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arthr/o
Joint
aden/o
Gland
Bi/o
Life
Carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
cardi/o
Heart
cephal/o
Head
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Cyst/o
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (a sac containing fluid)
Cyt/o
Cell
derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
skin
Electr/o
Electricity
encephal/o
Brain
enter/o
Intestines (usually the small intestine)
erythr/o
Red
gastr/o
Stomach
glyc/o
Sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gynec/o
Woman, female
hemat/o
Blood
hemat/o
Blood
hem/o
Blood
hepat/o
Liver
iatr/o
Treatment, physician
leuk/o
white
log/o
Study of
neur/o
Nerve
onc/o
Tumor
ophthalm/o
Eye
oste/o
Bone
path/o
Disease
ped/o
Child
psych/o
Mind
radi/o
X-rays
ren/o
Kidney
rhin/o
Nose
sarc/o
Flesh
sect/o
To cut
thromb/o
Clot, clotting
ur/o
Urinary tract, urine
Cis/o
to cut
crin/o
to secrete ( to form and give off)
abdomin/o
Abdomen
adip/o
Fat
anter/o
Front
bol/o
To cast (throw)
cervi/o
Neck (of the body or of the uterus)
chondr/o
Cartilage
chrom/o
Colour
coccyg/o
Coccyx (tailbones)
crani/o
Skull
dist/o
Far, distant
dors/o
Back portion of the body
hist/o
Tissue
ili/o
Ilium (part of pelvic bone)
inguin/o
Groin
kary/o
Nucleus
later/o
Side
lumb/o
Lower back
medi/o
Middle
nucle/o
Nucleus
pelv/i
Pelvis, hip region
poster/o
Back, behind
proxim/o
Nearest
sacr/o
Sacrum
spin/o
Spinal, back bone
thel/o
Nipple
thorac/o
Chest
trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
umbilic/o
Navel, umbilicus
ventr/o
Belly side of the body
vertebr/o
Vertebrae, back bones
viscer/o
Internal organs
acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in uterus)
angi/o
Vessel
arteri/o
Artery
axill/o
Armpit
blephar/o
Eyelid
bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
chem/o
Drug, chemical
chron/o
Time
col/o
Colon
hydr/o
Water, fluid
isch/o
To hold back
lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o
Larynx ( voice box)
lymph/o
Lymph
mamm/o
Breast
mast/o
Breast
morph/o
Shape, form
muc/o
Mucus
my/o
Muscle
myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
necr/o
Death
neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
oste/o
Bone
ot/o
Ear
peritone/o
Peritoneum
phag/o
To eat, swallow
phleb/o
Vein
plas/o
Formation, development
pleur/o
Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
pneumon/o
Lungs
radi/o
X-rays
rect/o
Rectum
splen/o
Spleen
staphyl/o
Clusters
strept/o
Twisted chains
thorac/o
Chest
thromb/o
Clot
tonsill/o
Tonsils
trache/o
Trachea
ven/o
Vein
carp/o
Wrist bones
cib/o
Meals
cis/o
To cut
cost/o
Rib
cutane/o
Skin
dactyl/o
Fingers, toes
duct/o
To lead, carry
flex/o
To bend
furc/o
Forking, branching
gloss/o
Tongue
glyc/o
Sugar
immun/o
Protection
morph/o
Shape, form
mort/o
Death
nat/I
Birth
nect/o
To bind, tie, connect
norm/o
Rule, order
ox/o
Oxygen
pub/o
Pubis, pubic bone
seps/o
Infection
somn/o
Sleep
son/o
Sound
the/o
To put, place
thel/o
Nipple
thyr/o
Thyroid gland; shield ( the shape of the thyroid gland resembled (-oid) a shield)
top/o
Place, position, location
tox/o
Poison
trache/o
Windpipe, trachea
urethr/o
Urethra
an/o
Anus
append/o
Appendix
appendic/o
Appendix
bucc/o
Cheek
cec/o
Cecum
celi/o
Belly, abdomen
cheil/o
Lip
cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
choledoch/o
Common bile duct
col/o
Colon, large intestine
colon/o
Colon
dent/I
Tooth
duoden/o
Duodenum
enter/o
Intestines, usually the small
esophag/o
Esophagus
faci/o
Face
gastr/o
Stomach
gingiv/o
Gums
gloss/o
Tongue
hepat/o
Liver
ile/o
Ileum
jejun/o
Jejunum
labi/o
Lips
lapar/o
Abdomen
lingu/o
Tongue
mandibul/o
Lower jaw, mandible
odont/o
Tooth
or/o
Mouth
palat/o
Palate
pancreat/o
Pancreas
peritone/o
Peritoneum
pharyng/o
Throat
proct/o
Anus, rectum
pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
rect/o
Rectum
sialaden/o
Salivary gland
sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
stomat/o
Mouth
uvul/o
Uvula
amyl/o
Starch
bil/I
Gall, bile
bilirubin/o
Bilirubin (bile pigment)
chol/e
Gall, bile
chlorhydr/o
Hydrochloride acid
gluc/o
Sugar
glyc/o
Sugar
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
lip/o
Fat, lipid
lith/o
Stone
prote/o
Protein
sial/o
Saliva, salivary
steat/o
Fat
cerebell/o
Cerebellum
cerebr/o
Cerebrum
dur/o
Dura mater
Enchehal/o
Brain
gli/o
Glial cells
lept/o
Thin, slender
mening/o
Membranes
meningi/o
Meninges
my/o
Muscle
myel/o
Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)
Neur/o
Nerve
pont/o
Pons
radical/o
Nerve root (of spinal nerves)
thalam/o
Thalamus
thec/o
Sheath (refers to the meninges)
vag/o
Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
cerebell/o
cerebellum
dur/o
dura mater
encephal/o
Brain
gli/o
glial cells
lept/o
Thin, slender
Mening/o
Membranes
meningi/o
meninges
my/o
muscle
myel/o
Spinal cord ( means bone marrow in other contexts)
neur/o
nerve
pont/o
pons
radicul/o
Nerve root ( of spinal nerves)
radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
thalam/o
thalamus
thec/o
sheath ( refers to the meninges)
vag/o
vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
alges/o
Excessive sensitivity to pain
caus/o
burning
comat/o
Deep sleep (coma)
esthesi/o
Feeling, nervous sensation
kines/o
Movement
kinesi/o
Movement
lex/o
Word, phase
syncop/o
To cut off, cut short
tax/o
Order, coordination
lepsy
seizure
lex/o
Word, phrase
paresis
Weakness
-phasia
Speech
-plegia
Paralysis
-praxia
Action
-sthenia
Strength
syncop/o
To cut off, cut short
angi/o
Vessel
aort/o
Aorta
arter/o, arteri/o
Artery
ather/o
Yellowish plaque, fatty substance.
atri/o
Atrium , upper heart chamber.
brachi/o
Arm
cardi/o
Heart
cholesterol/o
Cholesterol
coron/o
Heart
cyan/o
Blue
myx/o
Mucous
ox/o
Oxygen
pericardi/o
Pericardium
phleb/o
Vein
rrhythm/o
Rhythm
sphygm/o
Pulse
steth/o
Chest
thromb/o
Clot
valvul/o, valv/o
Valve
vas/o
Vessel
vascul/o
Vessel
ventricul/o
Ventricle, lower heart chamber
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
alveol/o
Alveolus, air sac
bronch/o, bronchi/o
Bronchial tube, bronchus
bronchiol/o
Bronchiole, small bronchus
capn/o
Carbon dioxide
coni/o
Dust
cyan/o
Blue
epiglott/o
Epiglottis
laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
lob/o
Lobe of the lung
mediastin/o
Mediastinum
nas/o
Nose
orth/o
Straight, upright
ox/o
Oxygen
pector/o
Chest
pharyng/o
Pharynx, throat
phon/o
Voice
phren/o
Diaphragm
pleur/o
Pleura
pneum/o, pneumon/o
Air, lung
pulmon/o
Lung
rhin/o
Nose
sinus/o
Sinus, cavity
spir/o
Breathing
tel/o
Complete
thorac/o
Chest
tonsill/o
Tonsils
trache/o
Trachea, wind pipe
