Combining Forms Flashcards
(721 cards)
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
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bi/o
A
life
4
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carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
8
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cis/o
A
to cut
9
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crin/o
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
10
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder;
a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
11
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cyt/o
A
cell
12
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derm/o
A
skin
13
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dermat/o
A
skin
14
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electr/o
A
electricity
15
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encephal/o
A
brain
16
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enter/o
A
intestines (usually the small intestine)
17
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erythr/o
A
red
18
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gastr/o
A
stomach
19
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glyc/o
A
sugar
20
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
21
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gynec/o
A
woman, female
22
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hemat/o
A
blood
23
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hem/o
A
blood
24
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hepat/o
A
liver
25
iatr/o
treatment, physician
26
leuk/o
white
27
log/o
study of
28
nephr/o
kidney
29
neur/o
nerve
30
onc/o
tumor
31
ophthalm/o
eye
32
oste/o
bone
33
path/o
disease
34
ped/o
child
35
psych/o
mind
36
radi/o
x-ray
37
ren/o
kidney
38
rhin/o
nose
39
sarc/o
flesh
40
sect/o
to cut
41
thromb/o
clot, clotting
42
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
43
abdomin/o
abdomen
44
adip/o
fat
45
anter/o
front
46
bol/o
to cast (throw)
47
cervic/o
neck;
| cervix (neck of the uterus)
48
chondr/o
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
49
chrom/o
colour
50
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
51
crani/o
skull
52
cyt/o
cell
53
dist/o
far, distant
54
dors/o
back portion of the body
55
hist/o
tissue
56
ili/o
ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
57
inguin/o
groin
58
kary/o
nucleus
59
later/o
side
60
lumb/o
lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)
61
medi/o
middle
62
nucle/o
nucleus
63
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
64
poster/o
back, behind
65
proxim/o
nearest
66
sacr/o
sacrum
67
sarc/o
flesh
68
spin/o
spine, backbone
69
thel/o
nipple
70
theli/o
nipple
71
thorac/o
chest
72
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
73
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
74
ventr/o
belly side of the body
75
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
76
viscer/o
internal organs
77
abdomin/o
abdomen
78
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
79
acu/o
sharp, severe sudden
80
aden/o
gland
81
adip/o
fat
82
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
83
angi/o
vessel
84
arteri/o
artery
85
arthr/o
joint
86
axill/o
under arm, arm pit
87
bi/o
life
88
blephar/o
eyelid
89
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
90
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
91
cardi/o
heart
92
chem/o
drug, chemical
93
chron/o
time
94
col/o
colon (large intestine)
95
cyst/o
urinary bladder;
| sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
96
encephal/o
brain
97
erythr/o
red
98
hem/o
blood
99
hepat/o
liver
100
hydr/o
water, fluid
101
inguin/o
groin
102
isch/o
to hold back
103
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
104
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
105
leuk/o
white
106
lymph/o
lymph
107
mamm/o
breast
108
mast/o
breast
109
morph/o
shape, form
110
muc/o
mucus
111
my/o
muscle
112
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
113
necr/o
death (of cell or whole body)
114
nephr/o
kidney
115
neur/o
nerve
116
neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
117
nucle/o
nucleus
118
ophthalm/o
eye
119
oste/o
bone
120
ot/o
ear
121
path/o
disease
122
peritone/o
peritoneum
123
phag/o
to eat, swallow
124
phleb/o
vein
125
plas/o
formation, development, growth
126
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
127
pulmon/o
lung
128
pneumon/o
lung
129
radi/o
x-ray
130
rect/o
rectum
131
ren/o
kidney
132
rhin/o
nose
133
sarc/o
flesh
134
splen/o
spleen
135
staphyl/o
clusters
136
strept/o
twisted chains
137
thorac/o
chest
138
thromb/o
clot, clotting
139
tonsill/o
tonsils
140
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
141
ven/o
vein
142
carp/o
wrist bone
143
cib/o
meals
144
cis/o
to cut
145
cost/o
rub
146
cutane/o
skin
147
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
148
duct/o
to lead, carry
149
flex/o
to bend
150
furc/o
forking, branching
151
gloss/o
tongue
152
glyc/o
sugar
153
immun/o
protection
154
later/o
side
155
morph/o
shape, form
156
mort/o
death
157
nat/i
birth
158
necr/o
death (of cell or whole body)
159
nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
160
norm/o
rule, order
161
ophthalm/o
eye
162
ox/o
oxygen
163
pub/o
pubis (pubic bone);
| anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
164
ren/o
kidney
165
seps/o
infection
166
somn/o
sleep
167
son/o
sound
168
the/o
to put, place
169
thel/o
nipple
170
theli/o
nipple
171
thry/o
thyroid gland; sheild
172
top/o
place, position, location
173
tox/o
poison
174
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
175
urethr/o
urethra
176
ven/o
vein
177
an/o
anus
178
append/o
appendix
179
appendic/o
appendix
180
bucc/o
cheek
181
cec/o
cecum
182
celi/o
belly, abdomen
183
cheil/o
lip
184
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
185
choledoch/o
common bile duct
186
col/o
colon (large intestine)
187
dent/i
tooth, teeth
188
duoden/o
duodenum
189
enter/o
intestines (usually the small intestine)
190
esophag/o
esophagus
191
faci/o
face
192
gastr/o
stomach
193
gingiv/o
gums
194
gloss/o
tongue
195
hepat/o
liver
196
ile/o
ileum
197
jejun/o
jejunum
198
labi/o
lip
199
lapar/o
abdomen, abdomen wall
200
lingu/o
tongue
201
mandibul/o
lower jaw, mandible
202
odont/o
tooth
203
or/o
mouth
204
palat/o
palate
205
pancreat/o
pancreas
206
peritone/o
peritoneum
207
pharyng/o
throat
208
proct/o
anus and rectum
209
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
210
rect/o
rectum
211
sialaden/o
salivary gland
212
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
213
stomat/o
mouth
214
uvul/o
uvual
215
amyl/o
starch
216
bil/i
gall, bile
217
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
218
chol/e
gall, bile
219
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
220
gluc/o
sugar
221
glyc/o
sugar
222
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
223
lip/o
fat, lipid
224
lith/o
stone
225
prote/o
protein
226
py/o
pus
227
sial/o
saliva, salivary
228
steat/o
fat
229
abdomin/o
abdomen
230
amyl/o
starch
231
an/o
anus
232
append/o
appendix
233
appendic/o
appendix
234
bil/i
gall, bile
235
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
236
bucc/o
cheek
237
cec/o
cecum
238
celi/o
belly, abdomen
239
cervic/o
neck;
| cervix (neck of the uterus)
240
cheil/o
lip
241
chlorhydr/o
hypochloric acid
242
chol/e
gall, bile
243
cholangi/o
bile vessel
244
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
245
choledoch/o
common bile duct
246
cib/o
meals
247
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
248
col/o
colon (large intestine)
249
colon/o
colon
250
dent/i
tooth
251
duoden/o
duodenum
252
enter/o
intestines (usually the small intestine)
253
esophag/o
esophagus
254
eti/o
cause
255
gastr/o
stomach
256
gingiv/o
gums
257
gloss/o
tongue
258
gluc/o
sugar
259
glyc/o
sugar
260
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
261
hem/o
blood
262
hemat/o
blood
263
hepat/o
liver
264
herni/o
hernia
265
idi/o
unknown
266
ile/o
ileum
267
jejun/o
jejunum
268
labi/o
lip
269
lith/o
stone
270
odont/o
tooth
271
or/o
mouth
272
palat/o
palate
273
pancreat/o
pancreas
274
peritone/o
peritoneum
275
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
276
proct/o
anus and rectum
277
prote/o
protein
278
py/o
pus
279
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
280
rect/o
rectum
281
sialaden/o
salivary gland
282
splen/o
spleen
283
steat/o
fat
284
stomat/o
mouth
285
tonsill/o
tonsils
286
angi/o
vessel
287
cali/o
calyx (calix);
| cup-shaped
288
calic/o
calyx (calix);
| cup-shaped
289
cyst/o
urinary bladder;
| sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
290
glomerul/o
glomerulus
291
isch/o
to hold back
292
meat/o
meatus
293
necr/o
death (of cell or whole body)
294
nephr/o
kidney
295
pyel/o
renal pelvis
296
ren/o
kidney
297
trigon/o
trigone (region of the bladder)
298
ureter/o
ureter
299
urethr/o
urethra
300
vesic/o
urinary bladder
301
albumin/o
albumin (a protein in the blood)
302
azot/o
nitrogen
303
bacteri/o
bacteria
304
dips/o
thirst
305
glycos/o
glucose; sugar
306
hydr/o
water, fluid
307
kal/o
potassium
308
ket/o
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
309
keton/o
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
310
lith/o
stone
311
natr/o
sodium
312
noct/o
night
313
olig/o
scanty
314
py/o
pus
315
ur/o
urine (urea)
316
urin/o
urine
317
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
318
bartholin/o
Bartholin gland
319
cephal/o
head
320
cervic/o
neck;
| cervix (neck of the uterus)
321
chori/o
chorion
322
chorion/o
chorion
323
colp/o
vagina
324
culd/o
cul-de-sac
325
episi/o
vulva
326
galact/o
milk
327
gynec/o
woman, female
328
hyster/o
uterus, womb
329
lact/o
milk
330
mamm/o
breat
331
mast/o
breast
332
men/o
menses, menstruation
333
metr/o
uterus, womb
334
metri/o
uterus, womb
335
my/o
muscle, muscle tumor
336
myom/o
muscle, muscle tumor
337
nat/i
birth
338
obstetr/o
pregnancy and childbirth
339
olig/o
scanry
340
o/o
egg
341
oophor/o
ovary
342
ov/o
egg
343
ovari/o
ovary
344
ovul/o
egg
345
perine/o
perineum
346
phor/o
to bear
347
py/o
pus
348
salping/o
fallopian tubes
349
uter/o
uterus
350
vagin/o
vagina
351
vulv/o
vulva
352
andr/o
male
353
balan/o
glans penis
354
cry/o
cold
355
crypt/o
hidden
356
epididym/o
epididymis
357
gon/o
seed
358
hydr/o
water, fluid
359
orch/o
testis, testicle
360
orchi/o
testis, testicle
361
orchid/o
testis, testicle
362
pen/o
penis
363
prostat/o
prostate gland
364
semin/i
semen, seed
365
sperm/o
spermatozoa, semen
366
spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
367
terat/o
monster
368
test/o
testis, testicle
369
varic/o
varicose veins
370
vas/o
vessel, duct;
| vas deferens
371
zo/o
animal life
372
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
373
angi/o
vessel (blood)
374
caus/o
burning
375
cephal/o
head
376
cerebel/o
cerebellum
377
cerebr/o
cerebrum
378
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
379
crani/o
skull
380
cry/o
cold
381
dur/o
dura mater
382
encephal/o
brain
383
esthesi/o
feeling, nervous sensation
384
gli/o
```
glial cells;
neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of the nervous system)
```
385
hydr/o
water, fluid
386
kines/o
movement
387
kinesi/o
movement
388
lept/o
thin, slender
389
lex/o
word, phrase
390
mening/o
membranes, meninges
391
meningi/o
meninges
392
my/o
muscle
393
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
394
narc/o
numbness, stupor, sleep
395
neur/o
nerve
396
olig/o
scanty
397
pont/o
pons
398
radicul/o
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
399
spin/o
spine (backbone)
400
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short (faint)
401
tax/o
order, coordination
402
thalam/o
thalamus
403
thec/o
sheath (refers to the meninges)
404
troph/o
nourishment, development
405
vag/o
vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
406
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
407
angi/o
vessel
408
aort/o
aorta
409
arter/o
artery
410
arteri/o
artery
411
ather/o
yellowish plaque, fatty substance
412
atri/o
atrium, upper heart chamber
413
axill/o
under arm, armpit
414
branchi/o
arm
415
cardi/o
heart
416
cholesterol/o
cholesterol (a lipid substance)
417
coron/o
heart
418
cyan/o
blue
419
isch/o
to hold back
420
my/o
muscle
421
myx/o
mucus
422
ox/o
oxygen
423
pericardi/o
pericardium
424
phleb/o
vein
425
pulmon/o
lung
426
rrhythm/o
rhythm
427
sphygm/o
pulse
428
steth/o
chest
429
thromb/o
clot
430
valvul/o
valve
431
valv/o
valve
432
vas/o
vessel
433
vascul/o
vessel
434
ven/o
vein
435
ven/i
vein
436
ventricul/o
ventricle, lower heart chamber
437
adenoid/o
adenoids
438
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
439
bronch/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
440
bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
441
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
442
capn/o
carbon dioxide
443
coni/o
dust
444
cyan/o
blue
445
epiglott/o
epiglottis
446
hydr/o
water, fluid
447
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
448
lob/o
lobe of the lung
449
mediastin/o
mediastinum
450
nas/o
nose
451
or/o
mouth
452
orth/o
straight, upright
453
ox/o
oxygen
454
pector/o
chest
455
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
456
phon/o
voice
457
phren/o
diaphragm
458
pleur/o
pleura
459
pneum/o
air, lung
460
pneumon/o
air, lung
461
pulmon/o
lung
462
py/o
pus
463
rhin/o
nose
464
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
465
spir/o
breathing
466
tel/o
complete
467
thorac/o
chest
468
tonsill/o
tonsils
469
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
470
bas/o
base (alkaline, the opposite of acid)
471
chrom/o
colour
472
coagul/o
clotting
473
cyt/o
cell
474
eosin/o
red, dawn, rosy
475
erythr/o
red
476
fibrin/o
fiber
477
granul/o
granules
478
hem/o
blood
479
hemat/o
blood
480
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
481
is/o
same, equal
482
kary/o
nucleus
483
leuk/o
white
484
mon/o
one
485
morph/o
shape, form
486
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal core
487
neutr/o
neutral (neither base nor acid)
488
nucle/o
nucleus
489
phag/o
eat, swallow
490
poikil/o
varied, irregular
491
sider/o
iron
492
spher/o
globe, round
493
thromb/o
clot
494
axill/o
under arm, armpit
495
cervic/o
neck;
| cervix (neck of the uterus)
496
immun/o
protection
497
inguin/o
groin
498
lymph/o
lymph
499
lymphaden/o
lymph node (gland)
500
splen/o
spleen
501
thym/o
thymus gland
502
tox/o
poison
503
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
504
ankyl/o
stiff
505
arthr/o
joint
506
articul/o
joint
507
burs/o
bursa
508
calc/o
calcium
509
calci/o
calcium
510
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel)
511
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
512
cervic/o
neck;
| cervix (neck of the uterus)
513
chondr/o
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
514
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
515
coccyg/o
coccyx, tailbone
516
cost/o
ribs
517
crani/o
cranium (skull)
518
fasci/o
fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
519
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
520
fibr/o
fibrous connective tissue
521
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
522
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
523
ili/o
ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
524
ischi/o
ischium (posterior part of the pelvic bone)
525
kyph/o
humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
526
lamin/o
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
527
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
528
ligament/o
ligament
529
lord/o
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
530
lumb/o
loins, lower back
531
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
532
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
533
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
534
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
535
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
536
my/o
muscle
537
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
538
myocardi/o
heart muscle
539
myos/o
muscle
540
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
541
orth/o
straight
542
oste/o
bone
543
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
544
ped/o
foot;
| child
545
pelv/i
pelvis (hipbone)
546
perone/o
fibula
547
phalang/o
phalanges (fingers and/or toe bones)
548
plant/o
sole of the foot
549
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
550
radi/o
radium (forearm bone - thumb side)
551
rhabdomy/o
skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
552
rheumat/o
watery flow
553
sacr/o
sacrum
554
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
555
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
556
scoli/o
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
557
spondylo/o
| used to make words about conditions of the structure
vertebra
558
stern/o
sternum (breast bone)
559
synov/o
synovial membrane
560
tars/o
tarsals (bones of the hind foot)
561
ten/o
tendon
562
tendin/o
tendon
563
thorac/o
chest
564
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
565
uln/o
ulna (forearm bone - little finger side)
566
vertebr/o
vertebra
567
adip/o
far
568
albin/o
white
569
caus/o
burn, burning
570
cauter/o
heat, burn
571
cutane/o
skin
572
derm/o
skin
573
dermat/o
skin
574
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
575
erythem/o
redness
576
erythemat/o
redness
577
hidr/o
sweat
578
hydr/o
water, fluid
579
ichthy/o
dry, scaly (fish-like)
580
kerat/o
hard
581
leuk/o
white
582
lip/o
fat
583
melan/o
black
584
myc/o
fungus (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
585
onych/o
nail
586
phyt/o
plant
587
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
588
py/o
pus
589
rhytid/o
wrinkle
590
seb/o
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
591
sebace/o
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
592
squam/o
scale-like
593
steat/o
fat
594
trich/o
hair
595
ungu/o
nail
596
xanth/o
yellow
597
xer/o
dry
598
acous/o
hearing
599
ambly/o
dull, dim
600
anis/o
unequal
601
aque/o
water
602
audi/o
hearing;
| sense of hearing
603
audit/o
hearing
604
aur/o
ear
605
auricul/o
ear
606
blephar/o
eyelid
607
cochle/o
cochlea
608
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
609
cor/o
pupil
610
corne/o
cornea
611
cycl/o
ciliary body or muscle of the eye
612
darcy/o
tears, tear duct
613
dipl/o
double
614
glauc/o
gray
615
ir/o
iris
616
irid/o
iris
617
kerat/o
cornea
618
lacrim/o
tears
619
mastoid/o
mastoid process
620
mi/o
smaller, less
621
myc/o
fungus (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
622
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
623
myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
624
nyct/o
night
625
ocul/o
eye
626
ophthalm/o
eye
627
opt/o
eye, vision
628
optic/o
eye, vision
629
ossicul/o
ossicle
630
ot/o
ear
631
palpebr/o
eyelid
632
papill/o
optic disc;
| nipple-like
633
phac/o
lens of the eye
634
phak/o
lens of the eye
635
phot/o
light
636
presby/o
old age
637
pupill/o
pupil
638
retin/o
retina
639
salping/o
eustachian tube, auditory tube
640
scler/o
sclera (white of the eye);
| hard
641
scot/o
darkness
642
staped/o
stapes (third bone of the middle ear)
643
tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
644
uve/o
uvea;
| vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)
645
vestibul/o
vestible
646
vitre/o
glassy
647
xer/o
dry
648
aden/o
glands
649
andr/o
male
650
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
651
calc/o
calcium
652
calci/o
calcium
653
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
654
crin/o
secrete
655
dips/o
thirst
656
estsr/o
female
657
gluc/o
sugar
658
glyc/o
sugar
659
gonad/o
sex glands (ovaries and testes)
660
home/o
sameness
661
hormon/o
hormone
662
kal/i
potassium
663
lact/o
milk
664
myx/o
mucus
665
natr/o
sodium
666
pancreat/o
pancreas
667
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
668
phys/o
growing
669
pituitar/o
pituitary gland;
| hypophysis
670
somat/o
body
671
ster/o
solid structure
672
thyr/o
thyroid gland
673
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
674
toc/o
childbirth
675
toxic/o
poison
676
ur/o
urine
677
aden/o
gland
678
alveol/o
small sac
679
cac/o
bad
680
carcin/o
cancer, cancerous
681
cauter/o
heat, burn
682
chem/o
chemical, drug
683
cry/o
cold
684
cyst/o
sac of fluid
685
fibr/o
fibers
686
follicul/o
small glandular sacs
687
fung/i
fungus (yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
688
medull/o
soft, inner part
689
mucos/o
mucous membrane
690
mut/a
genetic change
691
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
692
necr/o
death
693
neur/o
nerve
694
onc/o
tumor
695
papill/o
nipple-like
696
pharmac/o
drug
697
plas/o
formation
698
ple/o
many, more
699
polyp/o
polyp
700
prot/o
first
701
radi/o
rays
702
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
703
scirrh/o
hard
704
xer/o
dry
705
anxi/o
uneasy, anxious, distressed
706
aut/o
self
707
cycl/o
ciliary body or muscle of the eye
708
hallucin/o
hallucination, to wander in the mind
709
hypn/o
sleep
710
iatr/o
treatment
711
klept/o
to steal
712
ment/o
mind
713
neur/o
nerve
714
phil/o
attraction to, love
715
phren/o
mind
716
psych/o
mind
717
pyr/o
fever;
| fire
718
schiz/o
split
719
somat/o
body
720
ton/o
tension
721
xen/o
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