Question | Answer |
abdomin/o | abdomen e.g.abdominal |
acr/o | extremitiese.g. acromegaly |
aden/o | glande.g. adenocarcinoma |
adenoid/o | adenoidse.g. adenoidectomy |
adip/o | fate.g. adipose |
aer/o | aire.g. aerobic |
alb/o | whitee.g. albino |
albumin/o | albumine.g. albumenemia |
amni/o | amnione.g. amniotic |
amyl/o | starche.g. amylase |
angi/o | vessele.g. angiogram |
ankyl/o | crooked or fusede.g. ankylosing |
anter/o | anterior/beforee.g. anterolateral |
aort/o | aortae.g. aortic |
append(ic)/o | appendixe.g. appendicitis |
arteri/o | artery e.g. arteriovenous |
arthr/o | jointe.g. arthroplasty |
articul/o | jointe.g. articulation |
atel/o | imperfecte.g. atelectasis |
ather/o | yellow, fatty plaquee.g. atheroma |
aur/i | eare.g. auricle |
bil/i | bilee.g. biliary |
blast/o | embryonic forme.g. blastoma |
blephar/o | eyelide.g. blepharitis |
brachi/o | arme.g. brachiocephalic |
brachy | shorye.g. brachyesophagus |
bronchi/o, bronch/o | windpipee.g. bronchospasm |
bucc/o | cheeke.g. buccal |
burs/o | bursae.g. bursectomy |
calc/i | calcium e.g. calcification |
calcane/o | heel e.g. calcaneocuboid |
carcin/o | cancer e.g. carcinoma |
cardi/o | heart e.g. cardiomyopathy |
carp/o | carpus/wrist e.g. carpometacarpal |
caud/o | tail e.g. caudal |
cec/o | cecum e.g. cecal |
cephal/o | head e.g. cephalad |
cerebr/o | brain e.g. cerebral |
cervic/o | neck e.g. cervicothoracic |
chlor/o | green e.g. chlorophyll |
chol/e* | bile e.g. cholecystectomy |
cholecyst/o* | gallbladder e.g. cholecystitis |
chondr/o | cartilage e.g. chondrocalcinosis |
chori/o | fetal covering e.g. chorioamnionitis |
clavicul/o | clavicle e.g. acromioclavicular |
coccyg/o | coccyx e.g. coccygeal |
col/o | colon e.g. colonoscopy |
colp/o | hollow/vagina e.g. colporrhaphy |
cost/o | rib e.g. costovertebral |
crani/o | cranium/skull e.g. craniocervical |
cry/o | cold e.g. cryotherapy |
crypt/o | hide |
cutane/o | skin e.g. subcutaneous |
cyan/o | blue e.g. cyanosis |
cyst/o | cyst |
cyt/o (-cyte) | cell e.g. plasmacytoma |
dactyl/o | finger |
dent/i dent/o | teeth e.g. dental |
derm/a dermat/o | skin e.g. dermatitis |
dextr/o | right e.g. dextroscoliosis |
dips/o | thirst e.g. polydipsia |
disc/o | disc/disk e.g. discogenic |
dist/o | far/distant from origin e.g. distally |
dors/o | directed toward/on the back e.g. dorsal |
duoden/o | duodenum e.g. duodenal |
ech/o | sound e.g. echogram |
electr/o | electricity e.g. electrodermal |
encephal/o | brain e.g. encephalomalacia |
enter/o | intestine e.g. enterocolitis |
erythr/o | red e.g. erythrocyte |
esophag/o | esophagus e.g. esophageal |
esthesi/o | feeling e.g. anesthesia |
femor/o | femur e.g. femoral |
fet/o | fetus e.g. fetal |
fibr/o | fiber e.g. fibroma |
fibul/o | fibula e.g. fibulotibial |
front/o | forehead/front e.g. frontalis |
galact/o | milk e.g. galactorrhea |
gastr/o | stomach e.g. gastrectomy |
genit/o | genitals e.g. genitourinary |
ger/o | old e.g. geriatric |
glomerul/o | glomerulus e.g. glomerulonephritis |
gloss/o | tongue e.g. glossotonsillar |
glyc/o | sugar/sweet e.g. hyperglycemia |
gnath/o | jaw e.g. gnathodynia |
granul/o | grain/particle e.g. granulocyte |
gynec/o | female e.g. gynecology |
hem/a hem/o hemat/o | blood e.g. hematochezia |
hepat/o | liver e.g. hepatomegaly |
hist/o | tissue e.g. histoplasmosis |
hom/o | common/same e.g. homogeneous |
humer/o | humerus e.g. humeral |
hydr/o | water e.g. hydrometer |
hyster/o | uterus/womb e.g. hysterosalpingogram |
ile/o | ileum (small intestine) e.g. ileocecal |
ili/o | ilium (hip bone) e.g. sacroiliac |
immun/o | immune e.g. immunodeficiency |
infer/o | lowermost/below e.g. inferior |
intestin/o | intestine e.g. gastrointestinal |
irid/o | colored circle/iris e.g. iridectomy |
ischi/o | ischium (hip) e.g. ischiodynia |
jejun/o | jejunum e.g. jejunostomy |
labi/o | lip e.g. labial |
lacrim/o | tear/crying e.g. lacrimal |
lact/o | milk e.g. lactose |
lapar/o | flank/abdominal wall e.g. laparoscope |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) e.g. laryngeal |
later/o | side e.g. anterolateral |
leuc/o | leuk/o white e.g. leukocyte |
lingu/o | tongue e.g. lingula |
lip/o | fat e.g. liposuction |
lith/o | stone e.g. cholelithiasis |
lob/o | lobe e.g. lobular |
lumb/o | lower back e.g. lumbosacral |
lymph/o | lymph/lymphatics e.g. lymph nodes |
mamm/o | mast/o breast e.g. mammogram/mastectomy |
medi/o | middle e.g. mediolateral |
melan/o | black e.g. melanotic |
men/o | month e.g. dysmenorrhea |
mening/o | membrane e.g. meningocele |
metr/i | uterine tissue e.g. endometritis |
mon/o | one/only e.g. monoclonal |
muc/o | mucus e.g. mucoperiosteal |
muscul/o | muscle e.g. musculotendinous |
my/o | muscle e.g. myometrium |
myc/o | fungus e.g. mycosis |
myel/o | marrow/spinal cord e.g. myeloma |
narc/o | sleep/numbness e.g. narcolepsy |
nas/o | nose e.g. nasopharyngeal |
ne/o | new e.g. neoblastic |
necr/o | dead/corpse e.g. necrosis |
nephr/o | kidney e.g. nephrolithiasis |
neur/o | nerves e.g. neuritis |
odont/o | teeth e.g. odontoid |
odyn/o | pain/distress e.g. odynophagia |
onc/o | bulk/tumor e.g.oncology |
oophor/o | ovary e.g. oophorosalpingitis |
ophthalm/o | eye e.g. ophthalmology |
or/o | mouth e.g. intraoral |
orchi/o | testicle e.g. orchiectomy |
orth/o | straight e.g. orthopedic |
oste/o | bone e.g. osteopathic |
ot/o | ear e.g. otolaryngology |
pancreat/o | pancreas e.g. pancreatitis |
patell/o | patella (kneecap) e.g. patellofemoral |
path/o | disease e.g. pathologist |
pelv/i | pelvis e.g. pelvimetry |
periton/o | peritoneum e.g. intraperitoneal |
pharmac/o | drugs/medicine e.g. pharmacological |
pharyng/o | pharynx e.g. cricopharyngeal |
phleb/o | vein e.g. phlebolith |
phon/o | sound/voice e.g. phonation |
phot/o | light e.g. photophobia |
phren/o | mind/diaphragm e.g. costophrenic |
pleur/o | pleura e.g. pleurodesis |
poster/o | posterior/toward back e.g. posterolateral |
pneum/o | air/breathing/lung e.g. pneumothorax |
proct/o | rectum/anus e.g. proctitis |
prostat/o | prostate e.g. prostatectomy |
proxim/o | nearest point of origin e.g. proximal |
pseud/o | false e.g. pseudarthrosis |
psych/o | mind e.g. psychiatry |
pub/o | pubis e.g. pubococcygeal |
pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung e.g. pulmonary |
py/o | pus e.g. pyoid |
sacr/o | sacrum e.g. lumbosacral |
salping/o | tube e.g. salpingo-oophorectomy |
scrot/o | scrotum e.g. scrotal |
semin/o | semen e.g. seminal |
ser/o | serum e.g. serosanguineous |
somat/o | body e.g. somatization |
son/o | sound e.g. sonogram |
spermat/o | seed e.g. spermatocele |
sphen/o | wedge/sphenoid e.g. sphenoethmoid |
splen/o | spleen e.g. hepatosplenomegaly |
pyel/o | trough/renal pelvis e.g. pyelogram |
radi/o | radius/radiant energy e.g. radiology |
rect/o | rectum e.g. rectal |
ren/o | kidneys e.g. renal |
rhin/o | nose e.g. rhinoplasty |
spondyl/o | vertebra e.g. spondylolisthesis |
stern/o | sternum e.g. sternocleidomastoid |
tars/o | ankle bone (tarsal) e.g. metatarsal |
tempor/o | temple e.g. temporomandibular |
ten/o | tendon/tight band e.g. tenosynovitis |
therm/o | heat e.g. thermometer |
thorac/o | chest e.g. thoracic |
thromb/o | clot/thrombus e.g. thrombosis |
tibi/o | tibia e.g. tibiotalar |
tonsill/o | tonsil e.g. tonsillectomy |
tox/o | poison e.g. toxemia |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) e.g. tracheotomy |
uln/o | ulna e.g. ulnoradial |
ur/o | urine e.g. polyuria |
ureter/o | ureter e.g. ureterovesical |
urethr/o | urethra e.g. urethritis |
uter/o | uterus e.g. uterovaginal |
vag/o | vagus nerve e.g. vagotomy |
vas/o | vessel/ductus deferens e.g. vasovagal |
ven/o | vein e.g. venotomy |
ventr/o | ventral/belly side e.g. ventral |
vertebr/o | vertebra e.g. costovertebral |
vulv/o | vulva e.g. vulvectomy |
xanth/o | yellow e.g. xanthoma |