Medical Word Elements Appendix C Flashcards
a-
a-
without, not
-a
noun ending
ab-
ab-
away from, from
abdomin/o
abdomin/o
abdomen
abort/o
abort/o
to miscarry
-ac
-ac
pertaining to
acid/o
acid/o
acid
acous/o
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
acr/o
extremity
acromi/o
acromi/o
acromion (projection of scapula)
-acusia
-acusia
hearing
-acusis
-acusis
hearing
-ad
-ad
toward
ad-
ad-
toward
aden/o
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
aer/o
air
af-
af-
toward
agglutin/o
agglutin/o
clumping, gluing
agora-
agora-
marketplace
-al
-al
pertaining to
albin/o
albino
white
albumin/o
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
-algesia
-algesia
pain
-algia
-algia
pain
allo-
allo-
other, differing from normal
alveol/o
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
ambly/o
ambly/o
dull, dim
amni/o
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac)
an-
an-
without, not
an/o
an/o
anus
ana-
ana-
against; up; back
andr/o
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
aneurysm/o
widened blood vessel
angi/o
angi/o
vessel
usually lymph or blood
angin/o
angin/o
choking pain
aniso-
aniso-
unequal, dissimilar
ankyl/o
ankyl/o
stiffness; bent; crooked
ante-
ante-
before, in front of
anter/o
anter/o
anterior, front
anthrac/o
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
anti-
anti-
against
aort/o
aort/o
aorta
append/o
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
aque/o
water
-ar
-ar
pertaining to
-arche
-arche
beginning
arteri/o
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
arthr/o
joint
-ary
-ary
pertaining to
asbest/o
asbest/o
asbestos
-asthenia
-asthenia
weakness, debility
astr/o
astr/o
star
-ate
-ate
having the form of, possessing
atel/o
atel/o
incomplete; imperfect
antelope (incomplete antelope cant elope)
ather/o
ather/o
fatty plaque
-ation
-ation
process of
atri/o
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
audit/o
hearing
aur-
aur-
ear
auricul/o
auricul/o
ear
auto-
auto-
self, own
ax/o
ax/o
axis, axon
azot/o
azot/o
nitrogenous compound
bacteri/o
bacteri/o
bacteria
single - bacterium
balan/o
balan/o
glans penis
bas/o
bas/o
base
alkaline, opposite of acid
bi-
bi-
two
bil/i
bil/i
bile, gall
bi/o
bi/o
life
-blast
-blast
embryonic cell
blast/o
blast/o
embyronic cell
blephar/o
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
brachy-
short
brady-
brady-
slow
bronch/o
bronch/o
bronchus
(plural, bronchi)
bronchiol/o
bronchiol/o
bronchus
(plural bronchi)
bucc/o
bucc/o
cheek
calc/o
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcane/o
calcaneum
(heel bone)
-capnia
-capnea
carbon dioxide (CO2)
carcin/o
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
cardi/o
heart
-cardia
-cardia
heart condition
carp/o
carp/o
carpus
wrist bones
cata-
cata-
down
caud/o
caud/o
tail
cauter/o
cauter/o
heat, burn
cec/o
cec/o
cecum
-cele
-cele
hernia
-centesis
-centesis
surgical puncture
cephal/o
cephal/o
head
-ceps
-ceps
head
-ception
-ception
conceiving
cerebell/o
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cervic/o
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of cervix)
chalic/o
chalic/o
limestone
cheil/o
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
chem/o
chemical, drug
chlor/o
chlor/o
green
chol/e
chol/e
bile, gall
chondr/o
chondr/o
cartilage
cholangi/o
cholangi/o
bile vessel
choledoch/o
choledoch/o
bile duct
chori/o
chori/o
chorion
membrane surrounding an embryo
choroid/o
choroid/o
choroid
chrom/o
chrom/o
colour
chromat/o
chromat/o
color
-cide
-cide
killing
circum-
circum-
around
cirrh/o
cirrh/o
yellow
-cision
-cision
a cutting
-clasia
-clasia
to break; surgical fracture
-clasis
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
-clast
-clast
to break; surgical fracture
clavicul/o
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
-clysis
-clysis
irrigation, washing
coccyg/o
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
cochle/o
cochle/o
cochlea
col/o
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon/o
colon
colp/o
colp/o
vagina
condyl/o
condyl/o
condyle
round bump of bone
coni/o
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
-continence
-continence
to hold back
contra-
contra-
against, opposite
cor/o
cor/o
pupil
core/o
core/o
pupil
corne/o
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
coron/o
heart
corp/o
corp/o
body
corpor/o
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortic/o
cortex
cost/o
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
crani/o
cranium (skull)
crin/o
crin/o
secrete
-crine
-crine
secrete
cruci/o
cruci/o
cross
cry/o
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
culd/o
cul-de-sac
-cusia
-cusia
hearing
-cusia
-cusia
hearing
cutane/o
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle
-cyesis
-cyesis
pregnancy
cyst/o
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cyt/o
cell
-cyte
-cyte
cell
dacry/o
dacry/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus
(duct, sac, gland)
dacryocyst/o
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
dactyl/o
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
de-
de-
cessation
dendr/o
dendr/o
tree
dent/o
dent/o
teeth
derm/o
dermato
-derma
derm/o
skin
-desis
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
di-
di-
double
dia-
dia-
through, across
dipl/o
dipl/o
double
dips/o
dips/o
thirst
-dipsia
-dipsia
thirst
dist/o
dist/o
far, farthest
dors/o
dors/o
back (of the body)
duct/o
duct/o
to lead; carry
-duction
-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
duoden/o
duoden/o
duodenum
(first part of small intestine)
dur/o
dur/o
dura mater; hard
-dynia
-dynia
pain
dys-
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
-eal
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
ec-
out, out from
echo-
echo-
repeated sound
-ectasis
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
ecto-
ecto-
outside, outward
-ectomy
-ectomy
excision, removal
-edema
-edema
swelling
ef-
ef-
away from
electr/o
electr/o
electricity
-ema
-ema
state of; condition
embol/o
embol/o
embolus (plug)
-emesis
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
-emia
blood condition
emphys/o
emphys/o
to inflate
en-
en-
in, within
encephal/o
encephal/o
brain
end-
end-
in, within
endo-
endo-
in, within
enter/o
enter/o
intestine (usually small)
eosin/o
eosin/o
rose coloured
epi-
epi
above, upon
epididym/o
epididym/o
epididymis
(duct behind testes carrying sperm)
epiglott/o
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
episi/o
vulva
erythem/o
erythemat/o
erythr/o
erythem/o
red
eschar/o
eschar/o
scab
-esis
-esis
condition
eso-
eso-
inward
esophag/o
esophag/o
esophagus
esthes/o
esthes/o
feeling
-esthesia
-esthesia
feeling
eti/o
eti/o
cause
eu-
eu-
good; normal
ex-
ex-
out, out from
exo-
exo-
outside, outward
extra-
extra-
outside
faci/o
fasci/o
face
fasci/o
fasci/o
band, fascia
femor/o
femor/o
femur
-ferent
-ferent
to carry
fibr/o
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
fibul/o
fibul/o
fibula
fluor/o
fluor/o
luminous, fluorescence
galact/o
galact/o
milk
gangli/o
gangli/o
ganglion (knot or knot like mass)
gastr/o
gastr/o
stomach
-gen
gen/o
-genesis
-gen, gen/o, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
genit/o
genit/o
genitalia
gest/o
gest/o
pregnancy
gingiv/o
gingiv/o
gums
glauc/o
glauc/o
gray
gli/o
-glia
gli/o, -glia
glue; neuroglial tissue
-globin
-globin
protein
glomerul/o
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
gloss/o
tongue
glott/o
glott/o
glottis
gluc/o
glucos/o
glyc/o
glycos/o
gluc, glyc
sugar, sweetness
gnos/o
-gnosis
gnos/o, -gnosis
knowing
gonad/o
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
goni/o
goni/o
angle
gon/o
gon/o
seed
(ovum, spermatozoon)
-grade
-grade
to go
-graft
-graft
transplantation
-gram
-gram
record, writing
granul/o
granul/o
granule
-graph
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
-gravida
pregnant woman
gyn/o
gyn/o
woman, female
gynec/o
gynec/o
woman, female
hallucin/o
hallucin/o
hallucination
hedon/o
hedon/o
pleasure
hem/o
hem/o
blood
hemangi/o
hemangi/o
blood vessel
hemat/o
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
hepat/o
liver
heter/o
heter/o
different
hemi-
hemi-
half
hidr/o
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
histi/o
hist/o
tissue
home/o
homeo
homo
home/o
same, alike
humer/o
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr/o
hydr/o
water
hyp-
hypo-
hyp-, hypo
uner, below, deficient
hyper-
hyper-
excessive, above normal
hypn/o
hypn/o
sleep
hyster/o
hyster/o
uterus
-ia
-ia
condition
-iac
-iac
pertaining to
-iasis
-iasis
abnormal condition
iatr/o
iatr/o
physician; treatment
-iatry
-iatry
physician; treatment
-ic
-ical
-ic, -ical
pertaining to
-ice
-ice
noun ending
ichthy/o
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
-ician
-ician
specialist
-icle
-icle
small, minute
-icterus
-icterus
jaundice
idi/o
idi/o
unknown, peculiar
-ile
-ile
pertaining to
ile/o
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
ili/o
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
im-
im-
not
immun/o
immun/o
immune, immunity, safe
in-
in-
in, not
-ine
-ine
pertaining to
infer/o
infer/o
lower, below
infra-
infra-
below, under
inguin/o
inguin/o
groin
insulin/o
insulin/o
insulin
inter-
inter-
between
intra-
intra-
in, within
-ion
-ion
the act of
-ior
-ior
pertaining to
irid/o
irid/o
iris
-is
-is
noun ending
isch/o
isch/o
to hold back; block
ischi/o
ischi/o
ischium
(lower portion of the hip bone)
-ism
-ism
condition
iso-
iso-
same, equal
-ist
-ist
specialist
-isy
-isy
state of; condition
-itic
-itic
pertaining to
-itis
-itis
inflammation
-ive
-ive
pertaining to
-ization
-ization
process of
jaund/o
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of the small intestine)
kal/i
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
kary/o
nucleus
kerat/o
kerat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
kern/o
kern/o
kernel (nucleus)
ket/o
keton/o
ket/o
ketone bodies
kinesi/o
-kinesia
-kinet/o
kinesi/o
movement
klept/o
klept/o
to steal
kyph/o
kyph/o
humpback
labi/o
labi/o
lip
labyrinth/o
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
lacrim/o
lacrim/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus
lact/o
lact/o
milk
-lalia
-lalia
speech, babble
lamin/o
lamin/o
lamina
(part of the vertebral arch)
lapar/o
lapar/o
abdomen
laryng/o
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
later/o
side, to one side
lei/o
lei/o
smooth
leiomy/o
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
-lepsy
-lepsy
seizure
lept/o
lept/o
thin, slender
leuk/o
leuk/o
white
lex/o
lex/o
word, phase
lingu/o
ling/o
tongue
lip/o
lip/o
fat
lipid/o
lipid/o
fat
-listhesis
-listhesis
slipping
-lith
litho
-lith
stone, calculus
lob/o
lob/o
lobe
log/o
log/o
study of
-logist
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
-logy
study of
lord/o
lord/o
curve, swayback
-lucent
-lucent
to shine; clear
lumb/o
lumb/o
loins, lower back
lymph/o
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
-lysis
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
macro-
macro-
large
mal-
mal-
bad
-malacia
-malacia
softening
mamm/o
mamm/o
breast
-mania
-mania
state of mental disorder, frenzy
mast/o
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid/o
mastoid process
maxill/o
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
meat/o
meat/o
opening, meatus
medi-
medio-
medi-
middle
mediastin/o
mediastin/o
mediastinum
medull/o
medull/o
medulla
mega-
megal/o
-megaly
mega
enlargement
melan/o
melan/o
black
men/o
men/o
menses, menstruation
mening/o
meningi/o
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
(membranes covering he brain and spinal cord)
menstr/o
menstr/o
monthy discharge of blood
ment/o
ment/o
mind
meso-
meso-
middle
meta-
meta-
change, beyond
metacarp/o
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
metatars/o
metatars/o
metatarsus
foot bones
-meter
-meter
instrument for measuring
metr/o
metri/o
metr/o
uterus
-metry
-metry
act of measuring
micr/o
micro
micro
small
mono-
mono-
one
morph/o
morph/o
form, shape, structure
muc/o
muc/o
mucus
multi-
multi
many, much
muscul/o
muscul/o
muscle
mut/a
mut/a
genetic change
my/o
my/o
muscle
myc/o
myc/o
fungus
mydr/o
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
myel/o
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
myos/o
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
myx/o
myx/o
mucus
narc/o
narc/o
stupor; numbness; sleep
nas/o
nas/o
nose
nat/o
nat/o
birth
natr/o
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
necr/o
death, necrosis
neo-
neo-
new
nephr/o
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutr/o
neutral; neither
nid/o
nid/o
nest
noct/o
noct/o
night
nucle/o
nucle/o
nucleus
nulli-
nulli-
none
nyctal/o
nyctal/o
night
obstetr/o
obstetr/o
pregnacy; childbirth
ocul/o
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
odont/o
teeth
-oid
-oid
resembling
-ole
-ole
minute, small
olig/o
olig/o
scanty
-oma
-oma
tumor
omphal/o
omphal/o
navel (umbilicus)
onc/o
onc/o
tumor
onych/o
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
oophor/o
ovary
-opaque
-opaque
obscure
ophthalm/o
ophthalm/o
eye
-opia
-opsia
-opia, -opsia
vision
or/o
or/o
mouth
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis (testes pl)
-orexia
-orexia
appetite
orth/o
orth/o
straight
-ory
-ory
pertaining to
-ose
-ose
pertaining to sugar
-osis
-osis
abnormal condition;
increase (when used with blood cells)
-osmia
-osmia
smell
oste/o
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ot/o
ear
-ous
-ous
pertaining to
ovari/o
ovari/o
ovary
ox/i
ox/o
-oxia
ox/o/i/ia
oxygen
pachy-
pachy-
thick
palat/o
palat/o
palate
pan-
pan-
all
pancreat/o
pancreat/o
pancreas
-para
-para
to bear (offspring)
para-
para-
near; beside; beyond
parathyroid/o
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
-paresis
-parathesis
partial paralysis
patell/o
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
path/o
-pathy
path/o, -pathy
disease
pector/o
pector/o
chest
ped/i
ped/o
ped/i, ped/o
foot; child
pedicul/o
pedicul/o
lice
pelvi/i
pelv/o
pelv/i
pelv/o
pelvis
pen/o
pen/o
penis
-penia
-penia
decrease, deficiency
-pepsia
-pepsia
digestion
per-
per-
through
peri-
peri-
around
perine/o
perine/o
perineum
(area between the scrotum (or vulva) and anus)
peritone/o
peritone/o
peritoneum
-pexy
-pexy
fixation of an organ
phac/o
phac/o
lens
phag/o
-phage
-phagia
phag/o, -phage, -phagia
swallowing, eating
phalang/o
phalang/o
phalanges
(bones of the fingers and toes)
pharmaceutic/o
pharmaceutic/o
drug, medicine
pharyng/o
pharyng/o
pharynx
-phasia
-phasia
speech
phe/o
phe/o
dusky, dark
-phil
phil/o
-philia
-phil, phil/o, -philia
attraction for
phim/o
phim/o
muzzle
phleb/o
phleb/o
vein
-phobia
-phobia
fear
-phonia
-phonia
voice
-phoresis
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-phora
-phora
feeling, mental state
phot/o
phot/o
light
phren/o
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
-phylaxis
-phylaxis
protection
-physis
-physis
growth
pil/o
pil/o
hair
pituitar/o
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
-plakia
-plakia
plaque
plas/o
-plasia
-plasm
plas/o, -plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
-plegia
-plegia
paralysis
pleur/o
pleur/o
pleura
-plexy
-plexy
stroke
-pnea
-pnea
breathing
pneum/o
pneumon/o
pneum/o
pneumon/o
air; lung
pod/o
pod/o
foot
-poiesis
-poises
formation, production
poikil/o
poikil/o
varied, irregular
poli/o
poli/o
gray, gray matter
poly-
poly-
many
polyp/o
polyp/o
small growth
-porosis
-porosis
porous
post-
post-
after, behind
poster/o
poster/o
back (of the body), behnind, posterior
-potence
-potence
power
-prandial
-prandial
meal
pre-
pre-
before, in front of
presby/o
presby/o
old age
primi-
primi-
first
pro-
pro-
before, in front of
proct/o
proct/o
anus, rectum
prostat/o
prostat/o
prostate gland
proxim/o
proxim/o
near, nearest
pseudo-
pseudo-
false
psych/o
psych/o
mind
-ptosis
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
ptyal/o
ptyal/o
saliva
-ptysis
-ptysis
spitting
pub/o
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
pulmon/o
pulmon/o
lung
pupill/o
pupill/o
pupil
py/o
py/o
pus
pyel/o
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylor/o
pylorus
pyr/o
pyr/o
fire
quadri-
quadri-
four
rachi/o
rachi/o
spine
radi/o
radi/o
radiation; radius (lower part of arm)
radicul/o
radicul/o
nerve root
rect/o
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
ren/o
kidney
reticul/o
reticul/o
net, mesh
retin/o
retin/o
retina
rhabd/o
rhabd/o
rod shaped (striated)
rhabdomy/o
rhabdomy/o
rod-shaped muscle (striated)
rhin/o
rhin/o
nose
rhytid/o
rhytid/o
wrinkle
roentgen/o
roentgen/o
x-rays
-rrhage
-rrhagia
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth (of)
-rrhaphy
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
-rrhexis
rupture
-rrhthym/o
-rrthym/o
rhythm
rube/o
rube/o
red
sacr/o
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
salpinx
salping/o
tube (usually fallopian or eustachian tube
sarc/o
sarc/o
flesh
-sarcoma
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
scapul/o
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
-schisis
-schisis
a splitting
schiz/o
schiz/o
split
scler/o
scler/o
hardening; sclera (white of the eye)
scoli/o
scoli/o
crooked, bent
-scope
-scope
instrument for examining
scop/o
scop/o
view
-scopy
-scopy
visual examination
scot/o
scot/o
darkness
seb/o
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
semi-
semi-
one-half
semin/o
semin/i
semin/o
semen; seed
sept/o
sept/o
septum
sequestr/o
sequestr/o
separation
ser/o
ser/o
serum
sial/o
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
sider/o
sider/o
iron
sigmoid/o
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
silic/o
silic/o
flint
sin/o
sinus/o
sin/o, sinus/o
sinus, cavity
-sis
-sis
state of; condition
-social
-social
society
somat/o
somat/o
body
somn/o
somn/o
sleep
son/o
son/o
sound
-spadias
-spadias
slit, fissure
-spasm
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
sperm/i/o/ato
sperm/i/o/ato
spermatozoa, sperm cells
sphygm/o
sphygm/o
pulse
-sphyxia
-sphyxia
pulse
spin/o
spin/o
spine
spir/o
spir/o
breathe
splen/o
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
squam/o
squam/o
scale
staped/o
staped/o
stapes
-stasis
-stasis
standing still
steat/o
steat/o
fat
sten/o
-stenosis
sten/o, stenosis
norrowing, stricture
stern/o
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
steth/o
steth/o
chest
sthen/o
sthen/o
strength
stigmat/o
stigmat/o
point, mark
stomat/o
stomat/o
mouth
-stomy
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
sub-
sub-
under, below
sudor/o
sudor/o
sweat
super-
super/o
super-, super/o
above, upper
supra-
supra-
above, excessive, superior
sym-, syn-
sym-, syn-
union, together, joined
synapt/o
synapt/o
synapsis, point of contact
synov/o
synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
tachy-
tachy-
rapid
tax/o
-taxia
tax/o
order, coordination
tele/o
tele/o
distant
ten/o
ten/o
tendon
tend/o
tend/o
tendon
tendin/o
tendin/o
tendon
-tension
-tension
to stretch
test/o
test/o
testis (plural testes)
thalam/o
thalam/o
thalamus
thalass/o
thalass/o
sea
thec/o
thec/o
sheath (usually meninges)
thel/o
thel/o
nipple
therapeut/o
therapeut/o
treatment
-therapy
-therapy
treatment
therm/o
therm/o
heat
thorac/o
thorac/o
chest
-thorax
-thorax
chest
thromb/o
thromb/o
blood clot
thym/o
thym/o
thymus gland
-thymia
-thymia
mind; emotion
thyr/o
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibi/o
tibia
-tic
-tic
pertaining to
-tocia
-tocia
childbirth, labor
tom/o
tom/o
to cut
-tome
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
-tomy
incision
ton/o
ton/o
tension
tonsill/o
tonsill/o
tonsils
tox/o
tox/o
poison
-toxic
-toxic
pertaining to poison
toxic/o
toxic/o
poison
trabecul/o
trabecul/o
trabecula (supporting bundles of fibres)
trache/o
trache/o
trachea
trans-
trans-
across, through
tri-
tri-
three
trich/o
trich/o
hair
trigon/o
trigon/o
trigone
(triangular region at the base of the bladder)
-tripsy
-tripsy
crushing
-trophy
-trophy
development, nourishment
-tropia
-tropia
turning
-tropin
-tropin
stimulate
tubercul/o
tubercul/o
a little swelling
tympan/o
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
-ule
-ula
-ule, -ula
small, minute
uln/o
uln/o
ulna
ultra-
ultra-
excess, beyond
-um
-um
structure, thing
umbilic/o
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
ungu/o
ungu/o
nail
uni-
uni-
one
ur/o
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
-us
-us
condition, structure
uter/o
uter/o
uterus (womb)
uvul/o
uvul/o
uvula
-verse
-verse
turn
vagin/o
vagin/o
vagina
valv/o
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valvul/o
valve
varic/o
varic/o
dilated vein
vas/o
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens; duct
vascul/o
vascul/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
ven/o
ven/o
vein
ventr/o
ventr/o
ventral; belly side
ventricul/o
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
-version
-version
turning
vertebr/o
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
vesic/o
vesic/o
bladder
vesicul/o
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
vest/o
vest/o
clothes
viscer/o
viscer/o
internal organs
vitr/o
vitr/o
vitreous body (of the eye)
vitre/o
vitre/o
glassy
vol/o
vol/o
volume
voyeur/o
voyeur/o
to see
vulv/o
vulv/o
vulva
xanth/o
xanth/o
yellow
xen/o
xen/o
foreign, strange
xiph/o
xiph/o
sword
-y
-y
condition; process
