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a-
no; not; without
an-
no;not;without
ab-
away from
abdomino/o
abdomen
-ac
pertaining to
acanth/o
spiny, thorny
acar/o
mites
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acous/o
hearing
acoust/o
hearing, sound
acr/o
extremities, top
acromi/o
acromion
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
-acusis
hearing
ad-
toward
-ad
toward
Aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adren/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
af-
toward
agglutin/o
clumping, sticking together
-agogue
producer, leader
-agon
assemble, together
agora-
marketplace
-agra
excessive pain
-al
pertaining to
alb/o
white
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
all/o
other
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
ambi-
around, on both sides
ambly/o
dim, dull
amphi-
around, on both sides
-amine
nitrogen compound
Ammon/o
ammonium
amni/o
amnion
an/o
anus
amyl/o
starch
-an
pertaining to
-ana
apart, backward, anew
andr/o
male
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
vessel (blood)
ankyl/o
stiff
ante-
before, forward
anter/o
front
anthrac/o
coal
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
anti-
against
anxi/o
anxious, uneasy
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apo-
off, away
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-ar
pertaining to
arachn/o
spider
-arche
beginning
arsenic/o
arsenic
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o
joint
-arthria
articulate, speak clearly
articul/o
joint
-artresia
closure, occlusion
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening=ar
-ary
pertaining to
asbest/o
asbestos
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o
removal
-assay
to examine, analyze
-asthenia
lack of strength
astr/o
star, star shaped
atel/o
incomplete
ather/o
plaque, (fatty substance)
-ation
process, condition
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
atmo-
steam, vapor
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
auscult/o
to listen
aut/o
self, own
aut-
self, own
auto-
self, own
aux/o
growth, acceleration
auxill/o
armpit
axi/o
axis
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure, weight
bartholin/o
bartholin glands
bary-
weight, pressure
-basia
walking
bas/o
base, opposite of acid
batho-
deep, depth
bathy-
deep, depth
bi-
two
bi/o
life
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bibrubin
-blast
immature cell
-blastoma
immature tumor cells
blenn/o
mucus
blephar/o
eyelid
bol/o
cast, throw
-boulia
will
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
brom/o
bromine containing
bronch/o
bronchial tube
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
bunion/o
bunion
burs/o
bursa
byssin/o
cotton dust
cac/o
bad
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus
calci/o
calcium
calcul/o
to compute
-calculia
to compute
Cali/o
calyx
calic/o
calyx
calor/i
heat
campt/o
bent
capillar/o
capillary
capn/o
carbon dioxide
-capnia
carbon dioxide
caps/o
capsule, container
capsul/o
capsule, container
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
cari/o
carles, rottenness
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals
cata-
down
-cataphasia
affirmation
cathar/o
cleansing, purging
cathart/o
cleansing, purging
-cathisia
sitting
-kathisia
sitting
caud/o
tail, lower part of the body
caus/o
burn, burning
cauter/o
heat, burn
cav/o
hollow, cavity
cavit/o
hollow, cavity
cec/o
cecum
-cele
hernia
celi/o
belly, abdomen
-centesis
surgical puncture remove fluid
centr/o
center
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerumin/o
cerumen
cervic/o
neck, cervix
-chalasia
relaxation
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
drug, chemical
-chezia
defication
chir/o
hand
chlor/o
green
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile, vessel
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/o
cartilage
chore/o
dance
chori/o
chorion
chorion/o
chorion
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
-choria
skin coloration
chrom/o
color
chronic/o
time
chrys/o
gold
chyl/o
chyle
chym/o
pour
cib/o
meal
-cide
killing
-cidal
pertaining to killing
cine/o
movement
circum-
around
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
cis/o
to cut
-clasis
to break
-clast
to break
claustr/o
enclosed space
clavicul/o
clavicle
cleid/o
clavicle
clin/o
to slope, bend
-clysis
irrigation, washing
coagul/o
coagulation
-coccus
berry-shaped bacteria
coccyg/o
coccyx
cochle/o
cochlea
-coimesis
sleeping
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
combat/o
deep sleep
comi/o
to care for
-coma
deep sleep
con-
together, with
coni/o
dust
conjuctiv/o
conjuctiva
consci/o
awareness, aware
constrict/o
narrowing, bindignng
-constriction
narrowing
contra-
against, opposite
contus/o
to bruise
cor/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coronal/o
heart
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cost/o
rib
cox/o
hip
crani/o
skull
cras/o
mixture, temperature
crin/o
secrete
-crine
secrete, separate
-crit
to separate
critic/o
crisis, dangerous
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
cubit/o
forearm, elbow
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cupr/o
copper
-cusis
hearing
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle
-cyesis
pregnancy
cyst/o
bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
cyt/o
cell
-cyte
cell
-cytosis
condition of cells, slight increase
dacry/o
tear
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
dacryocyst/o
tear sac, lacriman sac
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
de-
lack of, down, less, removal
demi-
half
dem/o
people
dent/i
tooth
derm/o
skin
-derma
skin
dermat/o
skin
desicc/o
drying
-desis
to bind, tie together
dextr/o
right
di-
one and a half
dia-
complete, thorough
diaphor/o
sweat
-dilation
widening, stretching
dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dis-
apart, to separate
dist/o
far, distant
dolich/o
long
dolor/o
pain
dors/o
back (of body)
dorsi-
back
-dote
to give
-drome
to run
duct/o
to lead, carry
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura meter
dynam/o
power, strength
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
out, outside
echin/o
spiny, prickly
echo-
reflected sound
-ectasia
dilation, widening
-ectasis
dilation, dilatation, widening
ecto-
out, outside
ectro/o
congenital absence
-ectomy
removal, excision, resection
-edema
swelling
octa-
eight
octi-
eight
-elasma
flat plate
electr/o
electricity
ele/o
oil
em-
in
-ema
condition
embolo/o
embolus
embry/o
embryo
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
emmetr/o
in due measure
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
en-
in, within
enanti/o
opposite, opposed
encephal/o
brain
end-
in, within
endo-
in, within
enter/o
intestines, usually small
eosin/o
red, rosy, dawn-colored
epi-
above, upon, on
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
skin, epithelium
equi-
equality, equal
equin/o
horse
-er
one who
erg/o
work
erethism/o
irritation
erythem/o
flushed, redness
erythr/o
red
eschar/o
scab
-esis
action, condition, state of
eso-
inward
esophag/o
esophagus
esthes/o
nervous sensation
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
-esthesia
nervous sensation
estr/o
female
ethm/o
sieve
eti/o
cause
eu-`
good, normal
-eurysm
widening
ex-
out, away from
exanthemat/o
rash
exo-
away from, out
extra-
outside
faci/o
face
-facient
to cause
fasci/o
fascia
febr/i
fever
femor/o
femur
-ferent
to carry
ferr/i
iron
ferr/o
iron
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibros/o
fibrous connect tissue
fibula/o
fibula
-fication
process of making
-fida
split
fil/i
threat, threadlike
fil/o
threat, threadlike
filament/o
threat, threadlike
flav/o
yellow
flex/o
to bend
fluor/o
luminous
follicul/o
follicule, small sac
fore-
before, in front
-form
resembling, shape of
quadri-
four
tetra-
four
fovea/o
small pit or depression
frig/o
cold
frigid/o
cold
funct/o
performance
fung/i
fungus, mushroom
fusc/o
dark brown
-fusion
to pour, together
galact/o
milk
ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
gemell/o
twins
-gen
substance that produces
-genesis
producing, farming
-genic
produced by or in
geni/o
chin
genit/o
reproduction
ge/o
earth, soil
ger/o
old age
geront/o
old age
gest/o
pregnancy
gester/o
pregnancy
gigant/o
huge
gingiv/o
gums
glauc/o
gray
gli/o
glial cells, neuroglial cells
-globin
protein
-globulin
protein
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
sugar, glucose
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
glycos/o
glucose, sugar
Gnath/o
jaw
gnos/o
knowledge
gon/o
seed
gonad/o
sex glands
goni/o
angle
-grade
to go
-gram
record
granul/o
granule(s)
-graph
instrument for recording
graph/o
writing
-graphy
process of recording
gravid/o
pregnancy
-gravida
pregnant woman
gynec/o
woman, female
gyr/o
circle, spiral
hallucin/o
hallucination
hapl/o
simple, single
helc/o
ulcer
heli/o
sun
-helminth
worm
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hemi-
half
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
hepat/o
liver
heredo-
heredity
hernI/o
hernia
-hexia
habit
hidr/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hairy
hirundi/o
leech
hist/o
tissue
histi/o
tissue
holo-
entire, complete
home/o
unchanging, constant
hormon/o
hormone
hymen/o
hymen
humer/o
humerus
hydr/o
water
hygr/o
moisture
hyper-
excessive, above
hypn/o
sleep
hypo-
deficient, below
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
hypothalam/o
hypothalamus
hypsi-
high
hyster/o
uterus, womb
-ia
condition
-iac
pertaining to
-iasis
abnormal condition
iatr/o
physician, treatment
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
-ician
specialist
-icle
small
ide/o
idea, mental images
idi/o
unknown, individual
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
in-
in, into, not
-in
substance, chemical
-ine
substance, chemical
-ine
pertaining to
infra-
inferior to, below, beneath
inguin/o
groin
insulin/o
insulin
inter-
between
intra-
within, into
iod/o
iodine
ion/o
ion, to wander
-ion
process
-ior
pertaining to
ipsi-
same
ir-
in
ir/o
iris (colored portion of the eye)
irid/o
iris (colored portion of the eye)
is/o
same, equal
isch/o
to hold back, back
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
-ism
process, condition
-ist
specialist
ithy-
erect, straight
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure, tissue
ixod/i
ticks
juxta-
near
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kel/o
tumor, fierous growth
kerat/o
cornea, hard tissue
keraun/o
lightning
kern-
nucleus
ket/o
ketones, acetones
keton/o
ketones, acetones
kines/o
movement
kinesi/o
movement
-kinesis
movement
klept/o
to steal
koil/o
hollow, concave, depressed
kraur/o
dry
kym/o
waves
kyph/o
humpback
-labile
unstable, perishable
labi/o
lip
lacrim/o
tear, tear duct
lact/o
milk
lal/o
speech, babble
-lalia
speech, bubble
lamin/o
lamina
lampr/o
clear
lapar/o
abdomen
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
later/o
side
lecith/o
yolk, ovum
lei/o
smooth
leiomy/o
smooth, muscle
-lemma
sheath, covering
lepid/o
plakes, scales
lepr/o
leprosy
-lepsy
seizure
lept/o
thin, slender
-leptic
to seize, take a hold of
leth/o
death
leuk/o
white
levo-
left
lex/o
word, phrase
-lexia
word, phrase
lien/o
spleen
ligament/o
ligament
ligat/o
binding, tying
lim/o
hunger
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat, lipid
-lipsis
omit, fail
-listhesis
condition of stones
lith/o
stones, calculus
-lithotomy
incision to remove a stone
lob/o
lobe
logad/o
whites of the eyes
-logist
specialist
log/o
study
logy-
study (process of)
loph/o
ridge
lord/o
curve, swayback
lox/o
oblique, slanting
-lucent
to shine
lumb/o
lower back, loin
lumin/o
light
lute/o
yellow
lux/o
to slide
lymph/o
lymph
ly/o
to dissolve, loosen
lyphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
-lysis
separation, destroy, loosen
-lytic
destroy, separate, breakdown
macro-
largema
mal-
bad
-malacia
softening
malleol/o
malleolus
mamm/o
breast
mandibul/o
mandible
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
-masesis
mastication, chewing
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid process
maxill/o
maxilla
meat/o
meatus (opening)
medi/o
middle
medull/o
medulla, middle
mega-
large
-megaly
enlargement
melan/o
black
mel/o
limb, limbs
men/o
menses, menstruation
mening/o
meninges
meningi/o
meninges
ment/o
mind, chin
mer/o
part
meso-
middle
meta-
change, beyond
metacarp/o
metacarpals
metatars/o
metatarsals
-meter
measure
method/o
procedure, technique
metr/o
uterus, measure
metri/o
uterus, womb
-metry
process of measuring
mi/o
smaller, less
micro-
small
-mimesis
imitation, simulation
-mimetic
copy, mimic
-mission
to send
-mnesia
memory
mogi-
difficult
Mon/o
one, single
morph/o
shape, form
mort/o
death
-mortem
death
-motor
movement
muc/o
mucus,
mucos/o
mucus membrane (muscosa)
multi-
many
muscul/o
muscle
mut/a
genetic change
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
my/o
muscle
myc/o
fungus
mydr/o
wide
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myocardial/o
myocardium
myom/o
muscle tumor
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
tympanic membrane
myx/o
mucus
narc/o
narcotics
nas/o
nose
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