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Audionym

Meaning

gastr

stomach

cardi

heart

megal

enlarged

itis

inflammation

dermat

skin

plast

surgical repair

cerebr

brain

path

disease

enter

intestines

osis

any condition

otomy

cut into

aden

gland

angi

vessel

oma

tumor

nephr

kidney

hepat

liver

arthr

joint

blephar

eyelid

ologist

specialist

rhin

nose

gingiv

gum

malacia

soft

ology

study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

algia

pain

crani

skull

end

inside, within

hemi

half

oid

hyper

above, more than normal

cyst

sac containing fluid

chole

bile

hypo

under

scop

observe

hyster

uterus

ostomy

create an opening

para

beside, beyond

lysis

loosening, destruction

cervic

neck

chondr

cartilage

cyan

blue

hem(at)

blood

ost

bone

psycho

mind

lip

fat

muscle

lith

stone

opthalm - opt

eye

proct

anus

cost

rib

gram

record

acro

extremities

rhexis

break

carcin

cancer

penia

decrease

gen

original. production

burso

sac

retr(o)

backwards

trip

rub, friction

strept

twist

desis

binding

mani

madness

glosso

tongue

trophy

development

supra

above

ptosis

falling

dyn

pain

mast

breast

rrhaphy

suture

dent

teeth

cephal

head

auto

self

epi

upon

hydro

water

lobo

section

emesis

vomitting

contra

against, counter

iasis

condition

trans

through

brady

slow

ectasis

expansion

cyt

cell

odont

tooth

leuk

white

esthesia

sensation

cantho

angle at the end of the eyelid

steno

narrow, contracted

cheil

lip

cele

hernia

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

celio

abdomen

erythro

red

vaso

vessel

melan

black

cauda

tail

lingua

tongue

myring

eardrum

spondyl

spinal column

ovar

egg(egg, the female reproductive cell)

centesis

puncture

oto

ear

bili

bile

squam

scale

mening

membrane

cec

blind passage

macul

spot

pexy

suspension

onco

tumar

mouth

sub

under

spiro

coil

lacrim

tear

viscero

organ

lact

milk

onych

nail, claw

thorac

chest

pyle

gate

vesic

bladder

sphenic

wedge

myel

marrow, spinal cord

anti

against

myco

fungus

hallux

great toe (big toe)

physio

nature

bucc(o)

cheek

palpebr

eyelid

plasia

development

rug

wrinkle, fold, crease

aur

ear

acoust(i)

hearing

colp(o)

hollow, vagina

phon

voice, sound

leio

smooth

cor

heart

ren

kidney

orchi

testis

encephal

brain

thalam

inner chamber

plexus

braid

cilia

eyelash

dendr

tree, branching

phleb

vein

pilo

hair

histo

tissue

stoma

body

tympan

eardrum

umbilic

navel

salpingo

tube

helio

sun

astr

star shaped

asthenia

weakness

fascia

sheet, band

iso

equal

tarso

ankle

tope

place

pod

foot

malign

bad

adnexa

ties, connection

ocul

eye

lapar

abdominal wall

dacry

tear

ment

mind

part

labor, bring forth

scler(a)

hard

somato

body

trachel

neck

sinus

hollow space

hypno

sleep

sept

wall

scirr(h)

hard

antr

cavity

crine

to secrete

dura

hard

pneum

lung

phage

to eat

phren

mind

corne

horny

plak

plate

iris

rainbow

kerat

horny

pulmo

lung

ptyal

saliva

alveol

cavity

oophor

ovary

oment

covering

sedat

quiet, calm

furca

fork-shaped

radic

root

radi

ray

fistful

pipe

edema

swelling

dactyl

finger, toe

metabol(e)

change

pariet

wall

ependym

wrapping

gravid

pregnant

aer

air

glyco

sweet

tarso

framework of the eyelid

cheir

hand

calc

heel, stone

cine

move

digit

finger, toe

dors

back

gangli

swelling

gemin

twin

grad

walk, take steps

gran

grain, particles

labi

lip

micr

small

peps

digest

pleur

pleura, rib, side

mamm

breast

colla

glue

later

side

rachi

spinal column

phob

fear

phot

light

dys

bad

cut

skin

peri

about, around

pro

in front of, before

mechano

machine

dynam

power

osom

odor

trich

hair

maxill

upper jawbone

an -, a

without, not

phak

lens

pre

in front of, before

strict

draw tight

turbin

shaped like a top

ameb

change

semi

half

neo

new

hormone

excite

therm

heat

syn, sym

together

vuls

twitch, pull

post

after

metr

uterus

tegument

covering, skin

pan

all

poly

many

ramus

branch

neuro

nerve (nervous system)

thromb

lump, clot

away from, not

plegia

paralysis

ante

before

thel

nipple

out, away from

lien

spleen

tumor

swelling

vestibule

entrance

puer

child

sarc

flesh

proli

offspring

macro

large

lal

speech

intra

within

inter

between

infra

beneath

cryo

cold

mal

bad

glom

ball

tens

stretch

spas

pull, draw

sommi

sleep

pharmac

drug

lumbo

loins

arter

artery

appendic

appendix

thyro

thyroid

splen

spleen

ovario

ovary

adreno

adrenal (gland)

basi

base

pelvi

pelvis

vena

vein

urethr

urethra

utero

uterus

sacro

sacrum

pharyng

pharynx

ureter

laryng

larynx

bronch

bronchus

esphag

esophagus

two, double. both

tri

three

ile

ileum

ili

ilium

lig

ligament

therap

therapy

ventr

front

vert

turn

good

ambi

both

amphi

around, on both sides

brachy

short

capit

head

cau

burn

clas

break

duct

tube

fiss

tube

ger

old

heter

other

infer

under

hom

same

olfact

smell

orth

straight

gyn

female

pachy

thick

phrag

fenct

poster

back part

cata

down

platy

flat

pseud

false

schiz

split

proxim

nearest

scol

curved

apo

away from

twice

dia

through

eury

broad

pect

chest

necr

dead

less

morph

form

dis

apart

fac

make, do

lept

slender

lymph

watery fluid