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a-, an-

No, Not
ab

away
abdomin/o

adbomen
-ac

pertaining to
ad-

toward
aden/o

gland
adenoid/o

adenoids
adren/o

adrenal gland
-al

pertaining to
-algia

pain
alveol/o

alvelous, air sac within the lung
amni/o

amnion, sac that surrounds the fetus
-an

pertaining to
ana-

up, apart
an/o

anus
angi/o

blood vessel
ante-

before, forward
anter/o

front
anti-

against
aort/o

aorta
append/o, appendic/o

appendix
-ar

pertaining to
arteriol/o

small artery
arthr/o

joint
-ary

pertaining to
ather/o

fatty plaque
-ation

process, condition
aur/o

ear
aut-

self
axill/o

armpit
balan/o

penis
bari/o

weight
blephar/o

eyelid
bronch/o

bronchial tube
bronchiol/o

small bronchial tube
calcane/o

heel, calcaneus
carp/o

wrist bones
-cele

hernia
-centesis

surgical removal of fluid
cepahal/o

head
cervic/o

neck
chem/o

drug, chemical
cholecyst/o

gallbladder
choledoch/o

common bile duct
chondr/o

cartilage
chron/o

time
-cision

process of cutting
cis/o

to cut
clavicul/o

clavicle
-coccus

bacterium
coccyg/o

tailbone
col/o

colon, large intestine
colon/o

colon
colp/o

vagina
comi/o

to care for
con-

with, together
coni/o

dust
-coniosis

abnormal conditon of dust
coron/o

heart
cost/o

rib
crani/o

skull
crin/o

secrete
-crine

secretion
-crit

separation
cry/o

cold
cutane/o

skin
cyan/o

blue
cyst/o

urinary bladder
-cyte

cell
cyt/o

cell
dactyl/o

fingers or toes
dermat/o, derm/o

skin
dia-

through, complete
-dipsia

thirst
duoden/o

duodenum
dur/o

dura mater
-dynia

pain
dys-

bad, abnormal
-eal

pertaining to
ec-

out, outside
-ectasia, ectasis

dilation, stretching, widening
ecto-

outside
-ectomy

surgical removal
electr/o

electricity
-emesis

vomitting
-emia

blood condition
en-

within, in, inner
encephal/o

brain
endo-

within, in, inner
endocrin/o

endocrine gland
endometr/o, endometri/o

endometrium
enter/o

intestines
epi-

above, upon
epiglott/o

epiglottis
epitheli/o

skin
erythr/o

red
esophag/o

esophagus
esthesi/o

sensation
ex-, exo-, extra-

out, outside
femor/o

femur, thigh bone
fibr/o

fibrous tissue
fibul/o

fibula
gastr/o

stomach
gen/o

to produce
-gen

production, generation
-genesis

producing, forming
-genic

pertaining to producing
ger/o

old age
glyc/o

sugar
gnos/o

knowledge
-gram

record
-graph

instrument to record
-graphy

process of recording
gynec/o

woman, female
hemat/o, hem/o

blood
hepat/o

liver
humer/o

humerus
hydr/o

water
hyper-

above, excess
hyp/o

below, deficient
hypophys/o

pituitary gland
hyster/o

uterus
-ia

condition
-ian

practitioner
iatr/o

treatment
-ic, -ical

pertaining to
ile/o

ileum, third part of small intestine
ili/o

ilium, upper part of hip bone
in-

in, into
-ine

pertaining to
infra-

below
inguin/o

groin
inter-

between
intra-

within
-ior

pertaining to
isch/o

to hold back
-ism

condition, process
-ist

specialist
-itis

inflammation
jejun/o

jejunum
lapar/o

abdomen
-lapse

slide
laryng/o

larynx
later/o

side
ligament/o

ligament
leiomy/o

smooth muscle
leuk/o

white
lip/o

fat
-listhesis

sliding
lith/o

stone
-logy

study of
lumb/o

loin, waist region
lymph/o

lymph
lymphaden/o

lymph nodes
lymphangi/o

lymph vessel
lys/o

separation, breakdown, destruction
-lysis

separation, breakdown, destruction
mal-

bad
-malacia

softening
mamm/o

breast
mast/o

breast
mediastin/o

mediastinum
medull/o

medulla oblongata
-megally

enlargement
men/o

menstration
mening/o

meninges
meta-

beyond, change
metacarp/o

metacarpals
metatars/o

metatarsals
-meter

measure
metr/o, metri/o

uterus, to measure
-metry

measurment
-mortem

death
-motor

movement
muscul/o

muscle
my/o

muscle
myelo/o

bone marrow or spinal cord
myso/o

muscle
myring/o

ear drum
nas/o

nose
nat/i

birth
necr/o

death
neo-

new
nephr/o

kidney
neur/o

kidney
norm/o

rule, order
nos/o

disease
obstetr/o

midwife
ocul/o

eye
odont/o

tooth
-oid

pertaining to
-oma

tumor, mass
onc/o

tumor
onycho/o

nail
o/o

egg
oophor/o

ovary
ophthalm/o

eye
-opsy

process of viewing
opt/o, optic/o

eye
or/o

mouth
orch/o

testicle, testis
orchi/o

testicle, testis
orchid/o

testicle, testis
orth/o

straight
-osis

abnormal condition
osm/o

smell
oste/o

bone
ot/o

ear
-ous

pertaining to
ovari/o

ovary
pancreat/o

pancreas
para-

beside, near, along side of
parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland
-partum

birth
path/o

disease
-pathy

disease condition
ped/o

child
pelv/o

hip bone
-penia

deficiency
per-

through
peri-

surrounding
peritone/o

peritoneum
perone/o

fibula
-pexy

fixation
phak/o

lens of the eye
phalang/o

phalanges
pharyng/o

pharynx, throat
-phasia

speech
-philia

attraction to
phleb/o

vein
phren/o

diaphragm or mind
pituitar/o

pituatary gland
plas/o

growth, formation
-plasm

growth, formation
-plasia

growth, formation
-plasty

surgical repair
-plegia

paralysis
pleur/o

pleura (membrans surrounding lungs)
-pnea

breathing
pneum/o

air, lung
pneumon/o

air, lung
-poiesis

formation
poly-

many, much
post-

after, behind
poster/o

back, behind
pre-

before
pro-, pros-

before, forward
prosth/o

artifical replacement
proct/o

anus, rectum
prostat/o

prostate gland
psych/o

mind
-ptosis

prolapse, sagging
-ptysis

spitting
pulmon/o

lung
pyel/o

renal pelvis
radi/o

x-ray, radius
re-, retro-

behind, back
rect/o

rectum
ren/o

kidney
retin/o

retina of the eye
rhabdomy/o

striated skeletal muscle
rheumat/o

flow, fluid
rhin/o

nose
-rrhage, -rrhagia

excess flow of blood
-rrhaphy

suture
-rrhea

flow, discharge
sacr/o

sacrum
salping/o

fallopian tubes
-salpinx

fallopian tube
sarc/o

flesh
scapul/o

scapula
-sclerosis

hardening
-scope

instrument used to view
-scopy

process of visual examination
scrot/o

scrotum
-section

process of cutting into
sept/o

infection
septic/o

infection
-sis

condition
-somatic

pertaining to the body
son/o

sound
-spasm

constriction
spin/o

backbone
splen/o

spleen
spondyl/o

vertebra
-stasis

control, to stand
-stat

stop, control
-stenosis

narrowing
stern/o

sternum
stomat/o

mouth
-stomy

opening
sub-

under, below
sym-

with, together
syn-

with, together
tachy-

fast
tendin/o, ten/o

tendon
-tension

pressure
theli/o, thel/o

nipple
-therapy

treatment
-thesis

put, place
thorac/o

chest
thromb/o

clot
thym/o

thymus gland
thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland
tibi/o

tibia, shin
-tic

pertaining to
-tomy

incision
tonsill/o

tonsils
top/o

to put, place
trache/o

trachea, windpipe
trans-

across, through
tri-

three
troph/o

development, nourishment
-trophy

development, nourishment
tympan/o

ear drum
uln/o

ulna
-um

structure
ungu/o

nail
uni-

one
ureter/o

ureter
urethr/o

urethra
ur/o

urine
-uria

urine condition
uter/o

uterus
vagin/o

vagina
vas/o

vessel
vascul/o

blood vessel
ven/o

vein
venul/o

venule
vertebr/o

vertebra, backbone
vesic/o

urinary bladder
-y

process or condition

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Medical Terminology

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