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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen e.g.abdominal |
| acr/o | extremitiese.g. acromegaly |
| aden/o | glande.g. adenocarcinoma |
| adenoid/o | adenoidse.g. adenoidectomy |
| adip/o | fate.g. adipose |
| aer/o | aire.g. aerobic |
| alb/o | whitee.g. albino |
| albumin/o | albumine.g. albumenemia |
| amni/o | amnione.g. amniotic |
| amyl/o | starche.g. amylase |
| angi/o | vessele.g. angiogram |
| ankyl/o | crooked or fusede.g. ankylosing |
| anter/o | anterior/beforee.g. anterolateral |
| aort/o | aortae.g. aortic |
| append(ic)/o | appendixe.g. appendicitis |
| arteri/o | artery e.g. arteriovenous |
| arthr/o | jointe.g. arthroplasty |
| articul/o | jointe.g. articulation |
| atel/o | imperfecte.g. atelectasis |
| ather/o | yellow, fatty plaquee.g. atheroma |
| aur/i | eare.g. auricle |
| bil/i | bilee.g. biliary |
| blast/o | embryonic forme.g. blastoma |
| blephar/o | eyelide.g. blepharitis |
| brachi/o | arme.g. brachiocephalic |
| brachy | shorye.g. brachyesophagus |
| bronchi/o, bronch/o | windpipee.g. bronchospasm |
| bucc/o | cheeke.g. buccal |
| burs/o | bursae.g. bursectomy |
| calc/i | calcium e.g. calcification |
| calcane/o | heel e.g. calcaneocuboid |
| carcin/o | cancer e.g. carcinoma |
| cardi/o | heart e.g. cardiomyopathy |
| carp/o | carpus/wrist e.g. carpometacarpal |
| caud/o | tail e.g. caudal |
| cec/o | cecum e.g. cecal |
| cephal/o | head e.g. cephalad |
| cerebr/o | brain e.g. cerebral |
| cervic/o | neck e.g. cervicothoracic |
| chlor/o | green e.g. chlorophyll |
| chol/e* | bile e.g. cholecystectomy |
| cholecyst/o* | gallbladder e.g. cholecystitis |
| chondr/o | cartilage e.g. chondrocalcinosis |
| chori/o | fetal covering e.g. chorioamnionitis |
| clavicul/o | clavicle e.g. acromioclavicular |
| coccyg/o | coccyx e.g. coccygeal |
| col/o | colon e.g. colonoscopy |
| colp/o | hollow/vagina e.g. colporrhaphy |
| cost/o | rib e.g. costovertebral |
| crani/o | cranium/skull e.g. craniocervical |
| cry/o | cold e.g. cryotherapy |
| crypt/o | hide |
| cutane/o | skin e.g. subcutaneous |
| cyan/o | blue e.g. cyanosis |
| cyst/o | cyst |
| cyt/o (-cyte) | cell e.g. plasmacytoma |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| dent/i dent/o | teeth e.g. dental |
| derm/a dermat/o | skin e.g. dermatitis |
| dextr/o | right e.g. dextroscoliosis |
| dips/o | thirst e.g. polydipsia |
| disc/o | disc/disk e.g. discogenic |
| dist/o | far/distant from origin e.g. distally |
| dors/o | directed toward/on the back e.g. dorsal |
| duoden/o | duodenum e.g. duodenal |
| ech/o | sound e.g. echogram |
| electr/o | electricity e.g. electrodermal |
| encephal/o | brain e.g. encephalomalacia |
| enter/o | intestine e.g. enterocolitis |
| erythr/o | red e.g. erythrocyte |
| esophag/o | esophagus e.g. esophageal |
| esthesi/o | feeling e.g. anesthesia |
| femor/o | femur e.g. femoral |
| fet/o | fetus e.g. fetal |
| fibr/o | fiber e.g. fibroma |
| fibul/o | fibula e.g. fibulotibial |
| front/o | forehead/front e.g. frontalis |
| galact/o | milk e.g. galactorrhea |
| gastr/o | stomach e.g. gastrectomy |
| genit/o | genitals e.g. genitourinary |
| ger/o | old e.g. geriatric |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus e.g. glomerulonephritis |
| gloss/o | tongue e.g. glossotonsillar |
| glyc/o | sugar/sweet e.g. hyperglycemia |
| gnath/o | jaw e.g. gnathodynia |
| granul/o | grain/particle e.g. granulocyte |
| gynec/o | female e.g. gynecology |
| hem/a hem/o hemat/o | blood e.g. hematochezia |
| hepat/o | liver e.g. hepatomegaly |
| hist/o | tissue e.g. histoplasmosis |
| hom/o | common/same e.g. homogeneous |
| humer/o | humerus e.g. humeral |
| hydr/o | water e.g. hydrometer |
| hyster/o | uterus/womb e.g. hysterosalpingogram |
| ile/o | ileum (small intestine) e.g. ileocecal |
| ili/o | ilium (hip bone) e.g. sacroiliac |
| immun/o | immune e.g. immunodeficiency |
| infer/o | lowermost/below e.g. inferior |
| intestin/o | intestine e.g. gastrointestinal |
| irid/o | colored circle/iris e.g. iridectomy |
| ischi/o | ischium (hip) e.g. ischiodynia |
| jejun/o | jejunum e.g. jejunostomy |
| labi/o | lip e.g. labial |
| lacrim/o | tear/crying e.g. lacrimal |
| lact/o | milk e.g. lactose |
| lapar/o | flank/abdominal wall e.g. laparoscope |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) e.g. laryngeal |
| later/o | side e.g. anterolateral |
| leuc/o | leuk/o white e.g. leukocyte |
| lingu/o | tongue e.g. lingula |
| lip/o | fat e.g. liposuction |
| lith/o | stone e.g. cholelithiasis |
| lob/o | lobe e.g. lobular |
| lumb/o | lower back e.g. lumbosacral |
| lymph/o | lymph/lymphatics e.g. lymph nodes |
| mamm/o | mast/o breast e.g. mammogram/mastectomy |
| medi/o | middle e.g. mediolateral |
| melan/o | black e.g. melanotic |
| men/o | month e.g. dysmenorrhea |
| mening/o | membrane e.g. meningocele |
| metr/i | uterine tissue e.g. endometritis |
| mon/o | one/only e.g. monoclonal |
| muc/o | mucus e.g. mucoperiosteal |
| muscul/o | muscle e.g. musculotendinous |
| my/o | muscle e.g. myometrium |
| myc/o | fungus e.g. mycosis |
| myel/o | marrow/spinal cord e.g. myeloma |
| narc/o | sleep/numbness e.g. narcolepsy |
| nas/o | nose e.g. nasopharyngeal |
| ne/o | new e.g. neoblastic |
| necr/o | dead/corpse e.g. necrosis |
| nephr/o | kidney e.g. nephrolithiasis |
| neur/o | nerves e.g. neuritis |
| odont/o | teeth e.g. odontoid |
| odyn/o | pain/distress e.g. odynophagia |
| onc/o | bulk/tumor e.g.oncology |
| oophor/o | ovary e.g. oophorosalpingitis |
| ophthalm/o | eye e.g. ophthalmology |
| or/o | mouth e.g. intraoral |
| orchi/o | testicle e.g. orchiectomy |
| orth/o | straight e.g. orthopedic |
| oste/o | bone e.g. osteopathic |
| ot/o | ear e.g. otolaryngology |
| pancreat/o | pancreas e.g. pancreatitis |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) e.g. patellofemoral |
| path/o | disease e.g. pathologist |
| pelv/i | pelvis e.g. pelvimetry |
| periton/o | peritoneum e.g. intraperitoneal |
| pharmac/o | drugs/medicine e.g. pharmacological |
| pharyng/o | pharynx e.g. cricopharyngeal |
| phleb/o | vein e.g. phlebolith |
| phon/o | sound/voice e.g. phonation |
| phot/o | light e.g. photophobia |
| phren/o | mind/diaphragm e.g. costophrenic |
| pleur/o | pleura e.g. pleurodesis |
| poster/o | posterior/toward back e.g. posterolateral |
| pneum/o | air/breathing/lung e.g. pneumothorax |
| proct/o | rectum/anus e.g. proctitis |
| prostat/o | prostate e.g. prostatectomy |
| proxim/o | nearest point of origin e.g. proximal |
| pseud/o | false e.g. pseudarthrosis |
| psych/o | mind e.g. psychiatry |
| pub/o | pubis e.g. pubococcygeal |
| pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung e.g. pulmonary |
| py/o | pus e.g. pyoid |
| sacr/o | sacrum e.g. lumbosacral |
| salping/o | tube e.g. salpingo-oophorectomy |
| scrot/o | scrotum e.g. scrotal |
| semin/o | semen e.g. seminal |
| ser/o | serum e.g. serosanguineous |
| somat/o | body e.g. somatization |
| son/o | sound e.g. sonogram |
| spermat/o | seed e.g. spermatocele |
| sphen/o | wedge/sphenoid e.g. sphenoethmoid |
| splen/o | spleen e.g. hepatosplenomegaly |
| pyel/o | trough/renal pelvis e.g. pyelogram |
| radi/o | radius/radiant energy e.g. radiology |
| rect/o | rectum e.g. rectal |
| ren/o | kidneys e.g. renal |
| rhin/o | nose e.g. rhinoplasty |
| spondyl/o | vertebra e.g. spondylolisthesis |
| stern/o | sternum e.g. sternocleidomastoid |
| tars/o | ankle bone (tarsal) e.g. metatarsal |
| tempor/o | temple e.g. temporomandibular |
| ten/o | tendon/tight band e.g. tenosynovitis |
| therm/o | heat e.g. thermometer |
| thorac/o | chest e.g. thoracic |
| thromb/o | clot/thrombus e.g. thrombosis |
| tibi/o | tibia e.g. tibiotalar |
| tonsill/o | tonsil e.g. tonsillectomy |
| tox/o | poison e.g. toxemia |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) e.g. tracheotomy |
| uln/o | ulna e.g. ulnoradial |
| ur/o | urine e.g. polyuria |
| ureter/o | ureter e.g. ureterovesical |
| urethr/o | urethra e.g. urethritis |
| uter/o | uterus e.g. uterovaginal |
| vag/o | vagus nerve e.g. vagotomy |
| vas/o | vessel/ductus deferens e.g. vasovagal |
| ven/o | vein e.g. venotomy |
| ventr/o | ventral/belly side e.g. ventral |
| vertebr/o | vertebra e.g. costovertebral |
| vulv/o | vulva e.g. vulvectomy |
| xanth/o | yellow e.g. xanthoma |
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