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gastr/o

Stomach

hepat/o

Liver

aden/o

Gland

cardi/o

Heart

adip/o

Fat

lip/o

Fat

axill/o

Armpit

cephal/o

Head

bi/o

Life

cervic/o

Neck

cyt/o

Cell

hist/o

Tissue

histi/o

Tissue

path/o

Disease

viscer/o

Internal Organs

cili/o

Hair

pil/o

Hair

derm/o

Skin

dermat/o

Skin

cutane/o

Skin

onych/o

Nail

ungu/i

Nail

arth/o

Joint

chondr/o

Cartilage

crani/o

Skull

cost/o

Rib

myel/o

Bone also spinal cord

oste/o

Bone

pelvi/i

Pelvis

spin/o

Spine, spinal column, backbone

vertebr/o

Vertebra

spondl/o

Vertebra

my/o

Muscle

muscul/o

Muscle

tend/o, tendin/o

Tendon

blephar/o

Eyelid

cerebr/o

Brain

encephal/o

Brain

neur/o

Nerve

ophthalm/o

Eye

ocul/o

Eye

ot/o

Ear

adren/o

Adrenal gland

parathyroid/o

Parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

Pituitary gland

thyroid/o

Thyroid gland

angi/o

Vessel

vascul/o

Vessel

vas/o

Vessel

arteri/o

Artery

hem/o

Blood

hemat/o

Blood

ven/o

Vein

phleb/o

Vein

adenoid/o

Adenoids

lymph/o

Lymph(clear watery fluid)

lymphaden/o

Lymph glands, lymph nodes

lymphangi/o

Lymph vessels

splen/o

Spleen

tonsill/o

Tonsils

aveol/o

Air sac, alveolus

bronch/o, bronchi/o

Bronchus

bronchiol/o

Small brocnchial tubes

laryng/o

Voice box, larynx

nas/o

Nose

rhin/o

Nose

pharyng/o

Throat, pharynx

phren/o

Diaphragm

pneum/o

Lungs

pneumon/o

Lung

pulmon/o

Lungs

thorac/o

Chest

trache/o

Windpipe, trachea

abdomin/o

Abdomen

cheil/o

Lips

col/o

Large intestine, colon

enter/o

Small intestine

esophag/o

Esophagus

gloss/o

Tongue

lingu/o

Tongue

or/o

Mouth

stomat/o

Stomach

Rect/o

Rectum

cyst/o

Bladder

ren/o

Kidneys

nephr/o

Kidneys

ureter/o

Ureters

urethr/o

Urethra

epididym/o

Epididymis

orchid/o

Testicle, testis

test/o

Testicle, testis

testicul/o

Testicle, testis

phall/o

Penis

prostat/o

Prostate glands

vas/o

Ductus (vas) deferens

colp/o

Vagina

vagin/o

Vagina

gynec/o

Female

mast/o

Breast

mamm/o

Breast

oophor/o

Ovary

ovari/o

Ovary

salping/o

Fallopian tubes, uterine tubes

uter/o

Uterus

hyster/o

Uterus

metr/o

Uterus

vulv/o

Vulva, external genitalia

arc/o

Top, extremities

Carcin/o

Cancer

don/o

Donates

fluor/o

Luminous

glyc/o

Sugar

pharmac/o

Drug

physi/o

Nature

practition/o

Practice

sect/o

Cut

-algia

Pain

-cele

Hernia

-dynia

Pain

-emesis

Vomiting

-emia

Blood condition

-ia

State of, condition

-itis

Inflammation

-lysis

Destruction, separation, breakdown

-malacia

Softening

-melagy

Enlargemwnt

-oma

Tumor, mass

-osis

Abnormal condition

-pathy

Disease process

-penia

Decrease, deficiency

-phobia

Irrational fear

-ptosis

Downward displacement, drooping, sagging, prolapse

-ptysis

Spitting

-rrhage, rrhagia

Bursting forth

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhexis

Rupture

-sclerosis

Hardening

-spasm

Sudden involuntary contractions

-stenosis

Narrowing, stricture

-y

Process

-gram

Record, writing

-graph

Instrument used to record

-graphy

Process of recording,


producing images

-meter

Instrument used to measure


Process of measuring

-metry

To measure


Measurement

-opsy

To view

-scope

Instrument used to visually examine

-scopy

Process of visually examining

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-desis

Surgical binding


Surgical fusion

-ectomy

Excision


Surgical removal

-pexy

Surgical fixation

-plasty

Surgical reconstruction


Surgical repair

-rrhaphy

Suture, sew

-stasis

Stoppage, stopping, controlling

-stomy

New opening


Artificial opening

-tome

Instrument used to cut

-tomy

Process of cutting


Incision

-cyte

Cell

-er, -ician, -logist, -ist

Specialist


One who specializes


Specialist in the study of

-ion

Process

-logy

Study of


Process of study

-or

One who


Person or thing that does something

-plasia

Formation


Development

-poiesis

Production


Manufacturer


Formation

-genic

Produced by


Producing

-oid

Resembling

-ole

Small

-ule

Small

-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous

Pertaining to

cellul/o

Cell

cis/o

Cut

comat/o

Deep sleep

digest/o

Digestion

duct/o

To draw

Later/o

Side, lateral

nat/o

Birth

sept/o

Infection

son/o

Sound

-aise

Ease

-ar

Pertaining to

-cuspid

Projection, cusps

-drome

To run

-form

Shape, form

-genous

Produced by

-gnosis

Knowledge

-mortem

Death

-plasm

Development, formation

-plegia

Paralysis

-version

Turning, tilting

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward

ante-

Before

circum-

Around

dia-

Through, complete

ecto-

Outside

endo-

Within

epi-

Upon, on, above

e-, ex-, exo-, extra-

Out, outward, outside

hyper-

Excessive, above

hypo-

Below, under, deficient

in-

In, into

infra-

Below, beneath

inter-

Between

intra-

Within

meta-

Beyond

para-

Beside, near

per-

Through

peri-

Around

post-

After

pre-

Before, in front of

pro-

Before

retro-

Back, behind

sub-

Under, below

supra-

Above

trans-

Across

ultra-

Beyond

anti-

Against

a-; an-

No, not, lack of

contra-

Against, opposite

in-

Not

bi-; di-

Two

hemi-; semi-

Half

mono-; uni-

One

multi-; poly-

Many

quadri-

Four

quadri-

Four

tri-

Three

ana-

Apart, up

auto-

Self

brady-

Slow

dys-

Bad, abnormal, difficult, painful

macro-

Large

mal-

Bad

micro-

Small

neo-

New

pan-

All

syn-; sym-

Together with, joined

tachy-

Fast, rapid

tetra-

Four

Superior

Above, toward the head

Inferior

Below, toward lower end of body

Anterior

Ventral, front of body

Posterior

Dorsal, back of the body

Medial

Toward the midline

Lateral

Away from the midline

Proximal

Nearest the point of attachment / origin

Distal

Farthest from point of attachment/origin

Superficial

Near surface of the body

Deep

Away from the surface of the body

Supine

Laying on back, face up

Prone

Laying on abdomen, face down

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Dorsum

Upper portion of the foot

Peripheral

Away from the center

Frontal, coronal

Separates into anterior and posterior portions

sagittal

Separates into left and right sides, unequal parts

midsagittal

Divides the body into equal portions of left and right sides

Transverse; horizontal

Separates into superior and inferior portions

anter/o

Front

caud/o

Tail

dors/o

Back

infer/o

Inferior

inguin/o

Groin

medi/o

Middle

phren/o

Diaphragm

poster/o

Posterior

proxim/o

Near

super/o

Superior

ventr/o

Front

gastr/o

Stomach

ili/o

Hip

-al

Pertaining to

-ic

Pertaining to

-ior

Pertaining to

LLQ

Left lower quadrant

LUQ

Left upper quadrant

RLQ

Right lower quadrant

RUQ

Right upper quadrant

cry/o

Cold

leuk/o

White

papill/o

Nipple-like

scler/o

Hardening

xer/o

Dry

-ism

Process

-ium; -um

Structure

-sis

State of; condition

albin/o

White

adip/o

Fat

bi/o

Life

cutane/o

Skin

cyan/o

Blue

derm/o; dermat/o

Skin

diaphor/e

Profuse sweating

epitheli/o

Covering

erythemat/o

Red

erythr/o

Red

hidr/o

Sweat

kerat/o; keratin/o

Hard


Hornlike

lip/o

Fat

melan/o

Black

myc/o

Fungus

necr/o

Death

onych/o

Nail

pil/o

Hair

py/o

Pus

ras/o

Scrape

rhytid/o

Wrinkle

seb/o

Sebum

steat/o

Fat

ungu/o

Nail

-dermis; -derma

Skin

-oma

Tumor, mass

-therapy

Treatment

-derma

Skin

bx

Biopsy

SC, subq, subcut

Subcutaneous

UV

Ultraviolet

kyph/o

Humpback

lord/o

Swayback

ped/o

Child

scoli/o

Curved

tempor/o

Temporal bone

-porosis

Porous

myel/o

Bone marrow


Spinal cord

osse/o; oste/o

Bone

crani/o

Skull

mandibul/o

Mandible


Lower jaw

maxill/o

Maxilla


Upper jaw

chondr/o

Cartilage

cost/o

Rib

stern/o

Sternum


Breastbone

xiph/o

Sword

cervic/o

Neck

coccyg/o

Coccyx


Tailbone

lumb/o

Lumbar


Lower back


Loins

sacr/o

Sacrum

spondyl/o

Vertebra

thorac/o

Chest

vertebr/o

Vertebra

clavicul/o

Clavicle


Collarbone

scapul/o

Scapula


Shoulder blade

brachi/o

Arm

carp/o

Wrist

olecran/o

Okecranon


Elbow

phalang/o

Phalanx


Fingers n toes

radi/o

Radius


Thumb side lower arm

uln/o

Ulnar


Pinky side lower arm

acetabul/o

Acetabulum


Hip socket

ili/o

Hip

pelv/i; pelv/o

Pelvis

Calcane/o

Calcaneus


Heel

femor/o

Femur


Thigh bone

fibul/o

Fibula


Calf side lower leg


Bears no weight

patell/a; patell/o

Patella


Knee cap

tibi/o

Tibia


Shin bone lower leg


Bears weight

arthr/o; articul/o

Joint

burs/o

Bursa


Sac filled w/ synovial fluid located around joints

-blasts

Immature

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-clasis

Surgical fracture or refracture

-clast

Breakdown

-desis

Surgical fusion


Surgical binding

-genesis

Formation

-malacia

Softening

-osis

Abnormal condition

-physis

To grow

-porosis

Porous

-sarcoma

Malignant tumor of connective tissue

ortho-

Straight

flex/o

Bend

pronati/o

Facing backward

supinati/o

Facing forward

tens/o

Stretch

dorsi-

Back

duct/o

To draw

electr/o

Electric

fasci/o

Fascia


Band of tissue surrounding the muscle

kinesi/o

Movement

lei/o

Smooth

muscul/o

Muscle

my/o

Muscle

myos/o

Muscle

rhadb/o

Rod shaped


Striped


Striated

tendin/o; ten/o

Tendon

tenosynovi/o

Tendon sheath


Covering of a tendon

ton/o

Tone,


Tension

-asthenia

No strength

-clonus

Turmoil

-ion

Process of

-kinesia

Movement


Motion

-trophy

Nourishment


Growth

-thermy

Heat

cerebell/o

Cerebellum

cerebro/o

Brain

cortic/o

Cortex


Outer covering

dur/o

Dura mater


One of the membranes surrounding the brain

encephal/o

Brain

hydr/o

Water

magnet/o

Magnet

mening/o

Meninges


Membrane

myel/o

Spinal cord


Bone marrow

neur/o

Nerve

radicul/o

Nerve roots

spine/o

Spine

thalam/o

Thalamus

ventricul/o

Ventricles

-cele

Hernia


Protrusion

-esthesia

Sensation

-graphy

Process of recording


Process of producing images

-kinesia


-kinesis

Movement


Motion

-oma

Tumor


Mass

-phasia

Speech

-plegia

Paralysis


Loss or impairment of motor function

-taxia

Order


Condition

de

Lack of


Removal

pachy

Thick

gli/o

Glue

myelin/o

Myelin sheath

tom/o

To cut

-schisis

Cleft


Splitting

-us

Condition


Thing

para-

Abnormal

polio-

Gray

tetra-

Four

ambly/o

Dull


Dim

coagulati/o

To condense


To clot

dipl/o

Double

emmetr/o

In proper measure

is/o

Equal

-conus

Cone-shaped

-edema

Accumulation of fluid

-iasis

Abnormal condition


Process

-metrist

Specialist in the measurement of

-ory

Pertaining to

myein-

To shut

presby-

Old age

pseudo-

False

aque/o

Water

blephar/o

Eyelid

chori/o

Choroid

choroid/o

Choroid


Membrane

conjunctiv/o

Conjunctiva

core/o

Pupil

corne/o

Cornea

cycl/o

Ciliary body

dacry/o

Tears

dacryocyst/o

Lacrimal sac

goni/o

Angle


Of the anterior chamber

irid/o


ir/o

Iris

kerat/o

Cornea

lacrim/o

Tears

mi/o

Contractionless

mydri/o

Wide


Dilation


ocul/o

Eye

ophthalm/o

Eye

opt/o

Vision


Sight

palpebr/o

Eyelid

papill/o

Optic disk

phac/o


phak/o

Lens

phot/o

Light

pupill/o

Pupil

retin/o

Retina

scler/o

Sclera

ton/o

Tension

trabecul/o

Meshwork


Lattice

uve/o

Uvea


Includes the choroid, ciliary body, & iris

vitre/o

Glasslike


Gel-like

-chalasis

Relaxation

-opia


-opsia

Visual condition


Vision

-tropia

Turning

-tropion

Turning

audi/o

Hearing

audit/o

Hearing

aur/o

Ear

cochle/o

Cochlea

labyrinth/o

Inner ear


Labyrinth

myring/o

Tympanic membrane


Eardrum

ossicul/o

Ossicles


Malleus, incus, & stapes, collectively

ot/o

Ear

salping/o

Eustachian tube

tympan/o

Tympanic membrane


Eardrum

-cusis

Hearing