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Term
-ac
-ar
-ary
-atic
-ic
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to or directed toward
Term
-algia
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ant
 Definition
the thing of which
Term
-arche
 Definition
beginning
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
exhaustion
Term
-cele
 Definition
herniation
Term
-centesis
centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-crine
crin
crin/o
 Definition
secrete
Term
-drome
 Definition
course or set
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
expansion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-elastica
 Definition
elastic
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
Term
-gen
 Definition
genus (producing or beginning)
Term
-gram
 Definition
record (i.e. - X ray film)
Term
-graph
 Definition
record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording a graphic chart
Term
-ia
-osis
 Definition
condition (normal or abnormal)
Term
-iasis
 Definition
condition (abnormal)
Term
-iatry
 Definition
healing or treatment
Term
-ion
 Definition
process or action
Term
-is
 Definition
indicates the ending of a noun
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-kinesis
 Definition
movement
Term
-lalia
 Definition
talk
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-logist
-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
Term
-lysis
 Definition
to separate, washing or irrigation, destruction, separation (breaking up) of, dissolution
Term
-lytic
 Definition
destruction
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-mania
 Definition
excited state or obsession
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlarged
Term
-metry
 Definition
measurement
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-pause
 Definition
stop or stopping
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation
Term
-phagia
 Definition
to swallow or eat
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phoria
 Definition
bearing, the state of
Term
-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
Term
-physis
 Definition
growth
Term
-plasia
 Definition
growth or development
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical or plastic repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-pnea
pnea
 Definition
respiration or breath
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
making (producing)
Term
-porosis
 Definition
condition of holes, pores, or cavities
Term
-prandial
 Definition
pertaining to a meal
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling
Term
-ptysis
ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth of blood (bleeding or hemorrhaging)
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing or repairing
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-schisis
 Definition
split, cleft, fissure
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-scopy
 Definition
a study or examination
Term
-sepsis
sepsis
 Definition
toxic or pathogenic
Term
-some
 Definition
specified or special body
Term
-spasm
 Definition
muscle contraction
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping (not moving)
Term
-stenosis
stenosis
 Definition
constriction or narrowing
Term
-stomy
stomy
 Definition
the forming of a new opening; artificial opening
Term
-therapy
therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-tion
 Definition
process
Term
-tocia
 Definition
labor (childbirth)
Term
-tome
 Definition
an instrument used for cutting
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-toxic
toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development
Term
-tropia
 Definition
turning
Term
-tropic
 Definition
influencing (stimulating)
Term
-us
 Definition
indicates a singular noun
Term
-zoa
 Definition
lives (plural)
Term
-zoon
 Definition
life (singular)
Term
a-
 Definition
without or lack of
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abomen
Term
acoust/o
audi
audi/o
-cusis
cusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
acr
acr/o
 Definition
extremeties (hands or feet)
Term
aden
aden/o
adeno-
 Definition
gland
Term
adip
adip/o
adipos
adipos/o
 Definition
fat
Term
adren
adren/o
adrenal
adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
agranul
agranul/o
 Definition
no granules
Term
ambly
albly/o
 Definition
dull or dim
Term
an-
 Definition
no
Term
an/a
ana-
 Definition
without (rare case)
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
anal
 Definition
pertaining to the anus
Term
andr
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
ang
angi
angi/o
 Definition
vessel or channel
Term
antr
antr/o
 Definition
the nose, chamber, and mucous membranes
Term
anus
 Definition
an opening from the rectum to the outside
Term
aort/a
 Definition
aorta
Term
apex
 Definition
pointed end of the heart
Term
append
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
arter
arter/o
 Definition
artery
Term
atel
atel/o
 Definition
imperfect
Term
ather
ather/o
 Definition
fatty deposit (fatty degeneration)
Term
aur
aur/o
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
aut
aut/o
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
balan
balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
Term
bas/o
 Definition
alkaline or basic
Term
bil/i
bili
 Definition
bile (bitter, alkaline brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that's secreted by the liver and stored in gallbladder)
Term
blast/o
 Definition
primitive or immature cell
Term
blephar
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchi, a branch of the respiratory tract
Term
bucca
 Definition
cheek
Term
capit/o
cephal
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
card
card/o
cardi
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cari/o
 Definition
caries, rottenness
Term
cec
cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
cecoile/o
 Definition
cecum and ileum
Term
cervic
cervic/o
 Definition
cervix or neck (of the uterus)
Term
cheil
cheil/o
 Definition
lips
Term
chol
chol/e
chole
 Definition
bile or gall
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
Term
cholecyst
cholecyst/o
gall
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
bile duct
Term
cholester/o
 Definition
cholesterol
Term
cholia
 Definition
pertaining to bile
Term
chondri
chondri/o
 Definition
cartridge; lump or groats
Term
choroid
 Definition
outer layer of retina
Term
chrom/o
chromat
chromat/o
 Definition
color
Term
cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
coccidiod/o
 Definition
referring to fungus Coccidiodes immitis
Term
cochle/o
cochlea
 Definition
bone in inner ear
Term
col/o
colon
colon/o
 Definition
colon (part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum; divided into ascending, transverse, and descending)
Term
colp
colp/o
vagin
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
coni
coni/o
conis
 Definition
dust
Term
conjunctiv
conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva (clear mucous membrane that covers the white part of the eye and the lines inside of the eyelids)
Term
cor/e
pupil/o
 Definition
pupil (eye or opening of iris in eye)
Term
corne
corne/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
corpor
corpor/o
somat
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
cortic/o
 Definition
cortex
Term
crani
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
cranium
 Definition
skull bones
Term
crur
crur/o
 Definition
leg or thigh
Term
cryo-
cry
cry/o
 Definition
use of liquid nitrogen to freeze
Term
crypt
crypt/o
 Definition
hidden (or ingrown)
Term
cuspid
 Definition
having points or cusps
Term
cutane
cutane/o
derm/o
derma
dermat
dermat/o
epitheli
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst
cyst/o
-cyst
 Definition
fluid-filled sac, bladder, or cyst
Term
cyt/o
-cyte(s)
cyte(s)
 Definition
cell, container, or receptacle
Term
dacry
dacry/o
 Definition
tear
Term
dacryoaden/o
 Definition
tear gland
Term
dacryocyst/o
 Definition
tear sac
Term
de-
 Definition
to come down
Term
dent
dent/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
dermal
 Definition
pertaining to skin
Term
desiccat
desiccat/o
 Definition
drying
Term
dipl
dipl/o
 Definition
double
Term
dips
dips/o
 Definition
thirst
Term
dis-
 Definition
to free of, separate from, or undo
Term
duoden
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum (first segment of large intestine; joined to stomach and jejunum)
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult or painful
Term
dystrophy
 Definition
disordered, difficult, bad
Term
ech
ech/o
echo-
 Definition
sound
Term
echar
echar/o
 Definition
scab or dry crust
Term
eg/o
ego
ego-
 Definition
self-interest, self-importance, etc.
Term
electr
electr/o
electro-
 Definition
electricity
Term
embol
embol/o
 Definition
embolus (clot or plug in a vessel)
Term
emmetr
 Definition
correct measure
Term
encephal
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
endo-
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
endometr
 Definition
lining of uterus
Term
enter
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
eosin
eosin/o
 Definition
acidic
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, above, on, outside, top
Term
epidermis
 Definition
top layer of skin
Term
epididym/o
 Definition
epididymis (duct looping around testes)
Term
erythr
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
erythrocyt/o
erythrocyte
 Definition
red cells
Term
esophag
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
esthes
esthes/o
esthesi/o
-esthesia
 Definition
nervous sensation
Term
eu-
 Definition
good or normal
Term
ex-
ex/o
exo
exo-
 Definition
outward, away from
Term
feca
 Definition
feces
Term
fibr
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
fibrin/o
 Definition
small fiber
Term
fore
 Definition
front
Term
gastr
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gastroenter/o
 Definition
stomach and intestine
Term
gen
gen/o
 Definition
beginning, origin, or produce
Term
genesis
 Definition
generation or development
Term
genic
-genic
 Definition
originating (with)in
Term
gingiv
gingiv/o
 Definition
gum
Term
globin
 Definition
protein
Term
gloss
gloss/o
lingu
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
gly
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gonad
gonad/o
 Definition
gonad
Term
granul/o
 Definition
granules (small, grain-like substances)
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
female
Term
hem/o
hemo-
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hemorrhoid
hemorrhoid/o
 Definition
enlarged varicose vein in mucous membrane just outside the rectum
Term
hepat
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
heter
heter/o
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
histo-
 Definition
tissue
Term
hydr
hydr/o
hydro
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excess, too much, high
Term
hypo-
 Definition
low
Term
hypophys
 Definition
means pituitary gland (refers to hypophysis)
Term
hyster
hyster/o
metr
metr/o
metr/i
metri/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
ile
ile/o
 Definition
distal portion of the small intestine (leads to large intestine/colon)
Term
ili
ili/o
 Definition
refers to the largest of the three hip bones
Term
infect
 Definition
to contaminate w/a harmful agent
Term
inguin
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
insulin
insulin/o
 Definition
insulin
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intestin/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
ir
ir/o
irid
irid/o
 Definition
iris
Term
is/o
iso
 Definition
equal
Term
jejun
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum (joined to distal segment of small intestines, aka the ileum)
Term
kerat
kerat/o
 Definition
horny
Term
lachrym
lachrym/o
lacrim
lacrim/o
 Definition
tears or tear ducts
Term
lamin
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina (the flat layers of the vertebrae that form the vertebral arch of the spinal column)
Term
lapar
lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
laryn
laryn/o
laryng
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voicebox)
Term
leuk
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lith
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
lob
lob/o
 Definition
referring to a lobe or a defined part of an organ (i.e. - lung)
Term
lobe
 Definition
sides or parts (may refer to any organ w/lobes)
Term
lumb
lumb/o
 Definition
loins
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph (fluid formed in tissue spaces)
Term
lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph node
Term
lymphoid/o
 Definition
lymphoid tissue
Term
mal-
 Definition
poor, bad, or difficult
Term
man/o
mano-
tension
ton
ton/o
 Definition
pressure
Term
manometer
 Definition
instrument
Term
mastoid
mastoid/o
 Definition
bone (aka mastoid process) right behind the earlobe; protects inner ear; b/c it has some empty air space, it's easily subject to inflammation and infection
Term
megal
meagl/o
 Definition
large
Term
melan
melan/o
 Definition
dark or black
Term
men
men/o
 Definition
to menstruate
Term
mening
mening/o
meningi
meningi/o
 Definition
meninges (membrane surrounding the brain)
Term
ment
ment/o
 Definition
the mind
Term
meter
meter/o
-meter
-scope
scope
 Definition
an instrument that measures
Term
mit/o
mito-
 Definition
threads
Term
mono
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
muc
 Definition
slippery fluid
Term
muscul
muscul/o
my
my/o
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
mycosis
 Definition
disease caused by a fungus
Term
myel
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
myring
myring/o
tympan
tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum
Term
narc/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
nas
nas/o
rhin
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
nat/a
 Definition
birth
Term
nephr
nephr/o
nephrine
ren
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
nerv
nerv/o
neur
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
neutr/o
 Definition
neutral
Term
nucle
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus (central body or unit)
Term
ocul
ocul/o
opt
opt/o
optic
optic/o
opthalm
opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
odont/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
olig
olig/o
oligo-
 Definition
scant or scanty
Term
oncy/o
onych
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
oophor
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
orch
orch/o
orchi
orchi/o
orchid
orchid/o
test
test/o
 Definition
testes; testis (testes)
Term
orth
orth/o
 Definition
upright, normal, or straight
Term
oste
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ox
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pachy
 Definition
abnormal thickening
Term
palat
palat/o
 Definition
palate (roof of mouth)
Term
pan-
 Definition
entire
Term
pancreat
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
parathyr
parathyr/o
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid
Term
pareun
 Definition
mating or intercourse
Term
patell
patell/o
 Definition
kneecap
Term
ped
ped/i
ped/o
pod
pod/o
 Definition
feet
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
perine/o
 Definition
perineum (area betw vagina and opening of anus)
Term
peritone
peritone/o
 Definition
peritone (membrane covering entire abdominal wall)
Term
phalang
phalang/o
 Definition
phalange(s) (finger or toe bones)
Term
pharyn
pharyn/o
pharyng
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
phil
 Definition
to love
Term
phleb
phleb/o
ven
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
phot/o
photo
photo-
 Definition
light
Term
phrenia
-phrenia
phren/o
psych
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
pigmentosum
 Definition
pigmented condition
Term
pineal
pineal/o
 Definition
gland shaped like a pinecone; exact function unknown
Term
pituitar
 Definition
pituitary gland
Term
plasm
 Definition
molded, created, or formed
Term
plasm/o
plasma
 Definition
liquid part of the blood
Term
pleur
pleur/o
 Definition
pleural cavity or membranes lining the lungs
Term
pleura
 Definition
double-folded membrane lining the lungs and thoracic (chest) cavity
Term
pne/o
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneum
pneum/o
 Definition
air
Term
pneumon
pneumon/o
 Definition
lungs
Term
poli
poli/o
polio
 Definition
gray
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
por
por/o
 Definition
pore or hole
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
presby
presby/o
 Definition
old or aged
Term
proct/o
procto
rect
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
prostat
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate (gland near the base of the urethra where ejaculation occurs; manufacture and secrete substances to facilitate sperm flow)
Term
prosth-
prosth/o
 Definition
add or replace
Term
prot/o
proto-
 Definition
first; to create
Term
pub
pub/o
 Definition
pubic bones
Term
py
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyel
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
quadr
quadr/o
 Definition
quadrant (quarter or one of four)
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
rach
rach/i
rachi (more common)
rachi/o
 Definition
vertebral column
Term
retin
retin/o
 Definition
retina (located at back of eye; receive and transmit visual images)
Term
rhytid
rhytid/o
 Definition
wrinkles
Term
salping
salping/o
salpinge
 Definition
tube (plural form) (i.e. - eustachian, fallopian)
Term
salpinx
 Definition
tube (singular form) (i.e. - eustachian, fallopian)
Term
saphenous
 Definition
longest vein in the body (runs the length of the leg)
Term
scapul
scapul/o
 Definition
scapula (one of the pair of large bones forming the shoulder blade)
Term
schiz
schiz/o
 Definition
split
Term
scler
 Definition
hardening or sclera (white of the eye)
Term
scler/o
 Definition
sclera (white of the eye)
Term
scoli
scoli/o
 Definition
lateral curve of spine
Term
seb
seb/o
 Definition
oil
Term
sial
sial/o
 Definition
salivary glands
Term
sider/o
 Definition
iron
Term
sigmoid
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon (curved part of descending colon)
Term
sinus
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus (hollow space within nasal cavity)
Term
skelet
skelet/o
 Definition
skeleton (bones of body)
Term
sperm
sperm/o
spermat
spermat/o
 Definition
spermatozoa (mature male germ cells formed in testes)
Term
sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
Term
spin
spin/o
spinal
 Definition
spine
Term
spir
spir/o
 Definition
breathe
Term
spondyl
spondyl/o
vertebr
vertebr/o
vertebra
 Definition
vertebrae
Term
staped
staped/o
 Definition
stapes (aka stirrup; stirrup-shaped bone in inner ear)
Term
sten
sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
Term
stern
stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
sterol
 Definition
special fat chemical
Term
steth
steh/o
 Definition
chest
Term
stoma
 Definition
stoma (singular form of stoma) mouth or opening
Term
stomat
stomat/o
 Definition
stomata (plural form of stoma) mouth or opening
Term
sub-
 Definition
below
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
syn-
 Definition
together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
tar
tar/o
 Definition
ankle bones
Term
ten/o
tendin/o
tendon
tendon/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
thelium
 Definition
nipple, holes, or apertures
Term
thor
thorac/o
thoracic
 Definition
thorax (chest)
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thrombocyt
thrombocyt/o
 Definition
blood platelet
Term
thym
thym/o
 Definition
thymus (gland important for immune system)
Term
thyr
thyr/o
thyroid
thyroid/o
 Definition
gland that can secrete a substance to increase our metabolism
Term
tibi
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia (shin bone; large bone of lower leg)
Term
tinea
 Definition
fungal infection
Term
toxin
 Definition
toxic substance
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
trachel
trachel/o
 Definition
neck
Term
tubercul/o
 Definition
referring to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tuberculosis = infectious lung disease marked by small swellings in tissues of lung)
Term
tussis
 Definition
cough
Term
umbilic
umbilic/o
umbilicus
 Definition
navel
Term
ungu
ungu/o
unguium
 Definition
fingernail
Term
ur
ur/o
urin
-uria
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
ureter
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter (tube leading from renal pelvis to bladder)
Term
urethr
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra (carries urine from ureter to outside of body)
Term
uvul/a
 Definition
uvula (V-shaped extension of soft palate)
Term
varix
 Definition
varicose vein
Term
vas
vas/o
 Definition
duct (i.e. - vas deferens)
Term
vascul
vascul/o
vascular
 Definition
referring to vessels that carry body fluids like blood and lymph
Term
ventricul
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle (lower chamber "little belly" of heart)
Term
vesic
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
vesicul
vesicul/o
 Definition
seminal vesicle (situated naer location where vas deferens enters ejaculatory duct)
Term
vulv/o
 Definition
vulva (external genitalia of female)
Term
xer
xer/o
 Definition
dry
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