Medical Roots

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

Not, without

Hint 1

analgesic, apathy

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

From; away from

Hint 2

Abduction

Front 3

abdomin-

Back 3

Of or relating to the abdomen

Hint 3

Abdominal

Front 4

ac-

Back 4

Pertaining to

Hint 4

Cardiac, hydrophobiac

Front 5

acanth-

Back 5

Thorn or spine

Hint 5

Acanthion, acanthion, acanthion, acanthulus

Front 6

acou-

Back 6

Of or relating to hearing

Hint 6

Acoumeter, acoustician, hyperacusis

Front 7

acr-

Back 7

Extremity, topmost

Hint 7

Acrocrany, acromegaly, acroosteolysis, acroposthia

Front 8

-acusis

Back 8

Hearing

Hint 8

Paracusis

Front 9

-ad

Back 9

Toward, in the direction of

Hint 9

Dorsad

Front 10

ad-

Back 10

At, increase, on, toward

Hint 10

Adduction

Front 11

aden-

Back 11

Of or relating to a gland

Hint 11

Adenocarcinoma, adenology, adenotome, adenotyphus

Front 12

adip-

Back 12

Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue

Hint 12

Adipocyte

Front 13

adren-

Back 13

Of or relating to adrenal glands

Hint 13

Adrenal artery

Front 14

-aemia

Back 14

Blood condition

Hint 14

Anaemia

Front 15

aer(o)-

Back 15

Air, gas

Hint 15

Aerosinusitis

Front 16

aesthesi-

Back 16

Sensation

Hint 16

Anesthesia

Front 17

-al

Back 17

Pertaining to

Hint 17

Abdominal, femoral

Front 18

alb-

Back 18

Denoting white or pale color

Hint 18

Albino

Front 19

alge(si)-

Back 19

Pain

Hint 19

Analgesic

Front 20

-algia, alg(i)o-

Back 20

Pain

Hint 20

Myalgia

Front 21

all-

Back 21

Denoting something as different, or as an addition

Hint 21

Alloantigen, allopathy

Front 22

ambi-

Back 22

Denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two

Hint 22

Ambidextrous

Front 23

amni-

Back 23

Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)

Hint 23

Anmiocentesis

Front 24

amph(i)-

Back 24

On both sides

Hint 24

Amphicrania, amphismela, amphomycin

Front 25

amylo-

Back 25

Starchy, carbohydrate-related

Hint 25

Amylase, amylophagia

Front 26

an-

Back 26

Not, without

Hint 26

Analgesia

Front 27

ana-

Back 27

Back, again, up

Hint 27

Anaplasia

Front 28

an- (2)

Back 28

Anus

Hint 28

Anal

Front 29

andr-

Back 29

Pertaining to a man

Hint 29

Android, andronology, androgen

Front 30

angi-

Back 30

Blood vessel

Hint 30

Angiogram, angioplasty

Front 31

aniso-

Back 31

Describing something as unequal

Hint 31

Anisocytosis​, anistropic

Front 32

ankyl-, ancyl-

Back 32

Denoting something as crooked or bent

Hint 32

Ankylosis

Front 33

ante-

Back 33

Describing something as positioned in front of another thing

Hint 33

Antepartum

Front 34

anti-

Back 34

Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another

Hint 34

Antibody, antipsychotic

Front 35

apo-

Back 35

Away, separated from, derived from

Hint 35

Apoptosis

Front 36

arch-

Back 36

First, primitive

Hint 36

Archinephron

Front 37

arsen(o)-

Back 37

Of or pertaining to a male; masculine

Hint 37

Arsenoblast

Front 38

arteri(o)-

Back 38

Of or pertaining to an artery

Hint 38

Arteriole

Front 39

arthr-

Back 39

Of or pertaining to joints, limbs

Hint 39

Arthritis

Front 40

articul-

Back 40

Joint

Hint 40

Articulation

Front 41

-ary

Back 41

Pertaining to

Hint 41

Biliary tract, coronary

Front 42

-ase

Back 42

Enzyme

Hint 42

Lactase

Front 43

-asthenia

Back 43

Weakness

Hint 43

Myasthenia gravis

Front 44

atel(o)-

Back 44

Imperfect or incomplete developement

Hint 44

Atelocardia

Front 45

ather-

Back 45

Fatty deposit, soft gruel-like deposit

Hint 45

Atherosclerosis

Front 46

-ation

Back 46

Process

Hint 46

Medication

Front 47

atri(o)-

Back 47

An atrium (esp. heart atrium)

Hint 47

Atrioventricular

Front 48

aur(i)-

Back 48

Of or pertaining to the ear

Hint 48

Aural

Front 49

aut(o)-

Back 49

Self

Hint 49

Autoimmune

Front 50

aux(o)-

Back 50

Increase; growth

Hint 50

Auxocardia, auxology

Front 51

axill-

Back 51

Of or pertaining to the armpit (uncommon as a prefix)

Hint 51

Axilla

Front 52

azo(to)-

Back 52

Nitrogenous compound

Hint 52

Azothermia

Front 53

bacteri-

Back 53

Pertaining to bacteria

Hint 53

Bacteriophage, bactericide

Front 54

balan-

Back 54

Of the glans penis or glans clitoridis

Hint 54

Balanitis

Front 55

bas(o)-

Back 55

Of or pertaining to base

Hint 55

Basolateral

Front 56

bi-

Back 56

Twice, double

Hint 56

Binary

Front 57

bio-

Back 57

Life

Hint 57

Biology

Front 58

blast-

Back 58

Germ or bud

Hint 58

Blastomere

Front 59

blephar(o)

Back 59

Of or pertaining to the eyelid

Hint 59

Blepharoplasty

Front 60

brachi(o)-

Back 60

Of or relating to the arm

Hint 60

Brachium of inferior colliculus

Front 61

brachy-

Back 61

Indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'

Hint 61

Brachycephalic

Front 62

brady-

Back 62

Slow

Hint 62

Bradycardia

Front 63

bronch(i)-

Back 63

Of or relating to the bronchus

Hint 63

Bronchitis, bronchiolitis olbiterans

Front 64

bucc(o)-

Back 64

Of or pertaining to the cheek

Hint 64

Buccolabial

Front 65

burs(o)-

Back 65

Bursa (fluid sac between bones)

Hint 65

Bursitis

Front 66

capill-

Back 66

Of or pertaining to hair

Hint 66

Capillus

Front 67

capit-

Back 67

Pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Hint 67

Capitation

Front 68

carcin(o)-

Back 68

Cancer

Hint 68

Carcinoma

Front 69

cardi(o)

Back 69

Of or pertaining to the heart

Hint 69

Cardiology

Front 70

carp(o)-

Back 70

Of or pertaining to the wrist

Hint 70

Carpopedal spasm

Front 71

cata-

Back 71

Down, under

Hint 71

Cataract, catabolism

Front 72

-cele

Back 72

Pouching, hernia

Hint 72

Hydrocele, varicocele

Front 73

-centesis

Back 73

Surgical puncture for aspiration

Hint 73

Anmiocentesis

Front 74

cephal(o)-

Back 74

Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)

Hint 74

Cephalalgy, hydrocephalus

Front 75

cerat(o)-

Back 75

Of or pertaining to the cornu, a horn

Hint 75

Ceratoid

Front 76

cerebell(o)-

Back 76

Of or pertaining the the cerebellum

Hint 76

Cerebellum

Front 77

cerebr-

Back 77

Of or pertaining to the brain

Hint 77

Cerebrology

Front 78

cervic-

Back 78

Of or pertaining to neck; the cervix

Hint 78

Cervicodorsal

Front 79

cheil-

Back 79

Of or pertaining to the lips

Hint 79

Angular cheilitis

Front 80

chem-

Back 80

Chemistry, drug

Hint 80

Chemotherapy

Front 81

chir-, cheir-

Back 81

Of or pertaining to the hand

Hint 81

Chiropractor

Front 82

chlor-

Back 82

Denoting a green color

Hint 82

Chlorophyll

Front 83

chol(e)-

Back 83

Of or pertaining to bile

Hint 83

Cholemia, cholecystitis

Front 84

cholecyst(o)-

Back 84

Of or pertaining to the gallbladder

Hint 84

Cholecystectomy

Front 85

chondr(i)o-

Back 85

Cartilage, gristle, granule, granular

Hint 85

Chondrocalcinosis

Front 86

chrom(ato)-

Back 86

Color

Hint 86

Hemochromatosis

Front 87

-cidal, -cide

Back 87

Killing, destroying

Hint 87

Bacteriocidal

Front 88

cili-

Back 88

Of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes, eyelids

Hint 88

Ciliary

Front 89

circum-

Back 89

Denoting something as 'around' another

Hint 89

Circumcision

Front 90

cis-

Back 90

On this side

Hint 90

Cisgender

Front 91

clast

Back 91

Break

Hint 91

Osteoclast

Front 92

clostr-

Back 92

spindle

Hint 92

Clostridium

Front 93

co-

Back 93

With, together, in association

Hint 93

Coenzymes

Front 94

col-, colo-, colono-

Back 94

Colon

Hint 94

Colonoscopy

Front 95

colp(o)-

Back 95

Of or pertaining to the vagina

Hint 95

Colposcopy

Front 96

com-

Back 96

With, together

Front 97

contra

Back 97

Against

Hint 97

Contraindicate

Front 98

cor-

Back 98

with, together

Hint 98

Corrective

Front 99

cor- (2)

Back 99

Of or pertaining to the eye's pupil

Hint 99

Corectomy

Front 100

cord-

Back 100

Of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix)

Hint 100

Commotio cordis

Front 101

cornu-

Back 101

Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns

Hint 101

Greater cornu

Front 102

coron(o)-

Back 102

Pertaining to the heart

Hint 102

Coronary

Front 103

cortic(o)-

Back 103

Cortex, or outer region

Hint 103

Corticosteroid

Front 104

cost-

Back 104

Of or pertaining to the ribs

Hint 104

Costochondral

Front 105

cox-

Back 105

Of or pertaining to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint

Hint 105

Coxopodite

Front 106

crani(o)-

Back 106

Belonging or relating to the cranium

Hint 106

Craniology

Front 107

-crine, crin(o)

Back 107

To secrete

Hint 107

Endocrine

Front 108

cry(o)-

Back 108

Cold

Hint 108

Cryoablation

Front 109

cutane-

Back 109

Skin

Hint 109

Subcutaneous

Front 110

cyan(o)-

Back 110

Denotes a blue color

Hint 110

Cyanopsia

Front 111

cycl-

Back 111

Circle, cycle

Hint 111

Cyclosis

Front 112

cyph(o)-

Back 112

Denotes something as bent (uncommon as a prefix)

Hint 112

Cyphosis

Front 113

cyst(o)-, cyst(i)-

Back 113

Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder; sac

Hint 113

Cystotomy

Front 114

cyt(o)-, -cyte

Back 114

Cell

Hint 114

Cytokine, leukocyte