combining form, suffix, prefix Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
no; not; without
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
4
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
5
Q
acanth/o
A
spiny; thorny
ex: acanthocyte - type of red blood cell that has spiny projections on its surface
6
Q
acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
7
Q
acous/o
A
hearing
8
Q
acr/o
A
extremities; top; extreme point
9
Q
acromi/o
A
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
10
Q
actin/o
A
light
ex: actinotherapy - treatment using ultraviolet light or other forms of radiation
11
Q
acu/o
A
sharp; severe; sudden
12
Q
-acusis
A
hearing
ex: presbycusis - age-related hearing loss
13
Q
ad-
A
toward
14
Q
-ad
A
toward
ex: cephalad - toward the head of the body
15
Q
aden/o
A
gland
16
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
17
Q
adip/o
A
fat
18
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
19
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
20
Q
aer/o
A
air
21
Q
af-
A
toward
22
Q
agglutin/o
A
clumping; sticking together
23
Q
-agon
A
assemble, gather
24
Q
agora-
A
marketplace
25
-agra
excessive pain
ex: pod**agra** foot **pain** that occurs in the joint of the big toe in gout (gouty arthritis)
26
-al
pertaining to
27
alb/o
white
28
albin/o
white
29
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
30
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
31
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
32
-algia
pain
33
all/o
other; different
**allo**pathy - a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by using remedies that produce effects **different** from those caused by the disease
34
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac; small sac
35
ambly/o
dim; dull
ex: **ambly**opia - "lazy eye," a condition in which one eye has **reduced** vision due to abnormal visual development, occurs when one eye is **weaker** or **misaligned**, leading to **decreased** visual acuity in the affected eye
36
-amine
nitrogen compound
37
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
38
amyl/o
starch
39
an/o
anus
40
-an
pertaining to
41
ana-
up; apart; backward; again, anew
42
andr/o
male
43
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
44
angi/o
vessel (blood)
45
anis/o
unequal
ex: **aniso**coria - a condition characterized by **unequal** pupil sizes in the eyes
46
ankyl/o
stiff
47
ante-
before; forward
48
anter/o
front
49
anthrac/o
coal
50
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach (lower part of stomach where food mixes with gastric juice)
51
anti-
against
52
anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
53
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
54
-apheresis
removal
55
aphth/o
ulcer
ex: **aphth**ous stomatitis - recurrent formation of **ulcers** in mouth
56
apo-
off, away
ex: **apo**ptosis - programmed cell death in which cells undergo controlled self-destruction, **removing** damaged or unnecessary skills
57
aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
58
append/o
appendix
59
appendic/o
appendix
60
aque/o
water
61
-ar
pertaining to
62
-arche
beginning
63
arter/o
artery
64
arteri/o
artery
65
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
66
arthr/o
joint
67
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
ex: dys**arthria** - speech disorder that causes weakened or impaired muscles used in **speech**
68
articul/o
joint
69
-ary
pertaining to
70
asbest/o
asbestos
71
-ase
enzyme
72
-asthenia
lack of strength
73
atel/o
incomplete
ex: **atel**ectasis - condition characterized by partial or complete collapse of a lung, leading to **reduced** or **absent** gas exchange
74
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
75
-ation
process; condition
76
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
77
audi/o
hearing
78
audit/o
hearing
79
aur/o
ear
80
auricul/o
ear
81
aut/o
self, own
82
aut-, auto-
self, own
83
axill/o
armpit
84
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
85
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
86
bacteri/o
bacteria
87
balan/o
glans penis
88
bar/o
pressure; weight
89
bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
90
bas/o
base; opposite of acid
91
bi-
two
92
bi/o
life
93
bil/i
bile; gall
94
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
95
-blast
embryonic; immature cell
96
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
97
blephar/o
eyelid
98
bol/o
cast; throw
referring to throwing, casting, building up
ex: meta**bol**ism - **building up** complex molecules and breaking down of complex molecules
99
brachi/o
arm
100
brachy-
short
101
brady-
slow
102
bronch/o
bronchial tube
103
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
104
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
105
bucc/o
cheek
106
bunion/o
bunion
107
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
108
byssin/o
cotton dust
109
cac/o
bad
110
calc/o
calcium
111
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
112
calci/o
calcium
113
cali/o, calic/o
calyx (cup-shaped)
114
capillar/o
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
115
capn/o
carbon dioxide
116
-capnia
carbon dioxide
117
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
118
cardi/o
heart
119
carp/o
wrist bones (carpals)
120
cata-
down
121
caud/o
tail; lower part of body
122
caus/o
burn; burning
123
cauter/o
heat; burn
124
cec/o
cecum (first part of the colon)
125
-cele
hernia
126
celi/o
belly; abdomen
127
-centesis
puncture to remove fluid
128
cephal/o
head
129
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
130
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
131
cerumin/o
cerumen (ear wax)
132
cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
133
-chalasia
relaxation
134
-chalasis
relaxation
135
cheil/o
lip
136
chem/o
drug; chemical
137
-chezia
defecation; elimination of wastes
138
chir/o
hand
139
chlor/o
green
140
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
141
chol/e
bile; gall
142
cholangi/o
bile vessel
143
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
144
choledoch/o
common bile duct
145
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
146
chondr/o
cartilage
147
chore/o
dance
148
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
149
chorion/o
chorion
150
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
151
chrom/o
color
152
chron/o
time
153
chym/o
to pour; fluid
ex: chyme - semi-fluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum
154
cib/o
meal
155
-cide
killing
156
-cidal
pertaining to killing
157
cine/o
movement
158
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
159
cis/o
to cut
160
-clasis
to cut; to break
osteo**clasis** - the surgical **breaking** of a bone to correct a deformity
161
-clast
to break
162
claustr/o
enclosed space
163
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
164
-clysis
irrigation; washing; infusion or injection of fluid into the body
165
coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
166
-coccus (-cocci, pl.)
berry-shaped bacterium
167
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
168
cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
169
col/o
colon
170
coll/a
glue
171
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
172
colp/o
vagina
173
comat/o
deep sleep
174
comi/o
to care for
175
con-
together, with
176
coni/o
dust
177
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)
178
-constriction
narrowing
179
contra-
against; opposite
180
cor/o
pupil
181
core/o
pupil
182
corne/o
cornea
183
coron/o
heart (crown or circle)
184
corpor/o
body
185
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
186
cost/o
rib
187
crani/o
skull
188
cras/o
mixture; temperament
189
crin/o
secrete
190
-crine
secrete; separate
191
-crit
separate
192
cry/o
cold
193
crypt/o
hidden
194
culd/o
cul-de-sac
195
-cusis
hearing
196
cutane/o
skin
197
cyan/o
blue
198
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
199
-cyesis
pregnancy
200
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
201
cyt/o
cell
202
-cyte
cell
203
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
204
dacry/o
tear
205
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
206
dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacrimal sac
207
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
208
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
209
dem/o
people
210
dent/i
tooth; teeth
211
derm/o
skin
212
-derma
skin
213
dermat/o
skin
214
desicc/o
drying
215
-desis
bind, tie together
216
dia-
complete; through
217
diaphor/o
sweat
218
-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
219
dipl/o
double
220
dips/o
thirst
221
dist/o
far; distant
222
dors/o
back (of body)
223
dorsi-
back
224
-dote
back
225
-drome
to run
226
duct/o
to lead, carry
227
duoden/o
duodenum
228
dur/o
dura mater
229
-dynia
pain
230
dys-
abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
231
-eal
pertaining to
232
ec-
out; outside
233
echo-
reflected sound
234
-ectasia
dilation; dilatation; widening
235
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
236
ecto-
out; outside
237
-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
238
-edema
swelling
239
-elasma
flat plate
240
electr/o
electricity
241
em-
in
242
-ema
condition
243
-emesis
vomiting
244
-emia
blood condition
245
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
246
emmetr/o
in due measure
247
en-
in; within
248
encephal/o
brain
249
end-
in; within
250
endo-
in; within
251
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
252
eosin/o
red; rosy; dawn-colored
253
epi-
above; upon; on
254
epididym/o
epididymis
255
epiglott/o
epiglottis
256
episi/o
vulva (external female genitalia)
257
epitheli/o
skin; epithelium
258
equin/o
horse
259
-er
one who
260
erg/o
work
261
erythem/o
flushed; redness
262
erythr/o
red
263
-esis
action; condition; state of
264
eso-
inward
265
esophag/o
esophagus
266
esthes/o
feeling (nervous sensation)
267
esthesi/o
feeling (nervous sensation)
268
-esthesia
feeling (nervous sensation)
269
estr/o
female
270
ethm/o
sieve
271
eti/o
cause
272
eu-
good; normal; true
273
-eurysm
widening
274
ex-
out; away from
275
exanthemat/o
rash
276
exo-
out; away from
277
extra-
outside
278
faci/o
face
279
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
280
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
281
-ferent
to carry
282
fibrin/o
fiber
283
fibr/o, fibromat/o
fiber
284
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
285
fibul/o
fibula
286
-fication
process of making
287
-fida
split
288
flex/o
bend
289
fluor/o
luminous
290
follicul/o
follicle; small sac
291
-form
resembling; in the shape of
292
fung/i
fungus; mushroom (lower organism lacking chlorophyll)
293
furc/o
forking; branching
294
-fusion
to pour; to come together
295
galact/o
milk
296
ganglion/o
ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies
297
gastr/o
stomach
298
-gen
substance that produces
299
-genesis
producing; forming
300
-genic
produced by or in
301
ger/o
old age
302
geront/o
old age
303
gest/o
pregnancy
304
gester/o
pregnancy
305
gingiv/o
gum
306
glauc/o
gray
307
gli/o
glial cells; neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of nervous system)
308
-globin
protein
309
-globulin
protein
310
glomerul/o
glomerulus
311
gloss/o
tongue
312
gluc/o
glucose; sugar
313
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
314
glycogen/o
glycogen; animal starch
315
glycos/o
glucose; sugar
316
gnos/o
knowledge
317
gon/o
seed
318
gonad/o
sex glands
319
goni/o
angle
320
-grade
to go
321
-gram
record
322
granul/o
granule(s)
323
-graph
instrument for recording
324
-graphy
process of recording
325
gravid/o
pregnancy
326
-gravida
pregnant woman
327
gynec/o
woman; female
328
hallucin/o
hallucination
329
hem/o
blood
330
hemat/o
blood
331
hemi-
half
332
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
333
hepat/o
liver
334
herni/o
hernia
335
-hexia
state of
336
hidr/o
sweat
337
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
338
home/o
sameness; unchanging; constant
339
hormon/o
hormone
340
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
341
hydr/o
water
342
hyper-
above; excessive
343
hypn/o
sleep
344
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
345
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
346
hyster/o
uterus; womb
347
-ia
condition
348
-iac
pertaining to
349
-iasis
abnormal condition
350
iatr/o
physician; treatment
351
-ic
pertaining to
352
-ical
pertaining to
353
ichthy/o
dry; scaly
354
-icle
small
355
idi/o
unknown; individual; distinct
356
-ile
pertaining to
357
ile/o
ileum
358
ili/o
ilium
359
immun/o
immune; protection; safe
360
in-
in; into; not
361
-in, -ine
substance
362
-ine
pertaining to
363
infra-
below; inferior to; beneath
364
inguin/o
groin
365
insulin/o
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
366
inter-
between
367
intra-
within; into
368
iod/o
iodine
369
ion/o
ion; to wander
370
-ion
process
371
-ior
pertaining to
372
ipsi-
same
373
ir-
in
374
ir/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
375
irid/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
376
is/o
same; equal
377
isch/o
hold back; back
378
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
379
-ism
process; condition
380
-ist
specialist
381
-itis
inflammation
382
-itus
condition
383
-itus
condition
384
-ium
structure; tissue
385
jaund/o
yellow
386
jejun/o
jejunum
387
kal/i
potassium
388
kary/o
nucleus
389
kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
390
kern-
nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)
391
ket/o
ketones; acetones
392
ket/o
ketones; acetones
393
keton/o
ketones; acetones
394
kines/o
movement
395
kinesi/o
movement
396
-kinesia
movement
397
-kinesis
movement
398
klept/o
to steal
399
kyph/o
humpback
400
labi/o
lip
401
lacrim/o
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
402
lact/o
milk
403
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
404
lapar/o
abdominal wall; abdomen
405
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
406
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
407
later/o
side
408
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
409
-lemma
sheath, covering
410
-lepsy
seizure
411
lept/o
thin, slender
412
-leptic
pertaining to seizing, taking hold of
413
leth/o
death
414
leuk/o
white
415
lex/o
word; phrase
416
-lexia
word; phrase
417
ligament/o
ligament
418
lingu/o
tongue
419
lip/o
fat (a type of lipid)
420
lipid/o
lipid
421
-listhesis
slipping
ex: lateral **listhesis** lateral displacement of vertebra to left or right
422
lith/o
stone; calculus
423
-lithiasis
condition of stones
424
-lithotomy
incision (for removal) of a stone
425
lob/o
lobe
426
log/o
study
427
-logy
study (process of)
428
lord/o
curve; swayback
429
-lucent
to shine
430
lumb/o
lower back; loin
431
lute/o
yellow
432
lux/o
slide
433
lymph/o
lymph
434
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
435
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
436
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
437
-lytic
reducing, destroying; separating; breakdown
438
macro-
large
439
mal-
bad
440
-malacia
softening
441
malleol/o
malleolus
442
mamm/o
breast
443
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
444
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
445
mast/o
breast
446
mastoid/o
mastoid process (behind the ear)
447
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
448
meat/o
meatus (natural body opening or canal)
449
medi/o
middle
450
mediastin/o
mediastinum
451
medull/o
medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow
452
mega-
large
453
-megaly
enlargement
454
melan/o
black
455
men/o
menses; menstruation
456
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
457
meningi/o
meninges
458
ment/o
mind; chin
459
meso-
middle
460
meta-
change; beyond
461
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
462
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
463
-meter
measure
464
metr/o
uterus (womb); measure
465
metri/o
uterus (womb)
466
mi/o
smaller; less
467
micro-
small
468
-mimetic
mimic; copy
469
-mission
send
470
mon/o
one; single
471
morph/o
shape; form
472
mort/o
death
473
-mortem
death
474
-motor
movement
475
muc/o
mucus
476
mucos/o
mucous membrane (mucosa)
477
multi-
many
478
mut/a
genetic change
479
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
480
my/o
muscle
481
myc/o
fungus
482
mydr/o
wide
483
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
484
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
485
myom/o
muscle tumor
486
myos/o
muscle
487
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
488
myx/o
mucus
489
narc/o
numbness; stupor; sleep
490
nas/o
nose
491
nat/i
birth
492
natr/o
sodium
493
necr/o
death
494
nect/o
bind, tie, connect
495
neo-
new
496
nephr/o
kidney
497
neur/o
nerve
498
neutr/o
neither; neutral; neutrophil
499
nid/o
nest
500
noct/o
night
501
norm/o
rule; order
502
nos/o
disease
503
nucle/o
nucleus
504
nulli-
none of
505
nyct/o
night
506
obstetr/o
pregnancy; childbirth
507
ocul/o
eye
508
odont/o
tooth
509
odyn/o
pain
510
-oid
derived from, related to, resembling or originating from
511
-ole
little; small
512
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
513
olig/o
scanty
514
om/o
shoulder
ex: omalgia - pain in the shoulder
515
om/o
shoulder
516
-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
517
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
518
onc/o
tumor
519
-one
hormone
520
onych/o
nail (of fingers or toes)
521
o/o
egg
522
o/o
egg
523
oophor/o
ovary
524
-opaque
obscure
525
ophthalm/o
eye
526
-opia
vision condition
527
opi/o
opium
528
-opsia
vision condition
529
-opsy
view of
530
opt/o
eye; vision
531
optic/o
eye; vision
532
-or
one who
533
or/o
mouth
534
orch/o
testis
535
orchi/o
testis
536
orchid/o
testis
537
-orexia
appetite
538
orth/o
straight
539
-ose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
540
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
541
-osmia
smell
542
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
543
oste/o
bone
544
-ostosis
condition of bone
545
ot/o
ear
546
-otia
ear condition
547
-ous
pertaining to
548
ov/o
egg
549
ovari/o
ovary
550
ovul/o
egg
551
ox/o
oxygen
552
-oxia
oxygen
553
oxy-
rapid; sharp; acid
554
oxysm/o
sudden
555
pachy-
heavy; thick
556
palat/o
palate (roof of the mouth)
557
palpebr/o
eyelid
558
pan-
all
559
pancreat/o
pancreas
560
papill/o
nipple-like; optic disc (disk)
561
par-
other than; abnormal
562
para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
563
-para
to bear, bring forth (live births)
564
-parous
to bear, bring forth
565
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
566
-paresis
weakness
567
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
568
-partum
birth; labor
569
patell/a
patella
570
patell/o
patella
571
path/o
disease
572
-pathy
disease; emotion
573
pector/o
chest
574
pector/o
chest
575
ped/o
child; foot
576
ped/o
child; foot
577
pelv/i
pelvis; hip region
578
pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
579
pend/o
hang
580
-penia
deficiency
581
pen/o
penis
582
-pepsia
digestion
583
per-
through
584
peri-
surrounding
585
perine/o
perineum
586
peritone/o
peritoneum
587
perone/o
fibula
588
-pexy
fixation; to put in place
589
phac/o
lens of eye
ex: **phaco**malacia - softening of the ** lens of the eye**, often due to hypermature cataracts
590
phag/o
eat; swallow
591
-phage
eat; swallow
592
-phagia
condition of eating; swallowing
593
phak/o
lens of eye
594
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
595
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
596
phall/o
penis
597
pharmac/o
drug
598
pharmaceut/o
drug
599
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
600
phas/o
speech
601
-phasia
speech
602
phe/o
dusky; dark
603
-pheresis
removal
604
phil/o
like; love; attraction to
605
-phil
attraction for
606
-philia
attraction for
607
phim/o
muzzle
608
phleb/o
vein
609
phob/o
fear
610
-phobia
fear
611
phon/o
voice; sound
612
-phonia
voice; sound
613
phor/o
to bear
614
-phoresis
carrying; transmission
615
-phoria
to bear; carry; feeling (mental state)
616
phot/o
light
617
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
618
-phthisis
wasting away
619
-phylaxis
protection
620
physi/o
nature; function
621
phys/o
growing
622
-physis
to grow
623
phyt/o
plant
624
-phyte
plant
625
pil/o
hair
626
pineal/o
pineal gland
627
-plakia
plaque
628
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
629
plant/o
sole of the foot
630
plas/o
development; formation; growth
631
-plasia
development; formation; growth
632
-plasia
development; formation; growth
633
-plasm
formation; structure
634
-plasm
formation; structure
635
-plastic
pertaining to formation
636
-plasty
surgical repair
637
ple/o
more; many; varied
638
-plegia
paralysis; palsy
639
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis; palsy
640
pleur/o
pleura
641
plex/o
plexus; network (of nerves)
642
-pnea
breathing
643
pneum/o
lung; air; gas
644
pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
645
pod/o
foot
646
-poiesis
formation
647
-poietin
substance that forms
648
poikil/o
varied; irregular
649
pol/o
extreme
ex: **poly**uria - the production of **abnormally large** volumes of dilute urine, another common symptom of diabetes
650
polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
651
poly-
many; much; increased
652
polyp/o
polyp; small growth
653
pont/o
pons (a part of the brain)
654
-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
655
post-
after; behind
656
poster/o
back (of body); behind
657
-prandial
pertaining to eating or mealtime
658
-praxia
action
659
-praxia
action
660
pre-
before; in front of
661
presby/o
old age
662
primi-
first
663
pro-
before; foreward
664
proct/o
anus and rectum
665
pros-
before; forward
666
prostat/o
prostate gland
667
prot/o
first
668
prote/o
protein
669
proxim/o
near
670
prurit/o
itching
671
prurit/o
itching
672
pseudo-
false
673
psych/o
mind
674
-ptom
happening
675
-ptosis
falling; drooping; prolapse
676
-ptysis
spitting
677
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
678
pulmon/o
lung
679
pupill/o
pupil (dark center of the eye)
680
purul/o
pus
681
py/o
pus
682
pyel/o
renal pelvis
683
pylor/o
pylorus; pyloric sphincter
684
pyr/o
fever; fire
685
pyret/o
fever
686
pyrex/o
fever
687
quadri-
four
688
rachi/o
spinal column; vertebrae
689
radi/o
x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
690
radicul/o
nerve root
691
re-
back; again; backward
692
rect/o
rectum
693
ren/o
kidney
694
reticul/o
network
695
retin/o
retina
696
retro-
behind; back; backward
697
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal muscle)
698
rheumat/o
watery flow
699
rhin/o
nose
700
rhytid/o
wrinkle
701
roentg/o
x-rays
702
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
703
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
704
-rrhaphy
suture
705
-rrhea
flow; discharge
706
-rrhexis
rupture
707
rrhythm/o
rhythm
708
sacr/o
sacrum
709
salpinx
fallopian tube (oviduct); auditory (eustachian) tube
710
-salpinx
fallopian tube; oviduct
dervied from Greek word meaning "trumpet"
711
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
712
scapul/o
scapula; shoulder blade
713
-schisis
split
714
schiz/o
split
715
scint/i
spark
716
scirrh/o
hard
717
scler/o
sclera (white of eye); hard
718
-sclerosis
hardening
719
scoli/o
crooked; bent
720
-scope
instrument for visual examination
721
-scopy
visual examination
722
scot/o
darkness
723
seb/o
sebum
724
sebace/o
sebum
725
sect/o
to cut
726
semi-
half
727
semin/i
semen; seed
728
seps/o
infection
729
sial/o
saliva; salivary
730
sialaden/o
salivary gland
731
sider/o
iron
732
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
733
silic/o
glass
734
sinus/o
sinus
735
-sis
state of; condition
736
-sol
solution
737
somat/o
body
738
somat/o
body
739
-some
body
740
somn/o
sleep
741
-somnia
sleep
742
son/o
sound
743
-spadia
to tear, cut
744
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
745
sperm/o
spermatozoa; sperm cells
746
spermat/o
spermatozoa; sperm cells
747
sphen/o
wedge; sphenoid bone
748
spher/o
globe-shaped; round
749
sphygm/o
pulse
750
-sphyxia
pulse
751
splanchn/o
viscera (internal organs)
752
spin/o
spine (backbone)
753
spin/o
spine (backbone)
754
spir/o
to breathe
755
splen/o
spleen
756
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
757
squam/o
scale
758
-stalsis
contraction
759
-stalsis
contraction
760
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
761
staphyl/o
clusters; uvula
762
-stasis
stopping; controlling; placing
763
-static
pertaining to stopping or controlling
764
steat/o
fat, sebum
765
sten/o
narrowing
766
-stenosis
tightening; stricture
767
ster/o
solid structure; steroid
768
stere/o
solid; three-dimensional
769
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
770
steth/o
chest
771
-sthenia
strength
772
-stitial
pertaining to standing or positioned
773
stomat/o
mouth
774
-stomia
condition of the mouth
775
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
776
strept/o
twisted chains
777
styl/o
pole or stake
778
sub-
under; below
779
submaxill/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
780
-suppression
stopping
781
supra-
above, upper
782
sym-
together; with
783
syn-
together; with
784
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short; faint
785
syndesm/o
ligament
786
synov/o
synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon
787
syring/o
tube
788
tachy-
fast
789
tars/o
tarsus; hind-foot or ankle (7 bones between the foot and the leg)
790
tax/o
order; coordination
791
tel/o
complete
792
tele/o
distant
ex: **telo**phase - stage of cell division where the **separated** chromosomes reach **opposite** poles of the dividing cell
793
ten/o
tendon
794
tendin/o
tendon
795
-tension
pressure
796
tens/o
force, strain, stretch
797
terat/o
monster; malformed fetus
798
terat/o
monster; malformed fetus
799
test/o
testis (testicle)
800
test/o
testis (testicle)
801
tetra-
four
802
tetra-
four
803
thalam/o
thalamus
804
thalass/o
sea
805
the/o
put; place
806
thec/o
sheath
807
thel/o, theli/o
nipple
808
therapeut/o
treatment
809
-therapy
treatment
810
therm/o
heat
811
thorac/o
chest
812
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
813
thromb/o
clot
814
thym/o
thymus gland
815
-thymia
mind (condition of)
ex: cyclo**thymia** - **mood disorder** with periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms
816
-thymic
pertaining to mind
817
-thymic
pertaining to mind
818
thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield
819
thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield
820
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
821
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
822
-tic
pertaining to
823
toc/o
labor; birth
824
-tocia
labor; birth (condition of)
825
-tocin
labor; birth (a substance for)
826
tom/o
to cut
827
-tome
instrument to cut
828
-tomy
process of cutting
829
ton/o
tension
830
tone/o
to stretch
831
tonsill/o
tonsil
832
tonsill/o
tonsil
833
top/o
place; position; location
834
-tory
pertaining to
835
tox/o
poison
836
toxic/o
poison
837
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
838
trans-
across; through
839
-tresia
opening
840
tri-
three
841
trich/o
hair
842
trigon/o
trigone (area within the bladder)
843
-tripsy
crushing
844
troph/o
nourishment; development
845
-trophy
nourishment; development (condition of)
846
-tropia
to turn
847
-tropic
pertaining to stimulating
848
-tropin
stimulate; act on
849
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear
850
-type
classification; picture
851
-ule
little; small
852
uln/o
ulna (medial lower arm bone)
853
ultra-
beyond; excess
854
-um
structure; tissue; thing
855
umbilic/o
umbilicus (navel)
856
ungu/o
nail
857
uni-
one
858
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
859
ureter/o
ureter
860
urethr/o
urethra
861
-uria
urination; condition of urine
862
urin/o
urine
863
-us
structure; thing
864
uter/o
uterus (womb)
865
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)
866
uvul/o
uvula
867
vag/o
vagus nerve
868
vagin/o
vagina
869
valv/o
valve
870
vavul/o
valve
871
varic/o
varicose veins
872
vas/o
vessel; duct; vas deferens
873
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
874
ven/o, ven/i
vein
875
vener/o
venereal (sexual contact)
876
ventr/o
belly side of body
877
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
878
venul/o
venule (small vein)
879
-verse
to turn
880
-version
turning (condition of)
881
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
882
vesic/o
urinary bladder
883
vesic/o
urinary bladder
884
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
885
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
886
viscer/o
internal organs
887
vit/o
life
888
vitr/o
vitreous body (of the eye)
889
vitre/o
glass
referring to glassy vitreous humor of the eye
890
viv/o
life
891
vol/o
to roll
892
vulv/o
vulva (female external genitalia)
893
xanth/o
yellow
894
xen/o
stranger
895
xer/o
dry
896
xiph/o
sword
897
-y
condition; process
898
zo/o
animal life
