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PY1 Appendix 1 (minus chap.1)
prefixes, suffixes, and roots
221
Health Care
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08/24/2008
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Term
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
hidr/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
hist/o, histi/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
hard
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
plas/o
 Definition
formation
Term
purpur/o
 Definition
purple
Term
scler/o
 Definition
had
Term
seb/o
 Definition
sebum (oil)
Term
squam/o
 Definition
scale
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
Term
ankyl/o
 Definition
crooked or stiff
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ankyl/o
 Definition
crooked or stiff
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
arm
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
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dactyl/o
 Definition
digit
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
humped-back
Term
lei/o
 Definition
smooth
Term
lord/o
 Definition
bent
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
Term
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
patell/o
 Definition
knee cap
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
radi/o
 Definition
radius
Term
rhabd/o
 Definition
rod-shapped or striated
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
scoli/o
 Definition
twisted
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum
Term
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
ton/o
 Definition
tone
Term
uln/o
 Definition
ulna
Term
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
 Definition
fatty paste
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atrium
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
coron/o
 Definition
circle or crown
Term
pector/o, steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
shpygm/o
 Definition
pulse
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
ven/o, phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
varic/o
 Definition
swollen, twisted veins
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
Term
blast/o
 Definition
germ or bud
Term
chrom/o, chromat/o
 Definition
color
Term
chyl/o
 Definition
juice
Term
hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
immun/o
 Definition
safe
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
clear fluid
Term
morph/o
 Definition
form
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
Term
phag/o
 Definition
eat or swallow
Term
plas/o
 Definition
formation
Term
reticul/o
 Definition
net
Term
splen/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
Term
alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
capn/o, carb/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
nas/o, rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
palat/o
 Definition
palate
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o, pneumon/o
 Definition
air or lung
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
Term
spir/o, -pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
uvul/o
 Definition
ulvua
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
entire brain
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation
Term
gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion
Term
gli/o
 Definition
glue
Term
gnos/o
 Definition
knowing
Term
kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
Term
lex/o
 Definition
word or phrase
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
narc/o
 Definition
stupor or sleep
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
phob/o
 Definition
exxaggerated fear or sensitivity
Term
phor/o
 Definition
carry or bear
Term
phren/o, psych/o, thym/o
 Definition
mind
Term
schiz/o
 Definition
split
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra
Term
stere/o
 Definition
3-D
Term
tax/o
 Definition
order or coordination
Term
thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
Term
ton/o
 Definition
tone
Term
top/o
 Definition
place
Term
cata-
 Definition
down
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-mania
 Definition
condition of abnormal impulse toward
Term
-paresis
 Definition
slight paralysis
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
Term
dips/o
 Definition
thirst
Term
gluc/o, glyc/o
 Definition
glucose
Term
hormon/o
 Definition
hormone
Term
ket/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
aque/o
 Definition
water
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
conjuctiv/o
 Definition
conjuctiva (join)
Term
corne/o, kerat/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
cycl/o
 Definition
circle or ciliary body
Term
ir/o, irid/o
 Definition
colored circle, iris
Term
lacrim/o, dacry/o
 Definition
tear
Term
ocul/o, opt/o, opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
phac/o, phak/o
 Definition
lens
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
Term
presby/o
 Definition
old age
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
scler/o
 Definition
sclera
Term
vitre/o
 Definition
glassy
Term
-opia
 Definition
condition of vision
Term
acous/o, audi/o
 Definition
hearing
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air or gas
Term
aur/i, ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
cerumin/o
 Definition
wax
Term
salping/o
 Definition
eustachian tube
Term
tympan/o, myring/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
-acusis
 Definition
hearing condition
Term
abdomin/o, palar/o, celi/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
appedic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bil/i, chol/e
 Definition
bile
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder or sac
Term
dent/i
 Definition
teeth
Term
doch/o
 Definition
duct
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gum
Term
gloss/o, lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
herni/o
 Definition
hernia
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-emisis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
albumin/o
 Definition
protein
Term
bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
Term
cyst/o, vesic/o
 Definition
bladder or sac
Term
glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus
Term
meat/o
 Definition
meatus (opening)
Term
nephr/o, ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
Term
balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
Term
epididym/o
 Definition
epididymis
Term
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o
 Definition
testis
Term
perine/o
 Definition
perineum
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate
Term
sperm/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
colp/o, vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
episi/o, vulv/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman
Term
hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
lact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
mast/o, mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
men/o
 Definition
menstruation
Term
obstetr/o
 Definition
midwife
Term
oophor/o, ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
ov/i, ov/o
 Definition
egg
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
toc/o
 Definition
labor or birth
Term
-arche
 Definition
beginning
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