Misc. Combining Forms

Question 1

acanth-

Answer 1

thorn, spine

Question 2

actin-

Answer 2

radiation

Question 3

all-

Answer 3

other, divergence, difference from

Question 4

alve-

Answer 4

hollow, cavity

Question 5

amygdal-

Answer 5

tonsil

Question 6

ancyl-, ankyl-

Answer 6

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Question 7

angin-

Answer 7

choking pain, angina pectoris

Question 8

arachn-

Answer 8

web, arachnoid membrane

Question 9

arch-, -arche

Answer 9

beginning, origin

Question 10

arct-, arctat-

Answer 10

compress

Question 11

asc- ascit-

Answer 11

sac, bag, bladder

Question 12

aur-

Answer 12

ear

Question 13

aure-

Answer 13

golden-yellow

Question 14

aux-, -auxe, -auxis

Answer 14

grow, increase

Question 15

ax-, axon-

Answer 15

axis, axon

Question 16

bary-

Answer 16

heavy, dull, hard

Question 17

bi-

Answer 17

life

Question 18

blenn-

Answer 18

mucus

Question 19

calor-

Answer 19

heat, energy

Question 20

capill-

Answer 20

capillary

Question 21

capit-

Answer 21

head

Question 22

chlor-

Answer 22

green

Question 23

-clast

Answer 23

something that breaks or destroys

Question 24

crin-

Answer 24

secrete, secretion

Question 25

cusp-, -cuspid

Answer 25

point

Question 26

desm-

Answer 26

ligament, connective tissue

Question 27

-doch-

Answer 27

duct

Question 28

dolich-

Answer 28

narrow, slender

Question 29

dors-

Answer 29

back (of the body)

Question 30

idi-

Answer 30

of one’s self

Question 31

inferior-

Answer 31

below

Question 32

inguin-

Answer 32

groin

Question 33

later-

Answer 33

side

Question 34

mes-

Answer 34

mesentery

Question 35

mon-

Answer 35

single

Question 36

necr-

Answer 36

corpse; dead

Question 37

oste-

Answer 37

bone

Question 38

pallid-

Answer 38

pale, lacking color

Question 39

part-

Answer 39

given birth

Question 40

pector-

Answer 40

breast, chest

Question 41

peps-, pept-

Answer 41

digest

Question 42

poly-

Answer 42

many, excessive

Question 43

pyle-

Answer 43

portal vein

Question 44

sangui-, sanguin-

Answer 44

blood

Question 45

stern-

Answer 45

chest, breast, breastbone

Question 46

stol-

Answer 46

send, contraction

Question 47

therap-, therapeu-

Answer 47

treat medically, heal

Question 48

trach-, trache-, trachy-

Answer 48

trachea

Question 49

trachel-

Answer 49

neck, cervix

Question 50

vag-

Answer 50

vagus nerve

Question 51

ventr-

Answer 51

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

Question 52

viscer-, viscus-

Answer 52

internal organ(s)

Question 53

orec-, orex-

Answer 53

have an appetite