1
Q
aeti- / eti-
A
cause
2
Q
alve-
A
tooth socket, socket, cavity
3
Q
alveol-
A
tooth socket, socket, cavity
4
Q
-ary
A
adjectival suffix
5
Q
cancer
A
crab
6
Q
hem-
A
blood
7
Q
hemat-
A
blood
8
Q
-hemia
A
a condition of the blood, presence of a substance in the blood, presence of blood in an organ
9
Q
-ic
A
adjectival suffix, pertaining to
10
Q
-ical
A
adjectival suffixes; performing an action
11
Q
-ics
A
study of a subject
12
Q
idi-
A
individual, distinct, self-produced, unknown
13
Q
-logical
A
pertaining to the study
14
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study
15
Q
-logy
A
study of a subject
16
Q
-o-
A
Greek combining vowel
17
Q
-osis
A
suffix forming a noun
18
Q
path-
A
disease
19
Q
-pathic
A
pertaining to disease, diseased
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease
21
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physi-
A
nature
22
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ptyal-
A
saliva, salivary gland
23
Q
ptysis
A
excretion of saliva
24
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pulm-
A
lung
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pulmon-
lung
26
-rrhage
rapid discharge
27
-rrhagia
rapid discharge
28
sider-
iron
29
spir-
respiration, breathing
30
chem-
chemical
31
-therapy
treatment, treatment by means
32
dia-
through
33
-lysis
destruction, breakdown, loosening
34
-lytic
pertaining to the destruction
35
plasm-
plasma
36
plasmat-
plasma
37
hem-
half (with -i-)
38
aer-
air, gas
39
aqu-
water
40
aqua-
water
41
aque-
water
42
aut-
spontaneous, itself, own, self
43
bili-
bile, gall
44
chol-
bile, gall (-e-)
45
cry-
extreme cold, extremely cold
46
-e-
comb vowel with chol-
47
ge-
the earth, land
48
heli-
sun
49
hydr-
water
50
hygien-
health
51
hypn-
sleep
52
iatr-
medicine, physician
53
-iatrics
study and treatment
54
-iatry
study and treatment
55
melan-
black
56
narc-
stupor, sleep
57
necr-
death, corpse, dead tissue, dead cell
58
-necrosis
death of cells, tissues, organs
59
neo-
new
60
nos-
disease
61
nyct-
night, during the night
62
nyctal-
night, during the night
63
phlegm-
phlegm
64
phlegmat-
phlegm
65
phot-
light
66
psychr-
cold
67
pyr-
heat, fire
68
pyret-
fever
69
sanguin-
blood
70
sicc-
dry
71
terr-
the earth, land
72
thanat-
death
73
therm-
heat, temperature
74
xer-
dry
75
anti-
against, opposing
76
anti-...-toxin
agent used to counteract a substance poisonous to an organ/tissue, agent used to counteract a poisonous substance present in a life form
77
arachn-
spider, spider like, spider web
78
-ectasia
dilation, expansion, bulge
79
-ectasis
dilation, expansion, bulge
80
ecto-
outside, outer, out
81
-ectome
instrument used to excise/cut out
82
-ectomize
to excise, remove surgically
83
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
84
-ectopia
malposition, displacement
85
-ectopy
malposition, displacement
86
eu-
indicates a positive state, happy, healthy, proper, good, well
87
hyper-
excessive, excess of, greater than normal
88
hypo-
less than normal, deficiency of, below, under, inferior to (locative)
89
-ia
abstract noun suffix: a state of being, a process or act, a syndrome, a symptom, a condition
90
-oid
resembling, like
91
-ostomy
creation of a passage into/between an organ(s)/structure(s)
92
pharmac-
drug
93
-phile
someone who has a love, liking, preference, or affinity
94
-philia
a love, liking, preference or affinity
95
-philic
loving, liking, preferring / having a love, like, preference, affinity
96
phob-
persistent and irrational fear
97
-phobe
someone who has a persistent and irrational fear or strong dislike
98
-phobia
persistent and irrational fear or strong dislike
99
-phobic
persistently and irrationally afraid of/ hateful toward, having a persistent and irrational fear
100
stom-
mouth
101
stomach-
stomach
102
stomat-
mouth
103
-tome
instrument used to cut into
104
-tomy
incision
105
top-
place, location
106
tox-
poison
107
toxic-
poison
108
toxin-
poison
109
-toxin
substance poisonous to, poison present in
110
xen-
strange, foreign, foreigner, alien
111
a-...-uria
absence of a substance in the urine
112
-ate
having, characterized by
113
-ation
abstract nominal suffix (forms a noun)
114
carn-
flesh
115
-cide
act of killing, destruction, agent used to kill (usually -i-)
116
corpor-
body, corpus
117
ex-
out, out of, outside
118
exo-
out, out of, outside
119
ferr-
iron
120
hom-
human being, person
121
homin-
human being, person
122
hum-
soil
123
in-
in
124
infra-
below, under, inferior to
125
inter-
between
126
intra-
within, inner, interior, inside
127
lacer-
tearing
128
morb-
disease
129
mort-
death
130
omni-
all, every
131
-scope
instrument used to make an examination visually
132
-scopy
visual examination
133
sol-
sun
134
somn-
sleep
135
ur-
urine, urinary tract, urination
136
ureter-
ureter, tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder
137
urethr-
urethra, tube carrying urine from bladder to outside of the body
138
-uria
urination, presence of a substance in the urine, abnormal condition of the urine
139
uric-
uric acid
140
urin-
urine, urinary tract, urination
141
ven-
poison
142
venen-
poison
143
venom-
poison
144
vit-
life
145
-vore
one which habitually feeds on something (-i-)
146
-vorous
habitually feeding on something (-i-)
147
-al
adjectival suffix
148
all-
other, another, divergent, alternating
149
ante-
before
150
bi-
life
151
calc-
calcium, calcium salts, lime
152
calcin-
calcium, calcium salts, lime
153
cerebell-
cerebellum, posterior part of the brain
154
cerebr-
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
155
circum-
around
156
cis-
cutting
157
con-
joined, fused, simultaneous, in association, together, with
158
de-
from, down from, away
159
fec-
feces
160
fecal-
feces
161
-ferous
bearing, containing (-i-)
162
-i-
Latin combining vowel
163
-ia
abstract nominal suffix, condition usually abnormal
164
-iasis
suffix forming a noun and indicating a state of being usually negative
165
-ile
adjectival suffix
166
-ine
adjectival suffix
167
-ise, -ize
verbal suffix, to (do something)
168
-ism
suffix forming a noun and indicating a state of being usually negative
169
-ist
a specialist
170
non-
not
171
-ous
containing, also adjectival suffix
172
peri-
around
173
post-
after, behind, posterior to
174
pre-
before
175
pro-
before, for
176
sub-
less than normal, deficiency of, below, under, inferior to
177
super-
superior, greater than normal, above, beyond, superior to
178
supra-
above, beyond, superior to
179
-tic
adjectival suffix
180
trans-
across, through
181
-y
abstract noun suffix: a state of being, a process or act, a syndrome, a symptom, a condition
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