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| term | definition |
|---|---|
| gastr | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| otomy | surgical incision |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel, usually blood |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eye lid |
| ologist | specialist |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gums |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| ology | study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani | skull |
| end | in or within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, higher than normal |
| cyst | sack containing fluid |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | to create an opening |
| para | beside or beyond |
| lysis | loosening or destruction |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem(at) | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| opthalm-opt | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremities |
| rhexis | break or burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decreasing |
| gen | original or production |
| burso | sack |
| retro | backwards |
| trip | friction, or rub |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| mani | madness |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| ptosis | falling |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breasts |
| rrhaphy | to suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emesis | vomiting |
| contra | against, counter |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through or across |
| brady | slow |
| megal | enlargement |
| itis | inflamation |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair |
| cerebr | brain |
| path | disease |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| enter | small intestine |
| osis | any condition |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| leuk | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| cantho | angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno | narrowing |
| cheil | lips |
| cele | hernia |
| benign | mild, not cancerous |
| semen | seed |
| celio | abdomen |
| erythro | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua | tongue |
| myring | ear drum |
| spondyl | spinal column |
| ovar | egg |
| centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scaling |
| mening | membrane |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| pexy | surgical fastening |
| onco | tumor |
| or | mouth |
| sub- | under |
| spiro- | coil |
| lacrim- | tears |
| viscero- | organ |
| lact- | milk |
| onych- | nail or claw |
| thorac- | chest |
| pyle or pyloro- | opening, gate |
| vesic- | bladder |
| sphenic- | wedge |
| myel- | marrow or spinal cord |
| anti- | against |
| myco- | fungus |
| hallux | great or big toe |
| physio- | nature |
| bucco- | cheek |
| palebra- | eyelid |
| plasia- | development |
| rug- | crease, fold, wrinkle |
| aur- | ear |
| acoust(l)- | hearing |
| colp- | vagina, hollow |
| phon- | voice or sound |
| leio- | soft |
| cor- | heart |
| ren- | kidney |
| orchi- | testes |
| encephal- | brain |
| thalam- | inner chamber |
| plexus- | braid |
| cilia- | eyelashes |
| dendr- | tree or branching |
| phleb- | vein |
| pilo- | hair |
| histo- | tissue |
| stoma- | mouth |
| tympan- | ear drum |
| umblic- | navel |
| salpingo | tube |
| helio | sun |
| astro- | star-shaped |
| asthenia- | weakness |
| fascia- | sheet, band |
| iso- | equal |
| tarso- | heel |
| tope- | place |
| pod- | foot |
| malign- | bad, cancerous |
| adnexa- | ties, connections |
| ocul- | eye |
| lapar- | abdominal wall |
| dacry- | tears |
| ment- | mind |
| part- | labor or bring forth |
| scler(a)- | hard |
| somato- | body |
| trachel- | neck |
| sinus- | hollow space |
| hypno- | sleep |
| sept- | wall, fence, separation |
| scirr(h)- | hard |
| antr- | cavity |
| crine- | to secrete |
| dura- | hard |
| pneum- | lung |
| phage- | to eat or swallow |
| phren- | mind |
| corne- | horny |
| plak- | plate |
| iris- | colored part of the eye |
| kerat- | horny |
| pulmon- | lung |
| ptyal- | saliva |
| alveol- | cavity or socket |
| oophor- | ovary |
| oment- | coveriung of the abdominal organs |
| sedat- | calm or quiet |
| furca- | fork-shaped |
| radic- | root |
| radi- | ray |
| fistul- | abnormal passage |
| edema- | swelling |
| dactyl- | finger or toe |
| metabol(e)- | change |
| pariet- | side walls of the skull |
| ependym- | wrapping |
| gravid- | pregnant |
| aer- | air |
| glyco- | sweet |
| tarso- | framework of the upper eyelid |
| cheir-/chir- | hand |
| calc- | heel or stone |
| cine- | move |
| digit- | finger or toe |
| dors- | back |
| gangli- | swelling |
| gemin- | twins |
| grad- | to walk or take steps |
| gran- | grain or particle |
| labi- | lips |
| micr- | small |
| peps-/pept- | digest |
| pleur- | membrane that covers the lungs |
| mamm- | breast |
| colla- | glue |
| later- | side |
| rachi- | spinal column |
| phob- | fear |
| phot- | light |
| dys- | bad or out of order |
| cut- | skin |
| en- | in |
| peri- | around or about |
| pro- | in front of or before |
| mechano- | machine |
| dynam- | power |
| osmo- | odor |
| traumat- | wound |
| trich- | hair |
| maxill- | upper jawbone |
| an-, a- | without, not |
| phak- | lens |
| pre- | in front of or before |
| strict- | drawn tight |
| turbin- | top-shaped |
| ameb- | change |
| semi- | half |
| neo- | new |
| hormone- | excite |
| therm- | heat |
| syn- or sym- | together |
| vuls- | twitch or pull |
| post- | after |
| metr- | uterus |
| tegument- | skin or covering |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| ramus- | branching |
| neuro- | nerve |
| thromb- | clot or lump |
| ab- | away from, not |
| plegia- | paralysis |
| ante- | before |
| thel- | nipple |
| ex- | out, away from |
| lien- | spleen |
| tumor- | swelling |
| vestibule- | entrance |
| puer- | child |
| sarc- | flesh |
| proli- | offspring |
| macro- | large |
| lal- | speech |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| infra- | beneath |
| cryo- | cold |
| mal- | bad |
| glom- | ball |
| tens- | stretch |
| spas- | pull or draw |
| somni- | sleep |
| pharmac- | drug |
| lumbo- | loin |
| arter- | artery |
| appendic- | appendix |
| thyro- | thyroid |
| splen- | spleen |
| ovario- | ovary |
| adreno- | adrenal gland |
| basi- | base or foundation |
| pelvis- | pelvis |
| vena- | vein |
| urethra- | canal through which urine is expelled |
| utero- | uterus |
| sacro- | sacrum |
| pharyng- | pharyngx or throat |
| bronch- | bronchi or bronchus |
| col- | colon |
| esophag- | esophagus, food tube |
| bi- | two |
| tri- | three |
| ile- | lower part of the small intestine |
| ili- | hipbone |
| lig- | ligament |
| therap- | therapy |
| ventr- | front |
| vert- | turn |
| eu- | good |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi- | both sides |
| brachy- | short |
| capit- | head |
| cau- | burn |
| clas- | break |
| duct- | tube |
| fiss- | split |
| ger- | old |
| heter- | other, different |
| infer- | under |
| hom- | same |
| olfact- | smell |
| orth- | straight |
| gyn- | female |
| pachy- | thick |
| phrag- | fence |
| poster- | back part |
| cata- | down |
| platy- | flat |
| pseud- | false |
| schiz- | split |
| proxim- | nearest |
| scol- | curved |
| apo- | away from |
| di- | twice |
| dia- | through |
| eury- | broad |
| pect- | chest |
| necr- | dead |
| mi- | less |
| morph- | form |
| dis- | apart |
| fac- | make, do |
| lept- | slender |
| lymph- | watery fluid |
| meta- | beyond |
| rrhag- | burst forth |
| sta- | stand |
| ton- | stretch |
| volv- | to roll |
| splanchn- | internal organs |
| rrhe- | flow |
| med- | middle |
| xer- | dry |
| per- | throughout |
| blast- | bud |
| duodeno- | duodenum, first part of small intestine |
| ureter | tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder |
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