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TermDefinition
nucle/o nucleus
lymph/o lymph
morph/o form, shape
neutr/0 neutral
leuk/o white
lymphangi/o lymph vessel
myel/o bone marrow
lymphaden/o lymph glands
phag/o swallowing
plas/o formation, growth
poikil/o varied
reticul/o varied
reticul/o net, mesh
aden/o gland
blast/o embryonic cell
hemat/o blood
granul/o granule
eryth/o red
chrom/o color
eosin/o dawn
bas/o base
agglutin/o gluing
hem/o blood
immun/o immunity
kary/o nucleus
embol/o embolus
my/o muscle
ven/o vein
thromb/o blood clot
valv/o valve
sept/o septum
sphygm/o pulse
hemangi/o blood vessel
phleb/o vein
sten/o narrowing
scler/o hardening, sclera
aneurysm/o widened blood vessel
vascul/o vessel
arteri/o artery
atri/o atrium
electr/o electricity
angi/o vessel
cardi/o heart
arther/o fatty plaque
coron/o heart
aort/o aorta
arteriol/o arteriole
nas/o nose
sept septum
adenoid/o adenoids
bronchiol/o bronchiole
trache/o trachea
laryng/o larynx
rhin/o nose
bronch/o bronchus
pharyng/o pharynx
tonsill/o tonsills
sinus/o sinus
bronchi/o bronchus
epiglott/o epiglottis
alveol/o alveolus
pneum/o air, lung
pleur/o pleura
anthrac/o coal, coal dust
atel/o incomplete
pulmon/o lung
coni/o dust
cyan/o blue
ox/o oxygen
orth/o straight
lob/o lobe
ox/i oxygen
pneumon/o air,lung
pector/o chest
-capnia carbon dioxide
phren/o diaphram
brady- slow
spir/o breathe
-osmia smell
eu- good
-pena breathing
dys- bad, painful
-ptysis spitting
-phonia voice
steth/o chest
tachy- rapid
-thorax chest
thorac/o chest
crani/o cranium
xanth/o yellow
ili/o ilium
chrom/o color
albin/o white
jaund/o yellow
inguin/o groin
pelv/o pelvis
thorac/o chest
leuk/o white
chlor/o green
umbilic/o umbilius
cirrh/o yellow
spin/o spine
gastr/o stomach
pelv/i pelvis
lumb/o loins
cyan/o blue
melan/o black
acr/o extremity
idi/o unknown
morph/o form
-genesis forming
xer/o dry
tom/o to cut
somat/o body
radi/o radiation
eti/o cause
-gnosis knowing
poli/o gray
erythr/o red
path/o disease
viscer/o internal organs
son/o sound
-derma skin
sub- below
-therapy treatment
an- without
dia- through
epi- above
-logy study of
homo- same
hyper- above normal
-logist specialist in the study of
or/o mouth
gloss/o tongue
bucc/o cheek
dent/o teeth
labi/o lip
sial/o saliva
stomat/o mouth
cheil/o lip
gingiv/o gums
lingu/o tongue
odont/o teeth
-cyte cell
myc/o fugus
trich/o hair
xer/o dry
onych/o nail
pil/o hair
scler/o hardening
ungu/o nail
seb/o sebum
xwn/o foreign
squam/o scale
-emesis vomit
-megaly enlargement
-pepsia digestion
sub- under, below
-iasis abnormal condition
-orexia appetite
-prandial meal
dia- through
-phagia swallowing
-rrea discharge
peri- around
esophag/o esophagus
gastr/o stomach
duoden/o duodenum
col/o colon
append/o appendix
appendic/o appendix
enter/o intestine
pharyng/o pharynx
pylor/o pylorus
ile/o ileum
jejun/o jejunum
colon/o colon
choledoch/o bile vessel
cholangi/o bile duct
rect/o rectum
an/o anus
cholecyst/o gall bladder
pancreat/o pancreas
proct/o anus, rectum
sigmoid/o sigmoid colon
hepat/o liver
chol/e bile
sider/o iron
splen/o spleen
ser/o serum
xen/o foreign
thym/o thymus gland
thromb/o blood clot
-blast embryonic cell
-emia blood condition
-globin protein
-graft transplantation
-osis abnormal condition
penia decrease
-poiesis formation
-phil attraction for
-phylaxis protection
-phoresis carrying
a- without
allo- other
iso- same
poly- many
mono- one
aniso- unequal
micro- small
macro- large
-stasis standing still
adip/o fat
cutane/o skin
melan/o black
dermat/o skin
lip/o fat
hidr/o sweat
ichthy/o dry, scalpy
derm/o skin
steat/o fat
kerat/o horny tissue
sudor/o sweat
-gram record, writing
ultra- excess, beyond
super- upper, abbove
-logist specialist in the study of
-meter instrument fir measuring
hetero- different
-pathy disease
-logy study of
ad- toward
-metry act of measuring
-graph instrument for recording
infra- below, under
-graphy process of recording
peri- around
ab- from, away from
trans- across, through
homeo- same, alike
-gram record, writing
-stomy forming an opening
-graph instrument for recording
-algia pain
-scopy visual examination
-tomy incision
-graphy process of recording
-scope instrument for examining
tripsy- crushing
-meter instrument for measuring
-cele hernia
-ectasis dialation
-dynia pain
-metry act of measuring
diplo- double
peri- around
hypo- under, below
infra- between
sub- under, below
inter- between
post- after, behind
pre- before
retro- backward, behind
bi- two
diplp- double
hemi- one half
hyper- excessive
epi- before, in front of
pro- above, upon
macro- large
mono- one
uni- one
poly- many
nulli- none
primi- first
quadri- four
multi- many
tri- three
ad- toward
circum- around
peri- around
dia- through
ab- away from
micro- small
trans- through
exo- outside
extra- outside
endo- in
intra- in
para- near
supra- above
ultra- excess
an- without
anti- against
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