Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms Part 2 Flashcards
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
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nulli-
A
none
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nyct/o
A
night
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obstetr/o
A
pregnancy; childbirth
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ocul/o
A
eye
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odont/o
A
tooth
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odyn/o
A
pain
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-oid
A
resebling; originating from
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-ole
A
little; small
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olecran/o
A
olecranon (elbow)
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olig/o
A
scanty
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om/o
A
shoulder
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-oma
Hematoma, melanoma
A
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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omphal/o
A
umbilicus (navel)
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onc/o
A
tumor
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-one
Progesterone
A
hormone
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onych/o
A
nail (of fingers or toes)
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o/o
Oogenesis
A
egg
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oophor/o
Oophoresis
A
ovary
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-opague
A
obscure
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ophthalm/o
A
eye
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-opia
A
vision condition
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-opsia
A
vision condition
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-opsy
Biopsy
A
view of
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opt/o
Optometrist
eye; vision
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optic/o
eye; vision
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-or
one who
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or/o
mouth
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orch/o
testis
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orchi/o
testis
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orchid/o
testis
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-orexia
appetite
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orth/o
Orthodontics
straight
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-ose
Glucose, fructose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-osmia
smell
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ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
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oste/o
Osteoporosis
bone
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-osteosis
condition of bone
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ot/o
ear
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-otia
ear condition
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-ous
pertaining to
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ov/o
egg
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ovari/o
ovary
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ovul/o
egg
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ox/o
oxygen
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-oxia
Hypoxia
oxygen
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oxy-
rapid; sharp; acid
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oxysm/o
sudden
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pachy-
heavy; thick
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palat/o
palate (roof of the mouth)
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palpebr/o
eyelid
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pan-
Pandemic, Pangea
all
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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papill/o
nipple-like; optic disc (disk)
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par-
Paranormal
other than; abnormal
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para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
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-para
to bear, bring forth (live births)
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-parous
to bear, bring forth
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parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
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-paresis
weakness
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-pareunia
sexual intercourse
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-partum
birth; labor
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patell/a
patella
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patell/o
patella
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-pathy
disease; emotion
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pector/o
chest
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ped/o
child; foot
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pelv/i
pelvis; hip region
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pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
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pend/o
hang
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-penia
deficiency
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pen/o
penis
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-pepsia
digestion
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per-
through
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peri-
surrounding
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perine/o
perineum
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peritone/o
peritoneium
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perone/o
fibula (lateral calf bone)
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-pexy
fixation; to put in place
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phac/o
lens of eye
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phag/o
eat; swallow
83
-phage
eat; swallow
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-phagia
condition of eating; swallowing
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phak/o
lens of eye
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phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
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phall/o
penis
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pharmac/o
drug
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pharmaceut/o
drug
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pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
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phas/o
speech
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-phasia
speech
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phe/o
dusky; dark
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-pheresis
removal
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phil/o
like; love; attraction to
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-phil
attraction for
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-philia
attraction for
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phim/o
muzzle
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phleb/o
vein
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phob/o
fear
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-phobia
fear
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phon/o
voice; sound
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-phonia
voice; sound
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phor/o
to bear
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-phoresis
carrying; transmission
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-phoria
to bear; carry; feeling (mental state)
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phot/o
light
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phren/o
diaphragm; mind
109
-phthisis
wasting away
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-phylaxis
protection
111
physi/o
nature; function
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phys/o
growing
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-physis
to grow
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phyt/o
plant
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-phyte
plant
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pil/o
hair
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pineal/o
pineal gland
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pituitar/o
pituitary gland
119
-plakia
plaque
120
plant/o
sole of the foot
121
plas/o
development; formation; growth
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-plasia
development; formation; growth
123
-plasm
formation; structure
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-plastic
pertaining to formation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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ple/o
more; many; varied
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-plegia
paralysis; palsy
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-plegic
pertaining to paralysis; palsy
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pleur/o
pleura
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plex/o
plexus; network (of nerves)
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-pnea
breathing
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pneum/o
lung; air; gas
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pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
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pod/o
foot
135
-poiesis
formation
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-poietin
substance that forms
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poikil/o
varied; irregular
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pol/o
extreme
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polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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poly-
many; much; increased
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polyp/o
polyp; small growth
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pont/o
pons (a part of the brain)
143
-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
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post-
after; behind
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poster/o
back (of body); behind
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-prandial
pertaining to eating or mealtime
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-praxia
action
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pre-
before; in front of
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presby/o
old age
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primi-
first
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pro-
before; forward
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pros-
before; forward
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prostat/o
prostate gland
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prot/o
first
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prote/o
protein
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proxim/o
near
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prurit/o
itching
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pseudo-
false.
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psych/o
mind
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-ptosis
falling; drooping; prolapse
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-ptysis
spitting
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pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
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pulmon/o
lung
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pupill/o
pupil (dark center of the eye)
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purul/o
pus
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pylor/o
pylorus; pyloric sphincter
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pyr/o
fever; fire
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pyret/o
fever
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pyrex/o
fever
173
quadri-
four
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rachi/o
spinal column; vertebrae
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radi/o
x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
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radicul/o
nerve root
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re-
back; again; backward
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
kidney
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reticul/o
network
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retin/o
retina
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retro-
behind; back; backward
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rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
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rheumat/o
watery flow
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rhin/o
nose
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
187
roentgen/o
x-rays
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-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
189
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-rrhea
flow; discharge
192
-rrhexis
rupture
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rrhythm/o
rhythm
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sacr/o
sacrum
195
salping/o
fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube
196
-salpinx
fallopian tube; oviduct
197
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
198
scapul/o
scapula; shoulder blade
199
-schisis
split
200
schiz/o
split
201
scint/i
spark
202
scirrh/o
hard
203
scler/o
sclera (white of eye); hard
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-sclerosis
hardening
205
scoli/o
crooked; bent
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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scot/o
darkness
209
seb/o
sebum
210
sebace/o
sebum
211
sect/o
to cut
212
semi-
half
213
semin/i
semen; seed
214
seps/o
infection
215
sial/o
saliva; salivary
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sialaden/o
salivary gland
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sider/o
iron
218
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
219
silic/o
glass
220
sinus/o
sinus
221
-sis
state of; condition
222
-sol
solution
223
somat/o
body
224
-some
body
225
somn/o
sleep
226
-somnia
sleep
227
son/o
sound
228
-spadia
to tear, cut
229
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
230
sperm/o
spermatozoa; sperm cells
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spermat/o
spermatozoa; sperm cells
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sphen/o
wedge; sphenoid bone
233
spher/o
globe-shaped; round
234
sphygm/o
pulse
235
-sphyxia
pulse
236
splanchn/o
viscera (internal organs)
237
spin/o
spine (backbone)
238
spir/o
to breathe
239
splen/o
spleen
240
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
241
squam/o
scale
242
-stalsis
contraction
243
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
244
staphyl/o
clusters; uvula
245
-stasis
stopping; controlling; placing
246
-static
pertaining to stopping or controlling
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steat/o
fat, sebum
248
sten/o
narrowing
249
-stenosis
tightening; stricture
250
ster/o
solid structure; steroid
251
stere/o
solid; three-dimensional
252
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
253
steth/o
chest
254
-sthenia
strength
255
-stitial
pertaining to standing or positioned
256
stomat/o
mouth
257
-stomia
condition of the mouth
258
-stomy
mew opening (to form a mouth)
259
strept/o
twisted chains
260
styl/o
pole or stake
261
sub-
under; below
262
submaxill/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
263
-suppression
stopping
264
supra-
above, upper
265
sym-
together; with
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syn-
together; with
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syncop/o
to cut off, cut short; faint
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syndesm/o
ligament
269
synov/o
synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon
270
syring/o
tube
271
tachy-
fast
272
tars/o
tarsus; hindfoot or ankle (7 bones between the foot and the leg)
273
tax/o
order; coordination
274
tel/o
complete
275
tele/o
distant
276
ten/o
tendon
277
tendin/o
tendon
278
-tension
pressure
279
terat/o
monster; malformed fetus
280
test/o
testis (testicle)
281
tetra-
four
282
thalam/o
thalamus
283
thalass/o
sea
284
the/o
put; place
285
thec/o
sheath
286
thel/o, theli//o
nipple
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therapeut/o
treatment
288
-therapy
treatment
289
therm/o
heat
290
thorac/o
chest
291
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
292
thromb/o
clot
293
thym/o
thymus gland
294
-thymia
mind (condition of)
295
-thymic
pertaining to mind
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thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield
297
thyroid/o
thyroid gland; shield
298
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
299
-tic
pertianing to
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toc/o
labor; birth
301
-tocia
labor; birth (condition of)
302
-tocin
labor; birth (a substance for)
303
tom/o
to cut
304
-tome
instrument to cut
305
-tomy
process of cutting
306
ton/o
tension
307
tone/o
to stretch
308
tonsill/o
tonsil
309
top/o
place; position; location
310
-tory
pertaining to
311
tox/o
poison
312
toxic/o
poison
313
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
314
trans-
across; through
315
-tresia
opening
316
tri-
three
317
trich/o
hair
318
trigon/o
trigone (area within the bladder)
319
-tripsy
crushing
320
troph/o
nourishment; development
321
-trophy
nourishment; development (condition of)
322
-tropia
to turn
323
-tropic
pertaining to stimulating
324
-tropin
stimulate; act on
325
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear
326
-type
classification; picture
327
-ule
little; small
328
uln/o
ulna (medial lower arm bone)
329
ultra-
beyond; excess
330
-um
structure; tissue; thing
331
umbilic/o
umbilicus (navel)
332
ungu/o
nail
333
uni-
one
334
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
335
ureter/o
ureter
336
urethr/o
urethra
337
-uria
urination; condition of urine
338
urin/o
urine
339
-us
structure; thing
340
uter/o
uterus (womb)
341
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)
342
uvul/o
uvula
343
vag/o
vagus nerve
344
vagin/o
vagina
345
valv/o
valve
346
valvul/o
valve
347
varic/o
varicose veins
348
vas/o
vessel; duct; vas deferens
349
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
350
ven/o, ven/i
vein
351
vener/o
venereal (sexual contact)
352
ventr/o
belly side of body
353
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
354
venul/o
venule (small vein)
355
-verse
to turn
356
-version
turning (condition of)
357
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
358
vesic/o
urinary bladder
359
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
360
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
361
viscer/o
internal organs
362
vit/o
life
363
vitr/o
vitreous body (of the eye)
364
vitre/o
glass
365
viv/o
life
366
vol/o
to roll
367
vulv/o
vulva (female external genitalia)
368
xanth/o
yellow
369
xen/o
stranger
370
xer/o
dry
371
xiph/o
sword
372
-y
condition; process
373
zo/o
animal life
