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Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A- | without or lack of |
| a/men/orrhea | without or lack of/monthly/flow |
| Ab- | away (away from) |
| ab/norm/al | away (away from)/normal or regular/ refers to |
| ab/ducens | away/draw or lead |
| -able | capability of or ability to |
| erg/able | work/capable of |
| abort/io | to miscarry (natural or induced) |
| abort/ion | to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of (discharge of the embry/o "early" or fet/us "young" deliberate or not) |
| abrupt/io- | to tear away from |
| abruptus placentae | to tear away from (seperate quickly)/ cake |
| abscess | a going away |
| acne | pointed |
| acoust/i | hearing |
| acoust/ic | hearing/refers to |
| acr/o | extremities, height, and pointed |
| acro/phob/ia | height/fear/refers to |
| acro/megal/y | extremities/enlarged/refers to |
| acr/om/ial | extremity/shoulder/refer to |
| actin/o | sun, ray, radium |
| actino/myco/sis | ray, sun, radium/fungus/condition (growth) |
| acu- | sharp |
| acu/ity | sharp/process of |
| acute | quick, sharply, sudden |
| -ac | refers to, state of, pertains to |
| cardi/ac | heart/refers to, pertains to, state of |
| ad- | near or beside |
| ad/ren/al | near or beside/kidney/refers to |
| aden/o | gland |
| aden/ectomy | gland/removal |
| adip/o | fat |
| adip/oma | fat/tumor |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| aero/cele | air or gas/distension of cavity |
| af- | toward |
| af/ferent | toward/to carry |
| alb/o | white |
| albin/ism | white/state of |
| alges/i- | pain |
| an/alges/ic | without/pain/refers to |
| -algia | pain |
| neur/algia | nerve/pain |
| alopec/i | fox mange or baldness |
| alopec/ia | fox mange or baldness/refers to |
| alveol/i | cavity |
| alveol/us | small hollow or cavity/refers to |
| ambi- | both |
| ambi/later/al | both/sides/refers to |
| ambi/dextr/ous | both/right (dominant hand)/refers to or state of |
| dextero | right |
| sinistro | left |
| ambul/o | to walk |
| ambul/atory | to walk or walking/ process of |
| amphi- | both |
| amphi/arthr/osis | both sides/joint/condition of |
| amylo- | starch |
| amyl/uria | starch/in urine |
| amyl/ase | starch/enzyme |
| an- | lack of or without |
| an/orex/ia | lack of or without/appetite/refers to |
| an/o- | ring |
| an/al | ring (sphincter of anus)/refers to |
| ana- | apart or up |
| ana/tom/y | apart or up/cut/procedure of or process of |
| ana/phase | up/stage |
| anaphase | mitosis stage when chromosomes move up or apart |
| angi/o- | vessel |
| angi/oma | vessel/swelling or tumor |
| angin/o- | vessel |
| angin/a | refers to a vessel condition of choking or blocking of blood flow to the heart muscle (results in chest pain or discomfort) |
| ankyl/o- | fuse or bind |
| ankylo/spondylo/itis | fuse or bind/stiff/crooked,spine, inflammation |
| ante- | before |
| ante/nat/al | before/birth/pertain to |
| ante/pyrect/ic | before/fever/refers to |
| anter/o- | before or foremost |
| anter/ior | before or foremost (in front)/refers to |
| anthrax | coal or carbuncle |
| anthr/ax | coal or carbuncle/ a lesion |
| anti- | against |
| anti/sept/ic | against/infection/refers to |
| anti/bio/tic | against/life/refers to |
| anuerysm- | dilation or ballooning |
| anuerysm/oplasty | dilation or ballooning/surgical repair |
| -apheresis | to remove or separate (blood into parts) |
| leuko/aphere/sis | WBC/to remove or separate/condition of (separate blood into component parts or remove toxins) |
| apo- | above or upon |
| apo/plex/y | above or upon/paralyzed/process of |
| aqua- | water |
| aqua/therap/y | water/treat/process or procedure |
| arachino- | spider |
| arach/noid | spider/resembles |
| arche/o- | first |
| arche/type | first or original/form or shape (it produces other forms) |
| -aria | air |
| mal/aria | bad/air |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arterio/gram | artery/recording |
| arterio/scler/osis | artery/hard/condition |
| arter/iol/oma | artery/small/swelling |
| arthro- | joint |
| arthro/scop/ic | joint/viewing or examining/pertains to |
| articul/o- | jointed |
| articul/ation | jointed/process of |
| -ar | refers to or pertains to |
| patell/ar | little dish (knee cap)/refers to |
| ascar/i- | worm |
| ascari/asis | worm/condition of |
| helminthiasis | worm condition |
| vermiform | worm/shape |
| -ase | enzyme |
| lip/ase | fat/enzyme |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| my/asthenia | muscle/without strength; or having weakness |
| neur/asthenia | nerve/weakness |
| asthma- | panting |
| asthama/tic | panting/refers to |
| ATELO- | incomplete, without end, imperfect ending |
| atelo/spir/osis | incomplete, without end, imperfect ending/breathing/condition of |
| ATHERO- | porridge or yellow fat |
| athero/scler/osis | porridge or yellow fat/harden (in lumen of blood vessels)/condition or disease |
| -ATION | process of or procedure of |
| circul/ation | circle/process of (blood moving from heart and returning) |
| cardio/graph/y | heart/instrument to record/procedure of |
| -ATRESIA | closure |
| ven/atresia | vein/closure |
| ATRI/O- | chamber |
| atri/um | chamber/refers to |
| ATTRIT/I- | wearing out |
| attrit/ion | wearing out/process of |
| AUDI- | hearing |
| audi/olog/y | hearing/science of or study of/ procedure or process of |
| audio/meter | hear/measurement |
| AUR/I- | ear |
| aur/al | ear/pertains to |
| aur/icle | ear/small or little |
| AUSCULT/O- | to listen |
| auscult/ation | to listen (physical diagnosis)/process of |
| AUTO- | self |
| auto/hypn/osis | self/sleep/condition of (simulated sleep in alpha brain state of consciousness) |
| aut/ism | self/state of |
| burs/a | sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to(protective pad-like structure in joints) |
| blister or bulla 'bubble'/refers to(bleb/ic is a bulb or blister that often is filled with blood) | |
| BLENNO- | mucus |
| blen/oma | mucus/tumor or swelling |
| BLEPHARO- | eyelid |
| blephar/oma | eyelid/swelling or tumor |
| BOL/O- | lump or ball |
| bol/us | lump or ball, choice bit of food (in stomach), to throw up /refers to |
| BRACH/I- | arm |
| brachi/al | arm/refers to(humerus is the bone of upper arm) |
| BRACHY- | short |
| brachy/dactyl/ia | short/fingers (and toes)/refers to |
| BRADY- | slow |
| brady/pnea | slow/breathing |
| BREVI- | short |
| brev/ity | short/state of |
| BRONCH/I- | windpipe or trachea like |
| bronchi/al | windpipe or trachea like (large lung tubes)/refers to |
| BRUX- | grinding |
| brux/ism | grinding (teeth)/state of |
| BUCCA- | cheek |
| bucc/al | cheek/pertains to |
| BULBA | blister or vesicle |
| Bulb/us | blister or vesicle (little sac)/refers to |
| BULIMO- | hunger |
| bulim/ic | hunger or appetite (excessive)/refers to or condition of(eating and purging syndrome) |
| BURS/O- | sac, wine sac, pouch |
| burs/a | sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to(protective pad-like structure in joints) |
| CAL/O- | heat, heated or hot |
| cal/or | heat, heated or hot/one who is(1 of 4 characteristics of inflammation: calor-heat; rubor-red; tumor-swelling; and dolor-pain) |
| CALCIN/O- | calcium |
| calcin/osis | calcium/condition of(excessive calcium buildup on bones) |
| CALCO- | pebbles or granules of calcium mineral |
| calc/ium | pebbles or granules of calcium mineral/pertains to |
| calc/urea | pebbles or granules of calcium mineral in urine |
| CALX- | heel or lime |
| calx/ectom/y | heel (foot bone)/removal/procedure of |
| CANDID/I- | glowing white |
| candidi/asis | glowing white (fungus infection)/condition of |
| CANTH/O- | corner of eye |
| cantho/plast/y | corner of eye (eyelid)/cosmetic or plastic surgery/procedure of |
| CAPILL/O- | hair-like |
| capill/ary | hair-like/pertains to or refers to |
| CAPIT/O- | head |
| capit/al | head/refers to |
| CAPN/O- | carbon dioxide |
| capno/graph | carbon dioxide (or smoke)/instrument(instrument used in exercise physiology to measure CO2) |
| CAPUT | head |
| caput femoris | head or head of (chief part of structure or organ)/thigh bone |
| CARBUN/O- | glowing ember |
| carbun/cle | glowing ember/small(numerous boils) |
| CARCIN/O- | crab-like |
| carcino/gen/ic | crab-like/producing/refer to(cancer causing) |
| CARDI/O- | heart |
| peri/card/itis | around/heart/inflammation(inflamed 2 layered membrane of heart: causing pain) |
| CARP/O- | wrist |
| meta/carp/al | beyond/wrist/refers to |
| CATA- | breakdown or down |
| cata/bol/ism | breakdown or down/choice bit of food or lump/state of |
| CATARACT | waterfall or cloudiness |
| cataract | waterfall or cloudiness(eyes lens under the cornea that is impervious to light) |
| CATARRH- | to flow down |
| Catarrh/al | to flow down/refers to(any drainage from mucus membrane: especially in the nose, sinuses, and throat) |
| CATHETER/O- | to let down into |
| catheter/iz/ation | to let down into/act of/procedure of |
| CAUD/O- | tail or toward tail |
| caud/al | tail or toward tail/refer to |
| CAUST/O- | burn or heat |
| caus/tic | burn or heat/refers to |
| CAUTER/O- | to burn or to heat |
| cauter/iz/ation | to burn or to heat/act of/procedure of |
| CAV- | hollow |
| cav/ity | hollow/state of or refers to |
| CEBO- | meal or food |
| ceb/um | meal or food/pertain to(cena- and dino- also means dinner) |
| CEC/O- | blind pouch |
| Ceco/pexy | blind pouch/surgically attached to abdominal wall(dead end pouch or 1st part of colon -right side) |
| -CELE | swelling or tumor |
| laparo/cele | abdominal/swelling or tumor |
| CELI/O- | abdomen or belly |
| celi/oma | abdomen or belly/tumor |
| CELLUL/O- | chambers |
| cellul/itis | chambers or body cells (tissues are cell groups)/infection |
| CEMENT/O- | hard |
| cement/um | hard/refers to (tooth root covering) |
| -CENTESIS | surgical puncture to drain fluid |
| thoraco/centesis | chest/surgical puncture to drain fluid (procedure) |
| CENTI- | one-hundredth part (100) |
| centi/meter | one-hundredth part (100)/of meter(metre- or -meter means to measure & a meter is 39.37 inches) |
| CENTR/I- | center |
| Centri/fug/al | Center (middle of circle)/to flee/refers to(heavy particles move to bottom or outside from the center) |
| CEPHAL/O- | head |
| en/cephal/itis | within/head/inflamed(refers to brain within the head) |
| -CEPT- | receiver |
| chemo/cept/or | chemical or drug/receiver or to recieve/one who |
| CEREB/O- | brain |
| cerebr/al | brain/refers to or pertains to |
| CERU- | wax |
| cerumen/ous | wax (in ear)/refer to or state of |
| CERV/I- | neck |
| cerv/ical | neck (seven upper vertebrae of spine)/refers to |
| cerv/ix | neck/pertains to |
| CHALAZ/IO- | hailstone |
| Chalaz/ion | hailstone (eyelid sebaceous cyst)/process of(tumor that is small and hard on the eyelid) |
| CHANCR/O- | ulcer (sore) |
| chancr/oid | ulcer (sore)/resembles(this V.D. has granular lesions that form ulcers or sores like syphilis) |
| CHEIL/O- | lip |
| cheil/oma | lip/tumor |
| CHIRO- | hand |
| chiro/pract/or | hand/practice/one who(mano also means hand) |
| CHLOR/O- | green |
| chlor/emia | green (chlorides)/in blood |
| CHOLANGIO- | bile duct |
| cholang/itis | bile duct/inflamed |
| CHOLE- | bile or gall |
| chole/sterol | bile or gall (ingredient of)/ solid(Chole 'bile' is used to refer to anything |
| CHOLECYST/O- | gallbladder |
| cholecyst/ectomy | gallbladder/removal |
| CHOLEDOCH/O- | gallbladder duct (canal) |
| choledoch/ectomy | common bile duct/removal or excision |
| CHOLERA | biliary acute diarrhea |
| cholera | biliary acute dia/rrhea(bowel or intestinal diarrhea 'flow'. The bacteria causes de/hydra/tion and death) |
| CHONDR/O- | cartilage |
| chondr/oma | cartilage/tumor |
| dys/chondro/plas/ia | faulty/cartilage/formation or development/refers to |
| CHROM/O- | colored |
| chromo/some | colored/body |
| CHYME- | juice |
| a/chym/ia | lack of/juice/condition |
| -CICATRIX | scar |
| brachio/cicatrix | arm/scar |
| -CID | to kill |
| sui/cid/al | oneself/to kill/refers to |
| CIL/I- | eyelash-like |
| cil/ia | eyelash-like (structures lining lungs)/refers to |
| CINE/O- | movement filming |
| cine/angio/cardio/graph/y | movement/vessel/heart/filming instrument/procedure |
| CIRCUM- | around |
| circum/flex | around/bend |
| circum/cis/ion | around/cut/process of |
| circum/duct/ion | around/movement/state of |
| CIRRH/O- | yellow-orange |
| cirrh/o/sis | yellow-orange (jaundiced) or yellow/condition of |
| -CIS | cut or to cut |
| in/cis/ion | into/cut/procedure of |
| -CLAST | breakdown |
| osteo/clast | bone/breakdown of cells |
| cyto/clas/is | cell/breaking/refers to |
| CLAVICUL/O- | collarbone |
| infra/clavicul/ar | beneath/collarbone or clavicle (little key shape)/refer to |
| CLEIDO- | clavicle or collar bone |
| sterno/cleido/mast/oid | sternum/clavicle, collar bone/breast/resemble |
| CLINO- | bent |
| clino/dactylia | bent/finger or toe |
| -CLYSIS | irrigation or injection |
| hydro/clysis | water/irrigation or injection |
| CO- | two |
| co/llater/al liga/ment | two (2 outer knee ligaments)/sides/refers: binding/act of |
| co-operat/ive | two/working/state of |
| COAGUL/O- | clotting or to clot |
| coagul/ation | clotting or to clot/process of |
| -COCCUS | berry |
| staphylo/coccus | grapelike/ berry (shape of bacteria) |
| COCCYG/O- | tailbone |
| coccyg/eal | tailbone/refers to or small |
| COCHLE/O- | snail-like |
| cochle/ar | snail-like/pertain to |
| COL/O- | colon (big or large intestine) |
| col/os/tom/y | colon /mouth or opening/cut/procedure of |
| COLPO- | vagina |
| colp/itis | vagina/inflamed |
| COM- | together |
| com/press/ion | together/contract/process of |
| com/minuted fracture | together/small: break |
| COMATO- | deep sleep |
| comat/ose | deep sleep/condition or state |
| CONCUSS/I- | violent shaking |
| concuss/ion | violent shaking/process of |
| CONDYLO- | knuckle |
| condyl/oma | knuckle (nob)/tumor or swellings |
| CONI/O- | dust |
| pneumo/coni/osis | lung/dust/condition |
| -CONIS | cone-shaped |
| kerato/conis | cornea/cone-shaped |
| CONJUNCTIV/O- | joined together |
| conjunctiv/itis | joined together (united)/inflammation |
| CONTRA- | against |
| contra/cept/ion | against/heads (coming together)/process of |
| CONTUS/I- | bruise |
| contus/ion | bruise/process of |
| CONVOLO- | to roll together |
| convol/ution | to roll together/pertains to |
| CORD- | vocal chords or cord |
| cord/itis | vocal chords/inflamed |
| CORI/O- | skin |
| cori/um | skin/refers to |
| CORNE/O- | cornea or horn shape |
| corne/itis | cornea or horn/inflamed |
| CORNU- | horn or horny |
| stratum cornu (corneum) | layer/horn or horny (upper epidermis skin layer) |
| CORON/O- | crowning |
| coron/ary | crowning (heart blood vessels)/refer to |
| CORONAL PLANE | crowning or frontal body cut |
| coron/al | crowning or frontal body cut/refers to |
| CORP/O- | body |
| corp/us | body/refers to |
| CORTIC/O- | bark, outer bark, rind, cortex |
| cortico/ster/oid | bark, outer bark, rind, cortex/solid/resemble |
| COST/O- | rib |
| cost/al | rib/refer to |
| CRANI/O- | skull |
| crani/otom/y | skull (cranium)/cut into/procedure of |
| crani/al | skull/refer to |
| -CREAS | fleshy or flesh |
| pan/creas | all/fleshy or flesh |
| CRENAT/O- | notched |
| crenat/ion | notched/process of |
| -CRINE | secrete |
| endo/crine | within/secrete (into blood) |
| exo/crine | outside/secrete (into duct or canal) |
| -CRIT | separate |
| hemato/crit | blood/separate |
| CRUC/I- | cross or cross-like |
| cruci/ate | cross (shape)/state of or condition of |
| CRYO- | cold |
| cryo/therap/y | cold/treat or cure (killing cells)/procedure of |
| CRYPTO- | hidden |
| crypt/orchid/ism | hidden/testis/state of or condition of |
| CUB/O- | cube or cube-shaped |
| cub/oid | cube or cube-shaped/resemble |
| CUBIT/O- | elbow |
| cubit/al | elbow, forearm region/refer to elbow region |
| CULD/O- | blind pouch |
| culdo/scop/y | blind pouch/viewing/procedure of |
| -CULE | little |
| mole/cule | mass/little |
| CURRETT/O- | scooping or scraping |
| curett/age | scooping or scraping/refers to |
| -CUSIS | hearing |
| an/cusis | without/hearing |
| CUSP/I- | pointed |
| cusp/id | pointed (end)/refers to |
| CUTI/O-, CUT-, CUTI- | skin |
| cut/icle | skin/little |
| sub/cut/aneous | under/skin/refers to |
| CYAN/O- | blue |
| cyan/osis | blue/condition of |
| CYCL/O- | circle |
| cycl/itis | circle/inflamed |
| -CYESIS | pregnancy |
| multi/cyesis | many/pregnancy |
| CYST/O- | bladder or sac |
| cyst/itis | bladder or sac/inflamed |
| CYTE- | cell or chamber |
| cyt/olog/y | cell or chamber/study of or science of/process of |
| –CYTOSIS | increase in numbers |
| leuco/cytosis | white(WBC)/ increase in numbers |
| DACRYO- | tear |
| dacry/doct/itis | tear/duct/inflamed |
| DACTYLO- | digits (fingers and toes) |
| lipo/dactyl/ia | fat/digits (finger or toes)/refers to |
| DE- | away |
| de/gluti/tion | away/swallowing/process of |
| de/form | away/shape |
| DECI- | one-tenth (1/10) |
| deci/liter | one-tenth(1/10) / liter(Deca- means 10) |
| DEEP | most inward |
| deep | most inward(structure more internal than another) |
| DEKA- | ten |
| deka/gram | ten/grams(15.432 grains = 1 gram; 28.35 grams = 1 ounce) |
| DELTA | fan shaped or triangular |
| delt/oid (shoulder muscle) | fan shaped or triangular/resembles |
| DEM/O- | people |
| Dem/o/graphy | people/procedure of recording with an instrument |
| DEMI- | Half |
| demi/facet | half/little face(superior and inferior projections of the vertebral arch) |
| DENDR/O- | tree shaped |
| dendr/ite | tree-shaped/state of |
| DENT/O- | tooth or teeth |
| dent/al | tooth or teeth/pertains to |
| DEPRESS/O- | Lower |
| depress/or | lower/one who |
| DERM/O- | skin |
| pachy/derm/al | thick/skin/pertains to |
| DERMAT/O- | skin |
| dermato/phyte | skin/plant(fungus or other plant that causes parasitic skin diseases) |
| dermat/itis | skin/inflamed |
| –DESIS | binding or to bind |
| ligo/desis | to bind/binding(surgical procedure to reattach ligaments to bone) |
| DEXTR/O- | |
| right | |
| dextro/card/ia | right/heart/refers to(tilting of heart to the right) |
| DIA- | across, through, total, between |
| dia/phragm | across, through, total, complete, between/petition or wall |
| dia/meter | across/measure |
| dia/gnosis | total/ knowledge |
| dia/stole | between/contractions |
| –DIDYMUS | testis or testee |
| pi/didymus | upon/testis or teste(coiled structure on top of teste 'seed producer') |
| DIFFERENT- | to separate |
| different/ial dia/gnosis | to separate or apart/refers to: total/knowledge |
| DIGIT- | finger or toe |
| Digit/al | finger or toe/refer to |
| digit/ate | finger or toe/action of or refers to |
| DIPLO- | double or two |
| dipl/op/ia | double or two/sight or vision/refers to(person experiencing double vision) |
| DIPS/O- | thirst or thirsty |
| poly/dips/ia | many/thirst or thirsty/refer to |
| multi/dips/ia | many/thirst or thirsty/pertain to |
| DIPHTHER/I- | membrane |
| diphther/ia | membrane/refer to |
| DIS- | away from or reversed |
| dis/ease | away from or reverse/comfort or ease |
| DIST/O- | farther from |
| dist/al | farther from/refer to |
| DIVERTICUL/O- | outpouching |
| diverticul/itis | outpouching/inflamed |
| DOCH/O- | duct or canal |
| chole/doch/itis | bile or gall/duct or canal/inflamed |
| DOCT/O- | to teach or teacher |
| doct/or (Latin docere) | to teach or teacher/one who |
| DOL/O- | Pain |
| dol/or | pain/one who (causes) |
| DORS/O- | Back |
| dors/al | back (posterior)/refers to |
| DROMO- | running |
| dromo/mania | running/madness |
| pro/drom/al | before/running/pertains to |
| DUCT/O- | to draw or to lead away |
| ab/duct/ion | away/to draw or to lead away (motion)/process of |
| DUODEN/O- | twelve |
| duoden/itis | twelve/inflamed |
| DURA- | Hard |
| Dura/mater | hard: mother |
| DY/O- | two or a pair |
| dy/ad | two or a pair/refers to (pair of chromosomes formed during meiosis 'reduction division of gametes') |
| DYNAM/O- | work or strength |
| dynam/ics | work or strength/refers to |
| dynamo/meter | strength/measurement (measure the strength of muscles) |
| –DYNIA | Pain |
| coccygo/dynia | tailbone (coccyx)/pain |
| DYS- | difficult, faulty, painful |
| dys/toc/ia | difficult or painful/birth/pertains to |
| dys/chondro/plas/ia | faulty/cartilage/development/refers to |
| dys/meno/rrhea | painful/monthly/flow |
| -E (suffix) | Instrument |
| rhino/scop/e | nose/view or examine/instrument |
| E- (prefix) | out or remove |
| e/viscer/ate | out or remove/organs/act of or state of |
| EC- | outside, outward, outer, out |
| ec/top/ic | outside/location/pertaining to |
| ECCRINE- | secreting or to secrete |
| eccri/tic | secreting or to secrete/state of or quality of |
| ECHO- | Sound |
| echo/gram | sound/writing or recording |
| –ECTASIS | enlargement or dilation |
| bronchi/ectasis | windpipe like tube/enlargement, dilation |
| cardio/ectasis | heart/enlargement condition |
| –ECTOMY | excision or removal |
| tonsill/ectomy | almond or small mass/excision or removal |
| ECZEMA | to boil out |
| EDEMA- | swelling |
| lymph/edema | lymph/swelling |
| EF- | away or out |
| ef/ferent | away or out/to carry (nerve or blood flow away from a structure) |
| ef/fus/ion | out/attached/process |
| ELECTR/O- | electrical |
| electro/encephalo/gram | electrical/in head (brain)/recording |
| –ELLUM | lesser or smaller |
| cereb/ellum | brain/lesser or smaller |
| EM- | In |
| em/py/e | main/pus/refers to (collection of pus in body cavity) |
| em/bol/ism | within/lump/state |
| EMBRYO- | Early |
| embryon/ic | early (2nd through 8th to 10th week of pregnancy)/refers to |
| -EMESIS | vomit |
| hem/emesis | blood/vomit |
| -EMIA | blood |
| leuc/emia (leukemia) | white/blood(abnormal increase in WBC's) |
| EMPHYSEMA | puffed up |
| emphysemat/ous | puffed up/state of or refers to |
| EN- | in |
| en/cephal/itis | in/head (refers to brain)/inflamed |
| ENAMEL | hard |
| EN/CEPHAL/O- | within head (referring to the brain) |
| encephalo/gram | within head/recording |
| ENDO- | within or inside |
| endo/derm | within or inside/skin |
| ENEMA | injection |
| ENTERO- | intestine (usually refers to small intestine) |
| enter/itis | intestine/inflamed |
| ENURESIS | to void or expel urine |
| enuresis | to void (expel) urine |
| EOSIN/O- | rose red color |
| eosino/phil | rose red (color)/love of |
| EPI- | upon |
| epi/didymis | upon/teste |
| epi/gastr/ic | upon/stomach/pertains to |
| epi/glott/itis | upon/tongue/inflamed |
| EPISI/O- | pubic region |
| episi/orrhaphy | pubic region/to stitch |
| episi/o/tom/y | pubic region (vulva)/cut/process of |
| ERGO- | work or labor |
| ergo/meter | work/to measure |
| ergot | work or labor (birthing drug) |
| ERYTHERMAT/O- | red or flushed |
| erythermat/ic | red or flushed/refer to |
| ERYTHR/O- | red |
| erythro/cyte | red/cell (chamber) |
| ESCHAR | scab |
| eschar/ification | snail like (scab)/process of (development) |
| ESO- | toward |
| eso/phag/us | toward/eater/refers to (tube from stomach to mouth) |
| ESTHES/I- | physical feeling |
| an/esthes/ia | without/physical feeling |
| ESTR/O- | female |
| estro/gen | female/beginning (phase of cycle) |
| ETI/O- | cause |
| eti/olog/y | cause/study or science of diseases/process |
| EU- | good or normal |
| eu/toc/ia | good or normal/birth/pertains to |
| eu/gene/tics | good, new or normal/ to produce or form/ state of |
| eu/phor/ia | good or normal/feeling (mental)/pertain to |
| EX- | out, outside, outward |
| ex/tens/ion | outward/to stretch/process of |
| FACET/O- | face |
| FASC/I- | band |
| fasc/ia | band (covering around and between muscles 'membranous')/refers to |
| FEBR/O- | fever |
| febr/ile | fever/state of or refers to |
| FEC/O- | stool or fecal matter |
| fec/o/lith | stool (feces waste)/like stone |
| FEMOR/O- | thigh |
| femor/al | thigh/refer to |
| -FERENCE | to carry |
| vas de/ference | vessel: away/to carry |
| FERRO- | iron |
| ferr/ous | iron/state of |
| FET/O- | young |
| feto/graph/y | young/instrument/procedure of |
| fet/us | young (last 6 & 1/2 months of development in uterus)/refer to |
| FIBRILL/O- | to quiver |
| fibrill/ation | to quiver (muscle fiber contraction)/process of |
| FIBRO- | fiber |
| fibr/oma | fiber (thread like structures)/tumor |
| FIBUL/O- | to clasp |
| fibul/a | to clasp/refers to (noun) |
| FIL- | thread |
| fila/ment | thread/state of or refers to |
| FISS- | to split or splitting |
| fiss/ion | splitting/refers to |
| fiss/ure | cleft or split/state of |
| FISTUL/O- | pipe or pipe stem |
| pyo/fistula | pus/pipe or pipe-stem |
| FLEX- | to bend |
| ante/flex/ion | before/to bend or divert/process of |
| FLU- | flowing |
| in/fluenza | inward/condition of flowing |
| -FLUX | to flow |
| re/flux | again/flow |
| FORAMEN/O- | opening |
| Foramen/al | opening/refers to |
| FORE- | before |
| fore/arm | before/brachium or arm |
| FRACT/O- | to break |
| fract/ure | to break/refers to |
| FRONT/O- | forehead or before |
| front/al | forehead or before (front brow)/pertains to |
| FUNGI- | mushroom |
| fungi/form | mushroom or plant/shape |
| FURUN/O- | boil |
| furun/cle | boil/small |
| GALACT/O- | milk |
| galacto/poiesis | milk/production |
| GANGLI/O- | knot, swelling, or collection |
| gangli/ectomy | knot, swelling, or collection/excision |
| GANGREN/O- | eating sore |
| gangren/ous | eating sore/refers to |
| GASTR/O- | stomach |
| gastr/itis | stomach/inflamed |
| gastrocnemi/us | calf of leg or stomach shape muscle in back of lower leg |
| GEN/O- | race |
| geno/type | race/classification (gene) |
| GENI/O- | chin |
| geni/ec/tom/y | chin/out/cutting/procedure of |
| GENIT/O- | reproductive or birth |
| genit/al | reproductive or birth/refers to |
| GENU- | knee |
| genu/clast | knee/breaking |
| -GEN | origin, develop, to produce, to form, to make |
| carcino/gen | crab-like/ to produce, to form, to make, origin, develop |
| carcino/gen/esis | crab-like/origin or beginning/process of |
| GER/O- | old or old age |
| ger/iatr/ic | old or old age/treat or cure/study of or science of |
| GEST- | to bear or separate |
| gest/ation | to bear or separate/process of |
| GINGIV/O- | gum |
| gingiv/itis | gum/inflamed |
| GLANDUL/O- | little acorn or gland |
| glandul/ar | little acorn or gland/refers to |
| GLAUC/O- | waterfall or gray |
| glauc/oma | waterfall or gray/swelling |
| GLI/O- | glue or glue-like |
| gli/oma | glue or glue-like/tumor |
| GLOMERUL/O- | small round mass or tiny ball |
| glomerul/itis | small round mass or tiny ball/inflamed |
| GLOSS/O- | tongue |
| gloss/itis | tongue/inflamed |
| glosso/pharyng/eal | tongue/pharynx or throat/refers to |
| GLOTT/O- | back of tongue |
| epi/glott/itis | upon/back of tongue/inflamed |
| GLUT- | buttocks |
| glut/itis | buttocks (rear-end)/refer to |
| GLYCO- | sugar |
| glyco/pen/ia | sugar/decrease or lower/refers to |
| -GNOSIS | knowledge |
| dia/gnosis | total or complete/knowledge |
| GOITER | swelling (throat) |
| goiter/ectomy | swelling (throat)/removal of thyroid goiter |
| GON/O- | seed or seed producer |
| gono/rrhea | seed or seed producer/flowing from |
| GOUT | a drop |
| -GRADE | a step, stage, or degree in a process |
| retro/grade | backward or behind/a step, stage, or degree in a process |
| -GRAFT | to probe or cut with a knife |
| dermo/graft | skin/to probe with knife (pole; probe; or steak) |
| -GRAM | to record |
| myo/gram | muscle/to record (write or take down) |
| -GRAPHY | procedure of using an instrument to do recording |
| myo/graphy | muscle/procedure of using an instrument to do recording |
| -GRAPH | instrument |
| myo/graph | muscle/instrument |
| GRAVID/O- | heavy or pregnant |
| gravid/ium | heavy or pregnant/refers to |
| GROIN | inguinal region |
| GUMM/O- | gum or gum like |
| Gumma | gum or gum like |
| GUST/O- | tasting or to taste |
| gust/ation | tasting or to taste/process of |
| GYNEC/O- | woman |
| gynec/olog/ist | woman/science and study of/specialist |
| HALLUX | great or big toe |
| hallux/ectomy | great or big toe/removal |
| HAPLO- | half (single) |
| hapl/oid | half or single/resembling |
| HEALTH | wholeness |
| HELICO- | spiral |
| helico/bacter pylori | spiral (shaped)/bacteria: gatekeeper (lower end of stomach) |
| HELIO- | sun |
| helio/pathy | sun/injury (caused by) |
| HELMINTH/O- | worms or worm |
| helminth/iasis | worms or worm/disease of or condition of |
| HEM/O- | blood |
| hem/o/rrhage | blood/bursting forth |
| hemo/kinesis | blood/movement or flow |
| HEME- | iron |
| hem/atin | iron/small part |
| HEMI- | half or one half |
| hemi/plegia | half (right or left side of body)/paralyzed |
| HEPAT/O- | liver |
| hepat/itis | liver (cells)/inflamed |
| HEPT/A- | seven |
| hepta/dactyl/ia | seven/fingers or toes/refers to |
| HERNI/O- | rupture or protrusion |
| hern/ia | rupture or protrusion/condition of |
| HERPES | to creep |
| HETER/O- | other or opposite |
| hetero/gen/ous | other or opposite/form/state of |
| HIAT- | an opening |
| hiat/al | an opening/refers to |
| HIDR/O- | sweat |
| hidr/osis | sweat (watery)/condition of |
| HIRSUT- | hairy or profound hair |
| hirsut/ism | hairy or profound hair/state of |
| -HISCENCE | to gape open |
| de/hiscence | away/to gape (open) |
| HISTO- | web-like or tissue |
| hist/olog/y | web-like or tissue/science or study of/process of |
| HOLIST/O- | whole |
| holist/ic medicine | whole/state of remedy or drug |
| HOMEO- | same, constant, or unchanged |
| homeo/path/y | same, constant, or unchanged/disease/process of |
| HORMON/O- | to urge on |
| hormon/al | to urge on/refers to |
| HUMER/O- | arm (upper) |
| humer/al | arm (upper)/refers to |
| HYAL/O- | glassy or glass like |
| hyal/ase | glassy or glass-like/enzyme |
| HYDRO- | water |
| hydro/pneumo/thorax | water/lung(within)/chest |
| hydro/cephalis | water (cerebral spinal fluid)/head (within) |
| HYPER- | increase or above |
| hyper/tens/ion | above or excess/pressure (above 140 systolic/90 diastolic -BP)/process of |
| hyper/troph/y | increase/development/process of |
| HYPN/O- | sleep |
| Hypn/osis | sleep/condition |
| HYPO- | under or below |
| hypo/tens/ion | under or below (pressure in vessels)/contraction/process of |
| hypo/derm/ic | below/skin/pertaining to |
| HYSTER/O- | uterus |
| hyster/ectomy | uterus /removal |
| hyster/ia | nervous reaction/refers to |
| IATR/O- | treat or cure, procedure of treating |
| ger/iatr/ic | old age/treat or cure/pertains to |
| -IA | refers to, condition, state of |
| esthes/ia | feeling (physical)/refers to, condition, state of |
| dys/phag/ia | difficult/eating or swallowing/refers to |
| ICHTHY- | fish or fish like |
| ichthy/osis | fish or fish-like |
| -ICIAN | one who |
| diet/ician | food/one who |
| -ICLE | small or tiny |
| oss/icle | bone/small or tiny |
| -ISY | inflamed |
| pleur/isy | side or rib/inflamed |
| IDE/O- | idea, thoughts, emotions, image |
| ideo/motor | idea, thoughts, emotions, image/movement |
| ideo/vascul/ar | emotions/vessels/refers to |
| IDIO- | unique to or unknown cause |
| idio/path/ic | unique to or unknown cause/disease/refer to |
| -ID | state of |
| morb/id | disease/state of |
| ILE/O- | twisted |
| ile/um | twisted/pertains to |
| ile/itis | twisted/inflamed |
| ILIO- | flank |
| ili/um | flank (area)/refers to |
| IM- | into or not |
| im/plant | into/place or locate |
| im/potent | not/powerful or strong |
| IMMUN/O- | safe, protect, immune |
| immun/o/log/y | safe, protect, immune/science of/process of |
| IN SITU | in position or location |
| IN- | into or not |
| in/di/gest/ion | not/two/separations/process of |
| in/cis/or | into/cut/pertain to |
| INCUS | anvil |
| mallus/incus/stapes | hammer/anvil/stirrup (shapes) |
| INFARCT- | to stuff into |
| infarct/ion | to stuff into/refers to |
| INFECT/O- | to invade |
| infect/ion | to invade/process of |
| INFLAM/O- | flame within |
| inflamm/ation | flame within/process of |
| INFRA- | under or below |
| infra/clavicul/ar | under or below/collar bone/refers to |
| infra/mur/al | below/wall/pertaining to |
| INGUIN/O- | groin |
| inguin/al | groin/refers to |
| -ING | procedure of or process of |
| operat/ing | working/procedure of or process of |
| INTEGU- | covering |
| integu/ment | covering/refers to or state of |
| INTER- | between |
| inter/cellul/ar | between/cell or chamber/refers to |
| INTRA- | within |
| intra/nuclear | within/refers to nut |
| INTRO- | within |
| intro/spect | within/to view |
| INTUS- | within |
| intus/suscept/ion | within/to receive/process of |
| -IN | substance or chemical |
| gastr/in | stomach/substance or chemical |
| holo/crine (gland) | all or whole/secretes substance or chemical |
| -IOLE | smaller, lesser, diminutive |
| bronch/iole | trachea-like (tubes of lungs)/smaller, lesser, diminutive |
| ION/O- | going, ion movement |
| iono/therap/y | going (of ions)/treat or cure/procedure of |
| -IOR | one who is |
| infer/ior | under or below/ one who (is) |
| -IOUS | state of |
| delir/ious | mental confusion or excitement/state of |
| IPSI- | equal |
| ipsi/later/al | equal/side or sides/process of |
| IR- | not or lack of |
| ir/regul/ar | not or lack of/consistent or regular/refers to |
| IR/O- | rainbow |
| ir/is (noun) | rainbow/refers to |
| ir/idescent | rainbow/having or exhibiting |
| ISCH/O- | deficiency, blockage, to hold back |
| isch/emic | deficiency or blockage/refers to blood |
| isch/emia | hold back/pertains to blood |
| ISCHI/O- | hip joint or hip |
| Ischio/dynia | hip joint or hip/pain |
| -ISH | resembling or related to |
| lap/ish | stone/resembling or related to |
| -ISM | state of or condition of |
| giant/ism | large/state of |
| albin/ism | white/state of or condition of |
| ISO- | equal or same |
| iso/ton/ic | equal or same/tone/refers to |
| iso/cell/ar | equal/cells/refers to |
| -IST | specialist |
| endo/crin/olog/ist | within/secrete/science or study of/specialist |
| -ITES | dropsy or drooping |
| tympan/ites | drum/dropsy or drooping |
| -ITIS | inflamed or inflammation |
| gloss/itis | tongue/inflamed or inflammation |
| -ITY | state of |
| steril/ity | barren (not capable of fertility)/state of |
| -IZE | state of or acts like |
| cauter/ize | burn/state of |
| hypnot/ize | sleep/state of or acts like |
| JEJUNO- | to empty (2nd part of small intestine) |
| jejun/um | to empty (the second part of the small intestine/refers to |
| JUNCTIV/O- | joining or to join |
| con/junctiv/itis | together/joining or to join/inflamed |
| KALI- | potassium |
| kali/penia | potassium/decrease of |
| KARY/O- | nucleus |
| karyo/kinesis | nucleus/movement or motion |
| KEL/O- | scar |
| kel/oid | scar/resembling |
| KERAT/O- | cornea or horny |
| kerato/malac/ia | cornea (eye)/softening/refers to |
| KET/O- | sour or acid |
| keto/sis | sour or acid/condition |
| KIL/O- | one thousand |
| kilo/gram | one thousand/grams |
| KINE- | movement or motion |
| kine/tic | movement/state of or condition of |
| KRAUR/O- | dryness |
| Kraur/o/sis | dryness/condition |
| KYPH/O- | hunchback |
| kyph/osis | hunchback/condition |
| LABIO- | lip |
| labi/oma | lip/tumor |
| LABRYNITHO- | maze |
| labrynith/itis | maze/inflamed |
| LACER/O- | to tear |
| lacer/ate | to tear/refers to |
| LACRIM/O- | tearing or tear |
| lacrim/al | tearing or tear/refer to |
| LACT/O- | milk |
| lact/ose | milk/sugar |
| LAMIN/O- | thin flat plate or layer |
| lamin/ectomy | thin flat plate or layer/removal |
| lamin/ent | thin flat plate or layer/having or possessing |
| LAP/I- | stone |
| lap/is | stone/refers to |
| -LAPSE | falling or slippage |
| pro/lapse | before/falling or slippage (means normal before slippage) |
| re/lapse | again/falling or slippage |
| LARYNGO- | voice box |
| laryng/itis | voice box (larynx)/inflamed |
| LAT- | side |
| lat/eral | side/refers to |
| lat/issimus | side (dorsal chest muscle)/refers to |
| LAX- | to loosen or loosening |
| re/lax/ation | again/to loosen/process of |
| LEI/O- | smooth |
| leio/my/oma | smooth/muscle/tumor |
| LENT/O- | freckle |
| lent/icle | freckle/small |
| LEPR/O- | scaly |
| lepros/y | scaly/process of |
| -LEPSY | seizure or convulsion |
| epi/leps/y | upon/seizure/process of |
| LEPTO- | thin or slender |
| lepto/morph/ic | thin or slender/shape or form/refers to |
| LEUK/O- | white |
| leuk/aphere/sis | white (white blood cells: WBC's)/separation/condition of |
| LEVAT/O- | lift up |
| levat/or | lift up (muscle)/one who |
| LIBID/O- | desire |
| libid/al | desire/refers to |
| LICHEN/I- | plant |
| lichen/ific/ation | plant/process of making (plant-like) |
| LIENO- | spleen |
| lien/itis | spleen/inflamed |
| LIGA- | to bind |
| liga/ment | to bind/state of |
| LINGU- | tongue |
| bi/lingu/al | two/tongue/pertain to |
| LIP/O- | fat |
| lip/oma | fat/tumor or swelling |
| -LISTHESIS | slippage |
| spondylo/listh/esis | vertebrae/slippage/condition of |
| -LITER | liter |
| milli/liter | one-thousandth/litre of fluid measurement |
| LITH/O- | stone, calculus or rock |
| nephro/lith | kidney/stone calculus or rock |
| LOB/O- | lobe |
| lob/ectom/y | lobe/removal or excision 'cut out'/procedure of |
| LORD/O- | swayback (to bend) |
| lordo/sis | swayback (to bend)/condition of |
| LUMB/O- | loin |
| LUMP- | small mass |
| lump/ectomy | small mass/excised or removed |
| LUNA- | moon or crescent-shaped |
| lun/ate | moon or crescent-shaped/refers to |
| LUPUS | wolf |
| lupus erythematosus | wolf: red (faced) |
| LUTE/O- | yellow |
| lute/al | yellow/refers to |
| LUX- | to dislocate |
| sub/lux/ation | under or less/to dislocate/refers to |
| LYMPH/O- | Watery |
| lymph/oma | watery (clear fluid or serum)/tumor or swelling |
| –LYSIS | destruction, breakdown, declining |
| auto/lysis | self/destruction, breakdown, declining |
| hemo/lysis | blood/breakdown |
| MACER/O- | to make soft |
| macer/ation | to make soft/process of |
| MACRO- | large or huge |
| macro/phage | large or huge/eater (WBC's) |
| macro/scop/ic | large/viewing or seeing (eyeballing)/refers to |
| MACUL/O- | large spot or flat skin freckle |
| macula lute | a large yellow macule large spot or flat skin freckle |
| MAGNI- | large or greater |
| magni/ficat/ion | larger or greater/to make/process of |
| MAL- | bad, harm, injury |
| mal/ignant | bad, harm, injury/refers to (growing worse or resisting treatment) |
| mal/practice | bad/action |
| MALAC/O- | soft or softening |
| ostero/malac/ia | bone/soft or softening/pertains to |
| MALL/E/OLUS | little hammer |
| MALLE/O- | hammer |
| malle/us | hammer (middle ear bone)/refers to(noun) |
| MAMM/O- | breast |
| mamm/ary | breast/refers to |
| MAN/O- | Hand |
| manu/al | hand/pertain to |
| MAND/I- | chew or chewer |
| mand/ible | chew or chewer/ability to(lower jaw bone) |
| –MANIA | Madness |
| klepto/mani/ac | theft or steal/madness/pertains to |
| MASSET/O- | chewer or to chew |
| masset/er | chewer or to chew/one who(muscle from cheek bone to lower jaw) |
| MASSEUR | male massager |
| MAST/O- | breast |
| mast/ectom/y | breast/removal/procedure of(partial or complete) |
| mast/oid | breast/resembling |
| MASTIC/O- | to chew or chewing |
| mastic/ation | to chew or chewing/process of |
| –MATA | Multiple |
| carcino/mata | crab-like (cancerous growths)/multiple (many) |
| MAXILL/O- | upper jaw |
| maxill/ary | jaw/refers to |
| MEASLES | rubella, reddish or red |
| MEAT/O- | Opening |
| meat/us | opening/refer to |
| MEDI- | Middle |
| medi/an; medi/um; medi/al | middle/refers to |
| MEGA- | great or big |
| mega/colon | great (big)/large intestine |
| MEGALO- | huge or large |
| hepato/megal/y | liver/huge/process of |
| MEI/O- and MIO- | lesser, smaller, fewer, and constrict |
| mei/osis and Miotic | lesser, smaller, fewer/condition of |
| MEL- | sweet, honey, cheek, limb |
| mel/it is | cheek/inflamed |
| mel/algia | limb/pain |
| mel/on | sweet/one who is |
| MELAN/O- | Black |
| melan/oma | black/tumor (skin cancer) |
| MEN/O- | monthly or month |
| men/arche | monthly or month/start |
| meno/pause | monthly/stoppage |
| MENING/O- | membrane |
| mening/itis | membrane/inflamed |
| MENISC/O- | crescent |
| menisc/ectomy | crescent ('C' shaped)/excision |
| MENT/O- | Mind |
| ment/al | mind/pertains to |
| –MENTUM | Chin |
| ante/mentum | before/chin |
| MES/O- | middle |
| mes/enter/y | middle/ intestines/ state of |
| meso/derm | middle/skin |
| META- | beyond or change |
| meta/carp/al | beyond/wrist/pertains to |
| meta/bol/ism | change/lump/state of |
| meta/stasis | change (from)/standing or stoppage |
| –METER | Measurement |
| spiro/meter | breathe/measurement |
| opto/metr/ist | eye/measurement/specialist |
| METR/A- | uterus or womb |
| endo/metr/iosis | within/uterus or womb/condition |
| endo/metr/itis | within/uterus or womb/inflammation |
| –METRY | measurement procedure |
| opto/metr/y (O.D.) | sight or vision/measurement/procedure or process |
| MICRO- | small |
| micro/gloss/ia | small/tongue/refers to |
| micro/scop/e | small/viewing/instrument |
| MICTUR/O- | to make water or urinate |
| mictur/ition | to make water or urinate/process of |
| MILLI- | one-thousandth |
| milli/meter | one-thousandth/of meter (39.37 inches) |
| MINIMUS- | smallest |
| minim/um | smallest/refers to |
| MINUTE | Small |
| com/minute | together/small |
| -MITR/E | head band or mitre box |
| mitr/al | head band or mitre box/refers to |
| MOL/O- | to mill or grind |
| mol/ar | to mill or grind/refer to |
| MON/O- | one |
| mono/nucle/osis | one/ nut/ condition of |
| MORPHO- | shape |
| a/morph/ous | without/shape or form/state of or composed of |
| MORT/O- | Death |
| mort/al | death/refers to |
| –MOTOR | movement or motion |
| oculo/motor | eye/motion or movement |
| psycho/motor | mind/movement |
| MUC/O- | Slime |
| muc/oids | lime/resembles |
| MULTI- | many, multiple, excessive |
| multiple sclera/osis (MS) | many: hardening/condition of |
| MUMPS | swelling |
| MY/O- | muscle |
| my/oma | muscle or muscular/tumor |
| MYC/O- | fungus |
| myc/oid | fungus/resembles |
| MYDRI/O- | to widen |
| mydri/opt/ic | to widen/vision/refers to |
| MYEL/O- | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| myelo/gram | spinal cord/recording |
| myel/itis | bone marrow/inflamed |
| MYRING/O- | eardrum |
| myring/itis | eardrum/inflamed (infected) |
| MYX/O- | mucus |
| myx/oma | mucus/tumor or swelling |
| myx/oid | mucus/resembles |
| NANO- | 1 billionth |
| nano/meter | 1 billionth part |
| NARC/O- | sleep |
| narco/lepsy | sleep/seizure |
| NARES | nose opening |
| NAS/O- | nose |
| nas/al | nose/refers to |
| NAT- | birth |
| nat/al | birth/refers to |
| NATRI- | sodium or salt |
| hyper/natr/emia | increase/sodium or salt/in blood |
| NAVICUL/O- | boat or boat shaped |
| navicul/ar | boat shaped/refer to |
| NECR/O- | death, dead, dying |
| necrot/ic | death, dead, dying/refers to |
| necr/osis | death, dead, dying/condition of |
| NEO- | new |
| neo/plasm | new/growth |
| NEPHR/O- | kidney |
| nephr/itis | kidney/inflamed |
| NEUR/O- | nerve |
| neur/algia | nerve/pain |
| NEUTR/O- | neither or neutral |
| neutro/phil(e) | neither or neutral/love for |
| NEV/O- | birthmark |
| nev/us | birthmark/refers to |
| NIGRA- | black |
| nigra bodies | black: structures in and around cell nucleus |
| NIN/O- | nine |
| nin/us | nine/pertains to |
| NOCT/I- | night or blind |
| noct/uria | night/urination (excessive) |
| -NOIA | mind |
| para/noia | beyond/mind |
| NUCLE/O- | nut |
| nucle/us | nut(shaped)/refers to |
| NULL/I- | none or no |
| nulli/para | none or no (null or voided)/births |
| NUTRI/O- | to nourish |
| nutri/tion | to nourish/process of |
| -O/PEXY | to fixate, attach, sew |
| nephr/opex/y | kidney/fixate, attach, sew (suture)/procedure of |
| -O/PLASTY | repair or plastic surgery |
| rhino/plast/y | nose/repair or plastic surgery/procedure of |
| -O/RRHAGIA | bursting forth or heavy flow |
| meno/rrhagia | monthly (female cycle)/bursting forth (heavy flow) |
| -O/RRHEA | discharge or flow |
| men/o/rrhea | monthly/discharge or flow (slow) |
| gon/o/rrhea | gonad/flow |
| -O/RRHEXIS | rupture or protrusion |
| enter/o/rrhexis | intestine (small)/rupture or protrusion |
| OBLIQUE | side-long or slanted |
| OBSTETR/I- | midwife |
| obstetr/ics | midwife(childbirth)/pertains to |
| OCCIPIT/O- | back of head |
| occipit/otomy | back of head/opening (surgical procedure) |
| occipit/al | back of head/pertains to |
| OCCLUSI/O- | closure or blockage |
| occlus/ion | closure or blockage/process of |
| OCCULT/O- | hidden |
| occult/a (spina bi/fida) | hidden (thorn: two/clefts)/refers to |
| OCT/O- | eight |
| oct/agon | eight/walls |
| OCUL/O- | eye |
| oculo/motor | eye/movement |
| ODONT/O- | tooth |
| odont/oid | tooth/resembling |
| -OID | resembling |
| lip/oid | fat/resembling |
| epi/derm/oid | upper/skin/resembling |
| OLEO- | oil |
| oleo/vitamin | oil (fish oil)/life giving (fat soluble vitamins) |
| -OLEUM | oil |
| oleo/infusion | oil/injection |
| petr/oleum | stone/oil |
| OLFACT/O- | smelling or smell |
| olfact/ory | smelling or smell/process of |
| OLIG/O- | few, scanty, slight, little |
| oligo/meno/rrhea | few, scanty, slight, little/monthly/flow |
| -OLOG/Y | science or study of, process of |
| hist/olog/y | web-like or tissue/science of or study of/process of |
| -OMA | tumor or swelling |
| carcin/oma | crab or crab-like/tumor or swelling |
| OMO- | shoulder |
| omo/burs/itis | shoulder (near arm)/sack/inflamed |
| OMPHAL/O- | navel or umbilicus |
| omphal/ectomy | navel or umbilicus/removal (excision) |
| ONC/O- | tumor |
| onco/log/y | tumor/science or study of/process of |
| onco/log/ist | tumor/science of or study of/specialist |
| ONYCH/O- | nail |
| onycho/fidia | nail/split |
| OOPHOR/O- | ovary |
| oophor/itis | ovary (seed producer)/inflamed |
| OPHTHALM/O- | eye or eyeball |
| ophthalm/olog/ist | eye/science or study of/specialist |
| ophthalm/ic | eye or eyeball/refer to |
| OPISTH/O- | backwards (bending) |
| opistho/tonus | backward (bending)/tone |
| OPTO- | vision, sight, eye |
| opto/metr/ist | vision or sight/measurement/specialist |
| ORA- | mouth |
| or/al | mouth/pertains to |
| ORB- | circle or dish |
| orbit/al | circle or dish (eye socket)/pertains to |
| ORCHI/O- | teste or seed producer |
| orchi/oma | teste or seed producer/tumor or swelling |
| orch/itis | testicle/inflamed |
| -OREXIA | appetite |
| an/orexia | without/appetite (not hungry) |
| -ORRHAPHY | suturing or repair |
| neur/orrhaph/y | nerve/suturing or repair/procedure of |
| ORTH/O- | straight, normal, correct |
| ortho/dont/ic | straight, normal, correct/teeth/refers to |
| OS- | mouth |
| trache/os/tom/y | windpipe/mouth/cut/process |
| OSCILL/O- | to swing |
| oscillo/graph | to swing/instrument |
| -OSE | sugar |
| malt/ose | malt/sugar |
| -OSIS | condition of or disease |
| scoli/osis | crooked (lateral curve)/condition of or disease |
| OSMO- | smell |
| an/osm/ia | without/smell/refers to |
| OSTE/O- | bone |
| osteo/path | bone/disease |
| osteo/por/osis | bone/cavities (pores)/condition of |
| -OSTOMY | mouth like opening produced by surgery |
| col/ostomy | colon/opening (mouth like formation) procedure |
| OT/O- | ear |
| ot/itis | ear/inflamed |
| -OTOMY | cutting, to cut, cut into |
| tracheo/tom/y | rough (windpipe)/cut into/procedure of |
| ana/tom/y | apart/cutting/procedure of or process of |
| -OTRIPSY | crushing or to crush |
| neur/otrips/y | nerve/crushing or to crush/procedure of (surgical) |
| litho/tripsy | stone/crushing/procedure of (kidney or gall stones 'calculi') |
| OV/O- | egg |
| ov/ary | egg/refer to |
| ovul/ate | egg/state of or process of (producing) |
| OX/Y- | sharp or oxygen molecules |
| oxy/op/ia | sharp/vision/refers to |
| oxy/gen | sharp (mentally)/producing, developing, forming |
| oxy/gen/ation | oxygen (molecules)/development/process of |
| PACHY- | thick |
| pachy/derm/ia | thick/skin/refers to |
| PALAT/O- | palate, plate or plate of the mouth roof |
| palato/plasty | palate (roof of mouth)/repair |
| palat/oplasty | roof of mouth or palate/surgical repair |
| palat/ine | plate of mouth roof (skull bones)/state of |
| PALL/O- | pale or lack of color |
| pall/or | pale or lack of color/one who |
| PALM/A- | palm or palm of hand |
| palm/ar | palm or palm of hand/refer to |
| PALPAT/O- | touching or to touch |
| palpat/ion | touching or to touch/process of |
| PALPEBRA- | eyelid |
| palpebr/itis | eyelid/inflamed |
| PALPIT- | quivering or fluttering |
| palpit/ation | quivering or fluttering (heart)/process of |
| PALSY | slight or moderate paralysis |
| Cerebral Palsy (C.P.) | brain: paralysis |
| PAN- | all, total, complete |
| pan/dem/ic | all, total, complete/people/pertain to |
| pan/creat/itis | all/flesh/inflamed |
| PAPILLA- | nipple |
| papill/ary | nipple/state of or refer to |
| PARA- | near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal |
| para/thyr/oid | near/shield shaped/resembling |
| -PARESIS | paralysis |
| hemi/pare/sis | half/paralysis (slight)/condition of |
| PARIET/O- | wall or partition |
| pariet/al | wall or partition/refer to (skull bone) |
| PART/O- | birth or labor |
| post/part/um | after/birth or labor/refers to |
| PATELL/O- | little dish or knee cap |
| patell/ar | little dish (knee cap)/refer to |
| PATH/O- | disease |
| path/o/log/y | disease/science of or study of/process of |
| PAUS/O- | stoppage |
| meno/paus/al | monthly/stoppage/refers to |
| PECT/O- | chest |
| pector/al | chest (anterior breast area)/refer to |
| PED- | foot or feet |
| ped/al | foot or feet/refer to |
| PEDI- | child |
| ped/iatrics | child/treat |
| ped/ia/tric/ian | child/treats or cures/one who |
| PEDICUL/O- | lice |
| pediculo/sis | lice (head, body or pubic)/condition of |
| PELI- | purple |
| peli/osis | purple/condition of |
| PELL- | skin |
| pell/agra | skin/rough or painful |
| PELVI/O- | base, basin, pelvis |
| pelv/ic | base, basin, pelvis/refers to |
| PEN/O- | tail, organ of copulation, penis |
| pen/itis | penis/inflamed |
| -PENIA | decrease in number |
| leuko/cyto/penia | white (WBC's)/cells/decrease in number |
| PENT/A- | five |
| pent/agon | five/walls |
| penta/dactyl | five (normal)/fingers and toes on each limb |
| PEPS/O- | digestion |
| dys/peps/ia | difficult or painful/digestion/refers to |
| PER- | through |
| per/cutane/ous | through/skin/state of |
| per/meate | through/opening |
| PERI- | around |
| peri/cardi/um | around/heart/refers to |
| peri/stal/sis | around/to clasp and compress/condition |
| PERINE/O- | base or floor |
| perin/eal | base or floor/refers to |
| PERITON/E- | that which holds the lower viscera |
| peritone/um | that which holds the lower organs/refers to |
| periton/itis | membrane holding lower viscera or organs and structures/inflammation |
| PERONEO- | pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone |
| perone/al | pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone/refers to |
| perone/us | pin/refers to |
| PES | foot |
| tali/pes | ankle/foot |
| PETECH/I- | small |
| petech/ial | small/refers to |
| PETIT | little illness |
| petit mal | little illness/bad |
| PETRO- | rock, stone, hard |
| petro/derma | rock, stone, hard/skin |
| osteo/petr/osis | bone/stone-like/condition |
| PHAGO- | eat, eating, perverse appetite |
| phago/cyto/sis | eat, eating, perverse appetite/cells (WBC's)/refers to |
| PHALANG/O- | close knit row (fingers and toes) |
| a/phalang/ia | without/close knit row (fingers and toes)/refers to |
| PHARMAC/O- | drug relationship, to drug, medicine |
| pharmac/o/log/ist | drug or medicine/study of/specialist |
| PHARYNG/O- | throat |
| pharyng/itis | pharynx or throat/inflamed (sore throat) |
| PHAS/O- | speech or speaking |
| dys/phas/ia | difficult or faulty/speech or speaking/refers to |
| -PHASE | stage |
| meta/phase | change/stage or an appearance |
| -PHERESIS | withdrawal or to separate |
| hemato/pheresis | blood/to separate |
| -PHILE | love of, to love, love for |
| eosino/phil/ia | rose red (WBC staining)/love of/refers to |
| PHIM/O- | to muzzle or muzzling |
| phim/osis | to muzzle or muzzling/condition of |
| PHLEB/O- | vein |
| phleb/itis | vein/inflamed |
| phleb/o/tom/ist | vein/cut/specialist (draws blood) |
| PHOB/O- | fear |
| hydro/phob/ia | water/fear (rabies)/refers to |
| PHOC/O- | seal |
| phoco/mel/ia | seal/limbs/refers to |
| PHON/O- | voice or sound |
| dys/phon/ia | faulty or difficult/voice or sound/refers to |
| PHOR/O- | feeling (mental) |
| eu/phor/ia | good/feeling (mental)/refers to |
| -PHORESIS | migration, transport, move or carry |
| a/phoresis | no or lack of/migration, transportation, movement |
| hemo/phoresis | blood/carrying, migration, transmitting |
| chema/phoresis | chemical/not moving |
| epi/phoresis | above/to carry or bear |
| PHOT/O- | light |
| photo/graphy | light/process of recording with device |
| photo/phobia | light/fear of |
| PHRAG/O- | wall or partition |
| dia/phragm | across or through/wall or partition |
| PHRASO- | speech or talk |
| a/phras/ia | without/speech, talk, unable to understand phrases/refers to |
| -PHRAXIA | stoppage or obstruction |
| hemo/phrax/ia | blood/stoppage or obstruction/refers to |
| PHREN/O- | mind or diaphragm |
| phren/ia | mind (mental disorder)/pertains to |
| phren/ic (nerve) | diaphragm/pertains to |
| -PHYLAXIS | protection or guard |
| pro/phylaxis | before/protection or guard |
| ana/phylaxis | away from/prevention |
| PHYSI/O- | function of or nature of |
| physi/o/log/y | function or nature of/science of/process of |
| -PHYSIS | growth or nature of |
| sym/physis | together/growth or nature of |
| PHYTO- | plant |
| phyto/toxin | plant/poison |
| PIA- | gentle |
| pia mater | soft or gentle: mother |
| PIL/O- | hair |
| pil/oma | hair/swelling or tumor-like |
| PINN/A- | feather or feather like |
| pinna/form | feather like/shape |
| PITUIT/O- | phlegm or glue like mucus |
| pituit/ary | phlegm or glue like mucus/refer to |
| PITYR/I- | bran (cereal like scales on skin) |
| pityri/asis | bran (cereal like scales on skin)/refers to |
| PLACENT/A- | cake |
| placent/itis | cake/inflamed |
| -PLAKIA | plate or plate-like |
| leuko/plakia | white/plate |
| PLAN/O- | flat or a plain |
| plan/us | pes plan/us |
| PLANT/O- | sole of foot |
| plant/ar | sole of the foot/refer to |
| PLAS- | growth, development, formation |
| hyper/plas/ia | excessive/growth, development, formation/pertains to |
| -PLEG/IA | paralysis |
| quadri/plegia | four (limbs)/paralysis |
| para/plegia | beyond (lower two limbs)/paralyzed |
| PLEUR/O- | side or rib |
| pleur/itis | side or rib/inflamed |
| -PLEXY | paralysis |
| neuro/plexy | nerve/paralysis |
| -PNEA | breathe or breathing |
| a/pnea | without or lack of/breathe or breathing |
| PNEUM/O- | lung, air, respiration |
| pneumo/thorax | air (within)/chest |
| -POIE/SIS | to make, form, produce |
| hemato/poie/sis | blood (large amount)/to make, form, produce/condition or state of |
| POIKIL/O- | irregular or varied shape |
| poikilo/cytic | irregular or varied shape/cell |
| POLI/O- | gray |
| polio/myel/itis | gray/spinal cord/inflamed |
| POLLEX- | thumb |
| pollex/ectomy | thumb/removal |
| POLY- | many |
| poly/dipsia | many/thirsts (being thirsty) |
| PONS | bridge |
| POR/O- | cavity or passage (porous) |
| osteo/por/o/sis | bone/cavity or passage (porous)/condition of |
| POST- | after or behind |
| post/part/um | after/birth/refers to |
| poster/ior | after or behind/refers to |
| -POX | pits |
| small pox3tiny/pits | |
| PRAND/I- | meal or breakfast |
| prandi/al | meal or breakfast/pertain to |
| a/prand/ial | without/meal/refer to |
| -PRAX/IA | movement or action |
| pharmaco/prax/ia | drug/movement or action/pertain to |
| myo/prax/is | muscle/action/refers to |
| PRE- | before |
| pre/natal | before/birth |
| PREPUCE | foreskin or hood |
| PRESBYO-3old | |
| presby/op/ia | old (weak eyes of elderly)/vision/refers to |
| PRIM/I- | first |
| prim/ary | first/refers to |
| PRO- | before |
| pro/gnosis | before/knowledge |
| pro/phylax/is | before/prevention or guard/refers to |
| PROCT/O- | rectum or anus |
| proct/o/log/ist | rectum or anus/science or study of/specialist |
| PRONE- | to bend forward |
| pronat/ion | to bend forward/process of |
| PROPRI/O- | property (nerve stimuli or information) |
| proprio/ceptor | property (nerve stimulation or information)/ones own receives |
| PROSTAT/O- | one who lies before |
| prostat/ectomy | one who lies before/excision (cut out) |
| PROT/O- | first |
| proto/zoon | first/animals |
| PROXIM/O- | close or closest |
| proxim/al | close or closest/refer to |
| PRUR/I- | itch or itching |
| prur/itis | itch/inflamed |
| PSEUD/O- | false |
| pseudo/membranous | false/skin like/state of |
| PSOAS | loin (lumbar) |
| PSOR/I- | to itch |
| psori/asis | to itch/condition of |
| PSYCH/O- | mind |
| psych/olog/y | mind/science of or study of/process of |
| PTERYG/O- | winged |
| pteryg/oid | winged/resembles |
| -PTOSIS | to drop, fall, displace |
| splanchno/ptosis | viscera or organ/to drop, fall, displace |
| nephro/ptosis | kidney/to drop, fall, displace |
| -PTYSIS | spitting or spit |
| hemo/ptysis | blood/spitting or spit |
| PUB/O- | pubis or pubic |
| pub/ic | pubis or pubic/refers to |
| PULMON/O- | lung |
| pulmon/ary | lung/pertains to |
| PULP/O- | solid flesh |
| pulp/itis | solid flesh/inflamed |
| PUPILL/O- | pupil |
| pupilo/meter | pupil/to measure (size of ring shape) |
| PURPUR/O- | purple |
| purpur/ic | purple/refers to |
| PYEL/O- | pelvis or kidney |
| pyelo/nephr/itis | pelvis/of kidney /inflammation |
| PYKN/O- | thick, dense, compact |
| pykn/emia | thick/refers to blood |
| PYL/O- | gatekeeper |
| pyl/or/ic | gatekeeper/one who/refer to |
| PYO- | pus |
| pyo/gen/ic | pus/produce/refers to |
| PYRET/O- | fever |
| pyret/ic | fever 'febrile', heat, fire/refers to |
| pyreto/gen | fever/producing |
| QUADR/I- | four |
| quadr/ants | four/refers to |
| QUINT/I- | five |
| quintu/plet | five/offspring or folds |
| RADI/O- | ray, spoke, X-ray, radio activity |
| radia/tion | ray, spoke, X-ray, radio-activity/process of or state of |
| rad/ius | spoke/refer to |
| RADIC/O- | nerve root or spinal nerve |
| radicul/itis | nerve root/inflammation |
| RAY- | spoke or wave length |
| RE- | again |
| re/spir/ation | again/breath/process of |
| RECT/O- | rectum or straight |
| recto/clysis | rectum or straight/washing out |
| rectus abdominal muscles | straight/belly/muscle |
| REN/O- | kidney |
| ren/al | kidney/pertaining to |
| RETICUL/O- | network |
| reticul/ation | network/process of |
| RETINA | net or net like |
| Retin/itis | net or net like/inflamed |
| RETR/O- | back of, behind, backward, after |
| retro/cervic/al | behind/neck/refers to |
| retro/grade | back of, backward, behind, after/movement |
| retro/col/ic | back of/big intestine/refers to |
| RHACHI/O- | jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column |
| rhach/itis | jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column/inflamed |
| RHEUMAT/O- | discharge or flow through |
| rheumat/oid arthr/itis | discharge or flow through/resembles: joint/inflamed |
| RHIN/O- | nose |
| rhino/plasty | nose/repair or plastic surgery (nose job) |
| rhin/itis | nose/inflamed |
| rhin/o/rrhea | nose/running |
| RHOMB/O- | parallelogram or diamond shaped |
| rhomb/oid muscles | parallelogram (diamond shaped)/resembles: muscles |
| RHYTID/O- | wrinkles |
| rhytid/ectomy | wrinkles/plastic surgery to remove wrinkles |
| rhytido/plasty | wrinkles/plastic surgery or repair |
| RICHETTS/IA | rickets like symptoms in joints |
| ROENT/O- | X-ray |
| roent/gen/ic | x-ray/beginning or caused by/refer to |
| ROTAT/O- | to turn or swing around |
| rotat/or | to turn or swing around/one who |
| -RRHYTHM | rhythm or contraction |
| a/rrhythm | lack of or without/rhythm or contraction |
| RUBE/O- | red |
| rube/osis | red/condition of |
| RUG/A- | folds |
| rug/ae | folds/refers to |
| SACCHAR/O- | sugar |
| sacchar/ide | sugar/likeness |
| SACR/O- | saucer or sacred bone |
| sacr/al | saucer or sacred bone/pertaining to |
| SAGITT/O- | arrow or arrow like |
| mid/sagitt/al | middle/like and arrow or arrow-like (cut)/refers to(visual or surgical cut separating body or parts into right and left segments) |
| SALIV/O- | spit |
| saliv/ation | spit (making)/process of saliva/process of (making or producing) |
| SALPING/O- | tube, duct, canal |
| salping/itis | tube, duct, canal/inflamed |
| SARC/O- | fleshy |
| sarc/oma | fleshy/tumor |
| SCAB/O- | to itch |
| scab/ies | to itch/condition of(mite infestation of skin) |
| SCAPUL/O- | shoulder blade |
| scapul/ectomy | shoulder blade/removal (surgical excision) |
| SCHIZ/O- | split or splitting |
| schizo/phren/ia | split/mind/refers to |
| SCLER/O- | hardening |
| athero/scler/osis | yellow fat or porridge/hardening/condition of |
| scler/itis | hard/inflammation |
| SCOLI/O- | crooked or twisted |
| scoli/osis | crooked or twisted (spine)/condition of |
| -SCOP/E | an instrument that examines or views |
| micro/scop/e | small/to view or examine/instrument(process of) |
| -SCOPY | to examine or view |
| lapro/scop/y | abdomen wall or abdominal/to examine or view/procedure of |
| SCOT/O- | darknesss |
| cot/oma | darkness (blind spot)/swelling or tumor (causing |
| SCROT/O- | sac or pouch |
| scrot/al | sac or pouch/refers to |
| SCURVY | to scratch |
| SEB/O- | oil |
| seb/aceous gland | oil/pertains to |
| SECRETO- | separating or to separate |
| secreat/or | separating or to separate/one who |
| SECT/O- | to cut |
| sect/ion | to cut (several times) or to cut apart/procedure of(to section an organ) |
| SEMI- | half |
| semi/conscious | half/aware |
| SEMIN/O- | seed or seed producer |
| semin/al | seed or seed producer/refers to |
| SENIL/E- | old |
| senil/ity | old/state of(mental and/or physical weakness) |
| SEPT/A- | partition or wall |
| sept/um | partition or wall/refers to(wall dividing a space: nose and heart) |
| SEPT/I- | seventh |
| septi/para | seventh/child births or born infants |
| SEPT/O- | poison, infection, decay, putrefy |
| sept/ic | poison/refer to |
| SIAL/O- | saliva or spit |
| sial/aden/itis | saliva or spit/gland/inflammation |
| hypo/sialo/gogic | low/saliva/production |
| SIDER/O- | iron |
| sidero/cyte | iron/cell |
| SILIC/O- | silicon carbon particles |
| silico/sis | silicon carbon particles/refers to |
| SIN/O- | cavity |
| sin/us | cavity/refers to |
| SINISTR/O- | to the left or left |
| sinistro/card/ia | to the left or left/heart/refers to |
| SKELET/O- | dried up or to attach |
| skelet/al | dried up or to attach/refers to |
| SOLE- | the sole of the foot |
| sole/us | sole of foot/refers to |
| -SOL | in solution or solution |
| aero/sol | air/solution |
| SOM/O- | body |
| psycho/somat/ic | mind/body/refer to |
| SOMN/O- | sleep |
| somni/pathy | sleep/disease |
| SON/O- | sounds |
| ono/gram | sound/recording or writing |
| SPAD/I- | to tear |
| epi/spad/ism | upon/to tear/state of |
| -SPASM | involuntary contraction |
| myo/spasm | muscle/sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| SPERM/O- | sperm |
| spermo/cide | sperm/to kill |
| SPHER/O- | ball, globe, round |
| spher/o/cyte | ball, globe, round/cells |
| SPHINCT/O- | that which binds together |
| sphinct/er | that which binds together or tight (ring like) |
| SPHYGM/O- | pulse |
| sphygmo/mano/meter | pulse/by hand/measurement |
| SPHYXI/O- | pulse or lack of pulse |
| a/sphyx/ia | without/pulse/refers to |
| SPIN/O- | thorn or thorny |
| spin/al | thorn or thorny/refers to |
| SPIR/O- | breathe or breathing |
| spir/o/meter | breathe, breathing/measure |
| spiro/gram | breathing/record |
| spiro/graph | breathing/instrument used to record |
| SPLANCHN/O- | organ |
| splanchn/o/log/y | organ (viscera)/study of/process of |
| SPLEN/O- | spleen |
| splen/o/tom/y | spleen (organ)/cut into/procedure of |
| SPONDYL/O- | vertebra |
| spondyl/itis | vertebra/inflamed |
| SPRAIN | to wring out or press out |
| SQUAM/O- | scaly |
| squam/ous | scaly/refers to |
| -STALSIS | to contract |
| peri/stalsis | around/to contract |
| STAPED/O- | stirrup |
| staped/ectomy | stirrup (shape)/excision or removal |
| STAPHYL/O- | grape or grape-like clusters |
| straphylo/coccus | grape or grape-like clusters/berry |
| -STASIS | stoppage, standing, location |
| hemo/stasis | blood/stoppage |
| homeo/stasis | same or equal/standing or location |
| -STAT | to stop or immediately |
| hemo/stat | blood/to stop |
| -STAXIA | dripping or trickling |
| epi/staxia | upon/dripping or trickling |
| STEAT/O- | fat |
| steato/rrhea | fat/flow |
| STEN/O- | narrowing |
| sten/osis | narrowing/condition of |
| STEREO- | three dimensional or solid |
| stereo/cine/fluoro/graphy | three dimensional/motion picture/fluorescence/recording procedure |
| STERN/O- | chest, sternum, or breastbone |
| stern/al | chest, sternum, breastbone/pertain to |
| STETH/O- | chest |
| stetho/scope | chest/to examine |
| -STOLE | contract |
| sy/stole | together/contract |
| dia/stole | between/contraction |
| STOMAT/O- | mouth |
| stomat/itis | mouth/inflamed |
| STRABISM/O- | to squint or squinting |
| strabism/us | to squint or squinting/refers to |
| STRAIN | to draw tight |
| STRAT/I- | layer |
| strati/form | layer/shaped |
| strat/um basal | layer/refers to: base of (skin) |
| STREPT/O- | twisted or twisted chain |
| strepto/coccus | twisted or twisted chain/spheres |
| STRI/A- | stripes or threads |
| stria/tion | stripes or threads/process of |
| STRICT/O- | drawing or binding |
| strict/ure | drawing or binding/state of |
| STY/E | raised |
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