root | medical term | orgin | everyday | word association |
cyto | cytology | greek (cell) | none | cell, jail cell, the hole, site hole,cyto |
glycol (sweet sugar) | glycosuria(sugar urine) | greek(glyks) | none | sugar donut |
homeo, homo, similar same,like | hemostasis (same environment) | greek | homonegized | same,same home, home, homeo |
lingua (tongue) | linguiform (tongue shape) | latin (linguae, tongue like) | linguistic | tongue, eat |
lip (fat) | lipoma (fat tumor) | greek (lipos fat) | none | fat,fatty,fatty foods,pass thru lips |
lith (stone) | lithotripsy (stone dissolve) | greek (lithos, stone) | monolith | stone, speaking lisp |
madaro (falling hair) | madarosis(loss elashes,eyebrow | greek (failling) | none | hair cut mad arrow |
psych (mind) | psycho-psychology (study of mind) | greek (psycho mind | | |
pyo (pus) | pyogenic (pus producing) | Greek (pyon; pus) | none | pus, yellow ooze, yellow, |
thermic (heat) | pus, yellow ooze, yellow, | greek thereme heat | thermostat | temperature thermometer |
radi (rays) | radiology (study of rays) | latin (radius) | radiation | rays |
arthro (joint) | arthritis (inflammation) | greek joint | none | joint arm bend |
carpo (wrist) | carpoptosis (wrist dropping) | greek wrist bone) | carpool | carpenter |
chondro (cartiladge) | chondromalacia (soft) | greek (chondros,cartilage) | none | cartilage,apartment , condo |
costa (rib) | intercoatal (between rib) | latin | none | rib cost |
cranio (skull) | craniotomy (skull incision) | greek (kranion) | none | skull house brain, crane |
dactyl (finger) | dactylitis (inflammation | greek dakylos finger | none | finger web finger duck |
ili (HIP) | iliosacral (ilium and sacrum) | latin | none | hip |
manus (hand) | manicure (hand care) | latin manus, hand | manual | hand |
myel (bone marrow) | myeloma (marrow tumor) | greek (myelos, marrow) | none | myel,mile distance |
myo (muscle) | myoedema (muscle swelling) | greel | none | muscle, contract myo |
ortho (straighten) | orthopedic (deformities) | greek orthos, staight | orthodox | straighten, thor,ortho |
ostero (bone) | osteroplast (bone surgery) | greek (osteon bone) | none | bone osteo |
pedi (foot) | pedicure (foot care) | latin (pes foot) | pedal | foot pedal pedia |
spondyl vertebrae) | spondylitis (inflammation) | greek spondylos vertebrae | none | spine |
adeno | adonoma | greek (aden) | adenoids | glands,sweat glands |
calculi (stone) | calculosis | latin (pebble) | calculator | stone, calculi, |
cele (tumor, cyst; hernia) | hydrocele | greek | celestial | tumor, cele 2more |