Word Parts Flashcards
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
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Cephal/o
A
Head (upward)
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Caud/o
A
Tail (downward)
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-ior
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-ad
A
Toward
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Carcin/o
A
Cancer
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Neur/o
A
Nerve
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-logist
A
One who studies and treats (specialist/physician)
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-oid
A
Resembling
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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Cyt/o
A
Cell
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-oma
A
Tumor
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My/o
A
Muscle
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Onc/o
A
Tumor
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Q
-loft
A
Study of
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Hist/o
A
Tissue
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-stasis
A
Control, stop
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Meta-
A
Beyond
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-genic
A
Producing, originating, causing
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Epitheli/o
A
Epithelium
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Lip/o
A
Fat
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Path/o
A
Disease
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Viscer/o
A
Internal organs
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Neo-
A
New
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Sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
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-plasm
Growth (substance or formation)
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Dors/o
Back
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Super/o
Above
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Dist/o
Away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
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Infer/o
Below
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Medi/o
Middle
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Later/o
Side
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Poster/o
Back, behind
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Proxim/o
Near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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Ventr/o
Belly (front)
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Anter/o
Front
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an- ; a-
Without
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anti-
Against
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auto-
Self
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Brady-
Slow
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Con-
With
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Contra-
Against
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Dis-
Free of
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Dys-
Difficult or with pain
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Hyper-
Excessive
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Hypo-
Decreased
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Mal-
Bad
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Neo-
New
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Per-
Through
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Peri-
Around
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Post-
After, behind
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Poster/o
Behind
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Pre-
Before, in front of
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Pro-
Before
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Re-
Back, again, backward
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Retr/o
In back of, behind
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Sub-
Under
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Super-
Beyond
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Supra-
Above
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Syn-
Together
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Tachy-
Fast
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Trans-
Across
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Ventr/o
Belly or abdomen
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Acr/o
Extremity
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Angi/o
Vessel
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Arter/i/o
Artery
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Blast/o
Embryo
69
Blephar/o
Eyelid
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Brachi/o
Upper extremity or arm
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Calcane/o
Calcaneus
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Carp/o
Wrist
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Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
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Chol/e
Bile, gall
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Cholecyst/o
Gall bladder
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Col/o
Colon
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Colp/o
Vagina
80
Core/o, cor/o
Pupil
81
Cost/o
Ribs
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Crani/o
Cranium
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Cyst/o
Bladder
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Cyt/o
Cell
85
Demat/o
Skin
86
Dent/o
Tooth
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Derm/o
Skin
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Duoden/o
Duodenum
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Encephal/o
Brain
90
Enter/o
Intestine
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Fibr/o
Fiber
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Gastr/o
Referencing the stomach
93
Gynec/o
Women
94
Hem/o
Blood
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Hemat/o
Referencing the blood
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Hidr/o
Sweat
98
Hist/o
Referencing tissue
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hydr/o
Water
100
Intestin/e
Referencing the intestines
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Lacrim/o
Tear
102
Lapar/o
Referencing the abdomen
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Lip/o
Fat
104
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
105
My/o
Referencing muscle
106
Myel/o
Spinal cord
107
Necr/o
Dead
108
Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
110
Noct/i
Night
111
Ocul/o
Eyes
112
Onych/o
Nail
113
Opthalm/o
Eye
114
Orchid/o
Testicles
115
Oste/o
Bone
116
Ot/o
Ears
117
Peps/o, peps/ia
Digestion
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Phag/o
Eat
119
Phil/o
Attraction
120
Pne/o
Air, breathing
121
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
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Psych/o
Mind
123
Pulman/o
Lungs
124
Py/o
Pus
125
Pyel/o
Kidney
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Pyr/o
Fire/fever
127
Rect/o
Rectum
128
Ren/o
Kidney
129
Rhin/o
Nose
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Spermat/o
Sperm
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Tel/o
Complete
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Terat/o
Monster
133
Therap/o
Treatment
134
Thorac/o
Chest
135
Trache/o
Trachea
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Ur/o
Urine
137
Vas/o
Vessel
138
Viscer/o
Guts contents of the abdomen
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-algia
Pain
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-centisis
Puncturing
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-ectasia
Dilation, dilatation, widening
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-ectomy
Removal of
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-emia
Blood
144
-esthesia
Feeling
145
-genesis
Developmental, formation
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-genic
Causing
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-gnosis
Knowing
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-ic, -ia
Pertaining to
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-ism
Condition of
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-itis
Inflammation
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-lapse
Slide, fall, sag
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-lysis
Destruction
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-oid
Resembling
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-ologist
One who studies
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-ology
Study of
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-oma
Tumor
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-opathy
To a disease
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-opia
Vision
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-ostomy
New opening
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-otomy
Incision
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-pathy
Disease
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-pexy
Fixing, fixation
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-phobia
Fear of
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-plegia, -plegic
Paralysis
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-ptosis
Dropping
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-rraphy
Suture
167
-rrhea
Flow of
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-rrhexis
Rupture
169
-scope, -scopy
Examine, look at
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-stasis
Slow, stop
171
-tripsy
Crushing
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An-
Without
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Anti-
Against
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Auto-
Self
175
Epi-
Upon
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Sub-
Under
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Xeno-
Foreign
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-derma
Skin condition
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-opsy
View of
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-tome
Instrument used to cut
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Albin/o
White
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Cis/o
To cut
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Carcin/o
Cancer
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Cutane/o
Skin
185
Derm/o
Skin
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Derat/o
Skin
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Diaphor/o
Profuse sweating
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Erythr/o
Red
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Esthesi/o
Feeling
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Kerat/o
Hard or horny
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Lip/o
Fat
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Melan/o
Black
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Necr/o
Death
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Onych/o
Nail
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Py/o
Pus
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Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Scler/o
Hard
200
Seb/o
Oil
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System/o
System
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Trich/o
Hair
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Ungu/o
Nail
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Xer/o
Dry
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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An/o
Anus
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Antr/o
Antrum
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Appendic/o
Appendix
209
Cec/o
Cecum
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Celi/o
Abdomen
211
Cheil/o
Lip
212
Chol/e
Gall, bile
213
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
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Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
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Col/o
Colon
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Diverticul/o
Diverticulum or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ
217
Duoden/o
Duodenum
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Enter/o
Intestine (usually referring to small intestine)
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Esophag/o
Esophagus
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Gingiv/o
Gum
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Gloss/o
Tongue
223
Hemi
Half
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Herni/o
Hernia protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
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ile/o
ileum
227
Jejun/o
Jejunum
228
Lapar/o
Abdomen
229
Lingu/o
Tongue
230
Or/o
Mouth
231
Palat/o
Palate
232
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
233
Pepsia
Digestion
234
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
235
-emesis
Vomit
236
-iasis
Abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
237
-megaly
Enlargement
238
-orexia
Appetite
239
-pepsia
Digestion
240
-phasia
Swallowing, eating
241
-prandial
Meal
242
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
243
Dia-
Through, across
244
Dys-
Bad, ill
245
Peri-
Around
246
Sub-
Under, below
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-malacia
Softening
248
Stern/o
Sternum
(Breast bone)
249
Necr/o
Death
250
Oste/o
Bone
251
Arthr/o
Joint
252
Troph/o
Development
253
Kyph/o
Hump
(Spine)
254
Femor/o
Femur
(Upper leg bone)
255
Spondyl/o
Vertebrae, spine, vertebral column
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Tendin/o
Tendon
257
-asthenia
Weakness
258
Rachi/o
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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-schisis
Split, fissure
260
Kinesi/o
Movement, motion
261
Inter-
Between
262
Ischi/o
Ischium
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ili/o
ilium
264
Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Burs/o
Bursa
266
Cost/o
Rib(s)
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Lord/o
Bent forward
(Spine)
268
-desis
Surgical fixation, fusion
269
Scoli/o
Crooked, curved (spine)
270
Carp/o
Carpals, wrist (bone)
271
Phalang/o
Phalanx
(Plural: phalanges)
(Any bone of the fingers or toes)
272
Vertebr/o
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
273
Ten/o
Tendon
274
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
275
Pub/o
Pubis
276
an-, a-
Without, absent
277
Endo-
Within
278
Inter-
Between
279
Intra-
Within
280
-ar, -ary
Pertaining to
281
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
282
-Centesis
Surgical puncture with needle to aspirate fluid
283
-ectasis
Stretching or expansion
284
-gram
Record
285
-graphy
Process of recording
286
-itis
Inflammation
287
-osmia
Smell
288
-ostomy
Creation of an artificial opening
289
-oxia
Oxygen
290
-pnea
Breathing
291
-scope
Instrument used to visually examine
292
-scopy
Visual examination
293
-sphyxia
Pulse
294
-stenosis
Narrowing or constricting
295
-thorax
Chest
296
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
297
Alveol/o
Alveolus
298
Atel/o
Imperfect, incomplete
299
Bronch/o
Bronchus
300
Bronchi/o
Bronchial tubes
301
Capn/o
Carbon dioxide
302
Coni/o
Dust
303
Cyan/o
Blue
304
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
305
Laryng/o
Larynx (voice box)
306
Mediastin/o
Mediastinum
307
Nas/o, rhin/o
Nose
308
Ox/o, ox/i
Oxygen
309
Pector/o
Chest
310
Pharyng/o
Throat
311
Phren/o
Diaphragm
312
Pleur/o
Pleura
313
Pneum/o
Lung, air
314
Pulmon/o
Lung
315
Py/o
Pus
316
Spir/o
To breathe
317
Thorac/o
Chest
318
Tonsil/o
Tonsils
319
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
320
Hemi-
Half
321
Pachy-
Thick
322
Para-
Beyond, around, beside
323
Polio-
Gray
324
Quadri-
Four
325
Sub-
Below, under
326
-algia
Pain
327
-itis
Inflammation
328
-malacia
Softening
329
-paresis
Partial paralysis
330
-plegia
Paralysis
331
-schisis
Cleft or splitting
332
-thenia
Lack of strength or weakness
333
-us
Condition
334
Aglesi/o
Excessive sensitivity to pain
335
Cephal/o
Head
336
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
337
Cerebr/o
Brain, cerebrum
338
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
339
Dur/o
Dura mater
340
Ech/o
Sound
341
Encephal/o
Brain
342
Esthesi/o
Feeling, nervous, sensation
343
Gli/o
Glue, supportive tissues of the nervous system
344
Kinesi/o
Movement
345
Mening/o
Membrane
346
Meningi/o
Meninges
347
Ment/o, phren/o
Mind
348
Myel/o
Spinal cord
349
My/o
Muscle
350
Neur/o
Nerve
351
Phas/o
Speech
352
Pont/o
Pons
353
Psych/o
Mind
354
Radicul/o
Nerve root
355
Thalam/o
Thalamus
356
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
357
Bi- or bin-
Two
358
-chalasis
Relaxation
359
-ician
One who
360
-metrist
Specialist in the measurement of
361
-opia
Vision (condition)
362
-ory
Pertaining to
363
-oscopy
Visual examination of internal cavity, using a scope
364
-plasty
Surgical repair or reconstruction
365
-tropia
To turn
366
Aque/o
Water
367
Blephar/o
Eyelid
368
Conjunctiv/o
Conjunctiva (membrane lining eyelids)
369
Core/o, cor/o
Pupil
370
Corne/o
Cornea
371
Dacry/o
Tear, tear duct
372
Dipl/o
Double
373
Glauc/o
Gray
374
Ir/o, irid/o
Iris (colored portion of the eye)
375
Is/o
Equal
376
Kerat/o
Cornea
377
Lacrim/o
Tear, tear duct
378
Mi/o
Smaller, less
379
Mydri/o
Wide
380
Ocul/o
Eye
381
Opthalm/o
Eye, (ophthalmologist, specialist in eye disorders)
382
Opt/o
Eye. vision
383
Phot/o
Light
384
Presby/o
Old age
385
Pupill/o
Pupil
386
Retin/o
Retina
387
Scler/o
Sclera (white of the eye)
388
Uve/o
Iris, ciliary, body, and choroids
389
Vitre/o
Glassy
390
Acous/o, acou/o
Hearing
391
Audi/o
Hearing
392
Aur/o, aur/i
Ear
393
Bar/o
Pressure, weight
394
Cerumin/o
Cerumen, (earwax)
395
Mastoid/o
Mastoid process (process of temporal bone behind the ear)
396
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
397
Ot/o
Ear
398
Staped/o
Stapes (third ossicle of middle ear)
399
Tympan/o
Eardrum, middle ear
400
-cusis
Hearing
401
-gram
Record
402
-itis
Inflammation
403
-metry
Process of measuring
404
-otomy
Process of cutting into
405
-phonia
Sound
406
-rrhea
Discharge or flow
407
-scope
Instrument used to visually examine
408
Aden/o
Gland
409
Cyst/o, vesic/o
Bladder
410
Cyte-
Cell
411
Enter/o
Intestine
412
Erythr/o
Red
413
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
414
Leuk/o
White
415
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
416
Nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
417
Noct/o
Night
418
Olig/o
Scanty, little
419
Py/o
Pus
420
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
421
Scler/o
Hardening
422
Ur/o
Urine
423
Ureter/o
Ureter
424
Urethr/o
Urethra
425
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion
426
-gram
Record
427
-iasis
Abnormal condition
428
-lith
Stone
429
-pathy
Disease
430
-pexy
Fixation
431
-ptosis
Prolapse, falling, dropping
432
-tripsy
Crushing
433
Uria/urination
Urination
434
Intra-
Within
435
Poly-
Many, much
436
Supra-
Above
437
Ante-
Before
438
Dys-
Painful, difficult
439
Endo-
Within
440
Hydro-
Water
441
Intra-
Within
442
Multi-
Many
443
Neo-
New
444
Nulli-
None
445
Peri-
Around
446
Primi-
First
447
Secundi-
Second
448
-Algia
Pain
449
-arche
Beginning
450
-cyesis
Pregnancy
451
-ectomy
Surgical removal of
452
-itis
Inflammation
453
-parous
Bearing, bringing forth
454
-plasty
Surgical repair
455
-rrhagia
Burst fourth, excessive flow
456
-salpinx
Fallopian tube
457
-tocia
Labor
458
Amni/o
Amnion
459
Cephal/o
Head
460
Cervic/o
Cervix/neck
461
Chori/o
Chorion
462
Colp/o
Vagina
463
Culd/o
Retrouterine pouch (cul-de-sac)
464
Cyes/o, cyes/i
Pregnancy
465
Embry/o
Embryo
466
Endometri/o
Endometrium
467
Episi/o
Vulva
468
Fet/o
Fetus
469
Fimbri/o
Fimbria
470
Galact/o
Milk
471
Genit/o
Genitalia
472
Gonad/o
Ovaries
473
Gravid/a
Pregnancy
474
Gynec/o, gyn/o
Woman, female
475
Hyster/o
Uterus
476
Lact/o
Milk
477
Lapar/o
Abdomen
478
Mamm/o, mast/o
Breast
479
Men/o
Menstruation
480
Metr/o, metr/io
Uterus
481
Mult/i
Many
482
My/o
Muscle
483
Myometri/o
Myometrium
484
Nat/o, nat/i
Birth
485
Null/i
None
486
Olig/o
Scanty
487
Omphal/o, umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
488
Oophor/o
Ovary
489
Ov/o, ov/i, ovul/o
Egg, ovum
490
Papill/o
Nipple
491
Pelv/i, pelv/o
Pelvis
492
Perine/o
Perineum
493
Prim/i
First
494
Pseud/o
False
495
Puerper/o
Childbirth
496
Salping/o
Fallopian tube
497
Umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
498
Uter/o
Uterus
499
Vagin/o
Vagina
500
Vulv/o
Vulva
501
Andr/o
Male
502
Balan/o
Glans penis
503
Cry/o
Cold
504
Crypt/o
Hidden
505
Epididym/o
Epididymis
506
Genit/o
Genitals, reproductive organs
507
Gonad/o
Gonads
508
Orch/o, orch/i, orchid/o
Testis, testicle
509
Phall/o
Phallus, penis
510
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
511
Scrot/o
Scrotum
512
Sperm/o
Spermatozoon
513
Spermat/o
Spermatozoa
514
Test/o, testicul/o
Testis, testicle
515
Urethr/o
Urethra
516
Vas/o
Vessel or duct, vas deferens
517
Vesic/o
Bladder
518
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicles
