-logist
Specialist in the study of
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-stenosis
Narrowing, structure
-tome
Cutting instrument
-phoria
Feeling
-genesis
Creating, producing
-malacia
Softening of the bone
-itis
Inflammation
-phasia
Speech
-oid
Resembling
-stomy
Mouth like opening
Anter/o
Front
Posteriolateral
Behind and to the side
-ad
Toward
Uni-
One
Poster/o
Back, behind
Myopathy
Disease of the muscle
Hidrosis
Secretion of sweat
Medi/o
Middle
Cephal/o
Head
-ior
Pertaining to
Proxim/o
Near (point of reference)
Ultra-
Beyond
Oncogenic
Causing tumors
Dys-
Pain or difficult
Caud/o
Tail (downward)
Neuroid
Resembling a nerve
Dors/o
Back
-capnia
Carbon dioxide
Circum
Around
Lipoid
Resembling fat
Dist/o
Away (from point of reference)
Ventr/o
Belly (front)
Later/o
Side
Karyocyte
Cell with a nucleus
Organ/o
Organ
Sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
System/o
System
Cyt/o
Cell
Eti/o
Cause (of disease)
Viscer/o
Internal organs
Carcin/o
Cancer
Lip/o
Fat
Leuk/o
White
Chrom/o
Color
Xanth/o
Yellow
Hist/o
Tissue
Neur/o
Nerve
Erythr/o
Red
Kary/o
Nucleus
Onc/o
Tumor
Epitheli/o
Epithelium
Path/o
Disease
Cancer/o
Cancer
Somat/o
Body
My/o
Muscle
Cyan/o
Blue
Melan/o
Black
Angi/o
Blood vessel
Vas/o
Blood vessel
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
Aort/o
Aorta
Cardi/o
Heart
Coron/o
Heart
Arter/o
Artery
Arteri/o
Artery
Atri/o
Atrium
Valvul/o
Valve
Valv/o
Valve
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
Ventri/o
Ventricle
Cephalad
Toward the head
Cephalic
Relating/pertaining to the head
Caudal
Downward (tail)
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back, behind
Dorsal
Toward the back
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Proximal
To nearest point
Distal
Away from the point
Lateral
To the side
Medial
Middle
Mediad
Toward the middle
Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
Posteroanterior
Behind the front
Unilateral
One sided
Mediolateral
Pertaining to middle of one side
Anteroposterior
From front to back
Bilateral
Two sided
Aurio
Ear
Encenphalo
Brain
Myleo
Spinal cord
Necro
Death
Hemo
Blood
Lipo
Fat
Oculo
Eye
Blasto
Developing cell
Osteo
Bone
Bio
Life
Pachyo
Thick
Strepto
Twisted chains
Kerato
Horny tissue, hard; also used to refer to the ???
Sub
Under, below
Masto
Breast
Valvulo
Valve
Staphylo
Grape like clusters
Onych
Nail
Rhytido
Wrinkles
Dermato
Skin
Ventriculo
Ventricle
Athero
Yellowish, fatty plaque
Aorto
Aorta
Erythematous
Pertaining to red
Xanth
Relating to the color yellow
Phon/o
Voice; sound
Phonia
Voice; sojnd
Eu-
Normal; good
4 main components of the periodontium
- gingiva
- periodontal ligament
- alveolar bone
- cementum
Supra
Above
Circum-
Around
Iso-
Same, equal
Ec-
Out, outside
Ecto-
Out, outside
Hyper
Excessive, above normal
Bi
Two
Hemi-
Half
Tri
Three
Quadri
Four
A-
Without
An-
Without, absence of
Ultra-
Beyond
Dys-
Painful or difficult
Infra-
Below normal, beneath
Ab-
Away
Neo-
New
Dia-
Through
Mal
Bad, inadequate
In-
Not
Auto-
Self
Ad-
Toward
Tachy-
Rapid
Lei/o
Smooth
Eupnea
Normal respiration
-pnea
Breathing
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-phage
Eating, swallowing
-ule
Small
-plasty
Surgical repair
-uria
Urine
-ole
Small
-opsia
Vision
-paresis
Slight or partial paralysis
-trophy
Growth or development
-plasm
Formation, growth
-opia
Vision
-phoria
Feeling
-pepsia
Digestion
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
-pathy
Disease
-plasia
Growth or decelopmet
-penia
Deficiency
-tome
Cutting instrument
-scope
Instrument used to view
-ia
Condition
Xero
Dry
Patho-
Indicating disease
Archeo
First, beginning
Primi/o
First
Tympano
Eardrum, middle ear
Aden/o
Gland
Myc/o
Fungus
Opthalmo
Eye
Diverticulo
A sac or pouch in the walls of the intestines
Chol/e
Gall, bile
Isch
Deficiency, blockage
-scopy
Visual examination
Esophag/o
Combining form that means esophagus
Gastr/o
Combining form that means stomach
Duoden/o
Combining form that means duodenum, which is first part of the small intestines
Hetero
Other
Epi
On, upon, over
Crypto
Hidden
Thrombo
Clot
Electro
Electricity, electrical activity
Plasma
Plasma
Brocho
Bronchus
Hidro
Sweat
Dermato
Skin
Rhabdo
Rod-shaped, striated
Somno
Sleep
Coccus
Berry shaped form of bacterium
Rhizo
Nerve root
Sclero
Sclera; induration or hardness
Sacro
Sacrum
Intra
Within
Latero
Lateral
Palato
Palate
Echo
Sound
Tricho
Hair
Spleno
Spleen
Opsy
View if, viewing
Per
Through
Coni
Dust
Cutaneo
Skin
Sphymo
Measure pulse; blood pressure
Para
Beside, beyond, around