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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

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