2
Q
not, without, lack of, absence
A
A-
3
Q
away from
A
ab-
4
Q
abdomen
A
abdomin/o
5
Q
pertaining to
A
-ac
6
Q
sound, hearing
A
acous, acus
7
Q
extremity, end
A
acro-
8
Q
toward, near
A
ad-
9
Q
gland
A
aden/o
10
Q
fat
A
adip/o
11
Q
adrenal gland, epinephrine
A
adren/o
12
Q
adrenal gland
A
adrenal/o
13
Q
adrenal cortex
A
adrenocortic/o
14
Q
air, gas
A
aer/o
15
Q
promotor, stimulator
A
-agogue
16
Q
pertaining to
A
-al
17
Q
pain
A
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
18
Q
pain
A
-algesia
19
Q
pain
A
-algia
20
Q
dim
A
ambly-
21
Q
amnion
A
amnio
22
Q
starch
A
amyl/o
23
Q
not, without, lack of, absence
A
an-
24
Q
male
A
andr/o
25
Q
vessel
A
angi/o
26
anus
an/o
27
before
ante-
28
against
anti-
29
aorta
aort/o
30
pertaining to
-ar
31
artery
arter/o, arteri/o
32
arteriole
arteriol/o
33
joint
arthr/o
34
pertaining to
-ary
35
enzyme
-ase
36
imperfect
atel/o
37
atlas
atlant/o
38
atrium
atri/o
39
hearing
audi/o
40
self
auto-
41
nitrogenous compounds
azot/o
42
bacillus
bacill/i, bacill/o
43
bacterium
bacteri/o
44
glans penis
balan/o
45
pressure
bar/o
46
two, twice
bi-
47
bile
bili
48
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
blast/o, -blast
49
eyelid
blephar/o
50
arm
brachi/o
51
short
brachy-
52
slow
brady-
53
bronchus
bronch/o, bronch/i
54
bronchiole
bronchiol
55
cheek
bucc/o
56
bursa
burs/o
57
calcium
calc/i
58
calyx
cali/o, calic/o
59
carbon dioxide (level of)
-capnia
60
cancer, carcinoma
carcin/o
61
heart
cardi/o
62
cecum
cec/o
63
hernia, localized dilation
-cele
64
abdomen
celi/o
65
puncture, tap
centesis
66
head
cephal/o
67
cerebellum
cerebell/o
68
cerebrum
cerebr/o
69
neck, cervix
cervic/o
70
chemical
chem/o
71
lip
cheil/o
72
hand
chir/o
73
bile duct
cholangi/o
74
bile, gall
chol/e, chol/o
75
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
76
common bile duct
choledoch/o
77
cartilage
chondr/o
78
choroid
chori/o, choroid/o
79
color, stain
chrom/o, chromat/o
80
time
chron/o
81
around
circum-
82
breaking
clasis, -clasia
83
clitoris
clitor/o, clitorid/o
84
coccyx
coccy, coccyg/o
85
cochlea (of inner ear)
cochle/o
86
colon
col/o, colon/o
87
vagina
colp/o
88
against, opposite
contra-
89
feces
copro
90
pupil
cor/o, cor/e
91
cornea
corne/o
92
outer portion, cerebral cortex
cortic/o
93
rib
cost/o
94
opposite, against
counter-
95
skull, cranium
crani/o
96
cold
cry/o
97
hidden
crypt/o
98
sound, hearing
cus
99
blue
cyan/o
100
ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)
cycl/o
101
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
cyst/o
102
cell
-cyte, cyt/o
103
tear, lacrimal apparatus
dacry/o
104
lacrimal sac
dacryocyst/o
105
finger, toe
dactyl/o
106
down, without, removal, loss
de-
107
tooth, teeth
dent/o, dent/i
108
skin
derm/o, dermat/o
109
binding fusion
-desis
110
right
dextr/o-
111
two, twice
di-
112
through
dia-
113
expansion, widening
dilation, dilatation
114
double
dipl/o
115
absence, removal, separation
dis-
116
out, outside
ec-
117
dilation, dilatation, distension
ectasia, ectasis
118
out, outside
ecto-
119
excision, surgical removal
-ectomy
120
accumulation of fluid, swelling
edema
121
electricity
electr/o
122
embryo
embry/o
123
vomiting
emesis
124
condition of blood
-emia
125
brain
encephal/o
126
in, within
end/o-
127
endocrine
endocrin/o
128
intestine
enter/o
129
on, over
epi-
130
epididymis
epididym/o
131
vulva
episi/o
132
equal, same
equi-
133
work
erg/o
134
red, red blood cell
erythr/o-
135
red blood cell
erythrocyt/o
136
esophagus
esophag/o
137
sensation
-esthesia, -esthesi/o
138
true, good, easy, normal
eu-
139
away from, outside
ex/o-
140
outside
extra-
141
fascia
fasci/o
142
to carry
fer
143
iron
ferr/i, ferr/o
144
fetus
fet/o
145
fiber
fibr/o
146
like, resembling
-form
147
milk
galact/o
148
ganglion
gangli/o, ganglion/o
149
stomach
gastr/o
150
origin, formation
gen, genesis
151
old age
ger/e, ger/o
152
sense of taste
-geusia
153
gum, gingiva
gingiv/o
154
neuroglia
gli/o
155
glomerulus
glomerul/o
156
tongue
gloss/o
157
glucose
gluc/o
158
sugar, glucose
glyc/o
159
jaw
gnath/o
160
angle
goni/o
161
record of data
-gram
162
instrument for recording data
-graph
163
act of recording data
-graphy
164
pregnant woman
gravida
165
woman
gyn/o, gynec/o
166
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
167
half, one side
hemi-
168
condition of blood
-hemia
169
liver
hepat/o
170
other, different, unequal
hetero-
171
sweat, perspiration
hidr/o
172
tissue
hist/o, histi/o
173
same, unchanging
homo-, homeo-
174
water, fluid
hydr/o
175
over, excess, increased, abnormally high
hyper-
176
sleep
hypn/o
177
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
hypo-
178
pituitary, hypophysis
hypophys
179
uterus
hyster/o
180
specialist
-ian
181
condition of
-ia/sis
182
medical specialty
-iatrics
183
physician
-iatr/o
184
medical specialty
-iatry
185
pertaining to
-ic, ical
186
medical specialty
-ics
187
pertaining to
-ile
188
ileum
ile/o
189
ilium
ili/o
190
not
im-
191
immunity, immune system
immun/o
192
not
in-
193
below
infra-
194
fiber, muscle fiber
in/o
195
pancreatic islets
insul/o
196
between
inter-
197
in, within
intra-
198
iris
ir, irit/o, irid/o
199
condition of
-ism
200
equal, same
iso-
201
specialist
-ist
202
inflammation
-itis
203
jejunum
jejun/o
204
near, beside
juxta-
205
potassium
kali
206
nucleus
kary/o
207
cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin
kerat/o
208
movement
kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o
209
lip
labi/o
210
labrynth (inner ear)
labrynth/o
211
tear, lacrimal apparatus
lacrim/o
212
milk
lact/o
213
speech, babble
-lalia
214
abdominal wall
lapar/o
215
larynx
laryng/o
216
lens
lent/i
217
seizure
-lepsy
218
white, colorless, white blood cell
leuk/o-
219
white blood cell
leukocyt/o
220
reading
-lexia
221
tongue
lingu/o
222
fat, lipid
lip/o
223
slipping
-listhesis
224
calculus, stone
lith
225
study of
-logy
226
lumbar region, lower back
lumb/o
227
lymph node
lymphaden/o
228
lymphatic vessel
lymphangi/o
229
lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte
lymph/o
230
lymphocyte
lymphocyt/o
231
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
-lysis
232
dissolving, reducing, loosening
-lytic
233
large, abnormally large
macro-
234
bad, poor
mal-
235
softening
malacia
236
breast, mammary gland
mamm/o
237
excited state, obsession
-mania
238
breast, mammary gland
mast/o
239
inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord
medull/o
240
large, abnormally large
mega-, megalo-
241
enlargement
-megaly
242
dark, black, melanin
melan/o
243
meninges
mening/o, meninge/o
244
month, menstruation
men/o, mens
245
middle
mes/o-
246
instrument for measuring
-meter
247
measure
metr/o
248
uterus
metr/o, metr/i
249
measurement of
-metry
250
small, one millionth
micro-
251
mimicking, simulating
-mimetic
252
one
mon/o-
253
form, structure
morph/o
254
mucus, mucous membrane
muc/o
255
many
multi-
256
muscle
muscul/o
257
fungus, mold
myc/o
258
bone marrow, spinal cord
myel/o
259
muscle
my/o
260
tympanic membrane
myring/o
261
mucus
myx/o
262
stupor, unconsciousness
narc/o
263
nose
nas/o
264
birth
nat/i
265
sodium
natri
266
death of tissue
necrosis
267
new
neo-
268
kidney
nephr/o
269
nervous system, nerve
neur/o, neur/i
270
night
noct/i
271
not
non-
272
normal
normo-
273
nucleus
nucle/o
274
never
nulli-
275
night, darkness
nyct/o
276
eye
ocul/o
277
tooth, teeth
odont/o
278
pain
-odynia
279
like, resembling
-oid
280
few, scanty, deficiency of
olig/o-
281
tumor
-oma
282
tumor
onc/o
283
nail
onych/o
284
ovum
oo
285
ovary
oophor/o
286
eye
ophthalm/o
287
eye, vision
-opia
288
vision
-opsia
289
eye, vision
opt/o
290
testis
orchid/o, orchi/o
291
mouth
or/o
292
straight, correct, upright
ortho-
293
pertaining to
-ory
294
scrotum
osche/o
295
sugar
-ose
296
condition of
-o/sis
297
smell
osm/o
298
sense of smell
-osmia
299
bone
oste/o
300
ear
ot/o
301
pertaining to
-ous
302
ovary
ovari/o
303
ovum
ov/o, ovul/o
304
oxygen (level of)
-oxia
305
oxygen, sharp, acute
ox/y
306
thick
pachy-
307
palate
palat/o
308
eyelid
palpebr/o
309
all
pan-
310
pancreas
pancreat/o
311
nipple
papill/o
312
near, beside, abnormal
para-
313
woman who has given birth
para
314
parathyroid
parathyr/o, parathyroid/o
315
partial paralysis, weakness
-paresis
316
disease, any disease of
path/o, pathy
317
foot, child
ped/o
318
pelvis
pelvi/o
319
decrease in, deficiency of
-penia
320
through
per-
321
around
peri-
322
perineum
perine/o
323
peritoneum
periton, peritone/o
324
surgical fixation
-pexy
325
lens
phac/o, phak/o
326
eat, ingest
phag/o
327
drug, medicine
pharm, pharmac/o
328
pharynx
pharyng/o
329
speech
-phasia
330
attracting, absorbing
phil, -philic
331
vein
phleb/o
332
fear
-phobia
333
sound, voice
phon/o
334
voice
-phonia
335
light
phot/o
336
diaphragm
phren/o
337
phrenic nerve
phrenic/o
338
plant
phyt/o
339
pituitary, hypophysis
pituitar
340
formation, molding, development
plas, -plasia
341
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-plasty
342
paralysis
-plegia
343
pleura
pleur/o
344
breathing
-pnea
345
air, gas, lung, respiration
pneum/o, pneumat/o
346
lung
pneumon/o
347
foot
pod/o
348
formation, production
-poiesis
349
varied, irregular
poikilo-
350
many, much
poly-
351
after, behind
post-
352
before, in front of
pre-
353
old
presby-
354
first
prim/i-
355
before, in front of
pro-
356
rectum
proct/o
357
prostate
prostat/o
358
protein
prote/o
359
false
pseudo-
360
mind
psych/o
361
dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse
ptosis
362
spitting
ptysis
363
child
puer
364
lung
pulm/o, pulmon/o
365
pupil
pupill/o
366
renal pelvis
pyel/o
367
pylorus
pylor/o
368
pus
py/o
369
fever, fire
pyr/o, pyret/o
370
four
quadr/i-
371
spine
rachi/o
372
root of spinal nerve
radicul/o
373
radiation, x-ray
radi/o
374
again, back
re-
375
rectum
rect/o
376
kidney
ren/o
377
network
reticul/o
378
retina
retin/o
379
behind, backwards
retro-
380
rod, muscle cell
rhabd/o
381
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
-rhage, -rhagia
382
surgical repair, suture
-rhaphy
383
flow, discharge
-rhea
384
rupture
-rhexis
385
nose
rhin/o
386
sugar
sacchar/o
387
sacrum
sacr/o
388
tube, oviduct, eustachian (auditory) tube
salping/o
389
fissure, splitting
-schisis
390
hard, sclera (of eye)
scler/o
391
hardening
sclerosis
392
instrument for viewing
-scope
393
examination of
-scopy
394
sebum, sebaceous gland
seb/o
395
half, partial
semi-
396
semen
semin
397
septum, dividing wall, partition
sept/o
398
saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct
sial/o
399
iron
sider/o
400
left
sinistr/o
401
sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
402
condition of
-sis
403
body
somat/o
404
body, small body
-some
405
sleep
somn/i, somn/o
406
sound, ultrasound
son/o
407
sudden contraction, cramp
spasm
408
semen, spermatoza
sperm/i, spermat/o
409
condition of semen
-spermia
410
pulse
sphygm/o
411
breathing
spir/o
412
spleen
splen/o
413
vertebra
spondyl/o
414
stapes
staped/o, stapedi/o
415
grapelike cluster, staphylococcus
staphyl/o
416
supression, stoppage
stasis
417
fatty
steat/o
418
narrowing, constriction
stenosis
419
chest
steth/o
420
strength
sthen/o
421
mouth
stoma, stomat/o
422
surgical creation of an opening
-stomy
423
twisted chain, streptococcus
strept/o-
424
below, under
sub-
425
above, excess
super-
426
above
supra-
427
together
syn-, sym-
428
synovial joint, synovial membrane
synov/i
429
rapid
tachy-
430
order, arrangement
tax/o
431
end
tel/e-, tel/o-
432
tendon
ten/o, tendin/o
433
malformed fetus
terat/o
434
testis, testicle
test/o
435
four
tetra-
436
thalamus
thalam/o
437
heat, temperature
therm/o
438
chest, thorax
thorac/o
439
blood clot
thromb/o
440
platelet, thrombocyte
thrombocyt/o
441
thymus gland
thym/o
442
thyroid
thyr/o, thyroid/o
443
labor
toc/o
444
instrument for incising (cutting)
-tome
445
incision, cutting
-tomy
446
tone
ton/o
447
tonsil
tonsill/o
448
poison, toxin
tox/o, toxic/o
449
poison
toxin
450
trachea
trache/o
451
through
trans-
452
three
tri-
453
hair
trich/o
454
crushing
-tripsy
455
turning
trop/o
456
act(ing) on, affect(ing)
trop, -tropic
457
feeding, growth, nourishment
troph/o, -trophy, -trophia
458
tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane
tympan/o
459
not
un-
460
one
uni-
461
urination
-uresis
462
ureter
ureter/o
463
urethra
urethr/o
464
condition of urine, urination
-uria
465
urine, urinary tract
ur/o
466
urine
urin/o
467
uterus
uter/o
468
uvea (of eye)
uve/o
469
uvula
uvul/o
470
sheath, vagina
vagin/o
471
valve
valv/o, valvul/o
472
twisted and swollen vein, varix
varic/o
473
vessel
vascul/o
474
vessel, duct, vas deferens
vas/o
475
vein
ven/o, ven/i
476
cavity, ventricle
ventricul/o
477
vertebra, spinal column
vertebr/o
478
urinary bladder
vesic/o
479
seminal vesicle
vesicul/o
480
vestibule, vestibular apparatus of ear
vestibul/o
481
virus
vir/o
482
vulva
vulv/o
483
yellow
xanth/o
484
foreign, strange
xen/o
485
dry
xero-
486
condition of
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