Question | Answer |
A-, An- | without, absence of |
Ab- | away from |
Abdomin(o) | of or relating to the abdomen |
ad- | increase, adherence, motion toward, very |
Aden(o), aden(i) | of or relating to the gland |
adip(o) | of or relating to the fat or fatty tissue |
adren(o) | of or relating to the adrenal glands |
-emia | blood condition |
-al | pertaining to |
alb- | white or pale color |
alge(si) | pain |
-algia | pain |
allo- | something as different, or as an addition |
ambi- | describing both of two |
an(o) | anus |
andr/o | pertaining to a man |
angi/o | blood vessel |
ankyl(o) | denoting something as crooked or bent |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | describing something as against or opposed to another |
apo- | separated from, derived from |
arteri(o)- | of or pertaining to an artery |
arthr(o)- | of or pertaining to the joints, limbs |
articul(o)- | joint |
-ase | enzyme |
-asthenia | weakness |
aut(o)- | self, same |
axill- | of or pertaining to the armpit |
bacteri(o)- | bacteria |
bi- | twice, double |
bio- | life |
blast(o)- | germ or bud |
blephar(o)- | of or pertaining to the eyelid |
brachi(o)- | of or relating to the arm |
brady- | slow |
bronch(i)- | bronchus |
bucc(o)- | cheek |
carcin(o)- | cancer |
cardi(o)- | heart |
carp(o)- | wrist |
cata- | down |
-centesis | surgical puncture for aspiration |
cephal(o)- | head |
cerebell(o)- | cerebellum |
cerebr(o)- | brain |
cervic- | pertaining to the neck or cervix |
chem(o)- | chemistry, drug |
chlor(o)- | denoting a green color |
chol(e)- | bile |
cholecyst(o)- | gallbladder |
chondr(i)o- | cartilage |
chrom(ato)- | color |
-cidal, -cide | kiling, destroying |
cili- | cilia, the eyelashes, eyelids |
circum- | around |
clast | break |
co- | together, in association |
col-, colo-, colono- | colon |
contra- | against |
cor- | with, together |
cardi- | heart |
cost(o)- | ribs |
crani(o)- | cranium |
-crine | secrete |
cry(o)- | cold |
cutane- | skin |
cyan(o)- | blue |
cyph(o)- | bent |
cyst(o)-, cyst(i) | urinary bladder |
cyto- | cell |
-cyte | cell |
dactyl(o)- | finger, toe |
de- | away from, cessation |
dent- | teeth |
dermat-,derm- | skin |
dextro- | on the right side |
di- | separation, two |
dif- | separation |
dis- | separation, taking apart |
dors(o)-, dors(i)- | back |
duodeno- | upper part of the intestines, connects to the stomach |
-dynia | pain |
dys- | bad, difficult |
ec- | out from, away |
ect(o)- | outer, outside |
-ectasis, -ectasia | expansion, dilation |
-ectomy | removal of a body part |
-emesis | vomiting condition |
-emia | blood condition |
encephal(o)- | brain |
endo- | within |
enter(o)- | intestine |
epi- | before, upon, on, outside of |
erythr(o)- | red |
esthesio- | sensation |
eu- | good, well |
ex- | out of, away from |
exo- | outside |
extra- | outside |
faci(o)- | face |
fibr(o)- | fiber |
front- | forehead |
galact(o)- | milk |
gastr(o)- | stomach |
-genic | formation |
gingiv- | gums |
glauc(o)- | grey, bluish-grey color |
gloss(o)-, glott(o)- | tongue |
glyc(o)- | sugar |
-gram | record or picture |
-graph | record or picture |
-graphy | process of recording |
gyn(o)-, gynae(co)-, gyne(co)- | woman |
halluc- | to wander in mind |
hemat-, hem- | blood |
hema-, hemo- | blood |
hemi- | half |
hepat-, hepatic- | liver |
hetero- | different |
hist(o)-, histio- | tissue |
homo- | alike, the same |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | extreme, beyond normal |
hyp(o)- | below normal |
hyster(o)- | uterus, womb |
-ia(sis) | condition |
iatr(o)- | pertaining to medicine or a physician |
-iatry | denotes a field in medicine |
-ic | pertaining to |
-icle | small |
idio- | self, one's own |
infra- | below |
inter- | among, between |
intra- | within |
-ism | condition, disease |
iso- | equal |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-itis | inflammation |
kerat(o)- | cornea (eye or skin) |
kyph(o)- | humped |
labi(o)- | lip |
lacrim(o)- | tear |
lact(i)-, lact(o)- | milk |
lapar(o)- | abdomen wall, flank |
laryng(o)- | larynx |
latero- | lateral |
-lepsis, -lepsy | attack, seizure |
leuc-, leuk(o)- | white |
lingu(a)-, lingu(o)- | tongue |
lip(o)- | fat |
lith(o)- | stone |
-logist | someone who studies a certain field |
-logy | denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field |
lymph(o)- | lymph |
lysis- | destruction |
macr(o)- | large, long |
mal- | bad |
-malacia | softening |
mammo(o)- | breast |
mast(o)- | breast |
meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly | enlargement |
melan(o)- | black color |
mening(o)- | meninges |
mes(o)- | middle |
meta- | after, behind |
-meter | measurement |
-metry | the process of measuring |
micro- | small |
mon(o)- | single |
muscul(o)- | muscle |
my(o)- | muscle |
myc(o)- | fungus |
myel(o)- | bone marrow |
myx(o)- | mucus |
nas(o)- | nose |
necr(o)- | death |
neo- | new |
nephr(o)- | kidney |
nerv- | nerves, nervous system |
neur(i)-, neur(o)- | nerves, nervous system |
normo- | normal |
ocul(o)- | eye |
odont(o)- | teeth |
odyn(o)- | pain |
-oid | resemblance to |
olig(o)- | having few, having little |
-oma, -omata | tumor |
onco- | tumor, bulk, volume |
onych(o)- | nail (of a finger or toe) |
oo- | egg |
oophor(o)- | ovary |
ophthalm(o)- | eye |
optic(o)- | chemical properties of the eye |
or(o)- | mouth |
orchi(o)-, orchido- | testis |
orth(o)- | straight or correct |
-osis | a conditon or disease |
osseo- | bone |
ost(e)-, oste(o)- | bone |
ot(o)- | ear |
-ous | pertaining to |
ovari(o)- | ovaries |
ovo-, ovi-, ov- | ovum |
oxy- | oxygen, sharp, acid, acute |
pachy- | thick |
palpebr- | eyelid |
papill- | nipple |
papul(o)- | a small elevation or swelling in the skin |
-paresis | slight paralysis |
path(o)- | disease |
-pathy | disorder |
ped-, -ped, -pes | foot |
-penia | deficiency |
-pepsia | digestive tract |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
-phage, -phagia | conditions related to eating or ingestion |
phago- | eating |
pharmaco- | drug, medication |
pharyng(o)- | pharynx, upper throat cavity |
-phil(ia) | attraction for |
phleb(o)- | blood, vein |
phob(o)- | exaggerated fear |
phot(o)- | light |
phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phrenico | diaphragm |
-plasty | surgical repair |
para- | adjacent to |
pluri- | several |
zym(o)- | fermentation, enzyme |
-y | condition or process of |
xanth(o)- | yellow color |
viscer(o)- | internal organs, the viscera |
ventr(o)- | the stomach cavity |
ven- | veins |
vascul(o)- | blood vessels |
vas(o)- | blood vessel |
varic(o)- | swollen or twisted vein |
vagin- | vagina |
uter(o)- | uterus |
urin- | urine, the urinary system |
uri(c)-, urico- | uric acid |
ur(o)- | urinary system |
uni- | one |
umbilic- | navel, umbilicus |
ultra- | beyond, excessive |
-ula, -ule | small |
pleur(o)-, pleur(a)- | ribs |
pneum(o)- | lungs |
pod-, -pod, -pus | foot |
-poiesis | production |
polio- | grey color |
poly- | denotes plurality of something |
porphyr(o)- | purple color |
post- | after or behind |
pre- | before |
presby(o)- | old age |
prim- | first, most important |
pro- | before |
proct(o)- | anus, rectum |
prot(o)- | first or most important |
psych(e)-, psych(o)- | mind |
-ptysis | spitting |
pulmon-, pulmo- | lungs |
pyel(o)- | pelvis |
pyro- | fever |
quadr(i)- | four |
radio- | radiation |
rect(o)- | rectum |
ren(o)- | kidney |
retro- | backward, behind |
rhin(o)- | nose |
-rrhage | burst forth |
-rrhea | flowing, discharge |
salping(o)- | fallopian tubes |
schiz(o)- | split or double sided |
scler(o)- | hardness |
scoli(o)- | twisted |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | use of instument for viewing |
semi- | one-half, partly |
sinistr(o)- | left, left side |
sinus- | of or pertaining to the sinus |
-sis | condition of |
splen(o)- | spleen |
spondyl(o)- | spine, vertebra |
-stasis | stop, stand |
-stat | an agent to prevent changing or motion |
-staxis | dripping, trickling |
steth(o)- | upper chest |
stomat(o)- | mouth |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
sub- | beneath |
supra- | above, excessive |
tachy- | fast |
-tension, -tensive | blood pressure |
thorac(i)-, thorac(o)-, thoracico- | upper chest |
thromb(o)- | blood clot |
thyr(o)- | thyroid |
-tic | pertaining to |
toco- | childbirth |
-tome | cutting instument |
-tony | tension |
-tomy | cutting operation |
top(o)- | place, topical |
tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxico- | poison |
trache(o)- | trachea |
trans- | moving across or through |
-trophy | nourishment, development, tissue |
tympan(o)- | eardrum |
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