med terms Flashcards by Amber Modica

calcane/o

calcaneus (heel bone)

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sinus/o

sinus

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-ectomy

removal; excision; resection

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bilirubin/o

bilirubin

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-blastoma

immature tumor (cells)

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cardi/o

heart

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calci/o

calcium

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capillar/o

capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

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bronchiol/o

bronchiole

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bucc/o

cheek

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bunion/o

bunion

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burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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brachy-

short

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brady-

slow

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bronch/o

bronchial tube

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bronchi/o

bronchial tube

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bi/o

life

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-genic

produced by or in

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furc/o

forking; branching

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galact/o

milk

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ganglion/o

ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies

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-gen

substance that produces

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lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

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-lysis

breakdown; destruction; loosening

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-lytic

reducing, destroying; breakdown

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mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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-malacia

softening

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mast/o

breast

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meat/o

meatus (opening)

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maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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mediastin/o

mediastinum

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-megaly

enlargement

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men/o

menses; menstruation

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dacry/o

tear

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dacryoaden/o

tear gland

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dacryocyst/o

tear sac

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dactyl/o

fingers; toes

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cyan/o

blue

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-cyesis

pregnancy

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cyst/o

urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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-crit

separate

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crypt/o

hidden

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culd/o

cul-de-sac

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cine/o

movement

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cholesterol/o

cholesterol

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chondro/o

cartilage

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chrom/o

color

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cephal/o

head

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cerebell/o

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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chem/o

drug; chemical

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-y

condition; process

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xanth/o

yellow

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xen/o

stranger

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xer/o

dry

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xiph/o

sword

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vestibul/o

vestibule of the inner ear

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cec/o

cecum (first part of the colon)

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-cele

hernia

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bar/o

pressure; weight

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balan/o

glans penis

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auricul/o

ear

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gest/o

pregnancy

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cheil/o

lip

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-chezia

defecation; elimination of wastes

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roentgen/o

x-rays

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dips/o

thirst

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-porosis

condition of pores (spaces)

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poikil/o

varried; irregular

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pol/o

extreme

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-prandial

pertaining to eating or mealtime

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-praxia

action

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pont/o

pons (a part of the brain)

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prot/o

first

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prote/o

protein

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prurit/o

itching

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pros-

before; forward

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proct/o

anus and rectum

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-graphy

process of recording

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gravid/o

pregnancy

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gon/o

seed

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gonad/o

sex glands

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goni/o

angle

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-grade

to go

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gloss/o

tongue

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glycogen/o

glycogen; animal starch

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gluac/o

gray

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gli/o

glial cells; neuroglial cells

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-globin

protein

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-globulin

protein

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glomerul/o

glomerulus

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-genesis

producing; forming

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-capnia

carbon dioxide

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-itus

condition

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polyp/o

polyp; small growth

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bol/o

cast; throw

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-icle

small

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idi/o

unknown; individual; distinct

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-ile

pertaining to

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in-

in; into; not

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inter-

between

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-plasty

surgical repair

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ple/o

more; many; varied

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-plegia

paralysis; palsy

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pleur/o

pleura

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-plegic

pertaining to paralysis; palsy

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poiesis

formation

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-drome

to run

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desicc/o

drying

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-desis

bind, tie together

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dia-

complete; through

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diaphor/o

sweat

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dipl/o

double

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de-

lack of; down; less; removal of

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demo/o

people

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-tocia

labor; birth (condition of)

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toc/o

labor; birth

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-therapy

treatment

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ten/o

tendon

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-tic

pertaining to

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therapeut/o

treatment

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tele/o

distant

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-phasia

speech

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phe/o

dusky; dark

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-pheresis

removal

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phil/o

like; love; attraction to

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-phil

attraction for

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-philia

attraction for

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phim/o

muzzle

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-amine

nitrogen compound

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Amni/o

Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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Af-

toward

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-agon

assemble, gather

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agora-

marketplace

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-agra

excessive pain

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ad-

toward

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acanth/o

spiny; thorny

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acr/o

extremities; top; extreme point

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actin/o

light

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acu/o

sharp; severe; sudden

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-tropia

to turn

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-hexia

state of

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hidr/o

sweat

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hypn/o

sleep

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hypophys/o

pituitary gland

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hyster/o

uterus; womb

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-ia

condition

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-iac

pertaining to

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-iasis

abnormal condition

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iatr/o

physician; treatment

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-ical

pertaining to

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ichthy/o

dry; scaly

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-trophy

nourishment; development (condition of)

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palat/o

palate (roof of the mouth)

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ox/o

oxygen

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pre-

before; in front of

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proxim/o

near

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albumin/o

albumin (protein)

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-algia

pain

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alveol/o

alveolus; air sac; small sac

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aer/o

air

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agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together

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-scopy

visual examination

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-scope

instrument for visual examination

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-sclerosis

hardening

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scapul/o

scapula; shoulder blade

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semi-

half

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sect/o

to cut

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sebace/o

sebum

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silic/o

glass

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dist/o

far; distant

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dors/o

back (of body)

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dorsi-

back

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-dilation

widening; stretching; expanding

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dent/i

tooth

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derm/o

skin

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-derma

skin

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dermat/o

skin

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mega-

large

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medull/o

medulla (inner section); soft, marrow

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medi/o

middle

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mastoid/o

mastoid process (behind the ear)

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mal-

bad

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aden/o

gland

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adenoid/o

adenoids

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adip/o

fat

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adren/o

adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

adrenal gland

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A-, an-

no; not; without

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ab-

away from

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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-ac

pertaining to

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acetabul/o

acetabulum (hip socket)

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acous/o

hearing

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acormi/o

acromion (extension of shoulder blade)

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quadri-

four

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hydr/o

water

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hyper-

above; excessive

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-cyte

cell

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-cytosis

condition of cells; increase in numbers

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cutane/o

skin

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cycl/o

ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

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cyt/o

cell

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cry/o

cold

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crani/o

skull

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therm/o

heat

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tendin/o

tendon

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pyr/o

fever; fire

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pupill/o

pupil (dark center of the eye)

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pulmon/o

lungs

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pub/o

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

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bil/o

bile; gall

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-blast

embryonic; immature cell

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contra-

against; opposite

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-constriction

narrowing

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corne/o

cornea

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comat/o

deep sleep

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coagul/o

coagulation (clotting)

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coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone)

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col/o

colon (large intestine)

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cata-

down

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hormon/o

hormone

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claustr/o

enclosed space

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chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

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cholangi/o

bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

gallbladder

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chore/o

dance

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lymph/o

lymph

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lymphaden/o

lymph gland (node)

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macro-

large

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obsessive preoccupation

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mamm/o

breast

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malleol/o

malleolus

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pituitar/o

pituitary gland

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nucle/o

nucleus

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noct/o

night

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neur/o

nerve

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nephr/o

kidney

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necr/o

death

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nas/o

nose

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myocardi/o

myocardium (heart muscle)

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my/o

muscle

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multi-

many

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muc/o

mucus

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-motor

movement

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-mortem

death

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mort/o

death

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micro-

small

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mon/o

one; single

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metatars/o

metatarsals (foot bones)

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metacarp/o

metacarpals (hand bones)

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spermat/o

spermatozoa; sperm cells

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somn/o

sleep

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spin/o

spine (backbone)

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splen/o

spleen

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spher/o

globe-shaped; round

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sperm/o

spermatozoa; sperm cells

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sudden contraction of muscles

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sub-

under; below

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supra-

above, upper

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stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

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steth/o

chest

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ren/o

kidney

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-rrhea

flow; discharge

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rect/o

rectum

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re-

back; again; backward

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radio/o

x-rays; radioactivity; radius

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-rrhage

bursting forth (of blood)

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Bartholin/o

Bartholin glands

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bacill/o

bacilli (bacteria)

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axill/o

armpit

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audi/o

hearing

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audit/o

hearing

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aut-, auto-

self, own

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rhin/o

nose

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sacr/o

sacrum

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retro-

behind; back; backward

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retin/o

retina

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seb/o

sebum

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fibr/o

fiber

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fibul/o

fibula

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widening

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esophagus

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epididymis

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duodenum

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reflected sound

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urin

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urethra

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varicose veins

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ureter

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ulna (medial lower arm bone)

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poison

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three

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trachea (windpipe)

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across; through

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glucose; sugar

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glucose; sugar

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glucose; sugar

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granule(s)

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white

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white

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appendix

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appendix

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aorta (largest artery)

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uneasy; anxious

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against

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asbestos

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joint

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burn; burning

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tail; lower part of the body

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green

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relaxation

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pregnancy

geront/o

old age

ger/o

old age

gynec/o

woman; female

odont/o

tooth

-oma

tumor; mass; fluid collection

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

or/o

mouth

orth/o

straight

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

fung/i

fungus; mushroom (no chlorophyll)

-form

resembling; in the shape of

follicul/o

follicle; small sac

gastr/o

stomach

-fusion

to pour; to come together

poly-

many; much

poster/o

back (of body); behind

post-

after; behind

-pnea

breathing

pneumon/o

lung; air; gas

pneum/o

lung; air; gas

pod/o

foot

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

lumb/o

lower back; loin

-logy

study (process of)

log/o

study

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat; lipid

later/o

side

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lact/o

milk

-kinesis

movement

-kinesia

movement

kinesi/o

movement

kines/o

movement

melan/o

black

-itis

inflammation

ischi/o

ischium (part of hip bone)

obstetr/o

pregnancy; childbirth

iod/o

iodine

inguin/o

groin

insulin/o

insulin (pancreatic hormone)

immun/o

immune; protection; safe

ili/o

ilium

ile/o

ileum

-ic

pertaining to

hypo-

deficient; below; less than normal

carp/o

wrist bones (carpals)

carnin/o

cancerous; cancer

cauter/o

heat; burn

home/o

sameness; unchanging; constant

histi/o

tissue

hist/o

tissue

herni/o

hernia

hepat/o

liver

hemoglobin/o

hemoglobin

hemi-

half

hem/o

blood

hamat/o

blood

vulv/o

vulva (female external genitalia)

zo/o

animal life

hallucin/o

hallucination

ocul/o

eye

gingiv/o

gum

phot/o

light

peri-

surrounding

test/o

testis (testicle)

-thorax

chest; pleural cavity

oste/o

bone

thromb/o

clot

-phobia

fear

-tomy

process of cutting

tachy-

fast

syring/o

tube

thalam/o

thalamus

thorac/o

chest

tox/o

poison

tibi/o

tibia (shin bone)

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

tonsill/o

tonsil

thyr/o

thyroid gland; shield

tars/o

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

cis/o

to cut

pseudo-

false

psych/o

mind

pelv/o

pelvis; hip region

pelv/i

pelvis; hip region

prostat/o

prostate gland

ped/o

child; foot

path/o

disease

patell/a

patella

patell/o

patella

pancreat/o

pancreas

meso-

middle

meta-

change; beyond

-meter

measure

metr/o

uterus (womb); measure

metri/o

uterus (womb)

mi/o

smaller; less

-mimetic

mimic; copy

-mission

send

morph/o

shape; form

mucos/o

mucous membrane (mucosa)

-fida

split

flex/o

bend

fluor/o

luminous

-ferent

to carry

-fication

process of making

ex-

out; away from

exanthemat/o

rash

extra-

outside

faci/o

face

fasci/o

fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

-esthesia

nervous sensation

ethm/o

sieve

eti/o

cause

eu-

good; normal

-esis

action; condition; state of

eso-

inward

ethes/o

nervous sensation (feeling)

esthesi/o

nervous sensation

episi/o

vulva (external female genitalia)

-er

one who

erg/o

work

erythem/o

flushed; redness

endo-

in; within

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

eosin/o

red; rosy; dawn-colored

-edema

swelling

strept/o

twisted chains

-elasma

flat plate

em-

-ema

condition

-emesis

vomiting

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

emmetr/o

in due measure

en-

in; within

end-

in; within

duct/o

to lead, carry

dur/o

dura mater

-dynia

pain

dys-

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

-eal

pertaining to

ec-

out; outside

-ectasia

dilation; dilatation; widening

-ectasis

dilation; dilatation; widening

ecto-

out; outside

stomat/o

mouth

-suppression

stopping

stere/o

solid; three-dimensional

submaxill/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)

ster/o

solid structure; steroid

sym-

together; with

-sthenia

strength

-stitial

pertaining to standing or positioned

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

radicul/o

nerve root

rachi/o

spinal column; vertebrae

rhytid/o

wrinkle

-salpinx

Fallopian tube; oviduct

rhemat/o

watery flow

salping/o

Fallopian tube; auditory tube

sarc/o

flesh (connective tissue)

rhabdomy/o

striated (skeletal) muscle

rrhythm/o

rhythm

-rrhexis

rupture

reticul/o

network

scot/o

darkness

scirrh/o

hard

scler/o

sclera (white of eye); hard

scint/i

spark

schiz/o

split

scoli/o

crooked; bent

-schisis

split

sial/o

saliva

seps/o

infection

semin/i

semen; seed

sider/o

iron

sialaden/o

salivary gland

-dote

to give

-arthria

articulate (speak distinctly)

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

-asthenia

lack of strength

atel/o

incomplete

anthr/o

antrum of the stomach

-apheresis

removal

aphth/o

ulcer

apo-

off, away

aponeur/o

aponeurosis (type of tendon)

-ar

pertaining to

angi/o

vessel (blood)

anis/o

unequal

ankyl/o

stiff

-pareunia

sexual intercourse

-partum

birth; labor

-pathy

disease; emotion

pector/o

chest

pend/o

hang

-penia

deficiency

pen/o

penis

anthrac/o

coal

amyl/o

starch

an/o

anus

-an

pertaining to

ana-

up; apart; backward; again; anew

andr/o

male

-al

pertaining to

alges/o

sensitivity to pain

phleb/o

vein

ambly/o

dim; dull

all/o

other

-algesia

sensitivity to pain

chir/o

hand

-tripsy

crushing

trigon/o

trigone (area within the bladder)

-ule

littlle; small

tympan/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

-tropin

stimulate; act on

ur/o

urine; urinary tract

ungu/o

nail

-us

structure; thing

uve/o

uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris)

-um

structure; tissue; thing

vag/o

vagus nerve

uvul/o

uvula

ventr/o

belly side of body

vener/o

venereal (sexual contact)

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

-verse

to turn

venul/o

venule (small vein)

fibros/o

fibrous connective tissue

epitheli/o

skin; epithelium

-sphyxia

pulse

son/o

sound

myos/o

muscle

neutr/o

niether; neutral; neutrophil

chori/o

chorion (outermost membrane of fetus)

choledoch/o

common bile duct

chol/e

bile; gall

cib/o

meal

chym/o

to pour

-clasis

to break

-clast

to break

capn/o

carbon dioxide

celi/o

belly; abdomen

cac/o

bad

byssin/o

cotton dust

calic/o

calyx

cali/o

calyx

calc/o

calcium

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

polio-

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

-crine

secrete, separate

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

cerumin/o

cerumen

-tocin

labor; birth (a substance of)

gnos/o

knowledge

chorion/o

chorion

choroid/o

choroid layer of eye

viscer/o

internal organs

vit/o

life

vitr/o

vitreous body (of the eye)

vitre/o

glass

vol/o

to roll

keton/o

ketones; acetones

klept/o

to steal

kyph/o

humpback

labi/o

lip

lacrim/o

tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

-tension

pressure

syn-

together; with

mut/a

genetic change

mutagen/o

causing genetic change

myc/o

fungus

mydr/o

wide

myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow

myom/o

muscle tumor

myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

myx/o

mucus

narc/o

numbness; stupor; sleep

nat/i

birth

natr/o

sodium

-lapse

slide, fall, sag

leiomy/o

smooth (visceral) muscle

-lemma

sheath, covering

-lepsy

seizure

lept/o

thin, slender

-leptic

pertaining to seizing, taking hold of

leth/o

death

lex/o

word; phrase

-lexia

word; phrase

ligament/o

ligament

lingu/o

tongue

-listhesis

slipping

lith/o

stone; calculus

-lithiasis

condition of stones

-lithotomy

incision (for removal) of a stone

lob/o

lobe

lord/o

curve; swayback

-lucent

to shine

lute/o

yellow

lux/o

slide

spir/o

to breathe

sphen/o

wedge; sphenoid bone

staped/o

stapes (middle ear bone)

-sis

state of; condition

spondyl/o

vertebra (backbone)

-spadia

to tear, cut

-sol

solution

spygm/o

pulse

-stalsis

contraction

-some

body

splanchn/o

viscera (internal organs)

squam/o

scale

somat/o

body

sten/o

narrowing

styl/o

pole or stake

-stenosis

tightening; stricture

steat/o

fat, sebum

-static

pertaining to stopping, controlling

-stomy

new opening (to form a mouth)

-stasis

stopping; controlling; placing

-stomia

condition of the mouth

nect/o

bind, tie, connect

neo-

new

nid/o

nest

norm/o

rule; order

nos/o

disease

nulli-

none

nyct/o

night

odyn/o

pain

presby/o

old age

primi-

first

pyrex/o

fever

pyret/o

fever

pylor/o

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

-oid

resembling; derived from

-ole

little; small

olecran/o

olecranon (elbow)

olig/o

scanty

om/o

shoulder

omphal/o

umbilicus (navel)

-one

hormone

onycho/o

nail (of fingers or toes)

o/o

egg

oophor/o

ovary

-opaque

obscure

-opia

vision condition

-gravida

pregnant woman

-opsia

vision condition

-opsy

view of

opt/o

eye; vision

optic/o

eye; vision

-or

one who

orch/o

testis

orchi/o

testis

orchid/o

testis

-orexia

appetite

-ose

full of; pertaining to; sugar

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-osmia

smell

ossicul/o

ossicle (small bone)

-ostosis

condition of bone

ot/o

ear

-otia

ear condition

-ous

pertaining to

ov/o

egg

ovari/o

ovary

ovul/o

egg

-oxia

oxygen

oxy-

rapid; sharp; acid

oxysm/o

sudden

pyel/o

renal pelvis

py/o

pus

purul/o

pus

-ptysis

spitting

-ptosis

falling; drooping; prolapse

-cide

killing

-cidal

pertaining to killing

-cusis

hearing

corpor/o

body

cortic/o

cortex, outer region

cost/o

rib

cras/o

mixture; temperament

crin/o

secrete

cor/o

pupil

core/o

pupil

pachy-

heavy; thick

palpebr/o

eyelid

pan-

all

papill/o

nipple-like; optic disc (disk)

par-

other than; abnormal

para-

near; abnormal; apart from; alongside

-para

to bear, bring forth (live births)

-parous

to bear, bring forth

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

-paresis

weakness

troph/o

nourishment; development

-somnia

sleep

-tropic

pertaining to stimulating

phag/o

eat; swallow

phob/o

fear

phon/o

voice; sound

-phonia

voice; sound

phor/o

to bear

-phoresis

carrying; transmission

-phoria

to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

phren/o

diaphragm; mind

-phthisis

wasting away

-phylaxis

protection

physi/o

nature; function

-physis

to grow

phyt/o

plant

-phyte

plant

pil/o

hair

pineal/o

pineal gland

-plakia

plaque

plant/o

sole of the foot

plas/o

development; formation; growth

-plasia

development; formation; growth

trich/o

hair

phac/o

lens of eye

-pepsia

digestion

arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

arteri/o

artery

arter/o

artery

-arche

beginning

aur/o

ear

atri/o

atrium (upper heart chamber)

-ation

process; condition

ather/o

plaque (fatty substance)

azot/o

urea; nitrogen

bas/o

base; opposite of acid

bacteri/o

bacteria

aut/o

self, own

bi-

two

per-

through

perine/o

perineum

peritone/o

peritoneum

perone/o

fibula

-pexy

fixation; to put in place

-tresia

opening

synov/o

synovia; sheath around a tendon

tetra-

four

thym/o

thymus gland

thalass/o

sea

-thymic

pertaining to mind

tone/o

to stretch

-thymia

mind (condition of)

ton/o

tension

plex/o

plexus; network (of nerves)

-plasm

formation; structure

-acusis

hearing

infra-

below, inferior to; beneath

-ine

pertaining to

-in, -ine

a substance

intra-

within; into

ion/o

ion; to wander

-ion

process

-ior

pertaining to

ipsi-

same

ir-

ir/o

iris (colored portion of eye)

irid/o

iris (colored portion of eye)

is/o

same; equal

isch/o

hold back; back

-ism

process; condition

-ist

specialist

-ium

structure; tissue

jaund/o

yellow

jejun/o

jejunum

kal/i

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

kerat/o

cornea; hard, horny tissue

kern-

nucleus (grouping of nerve cells in brain)

ket/o

ketones; acetones

phall/o

penis

pharmac/o

drug

pharmaceut/o

drug

pharyng/o

throat (pharynx)

phas/o

speech

-poietin

substance that forms

-tory

pertaining to

lamin/o

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

thel/o

nipple

tel/o

complete

top/o

place; postition; location

thec/o

sheath

tax/o

order; coordination

the/o

put; place

syncop/o

to cut off, cut short; faint

terat/o

monster; malformed fetus

tom/o

to cut

syndesm/o

ligament

-tome

instrument to cut

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

chron/o

time

-phage

eat; swallow

-phagia

condition of eating; swallowing

phak/o

lens of eye

phalang/o

phalanges (of fingers of toes)

-plastic

pertaining to formation

pro-

before; forward

lapar/o

abdominal wall; abdomen

staphyl/o

clusters; uvula

coron/o

heart

colp/o

vagina

comi/o

to care for

con-

together, for

coni/o

dust

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)

-clysis

irrigation; washing

-coccus (-cocci, pl.)

berry-shaped bacterium

cochle/o

cochlea (inner part of ear)

cirrh/o

orange-yellow