E
eal pertaining
to
ec- out;
outside
echin/o spiny,
prickly
echo- reflected
sound
-ectasia dilation;
dilatation; widening
-ectasis dilation;
dilatation; widening
ecto- out;
outside
ectro/o congenital
absence
-ectomy removal;
excision; resection
-edema swelling
eight octa-,
octi-
-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 intestine)
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- out;
away from
extra- outside
F
faci/o face
-facient to
cause, make happen
fasci/o fascia
(membrane supporting muscles)
febr/i fever
femor/o femur
(thigh bone)
-ferent to
carry
ferr/i, ferr/o iron
fet/o fetus
fibr/o fiber
fibros/o fibrous
connective tissue
fibul/o fibula
-fication process
of making
-fida split
fil/i, fil/o, filament/o threat,
threadlike
five pent-,
penta-, quinque-
flav/o yellow
flex/o to
bend
fluor/o luminous
follicul/o follicle;
small sac
fore- before,
in front
-form resembling;
in the shape of
four quadri,
tetra-
fovea/o small
pit or depression
frig/o, frigid/o cold
funct/o performance
fung/i fungus;
mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)
furc/o forking;
branching
fusc/o dark
brown
-fusion to
pour; to come together
G
galact/o milk
ganglion/o ganglion;
collection of nerve cell bodies
gastr/o stomach
gel/o to
freeze, congeal
gemell/o twins
-gen substance
that produces
-genesis producing;
forming
-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 gum
glauc/o gray
gli/o glial
cells; neuroglial cells
-globin protein
-globulin protein
glomerul/o glomerulus
gloss/o tongue
gluc/o glucose;
sugar
glyc/o glucose;
sugar
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
H
half demi,
hemi, semi
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
hirund/i leech
hist/o tissue
histi/o tissue
holo- entire,
complete
home/o sameness;
unchanging; constant
hormon/o hormone
hymen/o hymen
humer/o humerous
hydr/o water
hygr/o moisture
hyper- above;
excessive
hypn/o sleep
hypo- deficient;
below; under; less than normal
hypophys/o pituitary
gland
hypothalam/o hypothalamus
hypsi- high
hyster/o uterus;
womb
I
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; distinct
ile/o ileum
ili/o ilium
immun/o immune;
protection; safe
in- in;
into; not
-in a
substance, chemical, chemical compound
-ine a
substance, chemical, chemical compound
-ine pertaining
to
infra- below;
inferior to; beneath
inguin/o groin
insulin/o insulin
(pancreatic hormone)
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 eye)
irid/o iris
(colored portion of 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
J
juxta- near
jaund/o yellow
jejun/o jejunum
K
kal/i potassium
kary/o nucleus
kel/o tumor,
fibrous growth
kerat/o cornea;
hard, horny tissue
keraun/o lightning
kern- nucleus
(collection of nerve cells in the brain)
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
L
labile unstable,
perishable
labi/o lip
lacrim/o tear;
tear duct; lacrimal duct
lact/o milk
lal/o, -lalia speech,
babble
lamin/o lamina
lampr/o clear
lapar/o abdominal
wall; abdomen
-lapse to
slide, fall, sag
laryng/o larynx
(voice box)
later/o side
lecith/o yolk,
ovum
lei/o smooth
leiomy/o smooth
(visceral) muscle
-lemma sheath;
covering
lepid/o plakes,
scales
lepr/o leprosy
-lepsy seizure
lept/o thin,
slender
-leptic to
seize, take 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 stone,
calculus
-lithotomy incision
(for removal) of 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
lymphaden/o limph
gland (node)
lymphangi/o lymph
vessel
-lysis breakdown;
separation; destruction; loosening
-lytic to
reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown
