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a-

without
ab-

away from
abdomin/o

abdomin
-ac

pertaining to
acous/o

hearing
acr/o

extremity or topmost
-acusis

hearing condition
ad-

moving towards
aden/o

gland
adip/o

fat
adren/o

adrenal gland
aer/o

air or gas
-al

pertaining to
albumin.o

protein or albumin
-algia

pain
allo-

other
alveol/o

alveolus (air sac)
ambi-

both
an-

without
ana-

up, apart
an/o

anus
andr/o

male
angi/o

vessel
ankyl/o

crooked or stiff
ante-

before
anti-

against or opposed to
aort/o

aorta
appendic/o

appendix
aque/o

water
-ar

pertaining to
-arche

beginning
arteri/o

artery
arthr/o

joint, articulation
articul/o

joint
-ary

pertaining to
-ase

enzyme
-asthenia

weakness
ather/o

fatty paste
-ation

process
atri/o

atrium
audi/o

hearing
aur/i

ear
auto-

self
bacteri/o

bacteria
balan/o

glans penis
bi-

two or both
bil/i

bile
-blast

germ or bud
blast/o

germ or bud
blephar/o

eyelid
brachi/o

arm
brady-

slow
bronch/o bronchi/o

bronchus (airway)
brinchiol/o

bronchiole (little airway)
bucc/o

cheek
capn/o carb/o

CO₂
carcin/o

cancer
cardi/o

heart
cata-

down
-cele

hernia or pouching
celi/o

abdomin
-centesis

puncture for aspiration
cephal/o

head
cerebell/o

cerebellum
cerebr/o

cerebrum or largest part of the brain
cerumin/o

wax
cervic/o

neck or cervix
cheil/o

lip
chir/o

hand
chol/e

bile
chondr/o

cartilage
chrom/o chromat/o

color
chyl/o

juice
circum-

around
cis/o

cut
col/o colon/o

colon
colp/o

vagina
con-

together or with
conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva
contra-

against or opposed to
corne/o

cornea
coron/o

crown or circle
cost/o

rib
crani/o

skull
crin/o

to secrete
cutan/o

skin
cyan/o

blue
cyst/o

bladder or sac
cyt/o

cell
dacry/o

tear
dactyl/o

digit (finger or toe either one)
de-

from, down or not
dent/i

teeth
derm/o dermat/o

skin
-desis

binding
dextr/o

right side
dia-

across or through
diaphor/o

profuse sweat
dips/o

thirst
dis-

separate from
doch/o

duct
duoden/o

duodenum
-dynia

pain
dys-

difficult, painful or faulty
e-

out or away
-eal

pertaining to
ec-

out or away
-ectasis

expansion or dilation
ecto-

outside
-ectomy

removal
-emesis

vomiting
-emia

blood condition
en-

within
encephal/o

entire brain
endo-

within
enter/o

small intestine
epi-

upon
epididym/o

epididymis
episi/o

vulva
erythr/o

red
esophag/o

esophagus
esthesi/o

sensation
eu-

normal or good
exo-

outside
extra-

outside
fasci/o

fascia (band)
femor/o

femur
fibr/o

fiber
gangli/o

ganglion (knot)
gast/o

stomach
-gen -gensis gen/o

origin or production
ger/o

old age
gingiv/o

gums
li/o

glue
glomerul/o

glomerulus (little ball)
gloss/o

tongue
glott/o

opening
gluc/o glyc/o glucos/o

sugar
nos/o

knowing
-gram

record
-graph

instrument for recording
-graphy

process of recording
gynec/o

woman
hem/o hemat/o

blood
hemi-

half
hepat/o hepatic/o

liver
herni/o

hernia
hetero-

different
hidr/o

sweat
hist/o histi/o

tisse
homo-

same
hormon/o

hormone
hydr/o

water
hyper-

excessive
hypn/o

sleep
hyper-

deficient
hyster/o

uterus
-ia

condition f
-iasis

formation or process of
iatr/o -iatrics -iatry

treatment
-ic

pertaining to
-icle

small
ile/o

ileum
immun/o

safe
infra-

below or under
inguin/o

groin
inter-

between
intra-

within
ir/o irid/o

iris
-ism

condition of
iso-

equal, like
-ist

one who specializes in
-itis

inflammation
-ium

structure or tissue
jejun/o

jejunum
kerat/o

hard or cornea
ket/o keton/o

ketone bodies
kinesi/o

movement
kyph/o

humpback
lacrim/o

tear
lact/o

milk
lapar/o

abdomin
laryng/o

larynx (voicebox)
lei/o

smooth
-lepsy

seizure
leuc/o

white
lex/o

word or phrase
lingu/o

tongue
lip/o

fat
lith/o

stone
lob/o

lobe
-logist

one who specializes in the treatment or study of
-logy

study of
lord/o

bent
lumb/o

loin (lower back)
lymph/o

clear fluid
-lysis

breaking down
macro-

large or long
-malacia

softening
mamm/o

breast
-mania

abnormal impulse towards
mast/o

breat
meat/o

opening
maga- megal/o

large
melan/o

black
-megaly

enlargement
men/o

menstration
mening/o meningi/o

meninges
meso-

middle
meta-

beyond, after or change
-meter

instrument for measuring
metr/o

uterus
-metry

process of measuring
micro-

small
mono-

one
morph/o

form
multi-

many
muscul/o my/o

muscle
myc/o

fungus
myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord
myos/o

muscle
myring/o

eardrum
narc/o

sleep
nas/o

nose
nat/i

birth
necr/o

death
nephr/o

kidney
neur/o

nerve
obstetr/o

midwife
ocul/o

eye
-oid

resembling
-ole

small
olig/o

scanty
-oma

tumor
onych/o

nail
oophor/o

ovary
ophthalm/o

eye
-opia

condition of vision
opt/o

eye
or/o

mouth
orch/o orchi/o orchid/o

testicle (testis)
orth/o

straight
-osis

condition or increase
oste/o

bone
ot/o

ear
-ous

pertaining to
ov/i ov/o

egg
ovari/o

ovary
ox/o

oxygen
pachy-

thick
palat/o

palate
pan-

all
para-

along side of or abnormal
-paresis

slight paralysis
patell/o

knee cap
path/o

disease
pector/o

chest
ped/o

child or foot
pelv/i pelv/o

hip bone
-penia

abnormal reduction
per-

through
peri-

around
perine/o

perineum
peritone/o

peritoneum
-pexy

suspention or surgical fixation
phac/o phak/o

lens
phag/o

eat or swallow
pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)
phas/o

speech
-phil -philia

attration for
phleb/o

vein
phob/o

exaggerated fear or sensitivity
phon/o

voice or sound
phor/o

to carry or bear
phot/o

light
phren/o

diaphragm
physi/o

physical, nature
plas/o -plasia

formation
-plasty

surgical repair
-plegia

paralysis
pleur/o

pleura
-pnea

breathing
pneum/o pneumon/o

air or lung
pod/o

foot
-poiesis

formation
poly-

many
post-

after or behind
pre-

before
presby/o

old age
pro-

before
proct/o

anus and rectum
prostat/o

prostate
psych/o

mind
-ptosis

falling or downward displacement
pulmon/o

lung
purpur/o

purple
py/o

pus
pyel/o

basin
pylor/o

pylorus (gatekeeper)
radi/o

radius (bone in the forearm connected to the thunb) radiation
re-

again or back
rect/o

rectum
ren/o

kidney
reticul/o

net
retin/o

retina
retro-

backward or behind

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MedTerm. Final

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