A
a- no;
not; without
an- no;
not; without
ab- away
from
abdomin/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; extreme point
acromi/o acromion
(extension of shoulder bone)
actin/o light
acu/o sharp;
severe; sudden
-acusis hearing
ad- toward
-ad toward
aden/o gland
adenoid/o adenoids
adip/o fat
adren/o adrenal
gland
adrenal/o adrenal
gland
aer/o air
af- toward
agglutin/o clumping;
sticking together
-agogue producer,
leader
-agon to
assemble; gather
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; small sac
ambi- around,
on both sides, about
ambly/o dim;
dull
amphi- around,
on both sides
-amine nitrogen
compound
ammon/o ammonium
amni/o amnion
(sac surrounding the embryo)
amyl/o starch
an/o anus
-an pertaining
to
ana- up;
apart; backward; again; anew
andr/o male
aneurysm/o aneurysm
(widening of blood vessel)
angi/o vessel
(blood)
anis/o unequal
ankyl/o stiff
ante- before;
forward
anter/o front
anthrac/o coal
anthr/o antrum
of the stomach
anti- against
anxi/o uneasy;
anxious
aort/o aorta
(largest artery)
-apheresis removal
aphth/o ulcer
apo- off;
away
aponeur/o aponeurosis
(type of tendon)
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 distinctly)
articul/o joint
-artresia closure,
occlusion
atreto- closed,
lacking an opening
-ary pertaining
to
asbest/o asbestos
-ase enzyme
aspir/o removal
-assay to
examine, analyze
-asthenia lack
of strength
astr/o star,
star-shaped
aque/o water
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
axill/o armpit
axi/o axis
azot/o urea;
nitrogen
B
bacill/o bacilli
(bacteria)
bacteri/o 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-, bathy- deep,
depth
bi- two
bi/o life
bil/i bile;
gall
bilirubin/o bilirubin
-blast embryonic;
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
compound, odor
bronch/o bronchial
tube
bronchi/o bronchial
tube
bronchiol/o bronchiole
bucc/o cheek
bunion/o bunion
burs/o bursa
(sac of fluid near joints)
byssin/o cotton
dust
C
cac/o bad
calc/o calcium
calcane/o calcaneus
(heel bone)
calci/o calcium
calcul/o, -calculia to
compute
cali/o calyx
calic/o calyx
calor/i heat
campt/o bent
capillar/o capillary
(tiniest blood vessel)
capn/o carbon
dioxide
-capnia carbon
dioxide
caps/o, capsul/o capsule,
container
carcin/o cancerous;
cancer
cari/o caries,
rottenness
cardi/o heart
carp/o wrist
bones (carpals)
cata- down
-cataphasia affirmation
cathar/o, cathart/o cleansing,
purging
-cathisia, -kathisia sitting
caud/o tail;
lower part of body
caus/o burn;
burning
cauter/o heat;
burn
cav/o, cavit/o hollow,
cavity
cec/o cecum
(first part of colon)
-cele hernia
celi/o belly;
abdomen
-centesis surgical
puncture to remove fluid
centr/o center
cephal/o head
cerebell/o cerebellum
(posterior part of the brain)
cerebr/o cerebrum
(largest part of the brain)
cerumin/o cerumen
cervic/o neck;
cervix (neck of uterus)
-chalasia relaxation
-chalasis relaxation
cheil/o lip
chem/o drug;
chemical
-chezia defacation;
elimination of wastes
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
(outermost membrane of the fetus)
chorion/o chorion
choroid/o choroid
layer of eye
-chroia skin
coloration
chrom/o color
chron/o time
chrys/o gold
chyl/o chyle
chym/o to
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
(collar bone)
cleid/o clavicle
clin/o to
slope, bend
-clysis irragation;
washing
coagul/o coagulation
(clotting)
-coccus berry-shaped
bacterium
coccyg/o coccyx
(tail bone)
cochle/o cochlea
(inner part of ear)
-coimesis sleeping
col/o colon
(large intestine)
coll/a glue
colon/o colon
(large intestine)
colp/o vagina
comat/o deep
sleep
comi/o to
care for
-coma deep
sleep
con- together;
with
coni/o dust
conjunctiv/o conjuctiva
(lines of eyelids)
consci/o awareness,
aware
constrict/o narrowing,
binding
-constriction narrowing
contra- against;
opposite
contus/o to
bruise
cor/o pupil
core/o pupil
corne/o cornea
coron/o heart
corpor/o body
cortic/o cortex,
outer region
cost/o rib
cox/o hip
crani/o skull
cras/o mixture;
temperament
crin/o secrete
-crine to
secrete; separate
-crit to
separtate
critic/o crisis,
dangerous
cry/o cold
crypt/o hidden
cubit/o elbow,
forearm
culd/o cul-de-sac
cupr/o copper
-cusis hearing
cutane/o skin
cyan/o blue
cycl/o ciliary
body of eye; cycle; circle
-cyesis pregnancy
cyst/o urinary
bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o cell
-cyte cell
-cytosis condition
of cells; slight increase in numbers
D
dacry/o tear
dacryoaden/o tear
gland
dacryocyst/o tear
sac; lacriman sac
dactyl/o fingers;
toes
de- lack
of; down; less; removal of
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
dia- complete;
through
diaphor/o sweat
-dilation widening;
stretching; expanding
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
mater
dynam/o power,
strength
-dynia pain
dys- bad:
painful: difficult: abnormal
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