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WORDS
roots, prefix & suffix
| FRONT | BACK |
|---|---|
| acu- | acu- needle |
| -algia | -algia pain |
| anomal/o | anomal/o irregular |
| anthrop/o | anthrop/o man, human being |
| antr/o | antr/o antrum |
| aque/o | aque/o water |
| aque/o | aque/o axis |
| bar/o | bar/o weight, pressure |
| bio-, bi/o | bio-, bi/o life, living |
| blast/o, -blast | blast/o, -blast immature |
| calor/I | calor/I heat |
| carcin/o | carcin/o cancer |
| cata- | cata- down, downward |
| caud/o | caud/o tail |
| chem/o | chem/o chemical, chemistry |
| chron/o | chron/o time, timing |
| -coma | -coma deep sleep |
| corpor/o | corpor/o body |
| cry/o | cry/o cold |
| cyt/o, -cyte | cyt/o, -cyte cell |
| dors/o | dors/o back |
| duct/o | duct/o to lead |
| dynam/o | dynam/o power, strength |
| -dynia | -dynia pain |
| equi | equi equal, equality |
| eti/o | eti/o cause |
| fil/i, fil/o | fil/i, fil/o thread |
| -form | -form specified shape |
| -genesis | -genesis production, formation |
| ger/o, geront/o | ger/o, geront/o aged, old age |
| gymn/o | gymn/o naked |
| -hexia | -hexia condition |
| hist/o | hist/o tissue |
| hydr/o | hydr/o water, hydrogen |
| iatr/o | iatr/o treatment, physician |
| -ician | -ician specialist |
| ion/o | ion/o ion |
| kary/o | kary/o nucleus |
| kel/o | kel/o tumour, fibrous growth |
| -labile | -labile unstable, perishable |
| later/o | later/o side |
| – logist | – logist specialist |
| – logy | – logy study of |
| – lucent | – lucent light admitting |
| lumin/o | lumin/o light |
| ly/o | ly/o dissolve, loosen |
| medi/o | medi/o middle |
| medic/o | medic/o heal, healing |
| mer/o | mer/o part |
| meso - | meso - middle |
| morph/o | morph/o shape, form |
| nom/o | nom/o custom, law |
| nomen - | nomen - name |
| nos/o | nos/o disease |
| nucle/o | nucle/o nucleus |
| nutri/o | nutri/o to nourish |
| – oma | – oma tumor, mass |
| onc/o | onc/o tumor, mass |
| organ/o | organ/o organ |
| path/o | path/o disease |
| pharmac/o | pharmac/o drugs |
| physi/o | physi/o nature |
| – plasm | – plasm formation, growth |
| – poiesis | – poiesis formation |
| prote/o | prote/o protein |
| psamm/o | psamm/o sand, sandlike material |
| – puncture | – puncture to pierce a surface |
| pyr/o | pyr/o fire, fever, heat |
| pyret/o | pyret/o fever |
| sanit/a | sanit/a health |
| scirrh/o | scirrh/o hard |
| somat/o | somat/o body |
| – some | – some body |
| spectr/o | spectr/o image, spectrum |
| system/o | system/o system |
| techn/o | techn/o art, skill |
| temp/o, tempor/o | temp/o, tempor/o the temples, time |
| the/o | the/o a god |
| –therapy, therapeut/o | –therapy, therapeut/o treatment |
| therm/o | therm/o heat |
| –tumenescence, tumesc/o | –tumenescence, tumesc/o swelling |
| – type, typ/o | – type, typ/o class, representative, form |
| ventr/o | ventr/o belly, front of the body |
| – verse | – verse turn |
| vir/o | vir/o virus |
| viscer/o | viscer/o internal organs |
| vit/o | vit/o life |
| zyg/o | zyg/o union, junction |
| ankyl/o | ankyl/o stiff, crooked, bent |
| arthr/o | arthr/o joint |
| articul/o | articul/o joint |
| brachi/o | brachi/o arm |
| burs/o | burs/o bursa |
| calcane/o | calcane/o heel |
| carp/o | carp/o wrist |
| centr/o | centr/o center |
| cephal/o | cephal/o head |
| cervic/o | cervic/o neck, cervix |
| chir/o, cheir/o | chir/o, cheir/o hand |
| chondr/o | chondr/o cartilage |
| cleid/o | cleid/o clavicle |
| coccyg/o | coccyg/o coccyx |
| cost/o | cost/o rib |
| cox/o | cox/o hip |
| crani/o | crani/o skull |
| cubit/o | cubit/o elbow, forearm |
| dactyl/o | dactyl/o digit (finger or toe) |
| eury - | eury - wide, broad |
| faci/o | faci/o face |
| femor/o | femor/o femur |
| fibul/o | fibul/o fibula |
| geni/o | geni/o chin |
| gnath/o | gnath/o jaw |
| gnos/o | gnos/o knowledge |
| goni/o | goni/o angle |
| gyr/o | gyr/o circle, spiral |
| holo - | holo - entire, complete |
| humer/o | humer/o humerus |
| hypsi- | hypsi- high |
| ili/o | ili/o ilium |
| ischi/o | ischi/o ishium |
| ithy- | ithy- erect, straight |
| kyph/o | kyph/o humpback |
| lamin/o | lamin/o lamina |
| lip/o | lip/o fat |
| – listhesis | – listhesis slipping |
| lord/o | lord/o curvature |
| lox/o | lox/o oblique, slanting |
| lumb/o | lumb/o loin |
| maxill/o | maxill/o maxilla |
| mega-, megalo - | mega-, megalo - large |
| – megaly | – megaly enlargement |
| mel/o | mel/o limb, limbs |
| om/o | om/o shoulder |
| opisth/o | opisth/o backward, behind |
| oste/o | oste/o bone |
| pan - | pan - all |
| patell/o | patell/o patella |
| ped/o | ped/o foot, child |
| pelv/i | pelv/i pelvis |
| perone/o | perone/o fibula |
| petr/o | petr/o petrous region of the temporal lobe, stone |
| phalang/o | phalang/o phalanges |
| – physis | – physis growth, growing |
| pod/o | pod/o foot |
| – porosis | – porosis porous, decrease in density |
| pub/o | pub/o pubis |
| rachi/o | rachi/o spine |
| sacr/o | sacr/o sacrum |
| scapul/o | scapul/o scapula |
| scoli/o | scoli/o crooked, twisted |
| skelet/o | skelet/o skeleton |
| spin/o | spin/o spinal cord, spine |
| spondyl/o | spondyl/o vertebrae |
| stern/o | stern/o sternum |
| synov/o | synov/o synovia, synovial membrane |
| tal/o | tal/o talus |
| tars/o | tars/o tarsus, edge of eyelid |
| tibi/o | tibi/o tibia |
| vertebr/o | vertebr/o vertebrae |
| xiph/o | xiph/o blood shaped xiphoid |
| –algesia, alges/o | –algesia, alges/o pain, sensitivity |
| astr/o | astr/o star, star shaped |
| atel/o | atel/o incomplete, imperfect |
| –bulia, -boulia | –bulia, -boulia will |
| cerebell/o | cerebell/o cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebr/o cerebrum, brain |
| –crasia | –crasia mixture (good or bad temperament) |
| drom/o | drom/o running |
| encephal/o | encephal/o brain |
| esthesi/o, -esthesia | esthesi/o, -esthesia sensation, feeling |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | gangli/o, ganglion/o ganglion |
| gli/o | gli/o glue, neurolgia |
| heli/o | heli/o sun |
| hydr/o | hydr/o water, hydrogen |
| hypn/o | hypn/o sleep |
| hypothalam/o | hypothalam/o hypothalamus |
| keraun/o | keraun/o lightning |
| klept/o | klept/o theft, steal |
| –lemma | –lemma confining membrane |
| – lepsy | – lepsy seizure |
| – lexia | – lexia speech, word |
| log/o, - log, - logue | log/o, - log, - logue word, speech, thought |
| – mania | – mania madness, obsessive preoccupation |
| medull/o | medull/o medulla, marrow |
| mening/o | mening/o meninges, membrane |
| ment/o | ment/o mind |
| – mnesia | – mnesia memory |
| myel/o | myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | narc/o numbness, stupor |
| neuro/o | neuro/o nerve |
| noci - | noci - to cause harm, injury or pain |
| – noia | – noia mind, will |
| – paresis | – paresis partial paralysis |
| phaner/o | phaner/o visible, apparent |
| – phobia, phob/o | – phobia, phob/o fear, aversion |
| phren/o | phren/o mind, diaphragm |
| picr/o | picr/o bitter |
| piez/o, pies/i, - piesis | piez/o, pies/i, - piesis pressure |
| – plegia | – plegia paralysis |
| – pore | – pore opening, passageway |
| – praxia | – praxia action, activity |
| psych/o | psych/o mind |
| psychr/o | psychr/o cold |
| radicul/o | radicul/o nerve root |
| rhiz/o | rhiz/o root |
| schiz/o | schiz/o split, division |
| somn/i, - somnia | somn/i, - somnia sleep |
| syring/o | syring/o tube, fistula |
| tauto - | tauto - identical, same |
| – taxia, tax/o | – taxia, tax/o arrangement, coordination |
| tel/o | tel/o end |
| tephr/o | tephr/o gray (ashen) |
| thanat/o | thanat/o death |
| thec/o | thec/o sheath |
| vag/o | vag/o vagus nerve |
| andr/o | andr/o male |
| balan/o | balan/o glans penis |
| – cele | – cele hernia, swelling |
| – cide | – cide killing, agent which kills |
| crypt/o | crypt/o hidden, concealed |
| epididym/o | epididym/o epididymis |
| genit/o | genit/o reproduction |
| gon/o | gon/o genitals |
| gonad/o | gonad/o gonads |
| olig/o | olig/o scanty, few, little |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o testis |
| osche/o | osche/o scrotum |
| phall/o | phall/o penis |
| phim/o | phim/o muzzle |
| prostat/o | prostat/o prostate gland |
| semin/i | semin/i semen |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm/o, spermat/o spermatozoa |
| test/o, testicul/o | test/o, testicul/o testis |
| vas/o | vas/o vas deferens, vessel |
| venere/o | venere/o sexual intercourse |
| vesicul/o | vesicul/o seminal vessicle |
| zo/o | zo/o animal |
| a- , an- | a- , an- without, not |
| albumin/o | albumin/o albumin |
| ammon/o | ammon/o ammonium |
| –atresia | –atresia closure, occlusion |
| atreto - | atreto - closed |
| azot/o | azot/o nitrogen, urea |
| calci/o | calci/o calcium |
| cali/o | cali/o calyx |
| cupr/o | cupr/o copper |
| cyan/o | cyan/o blue |
| cyst/o | cyst/o bladder, cyst |
| – ectasis, - ectasia | – ectasis, - ectasia dilation, expansion |
| fusc/o | fusc/o dark brown |
| glomerul/o | glomerul/o glomerulus |
| keton/o | keton/o ketones |
| lith/o | lith/o stone, calculus |
| nephr/o | nephr/o kidney |
| noct/i | noct/i night |
| py/o | py/o pus |
| pyel/o | pyel/o renal pelvis |
| ren/o | ren/o kidney |
| uric/o | uric/o uric acid |
| ur/o | ur/o urine |
| – uresis | – uresis urination |
| ureter/o | ureter/o ureter |
| urethr/o | urethr/o urethra |
| – uria | – uria urine condition |
| urin/o | urin/o urine |
| vesic/o | vesic/o urinary bladder |
| amni/o | amni/o amnion |
| cervic/o | cervic/o neck, cervix |
| chori/o | chori/o chorion |
| – clasis, - clast, - clasia | – clasis, - clast, - clasia break, breaking |
| colp/o | colp/o vagina |
| culd/o | culd/o cul-de-sac |
| – cyesis | – cyesis pregnancy |
| embry/o | embry/o embryo |
| episi/o | episi/o vulva |
| fet/o | fet/o fetus |
| galact/o | galact/o milk |
| gravid/o | gravid/o pregnancy |
| – gravida | – gravida pregnant woman |
| gynec/o | gynec/o woman, female |
| helc/o | helc/o ulcer |
| hymen/o | hymen/o hymen |
| hyster/o | hyster/o uterus |
| lact/o | lact/o milk |
| lecith/o | lecith/o yolk, ovum |
| – lipsis | – lipsis omit, fail |
| mamm/o | mamm/o breast |
| mast/o | mast/o breast |
| men/o | men/o menses, menstruation |
| metr/o | metr/o uterus |
| nat/o | nat/o birth |
| neo - | neo - new |
| nulli - | nulli - none |
| o/o | o/o egg, ovum |
| obstetr/o | obstetr/o midwife |
| omphal/o | omphal/o navel |
| oophor/o | oophor/o ovary |
| ov/o, ov/i | ov/o, ov/i egg, ovum |
| ovari/o | ovari/o ovary |
| – para, - parous | – para, - parous to appear, bring forth |
| – partum | – partum childbirth, labor |
| perine/o | perine/o perineum |
| per/o | per/o deformed, maimed |
| phys/o | phys/o air, gas |
| sacchar/o | sacchar/o sugar |
| salping/o | salping/o fallopian tube |
| terat/o | terat/o monster |
| thel/o | thel/o nipple |
| toc/o, - tocia | toc/o, - tocia childbirth, labor |
| tub/o | tub/o tube |
| uter/o | uter/o uterus |
| vagin/o | vagin/o vagina |
| viv/i | viv/i life, alive |
| vulv/o | vulv/o vulva |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm/o aneurysm |
| angi/o | angi/o vessel |
| aort/o | aort/o aorta |
| arteri/o | arteri/o artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriol/o arteriole |
| ather/o | ather/o fatty substance, plaque |
| atri/o | atri/o atrium |
| brady - | brady - slow |
| cardi/o | cardi/o heart |
| cine - | cine - movement |
| – clysis | – clysis irrigation, washing |
| coron/o | coron/o heart |
| embol/o | embol/o embolus |
| isch/o | isch/o suppress, restrain |
| – megaly | – megaly enlargement |
| mi/o | mi/o less, smaller |
| – motor | – motor movement, motion |
| palpit/o, palpitat/o | palpit/o, palpitat/o flutter, throbbing |
| phleb/o | phleb/o vein |
| presby - | presby - aging, elderly |
| rhe/o | rhe/o flow, current, stream |
| – spasm | – spasm involuntary contraction |
| sphygm/o | sphygm/o pulse |
| – sphyxia | – sphyxia pulse |
| – stenosis | – stenosis narrowed, constricted |
| tachy - | tachy - fast |
| tel/e | tel/e end, distant |
| – tension | – tension stretched, strained |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valv/o, valvul/o valve |
| varic/o | varic/o varicose veins |
| vas/o | vas/o vessel, vas deferens |
| vascul/o | vascul/o vessel |
| ven/o | ven/o vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricul/o ventricle of the heart or brain |
| venul/o | venul/o venule |
| abdomin/o | abdomin/o abdomen |
| – agogue | – agogue producer, leader |
| – agra | – agra severe pain |
| amyl/o | amyl/o starch |
| an/o | an/o anus |
| arsenic/o | arsenic/o arsenic |
| atel/o | atel/o incomplete, imperfect |
| bil/i | bil/i bile |
| bucc/o | bucc/o cheek |
| cec/o | cec/o cecum |
| celi/o | celi/o abdomen |
| cheil/o, chil/o | cheil/o, chil/o lip |
| – chezia, - chesia | – chezia, - chesia defecation |
| chol/e | chol/e gall, bile |
| choledoch/o | choledoch/o common bile duct |
| chyl/o | chyl/o chyle |
| col/o | col/o colon |
| dent/i | dent/i tooth |
| dips/o | dips/o thirst |
| duoden/o | duoden/o duodenum |
| – emesis | – emesis vomiting |
| enter/o | enter/o intestines (small) |
| esophag/o | esophag/o esophagus |
| gastr/o | gastr/o stomach |
| ge/o | ge/o earth, soil |
| gingiv/o | gingiv/o gums |
| gloss/o | gloss/o tongue |
| gluc/o | gluc/o glucose, sugar |
| glyc/o | glyc/o glucose, sugar |
| hepat/o | hepat/o liver |
| idi/o | idi/o individual, distinct, unkown |
| ile/o | ile/o ileum |
| jejun/o | jejun/o jejunum |
| lapar/o | lapar/o abdomen, abdominal wall |
| lingu/o | lingu/o tongue |
| loph/o | loph/o ridge |
| odont/o | odont/o tooth |
| or/o | or/o mouth |
| – orexia | – orexia appetite |
| orth/o | orth/o straight, normal, correct |
| palat/o | palat/o palate |
| – pepsia | – pepsia digestion |
| peritone/o | peritone/o peritoneum |
| phag/o, - phagia | phag/o, - phagia eating, digestion |
| – posia | – posia drinking |
| – prandial | – prandial meal |
| proct/o | proct/o rectum, anus |
| ptyal/o | ptyal/o saliva |
| pyl/e | pyl/e portal vein |
| pylor/o | pylor/o pylorus |
| pyr/o | pyr/o heat, fire, fever |
| rect/o | rect/o rectum |
| sial/o | sial/o saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid/o sigmoid colon |
| sit/o | sit/o food |
| splanchn/o | splanchn/o viscera |
| – stalis | – stalis contraction |
| staphyl/o | staphyl/o uvula, grapelike clusters |
| stomat/o | stomat/o mouth |
| – tresia | – tresia opening, perforation |
| typhl/o | typhl/o cecum, blindness |
| uran/o | uran/o palate |
| zym/o | zym/o enzyme |
| agglutin/o | agglutin/o clumping |
| anis/o | anis/o unequal |
| bas/o, basi/o | bas/o, basi/o base, foundation |
| coagul/o | coagul/o coagulation, clotting |
| – crit | – crit separate |
| – emia | – emia blood condition |
| eosin/o | eosin/o red, rosy, dawn |
| erythr/o | erythr/o red |
| ferr/i, ferr/o | ferr/i, ferr/o iron |
| gigant/o | gigant/o huge |
| – globin | – globin protein |
| granul/o | granul/o granules |
| hem/o, hemat/o | hem/o, hemat/o blood |
| kal/i | kal/i potassium |
| leuk/o | leuk/o white |
| myel/o | myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord |
| natr/o | natr/o sodium |
| neutr/o | neutr/o neutral |
| norm/o | norm/o normal, usual |
| – pheresis | – pheresis removal |
| – phil, - philia | – phil, - philia affinity for, tendency towards |
| – phore | – phore bearer, processor |
| – phoresis | – phoresis bearing, transmission |
| phosphat/o | phosphat/o phosphate |
| poikil/o | poikil/o variation, irregular |
| pykn/o, pycn/o | pykn/o, pycn/o thick, dense |
| rhod/o | rhod/o red, rosy |
| sangu/i, sanguin/o | sangu/i, sanguin/o blood |
| sapr/o | sapr/o rotten, decay |
| schist/o, - schisis | schist/o, - schisis split, cleft |
| ser/o | ser/o serum, serous |
| sider/o | sider/o iron |
| spher/o | spher/o round, sphere |
| strept/o | strept/o twisted, curve |
| thromb/o | thromb/o clot, thrombus |
| – volemia | – volemia blood volume |
| acr/o | acr/o extremities |
| aden/o | aden/o gland |
| adren/o | adren/o adrenal glands |
| cortic/o | cortic/o cortex |
| crin/o | crin/o secrete, separate |
| hirsut/o | hirsut/o hairy |
| hormon/o | hormon/o hormone |
| medull/o | medull/o medulla, marrow |
| myx/o | myx/o mucus |
| pancreat/o | pancreat/o pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid/o parathyroid |
| phe/o | phe/o dusky |
| pineal/o | pineal/o pineal gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitar/o pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thym/o thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyr/o thyroid gland |
| tox/o, toxic/o | tox/o, toxic/o poison |
| – trophy, troph/o | – trophy, troph/o nourishment, growth |
| acanth/o | acanth/o thorny, spiny |
| actin/o | actin/o ray, radiation |
| brom/o | brom/o bromine containing compound, odor |
| caus/o, cauter/o | caus/o, cauter/o burn, burning |
| – chroia | – chroia skin coloration |
| chrom/o | chrom/o color |
| chrys/o | chrys/o gold |
| cutane/o | cutane/o skin |
| derm/o, dermat/o | derm/o, dermat/o skin |
| erythem/o | erythem/o flushed, redness |
| eschar/o | eschar/o scab |
| graph/o | graph/o writing |
| hidr/o | hidr/o sweat |
| ichthy/o | ichthy/o fish |
| iod/o | iod/o iodine |
| kerat/o | kerat/o horny tissue, cornea |
| koil/o | koil/o hollow, concave, depressed |
| lepid/o | lepid/o flakes, scales |
| lepr/o | lepr/o leprosy |
| onych/o | onych/o nail |
| pachy- | pachy- thick |
| papul/o | papul/o papule, pimple |
| perspir/o | perspir/o breathe through |
| phyt/o | phyt/o plant |
| pil/o | pil/o hair |
| prurit/o | prurit/o itching |
| pseudo - | pseudo - false |
| psor/o | psor/o itching |
| py/o | py/o pus |
| rhytid/o | rhytid/o wrinkle |
| seb/o | seb/o sebum |
| steat/o | steat/o fat |
| sud/o | sud/o sweat |
| trich/o | trich/o hair |
| ul/o | ul/o scar, scarring |
| ungu/o | ungu/o nail |
| verruc/i | verruc/i wart |
| xer/o | xer/o dry |
| alveol/o | alveol/o alveolus |
| aspir/o, aspirat/o | aspir/o, aspirat/o inhaling, removal |
| blenn/o | blenn/o mucus |
| brachy - | brachy - short |
| bronch/o | bronch/o bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiol/o bronchiole |
| – capnia, capn/o | – capnia, capn/o carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | coni/o dust |
| epiglott/o | epiglott/o epiglottis |
| lal/o, - lalia | lal/o, - lalia speech, babble |
| lampr/o | lampr/o clear |
| laryng/o | laryng/o larynx |
| lept/o | lept/o slender, thin, delicate |
| lob/o | lob/o lobe |
| mediastin/o | mediastin/o mediastinum |
| mogi - | mogi - difficult |
| nas/o | nas/o nose |
| osm/o, - osmia | osm/o, - osmia sense of smell, odor, impulse |
| osphresi/o, - osphresia | osphresi/o, - osphresia sense of smell, odor |
| ox/o, - oxia | ox/o, - oxia oxygen |
| – pagus | – pagus conjoined twins |
| pector/o | pector/o chest |
| phas/o, - phasia | phas/o, - phasia speech |
| phon/o, - phonia | phon/o, - phonia voice, sound |
| phren/o | phren/o mind, diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleur/o pleura |
| – pnea | – pnea breath |
| pneum/o | pneum/o lung, air |
| pneumon/o | pneumon/o lung, air |
| – ptosis | – ptosis prolapse, drooping |
| – ptysis | – ptysis spitting |
| pulmon/o | pulmon/o lung |
| respir/o, respirat/o | respir/o, respirat/o breathe, breathing |
| rhin/o | rhin/o nose |
| sept/o | sept/o partition |
| silic/o | silic/o silica, quartz |
| sinus/o | sinus/o cavity, sinus |
| span/o | span/o scanty, scarce |
| spir/o | spir/o breathe |
| steth/o | steth/o chest |
| therm/o | therm/o heat |
| thorac/o | thorac/o chest |
| trache/o | trache/o trachea |
| traumat/o | traumat/o trauma, injury, wound |
| xen/o | xen/o strange, foreign |
| – asthenia, asthen/o | – asthenia, asthen/o weakness |
| aux/o | aux/o growth, acceleration |
| – chalasia | – chalasia relaxation |
| erg/o | erg/o work |
| fasci/o | fasci/o fascia |
| fibr/o | fibr/o fiber, fibrous |
| flex/o | flex/o bend |
| ide/o | ide/o idea, mental images |
| kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinetic | kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinetic movement |
| lei/o | lei/o smooth |
| ligament/o | ligament/o ligament |
| – lysis | – lysis dissolution, breakdown |
| muscul/o | muscul/o muscle |
| my/o, myos/o | my/o, myos/o muscle |
| pale/o | pale/o old |
| palin-, pali- | palin-, pali- recurrence, repetition |
| pyg/o | pyg/o buttocks |
| rhabd/o | rhabd/o rod |
| rhabdomy/o | rhabdomy/o striated/skeletal muscle |
| rot/o, rotat/o | rot/o, rotat/o turn, revolve |
| – stasis | – stasis standing still, standing |
| sthen/o, - sthenia | sthen/o, - sthenia strength |
| – stroma | – stroma supporting tissue of an organ |
| syndesm/o | syndesm/o ligament, connective tissue |
| ten/o | ten/o tendon |
| tenont/o | tenont/o tendon |
| – therapy, therapeut/o | – therapy, therapeut/o treatment |
| ton/o | ton/o tone, tension |
| acous/o | acous/o hearing |
| acoust/o | acoust/o hearing, sound |
| ambly/o | ambly/o dim, dull |
| audi/o, audit/o | audi/o, audit/o hearing |
| aur/o, auricul/o | aur/o, auricul/o ear |
| blephar/o | blephar/o eyelid |
| cochle/o | cochle/o cochlea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiv/o conjunctiva |
| cor/o | cor/o pupil |
| corne/o | corne/o cornea |
| – cusis | – cusis hearing |
| cycl/o | cycl/o ciliary body, circular |
| dacry/o | dacry/o tear |
| dipl/o | dipl/o double |
| hygr/o | hygr/o moisture |
| ir/o, irid/o | ir/o, irid/o iris |
| kerat/o | kerat/o cornea, horny tissue |
| lacrim/o | lacrim/o tear, lacrimal duct |
| logad/o | logad/o whites of the eyes |
| myring/o | myring/o eardrum |
| ocul/o | ocul/o eye |
| ophthalm/o | ophthalm/o eye |
| ophry/o | ophry/o eyebrow |
| – opia, - opsia | – opia, - opsia vision |
| opt/o | opt/o eye, vision |
| ot/o | ot/o ear |
| palpebr/o | palpebr/o eyelid |
| phac/o | phac/o lens |
| phak/o | phak/o lens |
| phot/o | phot/o light |
| platy- | platy- broad, flat |
| – pterygium | – pterygium abnormality of the conjunctiva |
| pupill/o | pupill/o pupil |
| retin/o | retin/o retina |
| scler/o | scler/o sclera |
| scot/o | scot/o darkness |
| son/o | son/o sound |
| staped/o | staped/o stapes |
| stich/o, - stichia | stich/o, - stichia rows |
| stigmat/o | stigmat/o mark |
| – tropia | – tropia to turn |
| tympan/o | tympan/o eardrum |
| uve/o | uve/o uvea |
| vitre/o | vitre/o glassy, vitreous body |
| adenoid/o | adenoid/o adenoids |
| allo - | allo - other, different |
| auto - | auto - self |
| axill/o | axill/o armpit |
| – edema | – edema swelling |
| – emphraxis | – emphraxis stoppage, obstruction |
| immun/o | immun/o protection, immune |
| inguin/o | inguin/o groin |
| lien/o | lien/o spleen |
| lymph/o | lymph/o lymph |
| nod/o | nod/o knot |
| – penia | – penia deficiency |
| peri - | peri - around |
| – phylaxis | – phylaxis protection |
| ple/o | ple/o more |
| sarc/o | sarc/o flesh |
| – sepsis | – sepsis putrefaction |
| splen/o | splen/o spleen |
| tetan/o | tetan/o tetanus |
| thym/o | thym/o thymus |
| tonsill/o | tonsill/o tonsils |
| top/o | top/o particular place or area |
| vaccin/o | vaccin/o vaccine |
| ab - | ab - away from |
| ad- | ad- toward, near |
| ambi - | ambi - around, on both sides |
| amphi - | amphi - around, on both sides |
| ana - | ana - upward, backward |
| ante - | ante - before, forward |
| anter/o | anter/o front |
| anti - | anti - against |
| apo - | apo - away, separation |
| cata - | cata - down, downward |
| circum - | circum - around |
| contra - | contra - against, opposite |
| dextr/o | dextr/o right |
| dia - | dia - through, apart |
| dis - | dis - apart, to separate |
| ec - , ecto - | ec - , ecto - outside, out |
| en - , endo - | en - , endo - inside, within |
| epi - | epi - above, over, upon |
| eso - | eso - within |
| ex - | ex - out, away from |
| exo - | exo - outside of, outward |
| extra - | extra - outside |
| fore - | fore - before, in front of |
| hyper - | hyper - above, excessive, beyond |
| hypo - | hypo - under, deficient, below |
| infra - | infra - Below, beneath |
| inter - | inter - Between |
| intra - | intra - Within |
| juxta - | juxta - Near |
| later/o | later/o Side |
| levo - | levo - Left |
| medi/o | medi/o Middle |
| meso - | meso - Middle |
| para - | para - Alongside, near, beyond, abnormal |
| per - | per - Through, throughout |
| peri - | peri - Around, surrounding |
| post - | post - After, behind |
| poster/o | poster/o Behind, towards the back |
| pre - | pre - Before, in front of |
| pro - | pro - Before |
| proxim/o | proxim/o Near |
| retro - | retro - Behind, backward |
| sinistr/o | sinistr/o Left |
| sub - | sub - Under, beneath |
| super - | super - Above, beyond |
| supra - | supra - Above, beyond |
| tel/e | tel/e Distant,end |
| trans - | trans - Across |
| – rrhagia, - rrhage | – rrhagia, - rrhage Excessive flow |
| – rrhaphy | – rrhaphy Suture |
| - rrhea | - rrhea Flow, discharge |
| – rrhexis | – rrhexis Rupture |
| rrhythm/o | rrhythm/o Rhythm |
| – centesis | – centesis Surgical puncture of a cavity |
| – desis | – desis Surgical fixation, fusion |
| – ectomy | – ectomy Surgical removal |
| – pexy | – pexy Fixation |
| – plasty | – plasty Surgical correction/repair |
| – rrhaphy | – rrhaphy Suture |
| – sect | – sect To cut |
| – stomy | – stomy Surgical opening |
| – tomy | – tomy Surgical incision |
| – tripsy | – tripsy To crush, break |
| acar/o | acar/o Mites |
| arachn/o | arachn/o Spider |
| bacteri/o | bacteri/o Bacteria |
| – coccus | – coccus Berry-shaped bacterium |
| fung/i | fung/i Fungus, mushroom |
| helminth/o, - helminth | helminth/o, - helminth Worm |
| hirud/i, hirudin/i | hirud/i, hirudin/i Leech |
| ixod/i | ixod/i Ticks |
| myc/o | myc/o Fungus |
| parasit/o | parasit/o Parasite |
| pedicul/o | pedicul/o Louse |
| scolec/o | scolec/o Worm |
| verm/i | verm/i Worm |
| vir/o | vir/o Virus |
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