1
Q
cut/o, cutane/o
loan word: cutis, cutes
A
skin
2
Q
derm/o, dermat/o, -derm
loan word: dermis, dermes
A
skin
3
Q
adip/o
loan word: adeps
A
fat
4
Q
lip/o
A
fat
5
Q
stear/o, steat/o
A
sebum, fat
6
Q
seb/o
loan word: sebum, seba
A
sebum
7
Q
ecchym/o
loan word: ecchymosis, ecchymoses
A
bruise
8
Q
verruca
A
wart
9
Q
furuncle
A
boil
10
Q
urticaria, urtica
A
hives
11
Q
nervus
A
mole
12
Q
erythema nodosum
A
red skin, knots
13
Q
pallid
A
grey
14
Q
induration
A
into, hard
15
Q
keratoderma
A
horn/hardlike, skin
16
Q
cornu cutaneum
A
horn, on the skin
17
Q
sud/o, sudor/o
loan word: sudor
A
sweat
18
Q
lepid/o
A
scaly
lepidic
19
Q
adeno carcin oma
A
gland, cancer, tumors
20
Q
rhytid/o
loan word: rhytide
A
wrinkle
dr curtis is scheduled for a rhytidectomy
21
Q
puriti/o
A
severe itch
puritis vaginalis
22
Q
prefixes associated with skin grafts
A
autograft (self), isograft (equal, sibling), homo* (same), allo* (different), xeno** (foreign, animal), hetero** (two, different)
23
Q
sud/o, sudor/o
loan word: sudor
A
sweat
24
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
hyperHIDRosis
25
onych/o
loan word: onyx
fingernail, toenail, claws, talon, hoof
26
ungu/o
loan word: ungis, ungues
fingernail, toenail, claws, talon, hoof
27
follicul/o
loan word: folliculus, folliciuli
little bag, follicle
28
trich/o, -thrix
loan word: thrix
hair
trichotillomania
29
pil/o
loan word: pilus, pili
hair
30
corne/o, corn/o
loan word: cornu, cornua
horn, horn-like, hard, cornea
cornucopia
31
kerat/o, cerat/o
horn, horn-like, hard, cornea
32
papill/o
loan word: papilla, papillae
nipple, nipple-like structure
33
thel/o, -thele
nipple, nipple-like structure
epiTHELium
34
strat/o
stratum, strata
layer
35
histi/o, hist/o
tissue
hisiocyte
36
cre/o, creat/o
flesh, muscle
creatine
37
carn/o
flesh
38
sarc/o
flesh, muscle
sarcolemma
39
pell/o
skin
40
cori/o
skin, dermis
41
-graft
tissue transplant
42
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
rhinoplasty
43
cosm/o, cosmet/o
universe, world, beautification, cosmetic
cosmos, cosmetics
44
xen/o
foreign
xenophobia
45
is/o
equal
isometric
46
hom/o, home/o
same
47
aut/o
self, same
autobiography
48
heter/o
different, other
49
all/o
other, different, abnormal
allograft
50
rug/o
ruga, rugae
crease, fold
gastric rugae
51
pur/o, purul/o
pus, consisting of pus
purulence
52
py/o
pus
pyogenic
53
tum/o
tumor
tumor, swelling
54
onc/o
oncus
tumor
oncology
55
cancr/o
cancrum, cancra
ulcer (type of rapidly spreading)
56
carcin/o
cancer, crab, crab-like
carcinoma
57
fung/o
fungus, fungi
fungus
58
myc/o, mycet/o
fungus, mold
59
necr/o
dead, dead tissue
60
pedicul/o
pediculus
louse, lice
61
lup/o
lupus
wolf, lupus
62
herpet/o
herpes
reptile, herpes
63
exanthem/o
exanthema, exanthem
rash
64
purit/o
severe itchs
65
scabi/o
scabies
66
psor/o, psorias/o
psoriasis
itch, psoriasis
67
sicc/o
dry, siccus
68
xer/o
dry
69
lepr/o
lepra
leprosy
70
squam/o, squamat/o
squama,squamae
scale, scaly
71
lepid/o
scaly
72
ichthy/o
fish, fish-like
73
crypt/o
hidden, covered, secret
74
tel/o
end, complete, purpose
75
tele-
distant
76
petechi/o
petechia
petechia, red spots
77
ecchym/o
ecchymosis, ecchymoses
broad bruising, ecchymosis
78
purpur/o
purpura, purpurae
purple, purpura
79
bull/o
bulla, bullae
large blister
80
vesicu/o
vesica, vesicae
bladder, vesicle
81
vesicul/o
vasicula, vesiculae
small blister
82
cyst/o
cyst
sac, bladder, cyst
83
urtic/o
wheal, hive
84
comed/o
comedo, comedones
pimple, blackhead, whiteheadp
85
papul/o
papule (small raised bump)
86
pustul/o
pustula, pustulae
pustule
87
nod/o, nodul/o
knot-like, node, nodule
88
nodulus
little knot
89
cicatric/o
cicatrix, cicatrices
scar
90
nev/o
nevus, nevi
mole
91
macul/o
macula, maculae
spot, macule
92
ulcer/o
ulcer
93
helc/o
ulcer
94
melan/o
black, dark
95
nigr/o
black, dark
96
leuc/o, leuk/o
white
97
alb/o, albin/o
white
98
pallid/o
pallid
pale, globus, pallidus
99
erythr/o
red
100
erythem/o
erythema, redness of skin
101
rubr/o
red
102
xanth/o
yellow
103
flav/o
yellow
104
oste/o
osteon
bone
105
oss/o, osse/o
os, ossa
bone
106
jug/o, junctur/o
junctura, juncturae
joint, a joining
107
articul/o
articulatio, articulationes
joint, to join, to speak clearly
108
arthr/o
joint
109
ligat/o, ligament/o
ligamentum, ligamenta
to bind, tie, ligament
110
desm/o
ligament, band, bond
111
cartilag/o
cartilago, cartilagines
cartilage
112
chondr/o
cartilage
113
menisc/o
meniscus, menisci
meniscus, crescent (cartilage in knee joint)
114
synovi/o, synov/o
synovia, synoviae
synovial fluid (fluid in joint space)
115
capsul/o, caps/o
capsula, capsulae
capsule
116
burs/o
bursa, bursae
bursa (fluid sack about body), bag, pouch
117
fasci/o
fascia, fasciae
fascia, band (broad band of connective tissue enveloping muscle)
118
muscul/o
musculus, musculi
muscle, mouse
119
my/o, myos/o, mys/o
muscle, mouse
120
tendin/o
tendo, tendines
tendon
121
ten/o, tenont/o
tendon
122
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
123
medull/o
medulla, medullae
bone marrow, innermost part of an organ
124
spin/o
spina, spinae
spine, thorn, vertebral column
125
rach/o
rachis
vertebral column, spinal cord
126
physi/o, -physis
nature, natural function
growth, growth plate
127
phyt/o, -phyte
plant
phytochrome
128
-phyma
a growth, tumor
129
capit/o
caput, capita
head, head of a long bone
130
coll/o
collum, colla
neck, neck of a long bone
131
corpor/o
corpus, corpora
body
132
foramin/o
foramen, foramina
hole or passageway in a bone (foramen)
133
lamin/o
lamina, laminae
plate (lamina)
134
condyl/o
condyle, condylus, condyli
rounded protuberance at the ends of bones, condyle
135
styl/o, -style
column shaped bone, pillar
styloid
136
tuber/o
tuber, tubera
an elevated process of bone, tubercle, nodule, swelling
137
tubercul/o
tuberculum, tuberula
small eminence on long bone (tubercle), a nodule, small swelling
138
crist/o
crista, cristae
crest, ridge
139
foss/o
fossa, fossae
a shallow depression, something dug, ditch
140
sulc/o
sulcus, sulci
a groove, furrow
141
incisur/o
incisura, incisurae
notch, indentation, incision
142
spondyl/o
vertebra
143
cost/o
costa, costae
rib
144
xiph/o
xiphoid process, sword-like
145
om/o
shoulder
146
cleid/o
clavicle, collar bone
147
dactyl/o
finger
148
gony/o
knee
149
cnem/o
leg
150
perone/o
fibula bone
151
astragal/o
astragalus
talus bone
152
tal/o
talus bone, ankle
153
ptern/o
heel
154
scaph/o
scaphoid, shaped like the hull of a boat
155
my/o, myos/o, mys/o
muscle, mouse
156
rhabd/o
striated, rod, rod-like
157
lei/o
smooth
158
sarc/o
flesh, muscle
159
mer/o, -mer, -mere
part, partial
160
lemm/o, -lemma
membrane, husk, sheath-like structure
161
fibr/o, fibrill/o
fibrilla, fibrillae
fiber, fibril (muscle fiber)
162
fascicul/o
fasciculus, fasciculi
a small bundle of rod-like structures, fascicle
163
ten/o, tenont/o
tendon
164
ton/o
tension, tone
165
capit/o, cipit/o, -ciput, -ceps
caput, capita
head, origin of a muscle
166
ventr/o
venter, ventres
belly (of a muscle), cavity, abdomen
167
duc/o, duct/o
to lead, convey
168
abduct/o
abductor, abductores
to lead or convey away (from midline)
169
adduct/o
adductor, aductores
to lead or convey toward (midline)
170
rot/o, rotat/o
rotator, rotatores
to turn around
171
flex/o, -flex
flexor, flexores
to bend, flex
172
sphincter/o
sphincter, sphincteres
to bind/constrict, ringlike muscle of an orifice (sphincter)
173
pon/o, pos/o, posit/o
to place, put
174
rect/o
straight, correct
175
malac/o, -malacia
soft, softening
176
orth/o
straight, correct, normal, upright
177
ped/o, -pedia
child, education in -
178
frang/o, fract/o
break, broken
179
-rhexis
rupture
180
lux/o
dislocated
181
por/o
passage, pore
182
-penia
decrease, deficiency
183
crepit/o
creak, crackle
184
-agra
gout, attack (of severe pain)
185
rheum/o, rheumato/o
rheum, rheuma
flow, discharge, rheumatoid, arthritis
186
ankyl/o
stiff, fused, crooked
187
squestr/o
sequestrum, sequestra
fragment of bone/tissue
188
talip/o
talipes
deformity of foot and ankle
189
plan/o
planus, planum
flat
190
cav/o
cavus, cavum
hollow
191
valg/o
valgus, valgum
bent outward
192
var/o
varus, vara, varum
bent inward
193
kyph/o
bent forward (convex posteriorly)
194
lord/o
bent backward (convex anteriorly)
195
lev/o
left
196
dextr/o
right
197
scoli/o
bent sideways, crooked
198
tors/o, tort/o
twist, turn
199
-olisthesis
slipping
200
bifid/o
split in two
201
schiz/o, -schisis
a splitting, a cleft
202
tract/o
to draw, pull
203
campt/o, campyl/o, -campsia, -campsis
bent, curved
