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Anatomy affixes
Human anatomy affixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous-, acouso- | hearing |
| aden-, adeno- | gland |
| adip-, adipo- | fat |
| adren-, adreno- | gland |
| angi-, angio- | blood vessel |
| ateri-, aterio- | artery |
| arthr-, arthro- | joint |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| bronch-, bronchi- | bronchus (large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung) |
| bucc-, bucco- | cheek |
| burs-, burso- | bursa (a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving parts) |
| carcin-, carcino- | cancer |
| cardi-, cardio- | heart |
| cephal-, cephalo- | head |
| chol- | bile |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| Coron- | heart |
| cost- | rib |
| crani-, cranio- | brain |
| cutane | skin |
| cyst-, cysti-, cysto- | bladder or sac |
| dactyl-, dactylo- | digit (finger or toe) |
| derm-, dermato- | skin |
| duodeno- | duodenum (the first part of your small intestine, right after your stomach) |
| -esthesio | sensation |
| gloss-, gloss- | tongue |
| gastr- | stomach |
| gnath-, gnatho- | jaw |
| grav- | heavy |
| hem, hema-, hemat-, hemato-, hemo- | blood |
| hepat-, hepatico-, hepato- | liver |
| hidr-, hidro- | sweat |
| hist-, histio-, histo- | tissue |
| hyster-, hystero- | uterus |
| ileo- | ileum (the lower part of the small intestine) |
| irid-, irido- | iris |
| ischi-, ischio- | ischium (the lower and back part of the hip bone) |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| kerat-, kerato- | cornea (eye or skin) |
| lacrim-, lacrimo- | tear (from your eyes) |
| lact-, lacti-, lacto- | milk |
| laryng-, laryngo- | larynx (voice box) |
| lingu-, linguo- | tongue |
| lip-, lipo- | fat |
| lith-, litho- | stone |
| lymph-, lympho- | lymph |
| mamm, mast-, masto- | breast |
| mening-, meningo- | meninges (the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) |
| muscul-, musclo- | muscle |
| my-, myo- | muscle |
| myel-, myelo- | spinal cord OR bone marrow |
| myring-, myringo- | eardrum |
| nephr-, nephro- | kidney |
| neur-, neuri-, neuron | nerve |
| oculo- | eye |
| odont-, odonto- | tooth |
| onych-, onycho- | fingernail, toenail |
| oo- | egg, ovary |
| oophor-, oophoro- | ovary |
| op-, opt- | vision |
| ophthalm-, ophthalmo- | eye |
| orchid-, orchido-, orchio- | testis |
| ossi- | bone |
| osseo- | bony |
| ost-, oste-, osteo- | bone |
| ot-, oto- | ear |
| ovari-, ovario-, ovi-, ovo- | ovary |
| phalang- | phalanx (any bone in the fingers or toes) |
| pharyng-, pharyngo- | pharynx, throat |
| phleb-, phlebo- | vein |
| phob-, phobia | fear |
| phren-, phreni-, phrenico-, phreno- | diaphragm |
| pleur-, pleura-, pleuro- | rib, pleura (membrane that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity) |
| pneum-, pneuma-, pneumat-, pneumato- | air, lung |
| pod-, podo | foot |
| prostat- | prostate |
| psych-, psyche-, psycho- | mind |
| proct-, procto- | anus, rectum |
| pyel-, pyelo- | pelvis |
| rachi- | spine |
| rect-, recto- | rectum |
| ren-, reno- | kidney |
| retin- | retina (of the eye) |
| rhin-, rhino- | nose |
| salping-, salpingo- | tube |
| sial-, sialo- | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid-, sigmoido- | sigmoid colon |
| splanchn-, splanchni-, splanchno- | viscera (internal organ) |
| sperma-, spermato-, spermo- | sperm |
| spirat- | breathe |
| splen-, spleno- | spleen |
| spondyl-, spondylo- | vertebra |
| stern- | sternum (breastbone) |
| stom-, stoma-, stomat-, stomato- | mouth |
| thel-, thelo- | nipples |
| thorac-, thoracico-, thoraco- | chest |
| thromb-, thrombo- | blood clot |
| thyr-, thyro- | thyroid gland |
| trache-, tracheo- | trachea (windpipe) |
| tympan-, tympano- | eardrum |
| ur-, uro- | urine |
| uri-, uric-, urico- | uric acid |
| -uria | in the urine |
| vagin- | vagina |
| varic-, varico- | duct, blood vessel |
| vasculo- | blood vessel |
| ven-, veno- | vein |
| vertebr- | vertebra, spine |
| vesic-, vesico- | vesicle (cyst or pouch) |
Created by:
Katja Suvanto
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