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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Articul/o | Joint |
| Card/o, Cardi/o | Heart |
| Duct/o | To lead; To carry |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Fasci/o | Fibrous band; Fascia |
| Fibr/o | Fiber |
| Flex/o | To bend |
| Kines/o, Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Lei/o | Smooth |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| My/o, Myos/o | Muscle |
| Myocardi/o | Heart muscle |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Orth/o | Straight; Normal |
| Ped/o | Child; Foot |
| Plant/o | Sole of the foot |
| Radi/o | X-Rays |
| Rhabd/o | Rod-shaped |
| Sarc/o | Flesh; Connective tissue |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Tax/o | Coordination; Order |
| Ten/o, Tendin/o, Tendon/o | Tendon |
| Tens/o | Stretched; Strained |
| Ton/o | Tone; Tension |
| Vers/o | Turn; Turning |
| A-, An- | Not; Without |
| Ab- | Away; Away from |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Bi- | Two; Both |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Circum- | Around |
| Dorsi- | Back |
| Dys- | Painful; Difficult |
| E-, Ex- | Out; Away from |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Hyper- | Above; Above normal; Excessive |
| Hypo- | Below; Below normal; Deficient |
| In- | In; into; not |
| Par-, Para- | Near; Beside, Alongside; Beyond; Abnormal |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Tri- | Three |
| -Ac, -Al, -Ar, -Ic | Pertaining to |
| -Algia | Pain |
| -Asthenia | Weakness |
| -Cele | Hernia; Swelling; Protrusion |
| -Ceps | Head (attachments) |
| -Dynia | Pain |
| -Ectomy | Surgical removal; excision |
| -Esthesia | Sensation |
| -Gram | Record; Image |
| -Graphy | Process of recording |
| -Ia | Condition |
| -Ion | Process; State; Condition |
| -Itis | Inflammation |
| -Logy | Study of |
| -Lysis | Breakdown; Separation; Loosening |
| -Malacia | Softening |
| -Oma | Tumor; Mass |
| -Paresis | Weakness |
| -Penia | Deficiency |
| -Plasty | Surgical repair |
| -Plegia | Paralysis |
| -Plegic | Pertaining to paralysis |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -Scope | Instrument used to view |
| -Scopy | Visual examination using a scope |
| -Tomy | Process of cutting; Incision |
| -Tonia | Tona; Tension |
| -Trophy | Condition of growth or development |