Original | Cf | Definition | Greek/ Latin |
aden | aden- | gland | Greek |
aer | aer- | air, gas | Greek |
aisthesis | esthe(s)- | sensation, sensitivity, sense | Greek |
akantha | acanth- | thorn, spine | Greek |
akouein | acou(s)-, acu(s)- | hear | Greek |
akron | acr- | extremities | Greek |
algesis | alges- | sensitivity to pain | Greek |
algos | alg- | pain | Greek |
allos | all- | other, divergence, difference from | Greek |
amblys | ambly- | dull, faint | Greek |
amnion | amni- | fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion | Greek |
amylon | amyl- | strach | Greek |
aner, andros | andr- | man, male | Greek |
angeinon | angi- | (blood) vessel or duct | Greek |
ankylos | ankyl-, ancyl- | fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked | Greel |
aorte | aort- | aorta | Greek |
aphrodisios | aphrodis(i) | sexual desire | Greek |
arachne | arachn- | spider, web; arachnoid membrane | Greek |
arteria | arteri- | artery | Greek |
arthron | arthr- | joint | Greek |
askites | asc-, ascit- | bladder, sac, bag | Greek |
athere | ather- | fatty deposit | Greek |
autos | aut- | self | Greek |
barys | bary- | heavy, dull, hard | Greek |
bios | bi- | life | Greek |
blennos | blenn- | mucus | Greek |
bole | bol- | a throwing | Greek |
brachys | brachy- | short | Greek |
bradys | brady- | slow | Greek |
cheilos | ch(e)il- | lip | Greek |
cheir | cheir-, chir- | hand | Greek |
chloros | chlor- | green | Greek |
chole | chol(e)- | bile, gall | Greek |
chondros | chondr- | cartilage | Greek |
chroma, chromatos | chrom-, chroma-, chromat- | color, pigment | Greek |
chronos | chron- | time, timing | Greek |
daktylos | dactyl- | finger, toe | Greek |
demos | dem- | people, population | Greek |
derma, dermatos | derm(at)-, -derma | skin | Greek |
desis | -desis | binding | Greek |
desmos | desm- | ligament, connective tissue | Greel |
diploos | diplo- | double, twin | Greek |
dipsa | dips- | thirst | Greek |
dolichos | dolich- | long, narrow, slender | Greek |
dromos | drom- | a running | Greek |
dynamis | dynam- | force, power, energy | Greek |
ekho | echo- | reverberating sound, echo | Greek |
emein | eme- | vomit | Greek |
enkephalon | encephal- | brain | Greek |
enteron | enter- | (small) intestine | Greek |
ergon | erg- | action, work | Greek |
eros, erotos | er-, erot- | sexual desire | Greek |
erythros | erythr- | red, red blood cell | Greek |
gaster, gastros | gastr- | stomach | Greek |
geras | ger- | old age | Greek |
gignesthai | gen(e)-, -gen | come into being; produce | Greek |
gignoskein | gno(s)- | know | Greek |
gnathos | gnath- | (lower) jaw | Greek |
gramma | gram- | a record | Greek |
graphein | graph- | write, record | Greek |
gyne, gynaikos | gyn(ec)- | woman, female | Greek |
haima, haimatos | hem-, hemat-, -em- | blood | Greek |
helkos | (h)elc- | ulcer | Greek |
helmins, helminthos | helmint(h) | (intestinal) worm | Greek |
hepar, hepatos | hepar-, hepat- | liver | Greek |
hidros, hidrotos | hidr(ot)-, -idr- | sweat | Greek |
histanai | sta(t)- | stand, stop | Greek |
histos | hist(i)- | tissue | Greek |
hydor, hydatos | hydr- | water, fluid | Greek |
hypnos | hypn- | sleep | Greek |
iatros | iatr- | healer, physician; treatment | Greek |
idios | idi- | of one's self | Greek |
ikteros | icter- | jaundice | Greek |
is, inos | in-, inos | fiber, muscle | Greek |
ischein | isch-, -sche- | suppress, check | Greek |
isos | is- | equal, same, similar, alike | Greek |
kardia | cardi- | heart | Greek |
karkinos | carcin- | carcinoma, cancer | Greek |
kele | -cel- | hernia, tumor, swelling | Greek |
kentein | cente- | pierce | Greek |
kephale | cephal- | head | Greek |
kinein | kine- | move | Greek |
kinesis | kines(i) | movement, motion | Greek |
kirsos | cirs- | dilated and twisted vein, varix | Greek |
klan | cla(s)-, -clast | break (up), destroy | Greek |
kleptein | klept- | steal | Greek |
koilia | cel(i)- | abdomen | Greek |
kolon | col(i)-, colon- | colon | Greek |
kranion | crani- | skull | Greek |
krinein | crin- | secrete, secretion | Greek |
kryptos | crypt- | hidden, latent | Greek |
kyanos | cyan- | blue | Greek |
kystis | cyst(i)-, -cystis | bladder, cyst | Greek |
kytos | cyt- | cell | Greek |
lalein | lal- | talk | Greek |
lapara | lapar- | abdomen, abdominal wall | Greek |
legein | lex- | read | Greek |
leios | lei- | smooth | Greek |
lepsis | lep- | attach, seizure | Greek |
leptos | lept- | thin, fine, slight | Greek |
leukos | leuk- | white, white blood cell | Greek |
lipos | lip- | fat | Greek |
lithos | lith- | stone, calculus | Greek |
logos | log- | word, study | Greek |
lyein | ly(s) | destroy, break down | Greek |
mainesthai | man- | be mad | Greek |
makros | macr- | (abnormally) large or long | Greek |
malakos | malac- | soft | Greek |
megas, magalou | mega-, megal- | (abnormally) large or long | Greek |
melas, malanos | melan- | dark, black | Greek |
melos | mel- | limb | Greek |
meninx, menigos, meninges | mening-, -meninx | meningeal membrane, meninges | Greek |
mesos | mes- | middle, secondary, partial, mesentary | Greek |
metron | metr-, meter- | measure, measuring device | Greek |
mikros | micr- | (abnormally) small | Greek |
mimneskein | mne- | remember | Greek |
morphe | morph- | form, shape | Greek |
myelos | myel- | bone marrow, spinal cord | Greel |
mykes, myketos | myc(et)- | fungus | Greek |
mys, myos | my(s) | muscle | Greek |
myxa | myx- | mucus | Greek |
narke | narc- | stupor, numbness | Greek |
nekros | necr- | corpse, dead | Greek |
nema, menatos | nemat- | threat (worm) | greek |
neos | ne- | new | Greek |
nephros | nephr- | kidney | Greek |
neuron | neur- | nerve, nervous system | Greek |
nomos | nom- | law | Greek |
nosos | nos- | disease, illness | Greek |
nous | no- | mind, mental activity, comprehension | Greek |
nyx, nyctos | nyct- | night | Greek |
odous, odontos | odont- | tooth | Greek |
odyne | odyn- | pain | Greek |
oidema, oidematos | edema-, edemat- | swelling | Greek |
oligos | olig- | few, deficient | Greek |
omphalos | omphal- | navel, umbilicus | Greek |
onkos | onc- | tumor | Greek |
onyx, onychos | onych- | fingernail, toenail | Greek |
oregein | orec-, orex- | have an appetite | Greek |
orthos | orth- | straight, erect; normal | Greek |
osteon | oste- | bone | Greek |
ous, otos | ot- | ear | Greek |
oxys | ox(y) | acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen | Greek |
pachys | pachy- | thick | Greek |
pais, paidos | ped- | child | Greek |
palin | pali(n)- | back, again | Greek |
pas, pantos | pan(t)- | all, entire, every | Greek |
pathos | path- | disease | Greek |
penia | pen- | decrease, deficiency | Greek |
pexis | -pex- | fixing, (surgical) attachment | Greek |
phagein | phag- | swallow, eat | Greek |
pharmakon | pharmac(eu)- | medicine, drug | Greek |
pheme | phem- | speech | Greek |
phenai | pha- | speak, communicate | Greek |
philein | phil- | love; have an affinity for | Greek |
phleps, phlebos | phleb- | vein | Greek |
phobos | phob- | (abnormal) fear | Greek |
phone | phon- | voice, sound | Greek |
phoros | phor- | bearing, carrying | Greek |
phos, photos | phos-, phot- | light, daylight | Greek |
phrassein | phrac-, phrag- | enclose, obstruct | Greek |
phrazein | phras- | speak | Greek |
phren | phren- | mind; diaphragm | Greek |
phylattein | phylac- | protection (against disease) | Greek |
physis | phys(i)- | nature, appearance | Greek |
phyton | phyt- | plant (organism), growth | Greek |
piptein | pt- | fall, sag, drop, prolapse | Greek |
plassein | plas(t)- | form, develop | Greek |
plessein | plec-, pleg- | strike, paralyze | Greek |
poiein | poie- | produce, make | Greek |
polios | poli- | gray matter of the brain and spinal cord | Greek |
polys | poly- | many, excessive | Greek |
poros | por- | passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity | Greek |
pous, podos | pod- | foot | Greek |
presbys | presby- | old, old age | Greek |
prosopon | prosop- | face | Greek |
prostates | prostat- | prostate gland | Greek |
protos | prot- | first, primitive, early | Greek |
pseudes | pseud- | false | Greek |
psyche | psych- | mind | Greek |
ptyalon | ptyal- | saliva | Greek |
ptyein | pty- | spit | Greek |
pyon | py- | pus | Greek |
pyr, pyros | pyr- | fever, burning | Greek |
pyressein | pyrex- | be feverish | Greek |
pyretos | pyret- | fever | Greek |
rhachis | r(h)achi- | spine | Greek |
rhaptein | -rhaph | suture | Greek |
rhegnynai | rhag- | flow profusely, hemorrhage | Greek |
rhein | rhe- | flow, secrete | Greek |
rhexis | rhex- | rupture | Greek |
rhis, rhinos | rhin- | nose | Greek |
rhythmos | rhythm- | heartbeat | Greek |
sapros | sapr- | rotten, putrid, decaying | Greek |
sarx, sarcos | sarc- | flesh, soft tissue | Greek |
schizein | schiz-, schist-, schisis | split, cleft, fissure | Greek |
sepein | sep- | be infected | Greek |
sitos | sit- | food | Greek |
skleros | scler- | hard | Greek |
skopein | scop- | look at, examine | Greek |
soma, somatos | som(at)-, -soma | body | Greek |
spasmos | spasm- | spasm, involuntary muscular contraction | Greek |
sphygmos | sphygm- | pulse | Greek |
splen | splen- | spleen | Greek |
spondylos | spondyl- | vertebra | Greek |
staxis | -staxis, -staxia | dripping, oozing (of blood) | Greek |
stear, steatos | stear-, steat- | fat, sebaceous glands, sebum | Greek |
stellein | stal-, stol- | send, contraction | Greek |
stenos | sten- | narrow | Greek |
stereos | stere- | solid, having three dimensions | Greek |
sthenos | sthen- | strength | Greek |
stoma, stomatos | stom-, stomat- | mouth, opening | Greek |
tachys | tachy- | rapid | Greek |
tasis | ta- | stretching | Greek |
taxis | tax- | (muscular) coordination | Greek |
telos | tel- | end, completion | Greek |
tenon, tenontos | ten-, tenon(t) | tendon | Greek |
thanatos | then(at)- | death | Greek |
therapeuein | therap(eu)- | treat medically, heal | Greek |
therme | therm- | heat, (body) temperature | Greek |
thrix, trichos | trich- | hair | Greek |
thrombos | thromb- | blood clot | Greek |
tithenai | the- | place, put | Greek |
tome | tom- | a cutting, slice, incision | Greek |
tonos | ton- | (muscular) tone, tension | Greek |
topos | top- | place | Greek |
toxon | tox(i)- | poison | Greekq |
trachelos | trachel- | neck, cervix | Greek |
trope | trop- | turining | Greek |
trophe | troph- | nourishment | Greek |
xanthos | xanth- | yellow | Greek |
abdomen, abdominis | abdomin- | belly, abdomen | Latin |
adeps, adips | adip- | fat | Latin |
angina | angin- | choking pain, angina pectoris | Latin |
anterior | anter- | front, in front | Latin |
arctare, arctatus | arct(at)- | compress | Latin |
atrium | atri- | atrium | Latin |
auris | aur- | ear | Latin |
bacillus | bacill- | bacillus | Latin |
brachium | brachi- | (upper) arm | Latine |
bursa | burs- | bursa | Latin |
caedere, caesus | -cid-, -cis- | cut, kill | Latin |
calor | calor- | heat, energy | Latine |
clax, calcis | calc- | stone, calcium, lime (salts) | Latin |
capere, captus | -cip-, -cept- | take | Latin |
capillus | capill | capillary | latin |
caput, capitis | capit- | head | Latin |
cerebrum | cerebr- | brain | Latin |
claudere, clausus | -clud-, -clus- | close | Latin |
cor, cordis | cor-, cord- | heart | Latin |
corona | coron- | crown | Latin |
costa | cost- | rib | Latin |
crescere, cretus | cresc-, -cret- | (begin to) grow | Latin |
cuspis, cuspidis | cusp-, -cuspid | point | Latin |
dens, dentis | dent- | tooth | Latin |
dexter | dextr- | right (side) | Latin |
digitus | digit- | finger, toe | Latin |
dorsum | dors- | back (of the body) | Latin |
ducere, ductus | duc-, duct- | lead, bring, conduct | Latin |
externus, -a, -um | extern- | outer | Latin |
facere, factus | fac-, fic-, fect-, -fy- | make | Latin |
facies | faci-, fici-, facies | face, appearance, surface | Latin |
febris | febr-, febris- | fever | Latin |
ferre, latus | fer-, lat- | carry, bear | Latin |
fibra | fibr- | fiber, filament | Latin |
fistula | fistul- | (tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body | Latin |
flextere, flexus | flext-, flex- | bend | Latin |
forma | form- | shape | Latin |
frigus, frigoris | frig-, frigor- | cold | Latin |
fundere, fusus | fus- | pour | Latin |
fungus | fung- | fungus | Latin |
gerere, gestus | ger-, gest- | carry, bear | Latin |
gignere, genitus | genit- | bring forth, give birth, +al= reproductive organs | Latin |
gurgitare, gurgitatus | gurgit-, gurgitat- | flood, flow | Latin |
immunis | immun(i)- | safe, protected | Latin |
inferior | inferior- | below | Latin |
insula | insul- | island | Latin |
internus, -a, -um | intern- | inner | Latin |
labi, lapsus | lab-, laps- | slide, slip | Latin |
latus, lateris | later- | side | Latin |
meatus | meat- | passage, opening, meatus | Latin |
nasus | nas- | nose | Latin |
os, oris | or-, os | mouth, opening | Latin |
ossa | oss- | bone | Latin |
pectus, pectoris | pector- | breast, chest | Latin |
pediculus | pedicul- | louse, lice | Latin |
posterior | poster-, posterior | behind, in back | Latin |
pulmo, pulmonis | pulm(on)- | lung, pulmonary artery | Latin |
pus, puris | pur- | pus | Latin |
radix, radicis | radic-, rad-, radix- | root | Latin |
ren, renis | ren- | kidney | Latin |
saeptum | sept- | wall, partition | Latin |
sanguis, sanguinis | sangui(n) | blood | Latine |
secare, sectus | sect- | cut | Latin |
sinister | sinistr- | left (side) | Latin |
sinus | sin-, sinus | sinus | Latin |
somnus | somn- | sleep | Latin |
sonus | son- | sound | Latin |
stabilis | stabil-, stabl- | stable, fixed | Latin |
superior | superior- | above | Latin |
synovia | synov- | synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac | Latin |
tendere, tensus | tens(i) | stretch | Latin |
tuba | tub- | tube | Latin |
tumere | tum(e)- | be swollen | Latin |
tussis | tuss- | cough | Latin |
vacca | vacc- | cow, vaccine | Latin |
vagus | vag- | the vagus nerve | Latin |
varix, varicis | varic-, varix- | dilated and twisted vein, varix | Latin |
vas | vas- | (blood) vessel; vas deferens | Latin |
vena | ven- | vein | Latin |
venter, ventris | ventr- | belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity | Latin |
virus | vir-, virus- | virus | Latin |
viscus, visceris | viscer- | internal organ(s) | Latin |