cell

ex. cyt/o/logist - specialist who studies cells

tissue

ex. hist/o/logy - the study of the tissue

nucleus

ex. nucle/o/toxin - poison or toxin that acts on the nucleus

anterior, front

ex. anter/o/posterior - the front and behind

tail

ex. caud/al - pertaining to the tail

far, farthest

ex. dist/al - pertaining to the far or farthest object or area

back (of body)

ex. dors/al - pertaining to the back (of body)

lower, below

ex. infer/ior - pertaining to the low or lowest object or area

side, to one side

ex. later/o/abdomin/al - pertaining to the side of the abdomen

middle

ex. medi/o/later/al - pertaining to the side of the middle

back (of body), behind, posterior

ex. poster/o/later/al - pertaining to the side of the back (of body)

near, nearest

ex. proxim/al - pertaining to the near or nearest object or area

belly, belly-side

ex. ventr/al - pertaining to the belly or belly-side

abdomen

ex. abdomin/o/pelv/ic - pertaining to the pelvis and abdomen

extremity

ex. acr/o/megaly - enlargement of the extremities (fingers or toes)

groin

ex. inguin/al - pertaining to the groin

loin

ex. lumb/o/dynia - pain in the loin

navel (umbilicus)

ex. omphal/o/cele - herniation or swelling of the navel (umbilicus)

pelv/i

pelv/o

pelvis

ex. pelv/i/metery - measuring the pelvis

ex. pelv/o/scopy - visual examination of the pelvis

albin/o

leuc/o

leuk/o

white

ex. albin/ism - white colorization condition (white and pale skin)

ex. leuc/o/cyte - white blood cell

ex. leuk/o/derma - whitening of the skin

black, coal

ex. anthrac/osis - abnormal black colorization condition

green

ex. chlor/o/cyte - green cell (exists in a plant cell: chloroplast(s))

cirrh/o

jaund/o

xanth/o

yellow

ex. cirrh/osis - abnormal yellow colorization condition

ex. jaund/ice - yellow skin or eye(s) colorization condition

ex. xanth/emia - yellow colorization of the blood

blue

ex. cyan/o/derma - blue colorization of the skin

ertherm/o

erythr/o

rube/o

red

ex. erythem/a - red colorization condition

ex. erythr/o/cyte - red blood cell

ex. rube/osis - abnormal red colorization condition

black

ex. melan/oma - black color tumor

gray

ex. poli/o/myel/itis - inflammation and gray colorization of the spinal cord

band

ex. fasci/itis - inflammation of the band

same, alike

ex. home/o/stasis - system that maintaining equilibrium

unknown, peculiar

ex. idi/o/path/ic - pertaining to the unknown disease

disease

ex. path/o/gen - origin of the disease

radiation, x-ray

ex. radi/o/graphy - process of recording the radiation or x-ray

body

ex. somat/o/path/ic - pertaining to the disease of the body

internal organs, viscera

ex. viscer/o/megaly - enlargement of the internal organs or viscera

foreign, strange

ex. xen/o/graft - foregin tissue transplant

dry

ex. xer/osis - abnormal dry condition

forming, producing, origin

ex. path/o/genesis - origin of the disease

knowing

ex. pro/gnosis - before knowing, before an examination

record, a writing

ex. son/o/gram - sound record

instrument for recording

ex. son/o/graph- instrument for recording sound

process of recording

ex. myel/o/graphy - process of recording the spinal cord

disease

ex. cyt/o/pathy - cell disease

from, away from

ex. ab/axi/al - pertaining to away from the axis

toward

ex. ad/duction - toward movement

other, differing from the usual

ex. allo/plasty - differing from the usual surgical repair

below, under

ex. infra/cost/al - pertaining to below or under the rib

around

ex. peri/cardi/um - around the heart

upper, above

ex. super/ior - pertaining to the upper or above part or area

across, through

ex. trans/ocul/ar - pertaining to across or through the eye

excess, beyond

ex. ultra/sound - excess or beyond sound