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OIT/OHSU - All Words
All words
| a | no/ not/ without |
| ab | away from |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -ac/ -al/ -ar/ -ary/ oid/ -ous/ -tic | pertaining to |
| Acanth/o | thorny/spiny |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum |
| acou/o | hearing |
| acr/o | extremity |
| acromi/o | shoulder |
| acu/o | sharp |
| ad | towards |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| adip/o | fat |
| aer/o | air |
| Agglutin/o | clumping |
| alb/o | while |
| albumin/o | protein |
| algesi/o | excessive sensitivity |
| -algia | pain |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| ambi | both |
| ambly/o | dull/dim |
| amni/o | amnion/ sac for embryo |
| ampi | on both sides |
| amyl/o | starch |
| an | no/ not/ without |
| an/o | anus |
| ana | up |
| andr/o | male |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anis/o | unequal |
| ankly/o | stiff |
| ante | before/ forward |
| anter/o | front |
| anthrac/o | coal dust |
| anti | against |
| aort/o | aorta |
| aponeur/o | aponeurosis |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| aque/o | water |
| -arche | beginning |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| ather/o | placque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i | ear |
| aur/o | ear |
| auto | self |
| axill/o | armpit |
| azot/o | urea/ nitrogen |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| bartholin/o | Bartholins glands |
| bas/o | base |
| bi | two |
| bi/o | life |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| -blast | embryonic |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bol/o | to throw or cast away |
| brachi/o | arm |
| brady | slow |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calcane/o | heel |
| calci/o | calcium |
| cali/o | calyx |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| cata | down |
| caud/o | toward the tail |
| caus/o | burn |
| cec/o | cecum |
| -cele | hernia |
| celi/o | belly |
| cellul/o | cell |
| -centisis | surgically puncture |
| cephal/o | head |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cerumin/o | cerumin |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chiro/o | hand/ foot |
| chlor/o | chloride |
| chlor/o | green |
| chol/e | bile |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cholescyst/o | gall bladder |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chrom/o | color |
| chron/o | time |
| cib/o | meals |
| circum | around |
| cis/o | to cut |
| -clast | to break |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| -coccus | berry shaped |
| coccyg/o | coccyx |
| col/o | colon |
| colp/o | vagina |
| con | with/ together |
| condyl/o | condyle |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| contra | against |
| cor/o | pupil |
| core/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| coron/o | heart |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crani/o | skull |
| -crit | seperate |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| -cusis | hearing |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -cylsis | wash or irrigate |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dacryoaden/o | tear gland |
| dacryocyst/o | lacrimal gland |
| dactyl/o | fingers/ toes |
| de | from/ lack of |
| dent/o | tooth |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dextr/o | right |
| dextr/o | sugar |
| dia | complete/ through |
| diaphor/o | sweat |
| dipl/o | double |
| dipso/o | thirst |
| dis | to free or undo |
| dist/o | far |
| dors/o | back |
| -drome | to run |
| duct/o | to carry or lead |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| dys | bad or painful |
| -ectasis | to stretch/ dilatation |
| ecto | outside |
| -ectomy | to excise |
| ectop/o | misplaced |
| electr/o | electricty |
| em | in |
| emesis | vomitus |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -emphraxis | blockage |
| encephal/o | brain |
| endo | inside |
| enter/o | intestines |
| eosin/o | rosy/ or dawn colored |
| epi | above/ upon |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| episi/o | vulva |
| -er | one who |
| erythem/o | flushed/redness |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophang/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| eu | good |
| exo | outside/ outer |
| extra | in addition |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femur/o | femur |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| fibrin/o | fiber |
| fibul/o | fubula |
| furc/o | forking/ branching |
| -fusion | to pour |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | begining |
| -genesis | condition of producing |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| glauc/o | gray |
| gli/o | glue |
| -globin | protien |
| -globulin | protein |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gloss/o | tounge |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gon/o | seed |
| -grade | to go |
| -gram | record |
| granul/o | granules |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| gynec/o | women/ female |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemato/o | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| heter/o | different |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hom/o | same |
| humer/o | humerus |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyper | above or excessive |
| hypo | below or deficient |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| -ia/ -y | process/ condition |
| -iasis | condition |
| ile/o | ileum |
| ili/o | ilium |
| in | in/ not |
| infra | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| is/o | equal |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kal/i | potassium |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| kerat/o | cornea/horny/hard |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| labi/o | lip |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lact/o | milk |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| leps/o | seizure |
| leuk/o | white |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| lingu/o | tounge |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone/ calculus |
| lob/o | lobe |
| -logy | process of studying |
| lord/o | curve/ swayback |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| -lysis | to break |
| macro | big |
| magnesi/o | magnesium |
| mal | bad |
| -malacia | softening |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw bone |
| -mania | madness/ abnormal preoccupation |
| mast/o | breast |
| maxill/o | upper jaw bone |
| medi/o | middle |
| medulla/o | medulla |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| melan/o | black |
| men/o | menses |
| mening/o | meninges/ membrane |
| ment\o | mind |
| mesa | middle |
| meta | beyond/ change |
| metacarp/o | hand bones |
| metatars/o | foot bones |
| -meter | to measure |
| metr/o | uterus |
| metri/o | uterus |
| mi/o | smaller |
| micro | small |
| mon/o | single |
| morph/o | shape/ form |
| mort/o | death |
| muc/o | mucus |
| mult/i | many |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| myx/o | mucus |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| nat/i | birth |
| natr/o | sodium |
| ne/o | new |
| necro/o | death |
| nect/o | to bind/ connect |
| neo | new |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neuro/o | nerve |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| noct/o | night |
| norm/o | rule/ order |
| null/i | none |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odont/o | tooth |
| -odynia | pain |
| -ole | little |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| olig/o | scanty |
| -oma | tumor |
| omphal/o | navel |
| onc/o | mass/ tumor |
| onych/o | nail |
| oo/o | egg/ ovum |
| oophoro/o | ovary |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | to view |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| -or | one who |
| or/o | mouth |
| orchi/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| -orrhagia | bursting forth of blood |
| -orrhaphy | suture |
| -orrhea | discharge |
| -orrhexia | rupture |
| orth/o | straight |
| -osis | condition |
| -osmia | smell/ odor |
| oste/o | bone |
| -ostomy | to make a new opening. |
| ot/o | ear |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| ox/i (y) | oxygen |
| pachy/o | think |
| palat/o | palate |
| pan | all |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| par/o | bear |
| para | near |
| -para | to bear |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -partum | birth/ labor |
| patell/o | kneecap |
| path/o | disease |
| pector/o | chest |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| peps/ia | digestion |
| per | through/ by |
| peri | surrounding |
| perine/o | perineum |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| perone/o | fibula |
| pex/o | fixation |
| phalang/o | fingers/ toes |
| phang/o | to eat/swallow |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pharyng/o | throat/pharynx |
| phas/o | speech |
| -pheresis | removal |
| phil/o | love/ attraction |
| -philia | attraction for |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -phobia | fear of |
| phon/o | voice |
| -phonia | sound |
| -phoresis | transmission |
| phot/o | light |
| phren/o | diaphram |
| phren\o | mind |
| physi/o | nature |
| plas/o | development |
| -plasia | formation/ development |
| -plasm | growth/ development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| plex/o | network |
| pne/o | breathe |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o | air |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pod/o | foot |
| -poiesis | formation |
| poikil/o | varried irregular |
| poly | many |
| pont/o | pons |
| -porosis | passage |
| post | after/ behind |
| poster/o | back |
| -prandial | meal |
| pre | before |
| preysby/o | old age |
| pro | before |
| proct/o | rectum |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| prot/o | first |
| pseudo | FALSE |
| psych/o | mind |
| -ptosis | drooping/ prolapse |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| pub/o | pubis |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| rachi/o | spinal column |
| radi/o | radius |
| re | back |
| ren/o | kidney |
| retin/o | retina |
| retro | behind |
| retucul/o | network |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sacro/o | sacrum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| schiz/o | split |
| scler/o | sclera |
| -sclerosis | harding |
| scoli/o | crooked/ bent |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| seb/o | sebum |
| semi | half |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sialaden/o | salivary glands |
| sider/o | iron |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| -spasm | sudden violent involuntary contraction |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa |
| spher/o | globe/ round |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spin/o | spine |
| spir/o | to breathe |
| splen/o | spleen |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| squam/o | scale |
| -stalsis | constriction |
| -stalsis | constriction |
| staped/o | stapes |
| -stasis | to stop/ control |
| steat/o | fat |
| -stenosis | tightning/ narrowing |
| stern/o | sternum |
| steth/o | chest |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| sub | below |
| submaxill/o | lower jaw bone |
| super | above |
| sym | together |
| syn | together |
| syndesm/o | ligament |
| synovi/o | synovia |
| syphil/o | syphilis |
| tachy | fast |
| tars/o | ankle/ instep bone |
| tax/o | coordination/ order |
| ten/o | tendon |
| test/o | testis |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| -therapy | treatment |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thorac/o | chest |
| -thorax | pleural cavity |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tocia | labor |
| -tome | Instrument to cut |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| trans | across |
| -tresia | opening |
| trich/o | hair |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -trophy | development |
| -tropia | to turn |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| -ule | little |
| uln/o | ulna |
| ultra | beyond/ excess |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ur/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| -uria | urine |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel/ duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| venul/o | venule |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| vesicul/o | seminal vessels |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| vol/o | volume |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| cycl/o | ciliary/body of eye |
| xer/o | dry |