary Lesson 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

combining form

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, every

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

combining form

hair

Front 27

troph-

Back 27

combining form

nourishment