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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Quadr- | Four |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Rachi- | Spinal Column |
| Rachio- | Spinal Column |
| Radio- | Radiation, X-Ray, Radius |
| Re- | Again, Backwards |
| Rect- | Rectum, Straight |
| Recto- | Rectum, Straight |
| Ren- | Kidney |
| Reno- | Kidney |
| Retro- | Backward, Behind |
| Rhin- | Nose |
| Rhino- | Nose |
| -rrhagia | Discharge |
| -rrhaphy | Surgical Suturing |
| -rrhea | Flow |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| Salping- | Tube |
| Salpingo- | Tube |
| Sarco- | Flesh, Muscle |
| Schisto- | Split, Cleft |
| Schiz- | Split, Cleft, Division |
| Schizo- | Split, Cleft, Division |
| Scler- | Hardness (Induration), Sclerosis, Ocular sclera |
| Scolio- | Crooked |
| -scope | Instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | Viewing |
| Scot- | Shadow, Darkness |
| Scoto- | Shadow, Darkness |
| Semi- | One-half, Partly |
| Sept- | Seven, Septum, Sepsis, Infection |
| Septi- | Seven |
| Septo- | Seven, Septum, Sepsis, Infection |
| Sial- | Saliva, Salivary Gland |
| Sialo- | Saliva, Salivary Gland |
| Sider- | Iron |
| Sidero- | Iron |
| Sigmoid- | S-shaped, Sigmoid Colon |
| Sigmoido- | S-shaped, Sigmoid Colon |
| Sin- | Sinus |
| Sino- | Sinus |
| Sinu- | Sinus |
| Sito- | Food, Grain |
| Somat- | Body, Bodily |
| Somato- | Body, Bodily |
| Somatico- | Body, Bodily |
| Somno- | Sleep |
| Son- | Sound, Ultrasound |
| Sono- | Sound, Ultrasound |
| Spasmo- | Spasm |
| Spermato- | Semen, Spermatozoa |
| Spermo- | Semen, Spermatozoa |
| Sperma- | Semen, Spermatozoa |
| Sphygmo- | Pulse |
| Spir- | Breathing |
| Spiro- | Breathing |
| Splanchn- | Viscera |
| Splanchni- | Viscera |
| Splanchno- | Viscera |
| Splen- | Spleen |
| Spleno- | Spleen |
| Staphyl- | Grape, Bunch of grapes, Staphylococci |
| -stasis | |
| -stat | Arresting change or movement |
| Steno- | Narrowness, Constriction |
| Stereo- | Solid |
| Stheno- | Strength, Force, Power |
| Stom- | Mouth |
| Stoma- | Mouth |
| Stomat- | Mouth |
| Stomato- | Mouth |
| Sub- | Beneath, Less than normal, Inferior |
| Super- | In excess, Above, Superior, In the upper part |
| Supra- | Above |
| Sy- | Together |
| Syl- | Together |
| Sym- | Together |
| Syn- | Together |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Tel- | Distant |
| Tele- | Distant |
| Ten- | Tendon |
| Tendin- | Tendon |
| Teno- | Tendon |
| Tenont- | Tendon |
| Tera- | Four |
| Thel- | Nipple |
| Thelo- | Nipple |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Thermo- | Heat |
| Thorac- | Chest, Thorax |
| Thoracio- | Chest, Thorax |
| Thoraco- | Chest, Thorax |
| Thromb- | Blood Clot |
| Thrombo- | Blood Clot |
| Thyr- | Thyroid Gland |
| Thyro- | The Thyroid Gland |
| Toco- | Childbirth |
| -tome | Cutting Instrument, Segment, Section |
| -tomy | Cutting Operation |
| Tono- | Tone, Tension, Pressure |
| Top- | Place, Topical |
| Topo- | Place, Topical |
| Tox- | Toxin, Poison |
| Toxi- | Toxin, Poison |
| Toxico- | Toxin, Poison |
| Toxo- | Toxin, Poison |
| Trache- | Trachea |
| Tracheo- | Trachea |
| Trans- | Across, Through, Beyond |
| Tri- | Three |
| Trich- | Hair |
| Trichi- | Hair |
| -trichia | Hair |
| Tricho- | Hair |
| Tris- | Three |
| -trophic | Food, Nutrition |
| Tropho- | Food, Nutrition |
| -trophy | Food, Nutrition |
| -tropia | Turning |
| -tropic | Turning toward, Affinity |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
| Uni- | One, Single |
| Uri- | Uric Acid |
| -uria | Urine, Urination |
| Uric- | Uric Acid |
| Urico- | Uric Acid |
| Uro- | Urine, Urinary tract |
| Vas- | Duct, Blood vessel |
| Vasculo- | Blood vessel |
| Vaso- | Duct, Blood vessel |
| Vesic- | Urinary Bladder |
| Vesico- | Urinary Bladder, Vesicle |
| Xanth- | Yellow, Yellowish |
| Xantho- | Yellow, Yellowish |
| Xero- | Dry |
| Zo- | Animal, Life |
| Zoo- | Animal, Life |
| Zym- | Fermentation, Enzymes |
| Zymo- | Fermentation, Enzymes |