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a-,an-

A

not, without

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἀ-/ἀν-(a-/an-), not, without

Example(s)
analgesic,apathy

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ab-

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from; away from

Origin language and etymology:
Latin

Example(s)
abduction

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abdomin-

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of or relating to theabdomen

Origin language and etymology:
Latinabdōmen, abdomen, fat around the belly

Example(s)
abdomen, abdominal

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-ac

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pertaining to; one afflicted with

Origin language and etymology:
Greek-ακός(-akós)

Example(s)
cardiac,celiac

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acanth-

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thorn or spine

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἄκανθα(ákantha), thorn

Example(s)
acanthion,acanthocyte,acanthoma,acanthulus

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acou-

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of or relating tohearing

Origin language and etymology:

Greekἀκούειν(akoúein),ἀκουστικός(akoustikós), of or for hearing

Example(s)
acoumeter,acoustician,hyperacusis

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acr-

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extremity, topmost

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἄκρον(ákron), highest or farthest point

Example(s)
acrocrany,acromegaly,acroosteolysis,acroposthia

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-acusis

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hearing

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἀκουστικός(akoustikós), of or for hearing

Example(s)
paracusis

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-ad

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toward, in the direction of

Origin language and etymology:
Latinad, toward, to

Example(s)
dorsad,ventrad

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ad-

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at, increase, on, toward

Origin language and etymology:
Latinad-, to

Example(s)
adduction, addition

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aden-

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of or relating to agland

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἀδήν, ἀδέν-, (adḗn, adén-), an acorn; agland

Example(s
adenocarcinoma,adenology,adenotome,adenotyphus

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adip-

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of or relating tofator fatty tissue

Origin language and etymology:
Latinadeps,adip-, fat

Example(s)
adipocyte

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adren-

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of or relating to theadrenal glands

Origin language and etymology:
Latinad+rēnēs, kidneys

Example(s)
adrenal artery

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-aemia,ema,hemat

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bloodcondition

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἀναιμία(anaimía), without blood

Example(s)
anaemia

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aer(o)-

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air, gas

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἀήρ, ἀέρος (aḗr, aéros)

Example(s)
aerosinusitis, aerodynamics

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aesthesi-

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sensation

Origin language and etymology:
Greekαἴσθησις(aísthēsis)

Example(s)
anaesthesia

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-al

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pertaining to

Origin language and etymology:
Latin-alis

Example(s)
abdominal, femoral

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alb-

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denoting a white or pale color

Origin language and etymology:
Latinalbus, white

Example(s)
albino,tunica albica

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alge(si)-

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pain

Origin language and etymology:
Greekἄλγος(álgos)

Example(s)
analgesic

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-algia,alg(i)o-

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pain

Origin language and etymology:

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all-

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denoting something as different, or as an addition

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ambi-

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denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two

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amnio-

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Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)

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amph(i)-,

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on both sides

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amylo-

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starchy, carbohydrate-related

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an-

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not, without

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ana-

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back, again, up

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an-

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anus

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andr-

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pertaining to aman

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angi-

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blood vessel

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aniso-

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describing something as unequal

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ankyl-,ancyl-

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denoting something as crooked or bent

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ante-

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describing something as positioned in front of another thing

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anthropo-

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human

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anti-

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describing something as ‘against’ or ‘opposed to’ another

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apo-

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away, separated from, derived from

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archi-

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first, primitive

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arsen(o)-

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of or pertaining to a male; masculine

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arteri(o)-

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of or pertaining to anartery

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arthr-

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of or pertaining to the joints, limbs

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articul-

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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weakness

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atel(o)-

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imperfect or incomplete development

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ather-

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fatty deposit, soft gruel-like deposit

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-ation

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process

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atri-

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an atrium (esp. heart atrium)

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aur-

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of or pertaining to the ear

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aut-

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self

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aux(o)-

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increase; growth

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axill-

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of or pertaining to the armpit (uncommon as a prefix)

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azo(to)-

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nitrogenous compound

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bacillus

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rod-shaped

Origin language and etymology:
Latin baculus, stick

Example(s)
Bacillus anthracis

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bacteri-

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Pertaining to bacteria

Origin language and etymology:
Latin bacterium; Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion), small staff

Example(s)
bacteriophage, bactericide

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balan-

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of the glans penis or glans clitoridis

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βάλανος (bálanos), acorn, glans

Example(s)
balanitis

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bas-

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of or pertaining to base

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βάσις (básis), foundation, base

Example(s)
basolateral

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bi-

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twice, double

Origin language and etymology:
Latin bi-

Example(s)
binary vision, bicycle, bisexual

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bio-

A

life

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βίος (bíos)

Example(s)
biology, biological

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blast-

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germinate or bud

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βλαστός (blastós)

Example(s)
blastomere

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blephar(o)-

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of or pertaining to the eyelid

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon), eyelid

Example(s)
blepharoplasty

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brachi(o)-

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of or relating to the arm

Origin language and etymology:
Latin bracchium, from Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), arm

Example(s)
brachium of inferior colliculus

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brachy-

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indicating ‘short’ or less commonly ‘little’

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βραχύς (brakhús), short, little, shallow

Example(s)
brachycephalic

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brady-

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slow

Origin language and etymology:
Greek βραδύς (bradús), slow

Example(s)
bradycardia

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bronch(i)-

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of or relating to the bronchus

Origin language and etymology:
Latin bronchus; Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos), windpipe

Example(s)
bronchitis, bronchiolitis obliterans

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bucc(o)-

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of or pertaining to the cheek

Origin language and etymology:
Latin bucca, cheek

Example(s)
buccolabial

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burs(o)-

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bursa (fluid sac between the bones)

Origin language and etymology:
Latin bursa, purse; Greek βύρσα (búrsa), hide, wine-skin

Example(s)
bursa, bursitis

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capill-

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of or pertaining to hair

Origin language and etymology:
Latin capillus, hair

Example(s)
capillus

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capit-

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pertaining to the head as a whole

Origin language and etymology:
Latin caput, capit-, the head

Example(s)
capitation, decapitation

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carcin-

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cancer

Origin language and etymology:
Greek καρκίνος (karkínos), crab

Example(s)
carcinoma

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cardi-

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of or pertaining to the heart

Origin language and etymology:
Greek καρδία (kardía), heart

Example(s)
cardiology

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carp-

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of or pertaining to the wrist

Origin language and etymology:
Latin carpus < Greek καρπός (karpós), wrist;
NOTE: This root should not be confused with the mirror root carp(o)- meaning fruit.

Example(s)
carpal, carpopedal spasm, metacarpal

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cata-

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down, under

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κατά (katá)

Example(s)
catabolism, catacombs, cataract

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-cele

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pouching, hernia

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κήλη (kḗlē)

Example(s)
Hydrocele, Varicocele

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture for aspiration

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis)

Example(s)
amniocentesis

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cephal(o)-

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of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ), the head

Example(s)
cephalalgy, hydrocephalus

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cerat(o)-

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of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κέρας, κερατ- (kéras, kerat-), a horn

Example(s)
ceratoid

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cerebell(o)-

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of or pertaining to the cerebellum

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cerebellum, little brain

Example(s)
cerebellum

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cerebr(o)-

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of or pertaining to the brain

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cerebrum, brain

Example(s)
cerebrology

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cervic-

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of or pertaining to the neck or the cervix

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cervix, cervīc-), neck, cervix

Example(s)
cervical vertebrae, cervicodorsal

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cheil-

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of or pertaining to the lips

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos), lip, mouth, beak

Example(s)
angular cheilitis

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chem(o)-

A

chemistry, drug

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χημεία (khēmeía)

Example(s)
chemical, chemistry, chemotherapy

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chir-, cheir-

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of or pertaining to the hand

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χείρ, χειρο- (kheír, kheiro-), hand

Example(s)
chiropractor

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chlor-

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denoting a green color

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χλωρός (khlōrós), green, yellow-green

Example(s)
chlorophyll

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chol(e)-

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of or pertaining to bile

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χολή (kholḗ), bile

Example(s)
cholaemia (UK) / cholemia (US), cholecystitis

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cholecyst(o)-

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of or pertaining to the gallbladder

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χοληκύστις (kholēkústis), gallbladder < χολή (kholḗ), bile, gall + κύστις (kústis), bladder

Example(s)
cholecystectomy

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chondr(i)o-

A

cartilage, gristle, granule, granular

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χονδρός (grc)

Example(s)
chondrocalcinosis

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chrom(ato)-

A

color

Origin language and etymology:
Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)

Example(s)
hemochromatosis

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-cidal, -cide

A

killing, destroying

Origin language and etymology:
Latin -cīda, cutter, killer

Example(s)
bacteriocidal, suicide, suicidal

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cili-

A

of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cilium, eyelash; eyelid

Example(s)
ciliary

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circum-

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denoting something as ‘around’ another

Origin language and etymology:
Latin circum, around

Example(s)
circumcision

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cis-

A

on this side

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cis

Example(s)
cisgender

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-clast

A

break

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κλαστός (klastós), broken

Example(s)
osteoclast

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clostr-

A

spindle

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κλωστήρ (klōstḗr), spindle, thread

Example(s)
Clostridium

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co-

A

with, together, in association

Origin language and etymology:
Latin co-

Example(s)
coenzymes, co-organization

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-coccus, ‑coccal

A

round, spherical

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κόκκος (kókkos), berry, seed

Example(s)
Streptococcus

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col-, colo-, colono-

A

colon

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κόλον (kólon)

Example(s)
colonoscopy

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colp-

A

of or pertaining to the vagina

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κόλπος (kólpos), bosom, womb; hollow, depth

Example(s)
colposcopy

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com-

A

with, together

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cum

Example(s)
communicate

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contra-

A

against

Origin language and etymology:
Latin contrā

Example(s)
contraindication

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cor-

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with, together

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cor-

Example(s)
corrective

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cor-

A

of or pertaining to the eye’s pupil

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κόρη (kórē), girl, doll; pupil of the eye

Example(s)
corectomy

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cord(i)-

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of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix)

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cor, heart

Example(s)
commotio cordis,

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cornu-

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applied to describing processes and parts of the body as likened or similar to horns

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cornū, horn

Example(s)
greater cornu

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coron-

A

pertaining to the heart

Origin language and etymology:
Latin corōna

Example(s)
coronary heart disease

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cortic-

A

cortex, outer region

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cortex, bark of a tree

Example(s)
corticosteroid

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cost-

A

of or pertaining to the ribs

Origin language and etymology:
Latin costa, rib

Example(s)
costochondral

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cox-

A

of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint

Origin language and etymology:
Latin coxa, hip

Example(s)
coxopodite

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crani(o)-

A

belonging or relating to the cranium

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cranium, from Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon), cranium, skull, bones enclosing the brain

Example(s)
craniology

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-crine, crin(o)-

A

to secrete

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κρίνω (krínō), separate, divide, discern

Example(s)
endocrine

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cry(o)-

A

cold

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κρύος (krúos), cold, frost

Example(s)
cryoablation, cryogenic

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cutane-

A

skin

Origin language and etymology:
Latin cutis

Example(s)
subcutaneous

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cyan(o)-

A

having a blue color

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κύανος, κυάνεος (kúanos, kuáneos, blue, of the color blue)

Example(s)
cyanopsia

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cycl-

A

circle, cycle

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κύκλος (kúklos)

Example(s)
cyclosis, cyclops, tricycle

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cyph(o)-

A

denotes something as bent (uncommon as a prefix)

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κυφός (kuphós), bent, hunchback

Example(s)
cyphosis

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cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-

A

of or pertaining to the urinary bladder

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κύστις (kústis), bladder, cyst

Example(s)
cystotomy

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cyt(o)-, -cyte

A

cell

Origin language and etymology:
Greek κύτος (kútos), a hollow, vessel

Example(s)
cytokine, leukocyte, cytoplasm

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dacry(o)-

A

of or pertaining to tears

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δάκρυ, tear

Example(s)
dacryoadenitis, dacryocystitis

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-dactyl(o)-

A

of or pertaining to a finger, toe

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos), finger, toe

Example(s)
dactylology, polydactyly

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de-

A

from, down, or away from

Origin language and etymology:
Latin de-

Example(s)
dehydrate, demonetize, demotion

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dent-

A

of or pertaining to teeth

Origin language and etymology:
Latin dens, dentis, tooth

Example(s)
dentist, dental

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dermat(o)-, derm(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the skin

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δέρμα, δέρματος (dérma, dérmatos), skin, human skin

Example(s)
dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic, xeroderma

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-desis

A

binding

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δέσις (désis)

Example(s)
arthrodesis

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dextr(o)-

A

dextr(o)-

Origin language and etymology:
Latin dexter

Example(s)
dextrocardia

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di-

A

two

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δι-

Example(s)
diplopia

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di-

A

apart, separation

Origin language and etymology:
Latin dis-

Example(s)
dilation, distal, dilute

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dia-

A

through, during, across

Origin language and etymology:
Greek διά (diá), through, during, across

Example(s)
dialysis

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dif-

A

apart, separation

Origin language and etymology:
Latin dif-

Example(s)
different

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digit-

A

of or pertaining to the finger [rare as a root]

Origin language and etymology:
Latin digitus, finger, toe

Example(s)
digit

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diplo-

A

twofold

Origin language and etymology:
Greek διπλόος (diplóos)

Example(s)
diploid, diplosis

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-dipsia

A

(condition of) thirst

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δίψα (dípsa)

Example(s)
dipsomania, hydroadipsia, oligodipsia, polydipsia

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dis-

A

separation, taking apart

Origin language and etymology:
Latin dis-

Example(s)
dissection

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dors(o)-, dors(i)-

A

of or pertaining to the back

Origin language and etymology:
Latin dorsum, back

Example(s)
dorsal, dorsocephalad

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dromo-

A

running, conduction, course

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δρόμος (drómos)

Example(s)
dromotropic, syndrome

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duodeno-

A

twelve

Origin language and etymology:
Latin duodeni

Example(s)
duodenal atresia, duodenum

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dura-

A

hard

Origin language and etymology:
Latin durus

Example(s)
dura mater

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dynam(o)-

A

force, energy, power

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δύναμις (dúnamis)

Example(s)
hand strength dynamometer, dynamics

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-dynia

A

pain

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē)

Example(s)
vulvodynia

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dys-

A

bad, difficult, defective, abnormal

Origin language and etymology:
Greek δυσ- (dus-)

Example(s)
dysentery, dysphagia, dysphasia

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-eal (see -al)

A

pertaining to

Origin language and etymology:
English -al, from Latin -ālis

Example(s)
adenohypophyseal, corneal, esophageal, perineal

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ec-

A

out, away

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐκ (ek), out of, from

Example(s)
ectopia, ectopic pregnancy

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ect(o)-

A

outer, outside

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐκτός (ektós)

Example(s)
ectoblast, ectoderm, ectoplasm

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-ectasia, -ectasis

A

expansion, dilation

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis)

Example(s)
bronchiectasis, telangiectasia

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-ectomy

A

denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part; resection, excision

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ), excision

Example(s)
mastectomy

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-emesis

A

vomiting condition

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἕμεσις (hémesis)

Example(s)
hematemesis

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-emia

A

blood condition (Am. Engl.)

Origin language and etymology:
Greek αἷμα (haîma), “blood”

Example(s)
anemia

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encephal(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the brain; see also cerebro-

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos), the brain

Example(s)
encephalogram

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endo-

A

denotes something as inside or within

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἔνδον (éndon), inside, internal

Example(s)
endocrinology, endospore, endoskeleton

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eosin(o)-

A

having a red color

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἠώς (ēṓs), dawn, daybreak, morning red, goddess of the dawn (Ἠώς, Ēṓs)

Example(s)
eosinophil granulocyte

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enter(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the intestine

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἔντερον (énteron), intestine

Example(s)
gastroenterology

151
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epi-

A

on, upon

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐπι- (epi-), before, upon, on, outside, outside of

Example(s)
epicardium, epidermis, epidural, episclera, epistaxis, epidemic

152
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episi(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the pubic region, the loins

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐπίσιον (epísion), the pubic area, loins; vulva

Example(s)
episiotomy

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erythr(o)-

A

having a red color

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), red

Example(s)
erythrocyte

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-esophageal, -esophago-

A

gullet (AmE)

Origin language and etymology:
Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos)

Example(s)
esophagus

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esthesio-

A

sensation (AmE)

Origin language and etymology:
Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis), to perceive

Example(s)
esthesioneuroblastoma, esthesia

156
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eu-

A

true, good, well, new

Origin language and etymology:
N/A

Example(s)
eukaryote

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ex-

A

out of, away from

Origin language and etymology:
Latin ex-

Example(s)
excision, except

158
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exo-

A

denotes something as “outside” another

Origin language and etymology:
Greek ἔξω (éxō), outside of, external

Example(s)
exophthalmos, exoskeleton, exoplanet

159
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extra-

A

outside

Origin language and etymology:
Latin extra, outside of, beyond

Example(s)
extradural hematoma extraordinary, extreme

160
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faci-

A

of or pertaining to the face

Origin language and etymology:
Latin faciēs, the face, countenance

Example(s)
facioplegic, facial

161
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fibr-

A

fiber

Origin language and etymology:
Latin fibra, fiber, filament, entrails[2]

Example(s)
fibril, fibrin, fibrinous pericarditis, fibroblast, fibrosis

162
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fil-

A

fine, hair-like

Origin language and etymology:
Latin fīlum, thread

Example(s)
filament, filum terminale

163
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foramen

A

hole, opening, or aperture, particularly in bone

Origin language and etymology:
Latin forāmen

Example(s)
foramen magnum

164
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-form

A

used to form adjectives indicating “having the form of”

Origin language and etymology:
Latin fōrma, form, shape

Example(s)
cruciform, cuneiform, falciform

165
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fore-

A

before or ahead

Origin language and etymology:
Old English fōr(e)-, before, in front of

Example(s)
foregut, foreshadow

166
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fossa

A

a hollow or depressed area; a trench or channe

Origin language and etymology:
Latin fossa, ditch, pit

Example(s)
fossa ovalis

167
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front-

A

of or pertaining to the forehead

Origin language and etymology:
Latin frōns, front-, the forehead

Example(s)
frontonasal

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