Chapter 9- Combining Forms Flashcards
AUDI-
Hear
AUDIT-
Hear
AUR-
Ear
CALOR-
Heat
CALC-
Stone/calcium/lime
CAUD-
Tail/tail like structure
-CLUD-
Close
CLUS-
Close
CLAVIC-
Clavicle/collarbone
CLAVICUL-
Clavicle/collarbone
COST-
Rib
CRESC-
Grow
CRET-
Grow
EXTERN-
External
FEBR-
Fever
FISTUL-
fistula, abnormal tubelike passage from normal cavity or tube to a free surface or another cavity
FORM-
Form/shape
FRONT-
Front/forehead
GER-
Carry/bear
GEST-
Carry/bear
-GN-
Be born
NAT-
Be born
INTERN-
Within/the inside
LABI-
Lip/liplike structure
LAB-
Slip/slide
LAPS-
Slip/slide
LACT-
Milk
LONG-
Long
MAGN-
Large
MAL-
Bad/ill
MEAT-
Opening/passage
MEDI-
Middle
MEDULL-
Medulla/marrow
MIT(T)-
Send
MISS-
Send
NAS-
Nose
PECTOR-
Breast/chest
PRESS-
To press
PULM-
Lung/pulmonary artery
PUR-
Pus
SEPT-
Wall
TRACT-
Draw/drag
STRICT-
To bind/compress/press together
TUM(E)-
Be swollen
VAS-
Vessel/duct/vas deferens