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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chori/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| dilat/o | to widen |
| embry/o | embryo |
| episi/o | vulva |
| estr/o | female |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gynec/o | female |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| o/o | ovum |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ov/o | ovum |
| ov/i | ovum |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pareun/o | sexual intercourse |
| perine/o | perineum |
| radic/o | root |
| salping/o | uterine tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -arche | beginning |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -para | to bear (offspring) |
| -partum | childbirth |
| -salpinx | uterine tube |
| -tocia | labor |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| contra- | against |
| primi- | first |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| hemat/o | blood |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| leuk/o | white |
| mast/o | breast |
| olig/o | scanty |
| or/o | mouth |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| py/o | pus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| semin/i | semen |
| son/o | sound |
| tox/o | poison |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cele | protrusion |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -nic | pertaining to |
| -oid | resembling |
| -opsy | view of |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhagia | abnormal flow condition |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -uria | urine condition |
| a- | without |
| bi- | two |
| dys- | painful |
| endo- | inner, within |
| hyper- | excessive |
| in- | not |
| intra- | within |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| syn- | together |
| ultra- | beyond |
| endometrial | pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus |
| andr/o | male |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| orch/o | testes |
| orchi/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| pen/o | penis |
| phall/o | penis |
| prostat/o | postate gland |
| semin/i | semen |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| testicul/o | testes |
| vas/o | vas deferens |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -cide | to kill |
| -plasia | formation of cells |
| -spermia | condition of sperm |
| genit/o | genital |
| hydr/o | water |
| immun/o | protection |
| ur/o | urine |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| -gen | that which produces |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| epi- | above |
| hypo- | below |
| trans- | across |
| balanic | pertaining to the glans penis |
| phallic | pertaining to the penis |
| lactic | pertaining to milk |
| mammary | pertaining to a breast |
| uterine | pertaining to the uterus |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| calc/o | calcium |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| gluc/o | glucose |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| iod/o | iodine |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ket/o | ketones |
| mineral/o | minerals, electrolytes |
| natr/o | sodium |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| pituit/o | pituitary gland |
| radi/o | ray |
| somat/o | body |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -emic | pertaining to a blood condition |
| -tropic | pertaining to stimulating |
| -tropin | to stimulate |
| chem/o | drug |
| cortic/o | outer layer |
| cyt/o | cell |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| hem/o | blood |
| lob/o | lobe |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| retin/o | retina |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -pathy | disease |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| -scopic | pertaining to visually examining |
| ex- | outward |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| alges/o | sense of pain |
| astr/o | star |
| centr/o | center |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| clon/o | rapid contracting and relaxing |
| concuss/o | to shake violently |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encaphal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glue |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| ment/o | mind |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| peripher/o | away from center |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath, meninges |
| tom/o | to cut |
| ton/o | tone |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -taxia | muscle coordination |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| hal/o | to breathe |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lumb/o | low back |
| my/o | muscle |
| scler/o | hard, sclera |
| topic/o | a specific area |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| vetebr/o | vertebra |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | action |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -trophic | pertaining to development |
| de- | without |
| hemi- | half |
| mono- | one |
| para- | abnormal, two like parts of a pair |
| quadri- | four |
| semi- | partial |
| sub- | under |
| tri- | three |
| un- | not |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cerebrospinal | pertaining to the cerebrum and spine |
| cranial | pertaining to the skull |
| encephalic | pertaining to the brain |
| intracranial | pertaining to within the skull |
| intrathecal | pertaining to inside the meninges |
| medullary | pertaining to the medulla oblongata |
| myelonic | pertaining to the spinal cord |
| neural | pertaining to nerves |
| neuroglial | pertaining to glial cells |
| pontine | pertaining to the pions |
| subdural | pertaining to under the dura mater |
| thalamic | pertaining to the thalamus |
| ventricular | pertaining to the ventricles |
| vertebral | pertaining to the vertebrae |
| ambly/o | dull or dim |
| aque/o | water |
| blast/o | immature |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| chromat/o | color |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cor/o | pupil |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| dacry/o | tears |
| dipl/o | double |
| emmetr/o | correct, proper |
| glauc/o | gray |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| macul/o | macula lutea |
| mi/o | lessening |
| mydr/i | widening |
| nyctal/o | night |
| ocul/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| optic/o | eye, vision |
| papill/o | optic disk |
| phac/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| stigmat/o | point |
| uve/o | vascular, choroid |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| -ician | specialist |
| -metrist | one who measures |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsia | vision conditions |
| -phobia | fear |
| -tropia | turned condition |
| aniso- | unequal |
| eso- | inward |
| exo- | outward |
| myo- | to shut |
| angi/o | vessel |
| cry/o | cold |
| esthesi/o | sensation, feeling |
| myc/o | fungus |
| pneum/o | air |
| xer/o | dry |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| extra- | outside of |
| micro- | small |
| extraocular | pertaining to being outside the eyeball |
| intraocular | pertaining to within the eye |
| iridal | pertaining to the iris |
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| macular | pertaining to the macula lutea |
| ocular | pertaining to the eye |
| ophthalmic | pertaining to the eye |
| optic | pertaining to the eye or vision |
| optical | pertaining to the eye or vision |
| uveal | pertaining to the choroid layer of the eye |
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| aur/o | ear |
| auricul/o | ear |
| cerumin/o | cerumen |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | auditory tube (eustachian tube) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -otia | ear condition |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| macro- | large |
| acoustic | pertaining to hearing |
| auditory | pertaining to hearing |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| auricular | pertaining to the ear |
| binaural | pertaining to both ears |
| monaural | pertaining to one ear |
| otic | pertaining to the ear |
| tympanic | pertaining to the tympanic membrane |
| azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| corpor/o | body |
| glomerul/o | urinary bladder |
| home/o | sameness |
| iatr/o | physician, medicine, treatment |
| idi/o | distinctive |
| keton/o | ketones |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/i | night |
| protein/o | protein |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urin/o | urine |
| -lith | stone |
| -lysis | to destroy |
| lith/o | stone |
| necr/o | death |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| -ectasis | dilated |
| -genic | producing |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| retro- | backward |
| cystic | pertaining to the bladder |
| pyelitic | pertaining to the renal pelvis |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| urinary | pertaining to urine |