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FSCC Taber's
Taber's Prefixes and Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | Without, away from, not. |
| ab-,abs- | from; away from; absent. |
| abdomin-, abdomino-, | abdomen |
| abort-, aborto- | To miscarry. |
| acous-, acoust-, acousto- | Hearing. |
| acro- | Extremity; top; extreme point. |
| ad- | Adherence; increase; toward. |
| aden-, adeno- | Gland. |
| adip-, adipo- | Fat. |
| adren-, adreno- | Adrenal glands. |
| -aemia | blood |
| aer-, aero- | Air or gas. |
| -aesthesia, aesthesio- | Sensation |
| af- | Toward. |
| -al. | Relating to (e.g, abdominal, intestinal). In chemistry, an aldehyde. |
| albumin-, albumino- | Albumin. |
| -algesia, -algia | Suffering; pain. |
| algi- | pain |
| allo-,all- | other |
| amb-, ambi- | Both; on both sides; around; about. |
| an-. ana-, an- | Up; against; back. |
| andro- | Man; male; masculine |
| angi-, angio- | Blood or lymph vessels. |
| aniso- | Unequal; asymmetrical; dissimilar. |
| ankyl-, ankylo- | Crooked; bent; fusion or growing together of parts. |
| ante- | Before. |
| antero- | Anterior; front; before. |
| ant-, anti- | Against. |
| apo- | From; derived from; separated from; opposed. |
| arteri-, arterio-. | Artery. |
| arthr-, arthro-. | Joint. |
| -ase. | Enzyme. |
| -asis, -esis, -iasis, -isis, -sis. | Condition; pathological state. |
| astro-. | Star; star-shaped. |
| atelo-. | Imperfect; incomplete. |
| ather-, athero-. | Fatty plaque. |
| atmo-. | Steam; vapor. |
| atreto-. | Absence of an opening. |
| aut-, auto-. | Self. |
| axio-. | Axis; the long axis of a tooth. |
| axo-. | Axis; axon. |
| azot-, azoto-. | Nitrogenous compounds. |
| cac-, caci-, caco-. | Bad; ill. |
| calc-, calco-. | Calcium. |
| calcan-, calcaneo-. | Calcaneum (heel bone). |
| carcin-, carcino-. | Cancer. |
| cardi-, cardio-. | Heart. |
| carpo-. | Carpus. |
| cary-, caryo-. cat-, cata-, cath-, kat-, kata-. | Down; downward; destructive; against; |
| cath-. cel-, celo-. | 1. Tumor; hernia. 2. Cavity. |
| -cele. | Tumor; swelling; hernia. |
| cent-. | Hundred. |
| cephal-, cephalo-. | Head. |
| cerebell-, cerebello-. | Cerebellum. |
| cervic-, cervico-. | Neck; the neck of an organ. |
| cheil-, cheilo-. chem-, chemo-. | Chemical; drug. |
| chil-, chilo-. | Lip; lips. |
| chir-, chiro-. | Hand. |
| chlor-, chloro-. | Green. |
| chol-, chole-. | Bile; gall. |
| cholangi-, cholangio-. | Bile vessel. |
| cholecyst-, cholecysto-. | Gallbladder. |
| choledoch-, choledocho-. | Bile duct. |
| chondr-, chondro-. | Cartilage. |
| chrom-, chromo-. | Color. |
| -cide. | Causing death. |
| cine-. | Movement. |
| circum-. | Around. |
| clavicul-, claviculo-. | Clavicle. |
| -cle, -cule. | Little (e.g, molecule, corpuscle). |
| cleid-, cleido-. | Clavicle. |
| co-, com-, con-. | Together. |
| colp-, colpo-. contra-. | Against; opposite. |
| crani-, cranio-. | Skull; cranium. |
| cry-, cryo-. | Cold. |
| -cusia,-cusis. | Hearing. |
| cyan-, cyano-. | Blue. |
| cycl-, cyclo-. | Circular; cyclical; ciliary body of the eye. |
| cyst-, cysto-, -cyst. | Cyst; urinary bladder. |
| cyt-, cyto-, -cyte. | Cell. |
| dacry-. | Tears. |
| dactyl-, dactylo-. | Finger; toe. |
| de-. | From; down; not. |
| dec-, deca-. | Ten. |
| deci-. | One tenth. |
| demi-. | Half. |
| dent-, denti-, dento-. | Teeth. |
| derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermo-. | Skin. |
| deuter-, deutero-, deuto-. | Second; secondary. |
| dextro-. | Right. |
| di-. | Double; twice; two; apart from. |
| dia-. | Through; between; asunder. |
| dipla-, diplo-. | Double; twin. |
| dips-, dipso-. | Thirst. |
| dis-. | Negative; double; twice; apart; absence of. |
| dors-, dorsi-, dorso-. | Back. |
| duoden-, duodeno-. | Duodenum. |
| -dynia. | Pain. |
| dys-. | Difficult; bad; painful. |
| -eal. | Pertaining to. |
| ec-, ecto-. | Out; on the outside. |
| -ectomy. | Excision. |
| ectro-. | Congenital absence of a part. |
| ef-, es-, ex-, exo-. | Out. |
| electr-, electro-. | Electricity. |
| embol-, embolo-. | Plug. |
| -emesis. | Vomiting. |
| -emia. | Blood. |
| en-. | In; into. |
| enantio-. | Opposite. |
| end-, endo-. | Within. |
| ent-, ento-. | Within; inside. |
| enter-, entero-. | Intestine. |
| ep-, epi-. | Upon; over; at; in addition to; after. |
| episi-, episio-. | Vulva. |
| erythr-, erythro-. | Red. |
| eschar-, escharo-. | Scab. |
| -esis. esophag-, esophago-. | Esophagus. |
| -esthesia. | Sensation. |
| etio-. | Causation. |
| eu-. | Well; good; healthy; normal. |
| eury-. | Broad. |
| ex-. | Out; away from; completely. |
| exo-. | Out; outside of; without. |
| extra-. | Outside of; in addition; beyond. |
| -facient. | Causing; making happen. |
| femor-, femoro-. | Thigh. |
| -ferous. | Producing. |
| ferri-, | ferro-. Iron. |
| fibro-. | Fibers; fibrous tissues. |
| fluo-. | Flow. |
| fluor-, fluoro-. | Luminous; fluorescence. |
| fore-. | Before; in front of. |
| -form. | Form. |
| -fuge. | To expel; to drive away; fleeing. |
| galact-, galacto-. | Milk. |
| gam-, gamo-. | Marriage; sexual union. |
| gaster-, gastero-, gastr-, gastro-. | Stomach. |
| gen-. | Producing; forming. |
| -gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic, -genic. | Producing; forming. |
| glauc-, glauco-. | Gray. |
| genito-. | Organs of reproduction. |
| gero-. | Old age. |
| giga-. | Billion. |
| gingiv-, gingivo-. | Gums (of the mouth). |
| -globin. | Protein. |
| gloss-, glosso-. | Tongue. |
| gluc-, gluco-, glyc-, glyco-. | Sugar; glycerol or similar substance. |
| gnath-, gnatho-. | Jaw; cheek. |
| -gog, -gogue. | To make flow. |
| gon-, gono-. | Semen; seed; genitals; offspring. |
| -gram. | A tracing; a mark. |
| -graph. | Instrument used to make a drawing or record. |
| -graphy. | Writing; record. |
| -gravida. | Pregnant. |
| gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-. | Woman; female. |
| gyro-. | Circle; spiral; ring. |
| hem-, hema-, hemato-, hemo-. | Blood. |
| hemi-. | Half. |
| hepat-, hepato-. | Liver. |
| heredo-. | Heredity. |
| heter-, hetero-. | Other; different. |
| hex-, hexa-. | Six. |
| histo-. | Tissue. |
| hol-, holo-. | Complete; entire; homogeneous. |
| homeo-. | Likeness; resemblance; constant unchanging state. |
| homo-. | Same; likeness. |
| hydra-, hydro-, hydr-. | Water. |
| hyo-. | Hyoid bone. |
| hyp-, hyph-, hypo-. | Less than; below or under; beneath; deficient. |
| hyper-. | Above; excessive; beyond. |
| hypno-. | Sleep; hypnosis. |
| hyster-, hystero-. | Uterus. |
| -ia. | Condition, esp. an abnormal state. |
| -iasis. -iatric. | Medicine; medical profession; physicians. |
| -ic. | Pertaining to; relating to. |
| ichthyo-. | Fish. |
| -id. | Secondary skin eruption distant from primary infection site. |
| ideo-. | Mental images. |
| idio-. | Individual; distinct. |
| ileo-. | Ileum. |
| ilio-. | Ilium; flank. |
| im-. immun-, immuno-. Immune; | immunity. |
| in-. | In; inside; within; intensive action; negative. |
| infra-. | Below; under; beneath; inferior to; after. |
| inter-. | Between; in the midst. |
| intra-, intro-. | Within; in; into. |
| ipsi-. | Same; self. |
| irid-, irido-. | Iris. |
| ischio-. | Ischium. |
| -isis. -ism. | Condition; theory. |
| iso-. | Equal. |
| -ite. | 1. Of the nature of. 2. In chemistry, a salt of an acid with the termination -ous. |
| -itis. | Inflammation of. |
| -ize. | To treat by special method. |
| jejuno-. | Jejunum. |
| juxta-. | Close proximity. |
| kary-, karyo-, cary-, caryo-. | Nucleus; nut. |
| kat-, kata-. kera-, kerato-. | Horny substance; cornea. |
| ket-, keto-. | Ketone bodies (acids and acetones). |
| kilo-. | Thousand. |
| kinesi-, kino-, -kinesis. | Movement. |
| klepto-. | To steal. |
| kolp-, kolpo-, colp-, colpo-. | Vagina. |
| kypho-. | Humped. |
| kysth-, kystho-. | Vagina. |
| lab-, labi-. | Lip. |
| lact-. | Milk. |
| laparo-. | Flank; abdominal wall. |
| laryng-, | aryngo-. |
| latero-. | Side. |
| leio-. | Smooth. |
| lepido-. | Flakes; scales. |
| -lepsy. | Seizure. |
| lepto-. | Thin; fine; slight; delicate. |
| leuk-, leuko-, leuc-. | White; white blood cell. |
| linguo-. | Tongue. |
| lip-, lipo-. | Fat. |
| -lite, -lith, lith-, litho-. | Stone; calculus. |
| -logia, -logy. | Science of; study of. |
| lord-, lordo-. | Curve; swayback. |
| lumbo-. | Loins. |
| lyo-. | Loosen; dissolve. |
| -lysis. | 1. Loosen; dissolve. 2. In medicine, reduction of; relief from. |
| macr-, macro-. | Large; long. |
| mal-. | Ill; bad; poor. |
| mamm-, mammo-. | Breast. |
| -mania. | Frenzy; madness. |
| mast-, masto-. | Breast. |
| meat-, meato-. | Opening; meatus. |
| med-, medi-, medio-. | Middle. |
| medull-, medullo-. | Soft inner part; medulla. |
| mega-, megal-, megalo-. | Large; of great size. |
| -megalia, -megaly. | Enlargement of a body part. |
| meio-, mio-. | Less; smaller. |
| melan-, melano-. | Black. |
| mening-, meningo-. | Meninges. |
| menta-, mento-. | Mind. |
| mes-, meso-. | 1. Middle. 2. In anatomy, the mesentery. 3.In medicine, secondary; partial. |
| mesio-. | Toward the middle. |
| meta-. | 1. Change; transformation; next ina series. 2. In chemistry, the 1,3 positionof benzene derivatives. |
| metacarp-, metacarpo-. | Metacarpus (bones of the hand). |
| -meter. | Measure. |
| metr-, metra-, metro-. | Uterus. |
| micr-, micro-. | Small. |
| mio-. mon-, mono-. | Single; one. |
| muc-, muci-, muco-, myxa-, myxo-. | Mucus. |
| multi-. | Many; much. |
| musculo-, my-, myo-. | Muscle. |
| my-, myo-. myc-, myco-. | Fungus. |
| myel-, myelo-. | Spinal cord; bone marrow. |
| myring-, myringo-. | Tympanic membrane, eardrum. |
| myx-, myxo-. nano-. | 1. One billionth. 2. Dwarfism (nanism). |
| narco-. | Numbness; stupor. |
| naso-. | Nose. |
| necr-, necro-. | Death; necrosis. |
| neo-. | New; recent. |
| nephr-, nephra-, nephro-. | Kidney. |
| neur-, neuri-, neuro-. | Nerve; nervous system. |
| nitr-, nitro-. | Nitrogen. |
| non-. | No. |
| normo-. | Normal; usual. |
| noso-. | Disease. |
| noto-. | The back. |
| nucleo-. | Nucleus. |
| nyct-, nycto-. | Night; darkness. |
| ob-. | Against. |
| occipit-, occipito-. | Occiput. |
| octa-, octo-. | Eight. |
| oculo-. | Eye. |
| -ode, -oid. | Form; shape; resemblance. |
| odont-, odonto-. | Tooth; teeth. |
| -odynia, odyno-. | Pain. |
| -oid. oleo-. | Oil. |
| olig-, oligo-. | Few; small. |
| -ology. | Science of; study of. |
| -oma. | Tumor. |
| omo-. | Shoulder. |
| omphal-, omphalo-. | Navel. |
| onco-. | Tumor; swelling; mass. |
| onych-, onycho-. | Fingernails; toenails. |
| oo-, ovi-, ovo-. | Egg; ovum. |
| oophor-, oophoro-, oophoron-. | Ovary. |
| ophthalm-, ophthalmo-. | Eye. |
| -opia. | Vision. |
| opisth-, opistho-. | Backward. |
| -opsy. | View of. |
| optico-, opto-. | Eye; vision. |
| orchi-, orchid-, orchido-. | Testicle. |
| -orexia. | Appetite. |
| oro-. | Mouth. |
| orth-, ortho-. | Straight; correct; normal; in proper order. |
| os-. | Mouth; bone. |
| oscheo-. | Scrotum. |
| -ose. | 1. Carbohydrate. 2. Primary alteration of a protein. |
| -osis. | Condition; status, process; abnormal increase. |
| osmo-. | 1. Odor; smell. 2. Impulse. 3. Osmosis. |
| oste-, osteo-. | Bone. |
| -ostomosis, -ostomy, -stomosis, -stomy. | A created mouth or outlet. |
| ot-, oto-. | Ear. |
| -otomy. | Cutting. |
| -ous. | 1. Possessing; full of. 2. Pertaining to. |
| ovi-, ovo-. ox-. | Oxygen. |
| oxy-. | 1. Sharp; keen; acute; acid; pungent. 2. Oxygen in a compound. 3. Hydroxyl group. |
| pach-, pachy-. | Thick. |
| -pagus. | Twins joined at a specific site (e.g, craniopagus). |
| pali-, palin-. | Recurrence; repetition. |
| pan-. | All; entire. |
| pant-, panto-. | All or the whole of something. |
| papulo-. | Pimple; papule. |
| para-, -para. | 1. Prefix: near; alongside of; departurefrom normal. 2. Suffix: Bearing offspring. |
| patell-, patello-. | Patella; kneecap. |
| path-, patho-, -path, -pathic, -pathy. | Disease; suffering. |
| ped-, pedi-, pedo-. | Foot. |
| pedia-. | Child. |
| pedicul-, pediculo-. | Louse. |
| -penia. | Decrease from normal; deficiency. |
| pent-, penta-. | Five. |
| -pepsia. | Digestion. |
| per-. | Throughout; through; utterly; intense. |
| peri-. | Around; about. |
| perineo-. | Perineum. |
| peritoneo-. | Peritoneum. |
| pero-. | Deformed. |
| petro-. | Stone; the petrous portion of the temporal bone. |
| -pexy. | Fixation, usually surgical. |
| phaco-. | Lens of the eye. |
| phag-, phago-. | Eating; ingestion; devouring. |
| phalang-, phalango-. | Phalanges (bones of fingers and toes). |
| phall-. | Penis. |
| pharmaco-. | Drug; medicine. |
| pharyng-, pharyngo-. | Pharynx. |
| -phasia. | Speech. |
| -phil, -philia, -philic. | Love for; tendency toward; craving for. |
| phlebo-. | Vein. |
| -phobia. | Abnormal fear or aversion. |
| phono-. | Sound; voice. |
| -phoresis. | Transmission. |
| -phoria. | In ophthalmology, a turning with reference to the visual axis. |
| photo-. | Light. |
| phren-, phreno-, -phrenia. | Mind; diaphragm. |
| -phylaxis. | Protection. |
| physico-. | Physical; natural. |
| physio-. | Rel. to nature. |
| physo-. | Air; gas. |
| phyt-, phyto-. | Plant; something that grows. |
| pico-. | One trillionth. |
| picr-, picro-. | Bitter. |
| -piesis. | Pressure. |
| pimel-, pimelo-. | Fat. |
| plagio-. | Slanting; oblique. |
| -plakia. | Plaque. |
| -plasia. | Growth; cellular proliferation. |
| plasm-, -plasm. | 1. Prefix: Living substance or tissue. 2. Suffix: To mold. |
| -plastic. | Molded; indicates restoration of lost or badly formed features. |
| platy-. | Broad. |
| -plegia. | Paralysis; stroke. |
| pleur-, pleuro-. | Pleura; side; rib. |
| -ploid. | Chromosome pairs of a specific number. |
| plur-, pluri-. | Several; more. |
| pneo-. | Breath; breathing. |
| pneum-, pneuma-, pneumato-. | Air; gas; respiration. |
| pneumo-, pneumono-. | Air; lung. |
| pod-, podo-. | Foot. |
| poikil-, poikilo-. | Varied, irregular. |
| -poiesis, -poietic. | Production; formation. |
| polio-. | Gray matter of the nervous system. |
| poly-. | Much; many. |
| post-. | After. |
| postero-. | Posterior; behind; toward the back. |
| -praxis. | 1. Act; activity. 2. Practice; use. |
| pre-. | Before; in front of. |
| presby-. | Old age. |
| pro-. | Before; in behalf of. |
| proct-, procto-. | Anus; rectum. |
| proso-. | Forward, anterior. |
| prostat-, prostato-. | Prostate gland. |
| proto-. | 1. First. 2. In chemistry, the lowest of a series of compounds with the sameelements. |
| pseud-, pseudo-. | False. |
| psych-, psycho-. | Mind; mental processes. |
| psychro-. | Cold. |
| -ptosis. | Prolapse, downward displacement. |
| pubio-, pubo-. | Pubic bone or region. |
| pulmo-. | Lung. |
| py-, pyo-. | Pus. |
| pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-. | Dense; thick; compact; frequent. |
| pyelo-. | Pelvis. |
| pyg-, pygo-. | Buttocks. |
| pykn-, pykno-. pyle-. | Orifice, esp. of the portal vein. |
| pyloro-. | Gatekeeper; applied to the pylorus. |
| pyreto-. | Fever. |
| pyro-. | Heat; fire. |
| quadr-, quadri-. | Four. |
| quinqu-. | Five. |
| rachi-, rachio-. | Spine. |
| radio-. | 1. Radiant energy; a radioactive substance. 2. In chemistry, a radioactive isotope. |
| re-. | Back; again. |
| recto-. | Straight; rectum. |
| ren-, reno-. | Kidney. |
| reticulo-. | Reticulum. |
| retro-. | Backward; back; behind. |
| rhabdo-. | Rod. |
| rheo-, -(r)rhea. | Current; stream; to flow; to discharge. |
| rhino-. | Nose. |
| rhizo-. | Root. |
| rhodo-. | Red. |
| roseo-. | Rose-colored. |
| -(r)rhage, -(r)rhagia. | Rupture; profuse fluid discharge. |
| -(r)rhaphy. | A suturing or stitching. |
| -(r)rhexis. | Rupture of a specific body part. |
| sacchar-, saccharo-. | Sugar. |
| sacro-. | Sacrum. |
| salping-, salpingo-. | Auditory tube; fallopian tube. |
| sapro-. | Putrid; rotten. |
| sarco-. | Flesh. |
| scapho-. | Boat-shaped; scaphoid. |
| scapulo-. | Shoulder. |
| scato-. | Dung; fecal matter. |
| schisto-. | Split; cleft. |
| schizo-. | Division. |
| scirrho-. | Hard; hard tumor or scirrhus. |
| sclero-. | Hard; relating to the sclera. |
| -sclerosis. | Dryness; hardness. |
| -scope. | Instrument for viewing or examining (includes other methods of examination). |
| -scopy. | Examination. |
| scoto-. | Darkness. |
| sebo-. | Fatty substance. |
| semi-. | Half. |
| septi-. | Seven. |
| sero-. | Serum. |
| sesqui-. | One and one half. |
| sial-, sialo-. | Saliva. |
| sidero-. | Iron; steel. |
| -sis. sitio-, sito-. | Bread; made from grain; food. |
| skeleto-. | Skeleton. |
| skia-. | Shadow. |
| sodio-. | Sodium. |
| somat-, somato-. | Body. |
| spectro-. | Appearance; image; form; spectrum. |
| sperma-, spermat-, spermato-. | Sperm; spermatozoa. |
| spheno-. | Wedge; sphenoid bone. |
| sphygmo-. | Pulse. |
| spir-, spiro-. | Breathe. |
| spleno-. | Spleen. |
| spondyl-, spondylo-. | Vertebra. |
| spongio-. | Spongelike. |
| staphylo-. | Uvula; bunch of grapes; Staphylococcus. |
| steato-. | Fat. |
| steno-. | Narrow; short. |
| sterco-. | Feces. |
| stere-, stereo-. | Three dimensions. |
| sterno-. | Sternum. |
| stetho-. | Chest. |
| stomato-. | Mouth. |
| -stomosis, -stomy. strepto-. | Twisted. |
| sub-. | Under; beneath; in small quantity; less than normal. |
| super-. | Above; beyond; superior. |
| supra-. | Above; beyond; on top. |
| sym-. | With; together with; along; beside. |
| syn-. | Joined; together. |
| tachy-. | Swift; rapid. |
| taen-, taeni-, ten-, teni-. | Tapeworm. |
| tarso-. | Flat of the foot; edge of the eyelid. |
| tauto-. | Same. |
| techno-. | Art; skill. |
| tel-, tele-. | 1. End. 2.Distant. |
| teleo-. | Perfect; complete. |
| temporo-. | Temples of the head. |
| ten-, teni-. tendo-, teno-. | Tendon. |
| ter-. | Three. |
| tera-. | One trillionth. |
| terato-. | Severely malformed fetus. |
| tetra-. | Four. |
| thalamo-. | Chamber; part of the brain where a nerve originates; thalamus. |
| thanato-. | Death. |
| theco-. | Sheath; case; receptacle. |
| thermo-. | Hot; heat. |
| thio-. | Sulfur. |
| thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-. | Chest; chest wall. |
| thrombo-. | Blood clot; thrombus. |
| thymo-. | 1. Thymus. 2. Soul; emotions. |
| thy-, thyro-. | Thyroid gland; oblong; shield. |
| thyroid-, thyroido-. | Thyroid gland. |
| toco-. | Childbirth. |
| -tome. | Cutting instrument. |
| tomo-. | Section; layer. |
| -tomy. | Cutting operation; excision. |
| ton-, tono-. | Tension. |
| top-, topo-. | Place; locale. |
| tox-, toxi-, toxico-, toxo-, -toxic. | Toxin; poison; toxic. |
| trachelo-. | Neck. |
| tracheo-. | Trachea; windpipe. |
| trans-. | Across; over; beyond; through. |
| traumato-. | Trauma. |
| tri-. | Three. |
| trich-, trichi-, tricho-. | Hair. |
| troph-, tropho-, -trophic. | Nourishment. |
| -tropin. | Stimulation of a target organ by a substance, esp. a hormone. |
| tubo-. | Tube. |
| tympan-, tympano-. | Eardrum; tympanum. |
| typhlo-. | 1. Cecum. 2. Blindness. |
| typho-. | Fever; typhoid. |
| ulo-. | Scar; scarring. |
| ultra-. | Beyond; excess. |
| uni-. | One. |
| uretero-. | Ureter. |
| urethro-. | Urethra. |
| -uria. | Urine. |
| urin-, urino, uro-. | Urine. |
| uter-, utero-. | Uterus. |
| vagin-, vagino-. | Vagina. |
| varic-, varico-. | Dilated vein. |
| vaso-. | Vessel (e.g, blood vessel). |
| veno-. | Vein. |
| ventro-, | ventr-, ventri-. Abdomen; anterior surface of the body. |
| vertebro-. | Vertebra; vertebrae. |
| vesico-. | Bladder; vesicle. |
| viscero-. | Viscera. |
| vitr-, vitro-, vitre-, vitreo-. | Vitreous body (eye); glassy. |
| vulvo-. | Covering; vulva. |
| xanth-. | Yellow. |
| xeno-. | Strange; foreign. |
| xero-. | Dry. |
| xiph-, | xiphi-, xipho-. Xiphoid cartilage. |
| zoo-. | Animal; animal life. |
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