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Suffixes March 2017
More Root Words for Suffixes section
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the fetus) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque (a yellow, fatty material) |
| axill/o | armpit |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| cry/o | cold |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin |
| ungu/o | nail |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
| men/o | menses (menstruation) |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | pertaining to fungi |
| necr/o | death |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| ur/o | urine or urea; urinary tract |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |