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abdomin/o
abdomen
acid/o
acid
acous/o
hearing
acromi/o
acromion (highest point of shoulder)
acu-
sharp
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)
adip/o
fat
adnex/o
accessory
adren/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
agglutin/o
clumping
albin/o
white
albumin/o
protein
aliment/o
nutrition
alveol/o
alveolus
ambly/o
dull, dim
ambul/o
walking
amni/o
amnion
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
ankyl/o
stiffening
anter/o
front
anthrop/o
man
antr/o
antrum, cavity
aort/o
aorta
aphth/o
ulcer
apic/o
pointed extremity, apex
append/o
vermiform appendix, that which is added
appendic/o
vermiform appendix, that which is added
aricul/o
ear
arteri/o
arteriole
arthr/o
articulation (joint)
articul/o
articulation (joint)
astr/o
star
ather/o
fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
axill/o
axilla
az/o
nitrogen
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure
bartholin/o
Bartholin gland
bas/o
base, bottom
bi/o
life, living
bil/i
bile
blast/o
embryonic, immature
blephar/o
eyelid
bol/o
to throw, throwing
brachi/o
arm
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
bunion/o
bunion
burs/o
bursa
calc/i
calcium
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus
calcul/o
stone, calculus
cali/o
calyx, calix
calic/o
calyx, calix
calyc/o
calyx, calix
cancer/o
cancer, malignancy
canth/o
canthus
capit/o
head
capn/o
carbon dioxide
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpus
cartilag/o
cartilage
caud/o
tail
cauter/i
burning
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen
cellul/o
cell
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerumin/o
cerumen
cervic/o
neck, cervix
cheil/o
lips
chem/o
drug, chemical
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile vessel
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/o
cartilage
chord/o
cord, spinal cord
chori/o
chorion (outer fetal sac)
chorion/o
chorion (outer fetal sac)
choroid/o
choroid, vascular membrane
chrom/o
color
chromat/o
color
chym/o
juice
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
claustr/o
closing
clavicul/o
clavicle
cleid/o
clavicle
clitorid/o
clitoris
coccyg/o
coccyx
cochle/o
cochlea
col/o
colon
coll/o
neck
colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
commissur/o
connection
con/o
cone
condyl/o
condyle, knob
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
corcit/o
cortex
cord/o
cord, spinal cord
cordi/o
heart
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
crown, heart
corpor/o
body
cost/o
costa (rib)
cox/o
hip
cox/o
coxa (hip)
crani/o
cranium
crin/o
to secrete, secreting
crur/o
leg
cry/o
extremely cold
cubit/o
elbow
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
culd/o
cul-de-sac (rectouterine pouch)
cut/o
skin
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body, recurring, round
cyst/o
bladder, sac
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear
dacryoaden/o
lacrimal gland
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
dactyl/o
digit (whole finger or whole toe)
dendr/o
dendrite, tree
dent/i
teeth
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
dextr/o
right
diaphragm/o
diaphragm
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
digit/o
finger or toe
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dist/o
far
diverticu/lo
diverticulum, pouch
dors/o
back
duct/o
to carry, carrying
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura mater, hard
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
endocardi/o
inner lining of the heart
endometri/o
endometrium
enter/o
small intestines, intestines
eosin/o
rosy-colored
epicardi/o
epicardium
epicondyl/o
epicondyle
epididym/o
epedidymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erg/o
work
erythr/o
red
erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
eschar/o
scab
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
feeling, sensation
ethmoid/o
ethmoid bone
exanthemat/o
rash
faci/o
face
fallopi/o
fallopian tube
fasci/o
fascia
fec/a
feces, stool
femor/o
femur
fer/o
to bear, carry
ferr/o
iron
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibrin/o
fibrous substance
fibul/o
fibula
flex/o
to bend, bending
fluor/o
to flow, flowing
follicul/o
follicle, small sac
foramin/o
hole, foramen
fornic/o
arched structure, fornix
foss/o
hollow, depression
front/o
front, forehead
fund/o
fundus (base, bottom)
fung/i
fungus
galact/o
milk
gastr/o
stomach
gen/o
origin, originate
ger/o
old age
geus/o
taste
gingiv/o
gums
glauc/o
gray, bluish-green
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
sugar, glucose
glute/o
gluteus
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
glycos/o
sugar, glucose
gnath/o
jaw (entire)
gnos/o
knowledge
gon/o
seed
gonado/o
sex organ
goni/o
angle
granul/o
little grain
graph/o
to write, writing
gravid/o
pregnancy, gestation
gynec/o
female, woman
hal/o
to breathe, breathing
halit/o
breath
hedon/o
pleasure
hem/o
blood
hemangi/o
blood vessel
hemat/o
blood
hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoid
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia
heter/o
different
hiat/o
an opening
hidr/o
sweat
hidraden/o
sudoriferous (sweat) gland
hil/o
hilum
hist/o
tissue
home/o
same
humer/o
humerus
humor/o
liquid
hydr/o
water, fluid
hymen/o
hymen
hypophys/o
hypophysis, pituitary
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
treatment
icthy/o
fishlike
idi/o
unique, unknown
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium (superior, widest pelvic bone)
immun/o
safety, protection
infer/o
downward
inguin/o
groin
insulin/o
insulin
interstit/o
space between
intestin/o
intestine
ir/o
iris
irid/o
iris
is/o
equal
isch/o
hold back, suppress
ischi/o
ischium (lower part of pelvic bone)
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kathis/o
sitting
kerat/o
hard, horny, cornea
ket/o
ketone
keton/o
ketone
kinesi/o
movement
klept/o
to steal, stealing
kyph/o
roundback
labi/o
lips, labia
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
lacrim/o
tear
lacto/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina, thin plate
lapar/o
abdomen
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
later/o
side
lei/o
smooth muscle
lei/o
smooth
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
leuk/o
white
leukocyt/o
white blood cell
lex/o
word, speech
ligament/o
ligament
ligat/o
to tie, tying
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lipid/o
lipid, fat
lith/o
stone, calculus
lob/o
lobe, section
lobul/o
small lobe
log/o
study
long/o
long
lord/o
swayback
lumb/o
lower back, loin
lumb/o
lower back
lumin/o
lumen (space within vessel)
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (lymph node)
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
lymphat/o
lymph
lys/o
break down, dissolve
macul/o
macula, macule, macula lutea, spot
malle/o
malleus, hammer
malleol/o
distal process of lower leg, little malleolus
mamm/o
breast
man/i
hand
man/o
pressure or scanty
man/o
scanty pressure
man/u
hand
mandibul/o
lower jaw
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid process
maxill/o
maxilla
meat/o
meatus (opening)
medi/o
middle
mediastin/o
mediastinum (space between the lungs)
medull/o
medulla, inner portion
melan/o
black, dark
men/o
menstruation, menses
mening/o
meninges
meningi/o
meninges
menisc/o
meniscus, crescent
menstru/o
menstruation, menses
ment/o
mind, chin
metacarp/o
metacarpal (hand bone)
metatars/o
metatarsal (foot bone)
metr/o
uterus
metri/o
uterus
mitochondri/o
mitochondria
morph/o
shape, form
muc/o
mucus
muscul/o
muscle
mut/a
change
my/o
muscle, to shut
myc/o
fungus
myel/o
bone marrow
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
eardrum
myx/o
mucus
narc/o
sleep, stupor
nas/o
nose
nat/o
birth, born
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
death, dead
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutral
nev/o
nevus, birthmark
nid/o
nest
noct/i
night
nod/o
node, knot
nuch/o
neck
nucle/o
nucleus
nyctal/o
night
nymph/o
woman, female
o/o
ovum, egg, female sex cell
occipit/o
occiput, back of head
occlus/o
to close, closing, a blockage
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
teeth
olecran/o
elbow
olig/o
scanty, few
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
onc/o
tumor
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
vision
optic/o
vision
or/o
mouth, oral cavity
orbit/o
orbit
orch/o
testis, testicle
orchi/o
testis, testicle
orchid/o
testis, testicle
orex/o
appetite
organ/o
organ, viscus
orth/o
straight
osm/o
sense of smell
oss/i
bone
osse/o
bone
ossicul/o
ossicle (tiny bone)
oste/o
bone
ot/o
eardrum
ov/o
ovum (egg)
ovari/o
ovary
ovul/o
ovum (female sex cell)
ox/i
oxygen
ox/o
oxygen
palat/o
palate, roof of mouth, palatine bone
palm/o
palm
palpebr/o
eyelid
pancreat/o
pancreas
papill/o
papilla, nipple, optic disc
papul/o
papule, pimple
parathyroid/o
parathyroid
parenchym/o
parenchyma
pariet/o
wall, partition
part/o
parturition (delivery)
patell/a
patella
patell/o
patella
path/o
disease
pector/o
chest
ped/o
foot, child
pedicul/o
lice
pelv/i
pelvis
pelv/o
pelvis
pen/i
penis
pericardi/o
sac surrounding the heart
perine/o
perineum
peritine/o
peritoneum
periton/o
peritoneum
perone/o
lower lateral leg bone, fibula
phac/o
lens
phag/o
to eat, swallow
phak/o
lens
phalang/o
phalanx (finger/toe bones)
phall/o
penis
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
phas/o
speech
phe/o
dark
phil/o
attraction
phleb/o
vein
phon/o
sound, voice
phor/o
to carry, to bear
phot/o
light
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
physi/o
growth; nature
phyt/o
growth; nature
pil/o
hair
pituitar/o
pituitary
placent/o
placenta
plant/o
sole of foot
plas/o
formation
plasm/o
plasma
plast/o
formation
plethysm/o
volume
pleur/o
pleura, membrane surrounding lungs
plic/o
fold, plica
pne/o
to breathe, breathing
pneum/o
lung, air
pneumon/o
lung, air
pol/o
pole
polyp/o
polyp
poplit/o
back of knee
poplite/o
back of knee
por/o
passage
poster/o
back of knee
potass/o
potassium
prax/o
purposeful movement
preputi/o
prepuce (foreskin)
press/o
pressure or scanty
proct/o
rectum and anus
prolactin/o
prolactin
prostat/o
prostate
prosth/o
addition
prosthes/o
addition
proxim/o
near
psych/o
mind
pub/o
pubis, anterior pelvic bone
puerper/o
chlidbirth, puerperium
pulmon/o
lung, air
pupill/o
pupil
purpur/o
purple
pustul/o
pustule
py/o
pustule
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylorus
pyr/o
fever, fire
pyret/o
fever, fire
rachi/o
spinal column, backbone
radi/o
radius (lower lateral arm bone)
radicul/o
nerve root, spinal nerve root
rect/o
rectum, straight
ren/o
kidney
reticul/o
network
retin/o
retina
rhabd/o
straited
rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
rhabdomy/o
straited (skeletal) muscle
rheumat/o
watery flow
rhin/o
nose
rhiz/o
spinal nerve root, nerve root
rhythm/o
rhythm
rhytid/o
wrinkle
rib/o
ribose
rot/o
wheel
rug/o
rugae, ridge
sacr/o
sacrum
sagitt/o
arrow, separating the sides
salping/o
tube, fallopian or eustachian
sarc/o
flesh
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
schiz/o
split
scler/o
sclera, hard