Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure

Front 1

in-

Back 1

in; into; not

Front 2

re-

Back 2

back; again; backward

Front 3

cephal/o

Back 3

head

Front 4

-al

Back 4

pertaining to

Front 5

ophthalm/o

Back 5

eye

Front 6

cerebr/o

Back 6

brain; cerebrum

Front 7

pro-

Back 7

before

Front 8

-globin

Back 8

protein

Front 9

ex-

Back 9

out; away from

Front 10

thromb/o

Back 10

clot

Front 11

retro-

Back 11

behind; back; backward

Front 12

electr/o

Back 12

electricity

Front 13

-y

Back 13

condition; process

Front 14

derm/o

Back 14

skin

Front 15

sub-

Back 15

under; below

Front 16

-ic

Back 16

pertaining to

Front 17

-itis

Back 17

inflammation

Front 18

sect/o

Back 18

to cut

Front 19

hypo-

Back 19

deficient; below; under; less than

Front 20

-opsy

Back 20

view of

Front 21

enter/o

Back 21

intestines (usually small intestine)

Front 22

a-, an-

Back 22

no; not; without

Front 23

-ion

Back 23

process

Front 24

-tomy

Back 24

process of cutting

Front 25

-scope

Back 25

instrument used for visual examination

Front 26

gnos/o

Back 26

knowledge

Front 27

cyt/o

Back 27

cell

Front 28

arthr/o

Back 28

joint

Front 29

-ac

Back 29

pertaining to

Front 30

-al

Back 30

pertaining to

Front 31

log/o

Back 31

study of

Front 32

epi-

Back 32

above; upon; on

Front 33

encephal/o

Back 33

brain

Front 34

trans-

Back 34

across

Front 35

-oma

Back 35

tumor; mass; fluid collection

Front 36

-scopy

Back 36

visual examination

Front 37

dermat/o

Back 37

skin

Front 38

cis/o

Back 38

to cut

Front 39

rhin/o

Back 39

nose

Front 40

dia-

Back 40

complete; through

Front 41

ren/o

Back 41

kidney

Front 42

hepat/o

Back 42

liver

Front 43

-genic

Back 43

produced by or in

Front 44

sarc/o

Back 44

flesh (connective tissue)

Front 45

exo-

Back 45

out; away from

Front 46

erythr/o

Back 46

red

Front 47

cyst/o

Back 47

urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

Front 48

psych/o

Back 48

mind

Front 49

-gram

Back 49

record

Front 50

peri-

Back 50

surrounding

Front 51

glyc/o

Back 51

glucose; sugar

Front 52

-ectomy

Back 52

removal; excision; resection

Front 53

endo-

Back 53

in; within

Front 54

-osis

Back 54

abnormal condition

Front 55

end/o

Back 55

in; within

Front 56

hem/o

Back 56

blood

Front 57

hyper-

Back 57

above; excessive

Front 58

hemat/o

Back 58

blood

Front 59

-logy

Back 59

study of

Front 60

-pathy

Back 60

disease; emotion

Front 61

-emia

Back 61

blood condition

Front 62

neur/o

Back 62

nerve

Front 63

path/o

Back 63

disease

Front 64

-algia

Back 64

pain

Front 65

aden/o

Back 65

gland

Front 66

-cyte

Back 66

cell

Front 67

cardi/o

Back 67

heart

Front 68

-sis

Back 68

state of; condition

Front 69

aut/o

Back 69

self; own

Front 70

iatr/o

Back 70

physician; treatment

Front 71

radi/o

Back 71

x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

Front 72

-ist

Back 72

specialist

Front 73

gastr/o

Back 73

stomach

Front 74

oste/o

Back 74

bone

Front 75

carcin/o

Back 75

cancerous

Front 76

hypo-

Back 76

deficient; below; under

Front 77

nephr/o

Back 77

kidney

Front 78

leuk/o

Back 78

white