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Abdomen

abdomen

Abdomin/o

Above

acr/o

Addition

Aden/o

adenoid/o

adenoids

Adip/o

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

aer/o




 

Agglutin/o

air

Albin/o

alges/o

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

an/o

andr/o

Angi/o

Anter/o

Ankyl/o

anthrac/o

anus

anus and rectum

Aort/o

Aorta

append/o

appendic/o

appendix

appendix

Arm

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Articul/o

astr/o

atel/o

Ather/o

Atri/o

Atrium

Away from

axill/o

axilla (underarm)

Back

Back of body

bar/o

Bas/o

Base

Belly

Below

Bent backwards

Bi/o

bile duct

bile, gall

Black

Bladder

bladder

Blood

Blood Ex) hematic (pertaining to blood)

Blood vessel

Blue

Body

Bone

Bone marrow

Brachi/o

brain

breast

bronch/o

breathing

bronchi/o

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

bronchus

bronchus

Burs/o

bucc/o

Bursa

Buttocks

calc/o

calcium

Cancer Ex) carcinoma (cancerous tumor)

Carcin/o

Cardi/o

Carp/o

Carpus

Cartilage

Caud/o

cec/o

cecum

Cell

Cephal/o

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

Cervic/o

cheek

Chem/o

Chemical Ex) chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)

Chest

Chest

Chest/thorax

Child, foot

chol/e

cholangi/o

cholecyst/o

choledoch/o

Chondr/o

Chrom/o

cirrh/o

Cis/o

Clavicle

Clavicul/o

clon/o

Clot

Clotting

Clumping

Coagul/o

coal

Coccyg/o

Coccyx

col/o

Cold

colon

colon

colon/o

Color

common bile duct

coni/o

Corpor/o

Cortic/o

Cost/o

cough

Crani/o

Crin/o

Crur/o

Crooked, bent

Cry/o

Cutane/o

Cyan/o

cyst/o

Cyt/o

Death

dent/o

Derm/o

Dermat/o

Diaphor/o

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

Dilated vein

Disease Ex) pathology (study of disease)

Dist/o

diverticul/o

Dors/o

Dry

Duct/o

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

dura mater

Ear Ex) otic (pertaining to the ear)

dust

Ear Ex) otic (pertaining to the ear)

Eat, swallow

Electr/o

Electricity

Embol/o

encephal/o

Enter/o

Eosin/o

epiglott/o

Epitheli/o

Epithelium

Erythr/o

esophag/o

esophagus

esthes/o

estr/o

Extens/o

extremities

Eye Ex) ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye)

Eye Ex) ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye)

Fasci/o

Fatty substance

Fat

female

Female Ex) gynecology (study of females)

Femor/o

Femur

Fibers

Fibers, fibrous

Fibr/o

Fibrin/o

Fibrous band

Fibul/o

Fibula

fire

Flesh

Flex/o

Foot

Front

Fungus

Fus/o

gallbladder

Gastr/o

gingiv/o

Gland Ex) adenopathy (gland disease)

gli/o

gloss/o

gluc/o

glucose

glue

Glute/o

glyc/o

glycos/o

Granul/o

gonad/o

Granules

grey matter

groin

gums

Gynec/o

Hair

Hair

Hard

Head

Heart

Heart Ex) cardiac (pertaining to heart)

Heart muscle

Hem/o

Hemat/o

hepat/o

Hidr/o

Hist/o

Humer/o

home/o

Humerus

Hydr/o

Hump

Ichthy/o

ile/o

ileum

ili/o

ilium

Immun/o

incomplete

Infection

Infer/o

inguin/o

Inner portion

Internal organs

iod/o

iodine

Isch/o

ischi/o

ischium

jejun/o

jejunum

Joint

kal/i

Kerat/o

ket/o

ketones

Kinesi/o

Kidney Ex) nephromegaly (enlarged kidney)

Kyph/o

labi/o

Lamin/o

Lamina, part of vertebra

lapar/o

Laryng/o

Later/o

larynx

Leg

Leuk/o

Lice

Life

Light

lingu/o

Lip/o

lip

lith/o

liver

lob/o

lobe

Lord/o

Low back, loin

Lumb/o

lung

Lung Ex) pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs)

lung, air

Lymph

lymph node

lymph vessel

Lymph/o

lymphaden/o

lymphangi/o

male

Mandible

Mandibul/o

mast/o

Maxill/o

Maxilla

Medi/o

Medull/o

medull/o

medulla oblongata

Melan/o

mening/o

meninges

meninges

meningi/o

Metacarp/o

Metacarpus

Metatars/o

Metatarsus

Middle

mineral/o

minerals, electrolytes

Morph/o

mouth

Movement

muc/o

mucus

Muscle

Muscles

Muscul/o

My/o

Myc/o

Myel/o

Myocardi/o

Myos/o

Nail

nas/o

natr/o

Near

Neck

Necr/o

Nephr/o

Nerve Ex) neural (pertaining to a nerve)

nerve root

Neur/o

Neutr/o

Neutral

nose

Nose Ex) rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)

nucle/o

nucleus

odont/o

Oil

Ophthalm/o

Onych/o

or/o

Orth/o

Oste/o

Ot/o

Outer portion

ovari/o

ovary

ox/i

ox/o

oxygen

oxygen

palat/o

palate

pancreas

pancreat/o

parathyroid gland

parathyroid/o

Patell/o

Patella

Path/o

Pect/o

Ped/o

Pedicul/o

Pelv/o

Pelvis

Peritone/o

Peritoneum

Peritoneum

Phag/o

Phalang/o

Phalanges

pharyng/o

Phleb/o

pharynx

Phot/o

pineal gland

pineal/o

pituitar/o

Plant/o

pituitary gland

Pleur/o

Pleura

Plug

pneum/o

pneumon/o

Pod/o

poison

poison

polyp

poli/o

polyp/o

pons

pont/o

Poster/o

potassium

pouch

Pouring

proct/o

Prosthet/o

Profuse sweating

Protection/immunity Ex) immunology (study of immunity)

Proxim/o

Pub/o

Pubis

Pulmon/o

Pulse

Pus

Py/o

pylor/o

pylorus

pyr/o

Radi/o

radicul/o

Radius, x ray

rapid contracting and relaxing

rect/o

rectum

Rectum and anus

Red

retin/o

retina

Revolve

Rhin/o

Rhytid/o

Rib

Rosy red

Rotat/o

Sacr/o

Sacrum

salivary gland

sameness

Sanguin/o

Sarc/o

Scaly, dry

Scapul/o

Scapula

Scler/o

Scoli/o

Seb/o

sensation, feeling

sense of pain

Septic/o

Sept/o

sex glands

Shape

sheath (meninges)

Side

sialaden/o

sigmoid colon

sigmoid/o

sinus, cavity

sinus/o

Skin

Skin Ex)dermatology (study of skin)

Skull

sleep

Small intestine Ex) enteric (pertaining to small intestine)

sodium

Sole of foot

somn/o

Son/o

Sound

Sphygm/o

Spin/o

Spine

spir/o

spleen

splen/o

Spondyl/o

star

Stern/o

Sternum

Steth/o

Stiff joint

Stomach Ex) gastric (pertaining to stomach)

stone

Straight

Stretch out

sugar

sugar

Super/o

Sweat

Synov/o

Synovi/o

Synovial membrane

System

System/o

Tail

Tars/o

Tarsus

Ten/o

Tend/o

Tendin/o

Tendon

testes

testicul/o

thalam/o

thalamus

thec/o

Thorac/o

Thromb/o

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o

thymus gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

Tibi/o

Tibia

Tissues

To bend

To bring

to cut

To cut Ex) incision (cutting into)

To hold back

To secrete

To turn

ton/o

tom/o

tone

tongue

tongue

tonsill/o

tonsils

tooth

tooth

tox/o