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a-

not, without, less
ab-, abs-

from, away from, off
acou-

hearing
ad-

increase, adherence, motion toward
aden(o)-

gland
adip(o)-

fat
-al

pertaining to
alb(o)-

white
alge(si), algio-, algo-

pain
allo-

other, different
ambi-

around, on (both sides), on all sides, both
an-

not, without, less
andr(o)-

male
angi(o)-

vessel
ante-

before
anti-

against
apo-

separated from, derived from
-ar

pertaining to
-arche

beginning
arteri(o)-

artery
arth(o)-

joint
-ary

pertaining to
-ase

enzyme
athero-

pasty, fatty
audi(o)-

hearing
aur(i)-

ear
aut(o)-

self, same
bacteri(o)-

bacteria
bi-

twice
bio-

life
blasto-

budding of cells or tissue
branchi(o)-

arm
brachy-

short
bronch-, bronch(i)-

bronchus
brady-

slow
carcin(o)-

cancer
cardi(o)-

heart
carpo-

wrist
caud(o)-

tail, lower part of body
-cele

hernia, swelling
cephal(o)-

head
cervic(o)-

neck, uterine cervix
chir(o)-

hand
cho(e)-

bile
chondrio-, chondr(o)-

cartilage, granular, gritty
-cidal, -cide

killing, destroying
-clast

breaker
co-, col-

with, together, in association
com-, con-

with, together, in association
contra-

opposed, against
cost(o)-

rib
crani(o)-

cranium
-crine

secretion
cry(o)-

cold
cyan(o)-

blue
cyst(i)-, cyst(o)-

bladder, cyst
cyt-, -cyte, cyto-

cell
dactyl(o)-

finger, toe
de-

away from, cessation
derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermo-

skin
-desis

binding
dextr(o)-

right, toward the right side
di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

separation, taking apart, reversal
duo-

two
duodeno-

duodenum
-dynia

pain
dys-

bad, difficult, wrong
ect(o)-

outer, on the outside
-ectasia, -ectasis

dilation, stretching
-ectomy

excision
encephal(o)-

brain
end(o)-

within, inner
enter(o)-

intestine
ep-, epi-

upon, follow
erythr(o)-

red, redness
esthesio-

sensation, perception
eu-

good, well
ex-

out of, from, away from
exo-

exterior, external, outward
extra-

without, outside of
fibr(o)-

fiber
-form

in the shape or form of
galact(o)-

milk
gastr(o)-

stomach
gen-, -gen

producing, precursor coming to be
gloss(o)-

tongue
gluco-

glucose
glyco-

sugars
gonio-

angle
-gram

writing, recording
granul(o)-

granular
gyn(e), gyneco-. gyno-

women
hem(a)-, hemat(o)-, hemo-

blood
hepat-, hepatico-, hepato-

liver
hemi-

one-half
hidr(o)-

sweat
hist-, histio-, histo-

tissue
homeo-

same, constant
hydr(o)-

water, hydrogen
hyper-

above normal, excessive
hypo-

below normal, deficient
hyster(o)-

uterus
-ia

condition
-iasis

contition, infection
-ic

pertaining to
ileo-

ilium
in-

in, not
infra-

below
inguino-

groin
inter-

between, among
intra-, intro-

within
ischi(o)-

ischium
-ism

condition, disease
-ismus

spasm, contraction
iso-

equal, like, sameness
-ite

of the nature of, sameness
-itis

inflammation
kal(i)-

potassium
kary(o)-

nucleus
kerat(o)-

cornea, cornified epithelium
kin(e)-, kinesi(o)-, kineso-, kino-

movement
labio-

lip
lacrium(o)-

tears
lact(i)-, lacto-

milk
laparo-

abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng(o)-

larynx
lateri, latero-

lateral, to one side, side
-lepsis, -lepsy

seizure
leuk(o)-

white
lein(o)-

spleen
linguo-

tongue
lip(o)-

fat, lipid
lith(o)-

stone, calculus, calcification
-logy

study of, collecting
lymph(o)-

lymph, lymphocyte
lys(o)-, -lysis, -lytic

dissolution, disintrgration
macr(o)-

large
mal-

bad, deficient
-malacia

softening
mamm-, mamm(a)-, mammo-

breast
mast(o)-

breast
meg(a)-, megal(o)-

large, oversized
-megaly

enlargement
melan(o)-

black
men(o)-

menstruation
mening(o)-

meninges
mes(o)-

middle, attaching membrane
meta-

after, joint action
metr(o)-

uterus
micr(o)-

small, microscopic
mon(o)-

single
morph(o)-

form, shape, structure
my(o)-

muscle
myel(o)-

bone marrow, spinal cord
myring(o)-

tympanice membrane
myx(o)-

mucus
nas(o)-

nose
natr(i)-

sodium
necr(o)-

death, necrosis
neo-

new
nephr(o)-

kidney
neur(i)-, neuro-

nerve, nervous system
norm(o)-

normal
ocul(o)-

eye
odyn(o)-, -odynia

pain
-oid

resemblance to
olig(o)-

few, little
-oma

tumor, neoplasm
-omata

pleural of -oma
oncho-, onco-

tumor, bulk, volume
onych(o)-, -onchia

fingernail, toenail
oo-

ovum, oocyte, ovary
oophor(o)-

ovary
ophthalm(o)-

eye
-opia, -opsia, -opsis

vision
or-, ori-, oro-

mouth
orchi-, orchid(o)-, orchi(o)-

testes
-ose

sugar
-oses

plueral of -osis
-osis

process, condition, state
osseo-

boney
ossi-, ost(e)-, osteo-

bone
ovari(o)-

ovary
ov(i)-, ovo-

ovum, oocyte
pachy-

thick
pan-

all, entire
para-

beside, near, similar, abnormal
path(o)-

disease, abnormality
-pathy

disease, abnormality
ped(i)-, pedo-

child, foot
-penia

deficiency
per-

through, thoroughly, intensely
peri-

around, about
-phage, -phagia, phago-, -phagy

eating, devouring
pharyng(o)-

pharynx
phleb(o)-

vein
-phobe, -phobia

fear, chemical repulsion
phon(o)-

sound, speech
-phernia

mind
physi(o)-

physical, natural
plan(i)-, plano-

flat
-plasia

formation
-plagia

paralysis
pleur(a)-, pleuro-

rib, side, plaura
-pnea, -pneo

breath, respiration
pneum(a)-, pneumat(o)-

air, gas, lung, breathing
-poiesis, -poietic

production
poly-

multiple, many
post-

after, behind, posterior
pre-

anterior, before
presby-

old
pro-

before, forward, precursor
prot(o)-

first
pseud(o)-

false
psych(e)-, psycho-

mind
-ptosis

sagging, falling
pyel(o)-

renal, pelvis
pyo-

suppration, pus
pyro-

fire, heat, fever
radio-

radiation, x-ray, radius
re-

again, back, backward
rect(o)-

rectum
reno-

kidney
retro-

backward, behind
rhin(o)-

nose
-rrhagia

discharge, bleeding
-rrhea

flow
sacro-

sacrum
sarco-

flesh, muscle
schisto-, schiz(o)-

split, cleft, division
scler(o)-

hardness, ocular sclera
scolio-

crooked
-scope

instrument used for viewing
-scopy

viewing
scot(o)-

shadow, darkness
semi-

one-half, partly
sept-

infection
sin-, sin(o)-, sinu-

sinus
somat-, somato-, somatico-

body, bodily
son(o)-

sound
spasmo-

spasm
spir(o)-

breathing
splanchn(i)-, splanchno-

viscera
spen(o)-

spleen
-stasis

stopping
steno-

narrowness, constriction
stom(a)-, stomat(o)-

mouth
sub-

beneath, less than normal, inferior
super-

above, in excess, superior
supra-

above
sy-, syi-, sym-, syn-, sys-

together
tachy-

rapid
ten-, tendin-, teno-, tenont(o)-

tendon
therm(o)-

heat
thora-, thorac(i)-, thoracico-, thoraco-

chest, thorax
thromb(o)-

blood clot
-tomy

cutting operation
tox(i)-, toxico-, toxo-

toxic
trache(o)-

trachea
trans-

across, through, beyond
-tropic, tropho-, -trophy

food, nutrition
-tropia, -tropic, -trophy

affinity, tendency
ultra-

beyond
uni-

single
uria-

urine, urination
uro-

urine, urinary tract
vas-

duct, blood vessel
vasculo-

blood vessel
vaso-

duct, blood vessel
vesic(o)-

urinary bladder, vesicle
xanth(o)-

yellow
xero-

dry
zym(o)-

enzyme
longitudinal plane

running lengthwise
transeverse plane
- placed across the body at right angles to the frontal and sagittal planes
- perpendicular to the long axis of the body or limbs in anatomic position
sagittal plane

a plane veritcal in the anatomic position, through the midline of the body that divides the body into right and left halves
frontal (coronal) plane

a verticla plane at right angles to the sagittal plane, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
anterior

the front surface of the body
posterior

the back surface of the body
medial

relating to the middle or center
lateral

farther from the medial or sagittal plane
proximal

nearest to the trunk or point of origin
distal

situated away from the center of the body or point of origin
superior

situated nearer the vertex of the head
inferior

situated nearer the soles of the feet
abduction

movement of a limb farther from the midline
adduction

movement of a limb closer to the midline
extension

straightening of a joint so that the angle between contiguous bones is increased
flexion

bending of a joint so that the angle between contiguous bones is decreased
eversion
- movement of turning a body part outward
- away from midline
inversion
- movement of turning a body part inward
- toward the midline
pronation

movement of turning the body the face downward
supination

movement of turning the body to face upward

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