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Textbook Vocab 60-61
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomeno | abdomen |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Adreno | Adrenal gland |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Arterio | Artery |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Atrio | Atrium |
| Blepharo | Eyelid or eyelash |
| Broncho | Bronchus |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Cephelo | Head |
| Cerebello | Cerebellum |
| Cervico | Cervix or neck of an organ |
| Cheilo | Lip |
| Cholo or chole | Bile |
| Cholecysto | Gallbladder |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Cilio | Eyelid or eyelash |
| Colo | Colon |
| Colpo | Vagina |
| Costo | Rib |
| Cranio | Cranium or skull |
| Cysto | Bladder |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Dactylo | Digit or toe |
| Dento | Tooth or teeth |
| Dermo or dermato | Skin |
| Duodeno | Duodenum |
| Encephalo | Brain |
| Entero | Intestines |
| Epididymo | Epididymis |
| Episo or episio | Vulva |
| Esophago | Esophagus |
| Facio | Face |
| Fibro | Fibers |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Gingivo | Gums |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Gnatho | Jaw |
| Hemo or hemato | Blood |
| Hepa or hepato | Liver |
| Histo | Issue |
| Hystero | Uterus |
| Ileo | Ileum (of intestines) |
| Ilio | Ilium (of pelvis) |
| Jejuno | Jejunum |
| Kerato | Cornea or horny tissue |
| Labio | Lip |
| Laparo | Flank or abdomen |
| Laryngo | Larynx |
| Lipo | Fat |
| Lympho | Lymph |
| Masto or mammo | Mammary gland |
| Meningo | Meninges |
| Metro | Uterus (special reference to inner lining) |
| Musculo, myo, or myos | Muscle |
| Myelo | Bone marrow or spinal cord |
| Nephro | Kidney or Nephron |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Occipito | Back of head |
| Oculo | Eye |
| Odonto | Tooth or teeth |
| Onycho | Claw or hoof |
| Ophthalmo | Eye |
| Orchio or orchido | Testes |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Osteo, osseo, or ossi | Bone |
| Oto | Ear |
| Ovario | Ovary |
| Palato | Palate |
| Peritoneo | Peritoneum |
| Pharyngo | Pharynx |
| Phlebo | Vein |
| Pilo | Hair |
| Pneumo | Lung, air, or breath |
| Podo | Foot |
| Procto | Rectum |
| Pulmo or pulmono | Lung |
| Pyelo | Pelvis of kidney |
| Recto | Rectum |
| Reno | Renal (kidney) |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Spleno | Spleen |
| Spondylo | Vertebra or spinal cord |
| Stetho | Chest |
| Stomato | Mouth |
| Tarso | Ankle |
| Teno or tendo | Tendon |
| Thoraco | Thorax |
| Thymo | Thymus gland |
| Thyro or thyroid | Thyroid gland |
| Tonsilo | Tonsil |
| Tracheo | Trachea |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Tympano | Tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, or eardrum |
| Uretero | Ureter |
| Urethro | Urethra |
| Uro | Urine |
| Utero | Uterus |
| Vagino | Vagina |
| Vaso | Vessel or duct |
| Veno | Vein |
| Ventriculo | Ventricle |
| Vertebro | Vertebra |
| Vulvo | Vulva |
| -centesis | To puncture, perforate, or tap- permitting withdrawal of substance |
| -ectomy | To excise or surgically remove |
| -ize | Use or subject to |
| -pexy | Fixation or suturing |
| -plasty | To surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together |
| -rrhaphy | To make a new, artificial opening in a hollow organ, or to make a new opening between two hollow organs |
| -stomy | To shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery |
| -tomy | To incise or cut into |
| -algia | Pain |
| -emesis | Vomit |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -esis, -iasis, -asis | Infestation or infection with |
| -genesis | Development or origin |
| -ism | A state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process |
| -itis | Inflammation of |
| -megaly | Enlarged |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Abnormal condition or process of degeneration |
| -pathy, -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Deficiency or lack of |
| -phage, -phagy | Eating |