Question | Answer |
Metr/o, metri/o | Uterus, to measure |
-metry | measurement |
-mortem | death |
-motor | movement |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma) |
myos/o | muscle |
myring/o | eardrum |
nas/o | nose |
nat/i | birth |
necr/o | death |
neo- | new |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
norm/o | rule,order |
nos/o | disease |
obstetr/o | midwife |
ocul/o | eye |
odont/o | tooth |
-oid | pertaining to, resembling |
-oma | tumor,mass,swelling |
onc/o | tumor |
onycho/o | nail |
o/o | egg |
oophor/ | ovary |
opthalm/o | eye |
-opsy | process of viewing |
opt/o, optic/o | eye |
or/o | mouth |
orch/o | testicle, testis |
orchi/o | testicle,testis |
orchid/o | testicle/testis |
ortho/o | straight |
-osis | abnormal condition |
osm/o | smell |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
-ous | pertaining to |
ovari/o | ovary |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
para- | along the side of, beside, near |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
-partum | birth |
path/o | disease |
-pathy | disease condition |
ped/o | child |
pelv/o | hip bone |
-penia | deficiency |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs) |
perone/o | fibula |
-pexy | fixation (surgical) |
phak/o | lens of the eye |
phalang/o | phalanges (fingers & toe bones) |
pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
-phasia | speech |
-philia | attraction to |
phleb/o | vein |
phern/o | mind |
phern/o | diaphragm |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
plas/o | development, formation, growth |
-plasm | development, formation, growth |
-plasia | formation, growth |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
pleur/o | pleur (membranes surrounding the lungs) |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o | air,lung |
pneumon/o | lung |
-poiesis | formation |
poly- | many,much |
post- | after,behind |
poster/o | back,behind |
pre- | before |
pro-, pros- | before, forward |
prosth/o | artificial replacement |
proct/o | anus & rectum |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
psych/o | mind |
-ptosis | prolapse,sagging |
-ptysis | spitting |
pulmon/o | lung |
pyel/o | renal pelvis (central section of the kidney) |
radi/o | x-rays, radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
re-, retro- | behind, back |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
retin/o | retina of the eye |
rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal)n muscle |
rheumat/o | flow,fluid |
rhin/o | nose |
-rrhage | excess flow of blood |
-rrhagia | excess flow of blood |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge,flow |
a-,an- | no, not |
ab- | away from |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
-ac | pertaining to |
ad- | toward |
aden/o | gland |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
alveol/o | alveolus( air sac within the lung) |
amni/o | aminion(sacs that surrounds the embryo) |
-an | pertaining to |
ana- | up,apart |
an/o | anus |
angi/o | vessel (blood) |
ante- | before, forward |
anter/0 | front |
anti- | against |
aort/o | aorta |
append/o,appendic/o | appendix |
-ar | pertaining to |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | small artery |
arthr/o | joint |
-ary | pertaining to |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
-ation | process, condition |
aur/o | ear |
aut- | self |
axill/o | armpit |
balan/o | penis |
bari/o | weight |
bi- | two |
bi/o | life |
blephar/o | eyelid |
brady- | slow |
bronch/o | bronchial tube |
bronchiol/o | small bronchial tube |
calcane/o | calcaneus (heel bone) |
capillar/o | capillary |
carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
cardi/o | heart |
carp/o | wrist bone (carpals) |
-cele | hernia |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebellum( posterior part of the brain) |
cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
cervic/o | neck |
chem/o | drug,chemical |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
chondro/o | cartilage |
chron/o | time |
-cision | process of cutting |
cis/o | to cut |
clavicul/o | clavicle (collarbone) |
-coccus | bacterium (berry-shaped); plural: -cocci |
coccyg/o | tailbone |
col/o | colon (large intestine) |
colon/o | colon |
colp/o | vagina |
comi/o | to care for |
con- | with,together |
coni/o | dust |
-coniosis | abnormal condition of dust |
coron/o | heart |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
crin/o | secrete |
-crine | secretion |
-crit | separation |
cry/o | cold |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan/o | blue |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
-cyte | cell |
cyt/o | cell |
dactyl/o | fingers or toes |
dent/i | tooth |
dermat/o,derm/o | skin |
dia- | thorough,complete |
-dipsia | thirst |
duoden/o | duodenum |
dur/o | dura mater (outermost meningeal layer) |
-dynia | pain |
dys- | abnormal,bad,difficult, painful |
sacr/o | sacrum |
salping/o | fallopian (uturine) tube |
-salpinx | fallopian (uturine) tube |
sarc/o | flesh |
scapul/o | shoulder blade(bone) |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrament to view or visually examine |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
scrot/o | scrotal sac, scrotum |
-section | process of cutting into |
sent/o | infection |
septic/o | infection |
-sis | condition |
-somatic | pertaining to the body |
son/o | sound |
-spasm | constriction |
spin/o | backbone, spine, vertebra |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | backbone, vertebra |
-stasis | control, stop; place, to stand |
-stat | stop, control |
-stenosis | narrowing |
stern/o | sternum(breastbone) |
stomat/o | mouth |
-stomy | opening |
sub- | below, under |
supra- | above |
sym- | with, together(use before b, p, and m) |
syn- | with, together |
tachy- | fast |
tendin/o, ten/o | tendon |
-tension | pressure |
theli/o, thel/o | nipple |
-therapy | treatment |
-thesis | put, place |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o, thyroid/o, thyroaden/o | thyroid gland |
tibi/o | tibia or shin bone(large lower leg bone) |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tomy | incision, process of cutting into |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
top/o | to put, place |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
troph/o | development, nourishment |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
tympan/o | eardrum |
uln/o | ulna(mesial lower arm bone) |
ultra- | beyond |
-um | structure |
ungu/o | nail |
uni- | one |
urether/o | urether |
urethr/o | urethra |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
-uria | urine condition |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vas/o | vas deferens, vessel |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ven/o | vein |
venul/o | venule |
vertebr/o | backbone, vertebra |
vesic/o | urinary bladder |
-y | condition, process |
-eal | pertaining to |
ec- | out,outside |
-ectasia | dilation,stretching,widening |
ecto- | out,outside |
-ectomy | excision |
electr/o | electricity |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | blood condition |
en- | in,inner,within |
encephal/o | brain |
endo- | within,inner |
endocrin/o | endocrine glands |
endometr/o | endometrium |
enter/o | intestine |
epi- | above,upon |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
epithlei/o | skin |
erythr/o | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
esthesi/o | sensation |
ex-,exo-,extra- | out,outside |
femor/o | femur,thigh bone |
fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
fibul/o | fibula(smaller lower leg bone) |
gastr/o | stomach |
gen/o | to produce |
-gen | production,formation |
-genesis | producing,forming |
-genic | pertaining to producing,produced by |
ger/o | old age |
-globin | protein |
glyc/o | sugar |
gnos/o | knowledge |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording, to record |
gynec/o | woman,female |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
humer/o | humerus(upper arm bone) |
hydr/o | water |
hyper- | above,excessive,more than normal |
hypo- | below,less than normal |
hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
hyster/o | uterus |
-ia | condition |
-ian | practitioner |
iatr/o | treatment |
-ic,-ical | pertaining to |
ile/o | ilium(third part of small intestine) |
ili/o | ilium(upper part of hip bone) |
in- | in,into |
-ine | pertaining to |
infra- | below |
inguin/o | groin |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
-ior | pertaining to |
isch/o | to hold back |
-ism | condition,process |
-ist | specalist |
-itis | inflammation |
jejun/o | jejunum |
lapar/o | abdomen |
-lapse | slide |
laryng/o | larynx(voice box) |
later/o | side |
ligament/o | ligament |
leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
leuk/o | white |
lip/o | fat |
-listhesis | sliding |
lith/o | stone |
-lith | stone |
-logist | one who specializes in study of |
-logy | process of study, study of |
lumb/o | loin,waist region |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphaden/o | lymph nodes |
lymphangi/o | lumph vessel |
lys/o | breakdown,destruction |
-lysis | breakdown,destruction |
mal- | bad |
-malacia | softening |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
mediastin/o | mediastinum |
medull/o | medulla oblngata |
-megaly | enlargement |
men/o | menstration |
mening/o | meninges |
meta- | beyond,change |
metacarp/o | metacarpals |
metatars/o | metatarsals |
-meter | measure |