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Section 1
(50 cards)
abdomin/o
abdomen
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac; small sac
adenoid/o
adenoids
acr/o
extremeties; top; extreme point
a-
no, not, without
aer/o
air
albin/o
white
af-
toward
acu/o
sharp; severe; sudden
agglutin/o
clumping; sticking together
ana-
up; apart; backward; again; anew
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
-amine
nitrogen compound
agora-
marketplace
-al
pertaining to
andr/o
male
-ac
pertaining to
adip/o
fat
-ad
toward
-agogue
producer, leader
amyl/o
starch
ammon/o
ammonium
ad-
toward
ab-
away from
ambi-
around, on both sides, about
-algia
pain
acoust/o
hearing, sound
ambly/o
dim, dull
alb/o
white
all/o
other
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
acous/o
hearing
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
an/o
anus
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
acromi/o
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
an-
no, not, without
acar/o
mites
amphi-
around, on both sides
-acusis
hearing
adren/o
adrenal gland
actin/o
light
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
-an
pertaining to
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
-agon
to assemble; gather
acanth/o
spiny; thorny
-agra
excessive pain
aden/o
gland
Section 2
(50 cards)
arteri/o
artery
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
auto-
self, own
-apheresis
removal
-artresia
closure, occlusion
-ation
process; condition
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arsenic/o
arsenic
-ase
enzyme
auricul/o
ear
atmo-
steam, vapor
aspir/o
removal
atel/o
incomplete
audi/o
hearing
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
-arche
beginning
aque/o
water
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
-ary
pertaining to
angi/o
vessel (blood)
audit/o
hearing
anthrac/o
coal
-cordial
pertaining to the heart
aut/o
self, own
appendic/o
appendix
apo-
off; away
auscult/o
to listen
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
anter/o
front
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
anis/o
unequal
astr/o
star, star-shaped
ante-
before; forward
append/o
appendix
articul/o
joint
aphth/o
ulcer
ankyl/o
stiff
anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
asbest/o
asbestos
arachn/o
spider
anti-
against
-asthenia
lack of strength
-assay
to examine, analyze
arthr/o
joint
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
arter/o
artery
-ar
pertaining to
aut-
self, own
aur/o
ear
Section 3
(50 cards)
batho-, bathy-
deep, depth
axill/o
armpit
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
calor/i
heat
bar/o
pressure, weight
bi/o
life
bucc/o
cheek
cari/o
caries, rottenness
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
byssin/o
cotton dust
blenn/o
mucus
aux/o
growth, acceleration
bi-
two
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
cardi/o
heart
bas/o
base, opposite of acid
calc/o
calcium
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
bacteri/o
bacteria
calci/o
calcium
calcul/o, -calculia
to compute
cac/o
bad
cali/o
calyx
bronch/o
bronchial tube
capillar/o
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
bil/i
bile; gall
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
brom/o
bromine-containing compound, odor
-capnia
carbon dioxide
balan/o
glans penis
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
blephar/o
eyelid
bary-
weight, pressure
brachy-
short
bunion/o
bunion (a painful swelling on the first joint of the big toe)
bol/o
cast; throw
-boulia
will
axi/o
axis
-basia
walking
calic/o
calyx
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
caps/o, capsul/o
capsule, container
brady-
slow
brachi/o
arm
campt/o
bent
capn/o
carbon dioxide
bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
Section 4
(50 cards)
-chroia
skin coloration
chron/o
time
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
cheil/o
lip
cauter/o
heat; burn
caud/o
tail; lower part of body
cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
centr/o
center
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chir/o
hand
chlor/o
green
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
-chalasia
relaxation
carp/o
wrist bones (carpals)
-cathisia, -kathisia
sitting
-cidal
pertaining to killing
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
to cut
to cut
chrys/o
gold
-cataphasia
affirmation
-chalasis
relaxation
cib/o
meal
cathar/o, cathart/o
cleansing, purging
chym/o
to pour
cholangi/o
bile; vessel
-cide
killing
chrom/o
color
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
chyl/o
chyle
chondr/o
cartilage
cine/o
movement
celi/o
belly; abdomen
cephal/o
head
-cele
hernia
chore/o
dance
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cec/o
cecum (first part of colon)
caus/o
burn; burning
cerumin/o
cerumen
cav/o, cavit/o
hollow, cavity
chorion/o
chorion
-chezia
defacation; elimination of wastes
circum-
around
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
chol/e
bile; gall
cata-
down
chem/o
drug; chemical
choledoch/o
common bile duct
Section 5
(50 cards)
core/o
pupil
coron/o
heart
crypt/o
hidden
cleid/o
clavicle
con-
together; with
constrict/o
narrowing, binding
-clast
to break
cry/o
cold
-coma
deep sleep
claustr/o
enclosed space
coni/o
dust
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
contra-
against; opposite
-clasis
to break
comat/o
deep sleep
-cusis
hearing
corpor/o
body
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cras/o
mixture; temperament
cupr/o
copper
-constriction
narrowing
comi/o
to care for
-clysis
irragation; washing
colp/o
vagina
-crit
to separate
cox/o
hip
clin/o
to slope, bend
col/o
colon (large intestine)
contus/o
to bruise
coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
corne/o
cornea
crin/o
secrete
critic/o
crisis, dangerous
cutane/o
skin
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cyan/o
blue
crani/o
skull
-coimesis
sleeping
conjunctiv/o
conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)
cor/o
pupil
consci/o
awareness, aware
cost/o
rib
cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
-crine
to secrete; separate
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
coll/a
glue
Section 6
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derm/o
skin
ec-
out; outside
-elasma
flat plate
dia-
complete; through
-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
dynam/o
power, strength
dors/o
back (of body)
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
-eal
pertaining to
dis-
apart, to separate
desicc/o
drying
-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
echin/o
spiny, prickly
dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacriman sac
-dynia
pain
dilat/o
to enlarge, expand
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
duoden/o
duodenum
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
-ectasia
dilation; dilatation; widening
dips/o
thirst
ecto-
out; outside
dem/o
people
ectro/o
congenital absence
dolor/o
pain
duct/o
to lead; carry
dermat/o
skin
dist/o
far; distant
dys-
bad painful: difficult: abnormal
dolich/o
long
-edema
swelling
-derma
skin
echo-
reflected sound
-desis
to bind; tie together
eight
octa-, octi-
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
-cyte
cell
-dote
to give
-cytosis
condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
cyt/o
cell
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
dent/i
tooth
dorsi-
back
diaphor/o
sweat
-cyesis
pregnancy
dextr/o
right
dipl/o
double
dur/o
dura mater
dacry/o
tear
-drome
to run
Section 7
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episi/o
vulva
-emia
blood condition
erythem/o
flushed; redness
erythr/o
red
end-
in; within
eschar/o
scab
extra-
outside
faci/o
face
-emesis
vomiting
esthes/o
nervous sensation
febr/i
fever
erethism/o
irritation
ele/o
oil
emmetr/o
in due measure
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
ex-
out; away from
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
eu-
good; normal
-er
one who
-esis
action; condition; state of
eosin/o
red; rosy; dawn-colored
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
embolo/o
embolus
embry/o
embryo
exo-
out; away from
en-
in; within
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
esophag/o
esophagus
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
epididym/o
epididymis
equin/o
horse
eti/o
cause
exanthemat/o
rash
electr/o
electricity
epi-
above; upon; on
endo-
in; within
epitheli/o
skin; epithelium
erg/o
work
enanti/o
opposite, opposed
-esthesia
nervous sensation
em-
in
-eurysm
widening
-ema
condition
equi-
equality, equal
-facient
to cause, make happen
estr/o
female
eso-
inward
epiglott/o
epiglottis
ethm/o
sieve
Section 8
(50 cards)
galact/o
milk
follicul/o
follicle; small sac
-form
resembling; in the shape of
-globin
protein
-fication
process of making
fibr/o
fiber
funct/o
performance
gemell/o
twins
fung/i
fungus; mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)
four
quadri, tetra-
frig/o, frigid/o
cold
geront/o
old age
fluor/o
luminous
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
ge/o
earth, soil
fibul/o
fibula
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
gli/o
glial cells; neuroglial cells
gingiv/o
gum
genit/o
reproduction
fore-
before, in front
gigant/o
huge
fil/i, fil/o, filament/o
threat, threadlike
gest/o
pregnancy
ger/o
old age
flav/o
yellow
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
fet/o
fetus
fovea/o
small pit or depression
geni/o
chin
gastr/o
stomach
ganglion/o
ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies
-genesis
producing; forming
five
pent-, penta-, quinque-
gloss/o
tongue
-globulin
protein
gester/o
pregnancy
flex/o
to bend
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
gluc/o
glucose; sugar
fusc/o
dark brown
-gen
substance that produces
glomerul/o
glomerulus
-ferent
to carry
-genic
produced by or in
-fusion
to pour; to come together
ferr/i, ferr/o
iron
glauc/o
gray
-fida
split
furc/o
forking; branching
Section 9
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hyster/o
uterus; womb
gnath/o
jaw
hist/o
tissue
hypsi-
high
helc/o
ulcer
hypn/o
sleep
hemi-
half
goni/o
angle
hydr/o
water
gravid/o
pregnancy
granul/o
granule(s)
hygr/o
moisture
glycogen/o
glycogen; animal starch
hem/o
blood
herni/o
hernia
-graph
instrument for recording
-gram
record
hormon/o
hormone
hymen/o
hymen
-helminth
worm
hypothalam/o
hypothalamus
graph/o
writing
heredo-
heredity
hirsut/o
hairy
hyper-
above; excessive
-graphy
process of recording
half
demi, hemi, semi
hapl/o
simple, single
-gravida
pregnant woman
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
holo-
entire, complete
home/o
sameness; unchanging; constant
histi/o
tissue
gonad/o
sex glands
hepat/o
liver
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
-hexia
habit
-grade
to go
gnos/o
knowledge
heli/o
sun
hemat/o
blood
humer/o
humerus
gon/o
seed
glycos/o
glucose; sugar
gynec/o
woman; female
hallucin/o
hallucination
hirund/i
leech
hidr/o
sweat
gyr/o
circle, spiral
Section 10
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immun/o
immune; protection; safe
infra-
below; inferior to; beneath
-itis
inflammation
kary/o
nucleus
-ism
process; condition
jaund/o
yellow
-ical
pertaining to
intra-
within; into
-ine
a substance, chemical, chemical compound
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
-ia
condition
-ine
pertaining to
-ist
specialist
-ior
pertaining to
iatr/o
physician; treatment
ichthy/o
dry; scaly
ide/o
idea, mental images
is/o
same; equal
irid/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
juxta-
near
jejun/o
jejunum
inguin/o
groin
ile/o
ileum
-ium
structure; tissue
ir/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
ket/o
ketones; acetones
ir-
in
ixod/i
ticks
-ician
specialist
isch/o
to hold back; back
iod/o
iodine
ili/o
ilium
kal/i
potassium
in-
in; into; not
keraun/o
lightning
-icle
small
-in
a substance, chemical, chemical compound
kel/o
tumor, fibrous growth
insulin/o
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
inter-
between
idi/o
unknown; individual; distinct
-ic
pertaining to
ion/o
ion; to wander
ithy-
erect, straight
kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
-iac
pertaining to
kern-
nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)
-ion
process
ipsi-
same
-iasis
abnormal condition
Section 11
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-lexia
word; phrase
lecith/o
yolk, ovum
lingu/o
tongue
ligament/o
ligament
lex/o
word; phrase
lampr/o
clear
levo-
left
-logist
specialist
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
lept/o
thin, slender
-lemma
sheath; covering
ligat/o
binding, tying
lapar/o
abdominal wall; abdomen
-kinesis
movement
lob/o
lobe
-lepsy
seizure
loph/o
ridge
kinesi/o
movement
-logy
study (process of)
lim/o
hunger
lacrim/o
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
lien/o
spleen
kraur/o
dry
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
-labile
unstable, perishable
-listhesis
condition of stones; slipping
klept/o
to steal
leth/o
death
lith/o
stone, calculus
-lithotomy
incision (for removal) of a stone
kyph/o
humpback
lamin/o
lamina
koil/o
hollow, concave, depressed
leuk/o
white
lip/o
fat; lipid
lei/o
smooth
logad/o
whites of the eyes
log/o
study
later/o
side
lepid/o
plakes, scales
-lipsis
omit, fail
labi/o
lip
lepr/o
leprosy
lact/o
milk
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
lal/o, -lalia
speech, babble
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
keton/o
ketones; acetones
kym/o
waves
kines/o
movement
Section 12
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lord/o
curve; swayback
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
medi/o
middle
macro-
large
melan/o
black
mamm/o
breast
lumb/o
lower back; loin
men/o
menses; menstruation
metri/o
uterus (womb)
lymphaden/o
limph gland (node)
-lucent
to shine
mal-
bad
-metry
process of measuring
malleol/o
malleolus
-megaly
enlargement
-masesis
mastication, chewing
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord & brain)
metr/o
uterus (womb); measure
mediastin/o
mediastinum
mast/o
breast
lox/o
oblique, slanting
mastoid/o
mastoid process (behind the ear)
meningi/o
meninges
mi/o
smaller; less
micro-
small
ment/o
mind; chin
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
mega-
large
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
-lytic
to reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown
meat/o
meatus (opening)
medull/o
medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow
lute/o
yellow
ly/o
to dissolve, loosen
meso-
middle
medi/o
middle
lux/o
to slide
mer/o
part
-meter
measure
-malacia
softening
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
lymph/o
lymph
meta-
change; beyond
method/o
procedure, technique
mel/o
limb, limbs
medic/o
to heal, healing
lumin/o
light
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
Section 13
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mucos/o
mucous membrane (mucosa)
nyct/o
night
neutr/o
neither; neutral; neutrophil
muc/o
mucus
mydr/o
wide
morph/o
shape; form
nephr/o
kidney
nom/o
custom, law
myc/o
fungus
narc/o
numbness; stupor; sleep
nine
noni-
-mortem
death
-mimetic
mimic; copy
myos/o
muscle
mon/o
one; single
nas/o
nose
neur/o
nerve
nos/o
disease
neo-
new
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
muscul/o
muscle
-mimesis
imitation, simulation
nomen-
name
-motor
movement
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
norm/o
rule; order
mort/o
death
mut/a
genetic change
obstetr/o
pregnancy; birth
myx/o
mucus
mogi-
difficult
nat/i
birth
nid/o
nest
-mnesia
memory
myom/o
muscle tumor
noci-
to cause harm, injury or pain
noct/o
night
nulli-
none
-noia
mind, will
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
multi-
many
nutri/o, nutrit/o
to nourish
my/o
muscle
nod/o
knot
-mission
to send
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
death
nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
nucle/o
nucleus
Section 14
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-ous
pertaining to
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-opsy
view of
osche/o
scrotum
ophry/o
eyebrow
opt/o
eye; vision
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
one
mono, uni
-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
odont/o
tooth
ole/o
oil
or/o
mouth
ox/o
oxygen
-opaque
obscure
orchid/o
testis
olig/o
scanty
-oid
resembling; derived from
organ/o
organ
om/o
shoulder
onc/o
tumor
-ole
little; small
orth/o
straight
opisth/o
backward, behind
-otia
ear condition
optic/o
eye; vision
orch/o
testis
-or
one who
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
oste/o
bone
ovari/o
ovary
-osmia
smell
ovul/o
egg
ophthalm/o
eye
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
odyn/o
pain
-opia
vision condition
ot/o
ear
onych/o
nail (of fingers or toes)
o/o
egg
-opsia
vision condition
oophor/o
ovary
-ostosis
condition of bone
-orexia
appetite
ov/o
egg
one and a half
sesqui-
ocul/o
eye
osphresi/o
sense of smell
orchi/o
testis
-one
hormone
-ose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
Section 15
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-parous
to bear, bring forth
per-
through
-partum
birth; labor
percuss/o
to tap
pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
pedicul/o
louse
patell/o
patella
perine/o
perineum
-pepsia
digestion
palpebr/o
eyelid
par-
other than; abnormal
palpit/o
flutter, throbbing
palat/o
palate (roof of mouth)
pend/o
to hang
-paresis
weakness
parasit/o
parasite
-penia
deficiency
peri-
surrounding
phag/o
eat; swallow
-pagus
conjoined twins
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
palliat/o
to soothe, relieve
para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
papul/o
papule, pimple
palp/o, palpat/o
to touch gently
pelv/i
pelvis; hip region
pant/o
all, whole
pale/o
old
-pathy
disease; emotion
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
-pexy
fixation; to put in place
patell/a
patella
pan-
all
ped/o
child; foot
phac/o
lens of eye
-para
labor; delivery
pachy-
heavy; thick
perone/o
fibula
petr/o
stone, petrous region of temporal bone
perspir/o
breathe through
peritone/o
peritoneum
pancreat/o
pancreas
pali-
recurrence, repetition
per/o
deformed, maimed
oxysm/o
sudden
path/o
disease
-oxia
oxygen
oxy-
swift; sharp; acid
pector/o
chest
papill/o
nipple-like; optic disc
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-phylaxis
protection
phe/o
dusky, dark
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
picr/o
bitter
pies/i, -piesis
pressure
-phasia
speech
-phil
attraction for
phas/o
speech
phyt/o
plant
plant/o
sole of the foot
-philia
attraction for
-phage
eat; swallow
phak/o
lens of eye
-phonia
voice; sound
-phor/o
to bear
-phagia
eating; swallowing
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
physic/o
physical, natural
phim/o
muzzle
phyl/o
race, species, type
pin/o
to drink
phil/o
like; love; attraction to
-phoresis
carrying; transmission
phleb/o
vein
pharmac/o
drug
plas/o
development; formation
phob/o
fear
-phthisis
wasting away
-phyte
plant
phosphat/o
phosphate
pineal/o
pineal gland
phaner/o
visible, apparent
physi/o
nature; function
phot/o
light
plan/o
flat, level, wandering
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
-plakia
plaque
-physis
to grow
phon/o
voice; sound
pimel/o
fat, fatty
pharmaceut/o
drug
-phobia
fear
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
phys/o
air, gas
phe/o
...
phall/o
penis
-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
-pheresis
removal
-plasia
development; formation
pil/o
hair
Section 17
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prote/o
protein
pros-
before; forward
poly-
many; much
-plastic
pertaining to formation
pros/o
forward, anterior
pleur/o
pleura
post-
after; behind
-poiesis
formation
proct/o
anus and rectum
-praxia
action
platy-
broad, flat
psychr/o
cold
ptyal/o
saliva
-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
-prandial
meal
pseudo-
false
pro-
before; forward
-poietin
substance that forms
poikil/o
varied; irregular
posit/o
arrangement, place
psych/o
mind
pol/o
extreme
prosop/o
face
ple/o
more; many
psamm/o
sand, sand-like material
-pnea
breathing
primi-
first
pod/o
foot
prostat/o
prostate gland
polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
prurit/o
itching
-plasty
surgical repair
-plasm
formation; structure
presby/o
old age
poster/o
back (of body); behind
psor/o
itching
pont/o
pons ( a part of the brain)
polyp/o
polyp; small growth
pneum/o
lung; air; gas
-plegia
paralysis; palsy
proxim/o
near
plex/o
plexus; network (of nerves)
-plegic
paralysis; palsy
por/o, -pore
opening, passageway
pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
-posia
drinking
-pterygium
abnormality of the conjunctiva
pre-
before; in front of
prot/o
first
-ptosis
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
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rot/o, rotat/o
turn, revolve
resuscit/o
to revive
rachi/o
spinal column; vertebrae
pyrex/o
fever
radi/o
x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
re-
back; again; backward
quercin
oak
-puncture
to pierce a surface
pupill/o
pupil (dark center of eye)
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
retro-
behind; back; backward
rect/o
rectum
respir/o
breath
pyret/o
fever
rhiz/o
root
retin/o
retina
qual-
quality, characteristic
roentgen/o
x-rays
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
-receptor, -ceptor
receiver
pulmon/o
lung
quant-
how much
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
rheumat/o
watery flow
rhytid/o
wrinkle
pyl/e
portal vein
quota-
how many
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
quasi-
to some degree, as if
puls/o, pulsat/o
to beat, beating
py/o
pus
quadri-
four, square
pyr/o
fever; fire
-ptysis
spitting
purul/o
pus
rose/o
rosy
rhabd/o
rod
quart-
fourth, four
reticul/o
network
rhe/o
flow, current, stream
ren/o
kidney
radicul/o
nerve root
pyel/o
renal pelvis
rhin/o
nose
pylor/o
pylorus; pyloric sphincter
quer-
to seek, search
rhod/o
red, rosy
pycn/o
thick, dense
quint-
fifth, five
purpur/i
purple
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sect/o
to cut
-spadias
to cut; to tear
seven
hepta-, sept-, septi-
rhythm/o
rhythm
sangu/i
blood
sider/o
iron
scapul/o
scapula; shoulder blade
ser/o
serum, serous
sacr/o
sacrum
sapr/o
rotten, decay
skelet/o
skeleton
sit/o
food
six
hex-, hexa-, sex-
sanit/a
health
schiz/o
split
sial/o
saliva
-sclerosis
hardening
rubr/o, rubr/i
red
-rrhea
flow; discharge
sialaden/o
salivary gland
-salpinx
fallopian tube; oviduct
somat/o
body
sacchar/o
sugar
seps/o
infection
scler/o
sclera (white of eye)
salping/o
fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube
scolec/o
worm
semin/i
semen; seed
-sepsis
putrefaction
scot/o
darkness
sinistr/o
left
-rrhaphy
suture
-sol
solution
-schisis
to split
-sis
state of; condition
scint/i
spark
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
sept/o
partition
sebace/o
sebum
silic/o
glass
-scopy
visual examination
semi-
half
scoli/o
crooked; bent
seb/o
sebum
-rrhexis
rupture
schist/o
split, cleft
scirrh/o
hard
-scope
instrument for visual examination
sinus/o
sinus
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
Section 20
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sub-
under; below
strept/o
twisted chains
-stasis
to stop; control; place
submaxill/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
staped/o
stapes
stigmat/o
mark, point
steat/o
fat; sebum
-static
pertaining to stopping; controlling
son/o
sound
succ/o
juice
somn/o
sleep
-stroma
supporting tissue of an organ
steth/o
chest
-sphyxia
pulse
-somnia
sleep
ster/o
solid structure; steroid
sten/o
narrowed, constricted
-stenosis
tightening; structure
-stat
device/instrument for keeping something stationary
stomat/o
mouth
span/o
scanty, scarce
staphyl/o
clusters; uvula
sperm/o
spermatozoa; sperm cells
spermat/o
spermatozoa; sperm cells
sphygm/o
pulse
-stomia
condition of the mouth
-spadia
to tear; cut
spher/o
globe-shaped; round
stich/o
rows
squam/o
scale
stere/o
solid; three-dimensional
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
styl/o
pole or stake
splanchn/o
viscera (internal organs)
sud/o
sweat
-stabile
stable, fixed
-stitial
to set; pertaining to standing or positioned
spir/o
to breathe
spin/o
spine (backbone)
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
spectr/o
image, spectrum
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
-some
body
-sthenia
strength
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
-stalsis
contraction
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
sphen/o
wedge; sphenoid bone
-stalsis
contraction
splen/o
spleen
Section 21
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tephr/o
gray (ashen)
thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield
syndesm/o
ligament
tal/o
talus
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short; faint
therapeut/o
treatment
systol/o
contraction
tars/o
tarsus; hindfoot or ankle
thorac/o
chest
tachy-
fast
-thymic
pertaining to mind
-therapy
treatment
tens/o
stretched, strained
terat/o
monster; malformed fetus
tel/o
complete
test/o
testis
-suppression
to stop
thanat/o
death
thec/o
sheath
thromb/o
clot
tax/o
order; coordination
tetra-
four
thalass/o
sea
ten
deca-
therm/o
heat
temp/o, tempor/o
period of time, the temples
-tropia
to turn
the/o
put; place
synaps/o, synapt/o
point of contact, to join
thel/o
nipple
three
tri-
system/o
system
symptom/o
occurrence
tetan/o
tetanus
tendin/o
tendon
ten/o
tendon
thym/o
thymus gland
tele/o
distant
techn/o
skill, art
super-
above, beyond
tauto-
identical, same
syn-
together; with
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
sym-
together; with
thalam/o
thalamus
synov/o
synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon
syring/o
tube
-thymia
mind (condition of)
-tension
pressure
supra-
above; upper
Section 22
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-ule
little; small
uni-
one
-tic
pertaining to
tub/o
tube
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
uln/o
ulna (middle lower arm bone)
-tocin
labor; birth (a substance for)
tonsill/o
tonsil
-tropia
to turn
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
top/o
place; position; location
traumat/o
trauma, injury, wound
-trophy
nourishment; development (condition of)
umbilic/o
umbilicus (navel)
-tropin
stimulate; act on
-tropic
turning
trem/o, tremul/o
shaking, trembling
ul/o
scar, scarring
toxic/o
poison
sur
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
-tome
instrument to cut
toc/o
labor; birth
-tomy
process of cutting
uran/o
palate
-salpinx
fallopian tubes
ton/o
tension
tri/o
to sort out, sorting
trich/o
hair
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
torso
twisted
-um
structure; tissue; thing
trans-
across; through
ultra-
beyond; excess
-tripsy
to crush
-type
classification; picture
tri-
three
-tresia
opening
tone/o
to stretch
tom/o
to cut
trigon/o
trigone (area within the bladder)
troph/o
nourishment; development
tox/o
poison
-tocia
labor; delivery
typhl/o
cecum, blindness
-uresis
urination
tumesc/o, -tumescence
swelling
tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear
ungu/o
nail
Section 23
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vit/o
life
-ward
in the direction of
varic/o
varicose veins
vitr/o
vitreous body (of the eye)
vas/o
vessel; duct; vas deferens
ureter/o
ureter
vagin/o
vagina
vaccin/o
vaccine
ven/i
vein
-wise
direction e.g. clockwise
vir/o
virus
vascul/o
vessel (blood)
vener/o
venereal (sexual contact)
-version
to turn
-us
structure; thing
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)
-uria
urination; condition of urine
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
urin/o
urine
ventr/o
belly side of body
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
xiph/o or xiphi-
sword shaped
uter/o
uterus (womb)
vag/o
vagus nerve
xer/o
dry, dryness
valvul/o
valve
xanth/o
yellow
verruc/i
wart
valv/o
valve
uvul/o
uvula
-where
location e.g. anywhere
ventil/o
to aerate, oxygenate
with-
together, united
viv/o
life
uric/o
urine condition
vers/o, -verse
turn, turning
venul/o
venule (small vein)
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
xen/o
stranger, foreigner
viscer/o
internal organs
volv/o, volut/o
to roll
urethr/o
urethra
ven/o
vein
verm/i
worm
vitre/o
glass
vulv/o
vulva
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
-verse
to turn
-volemia
blood volume
vesic/o
urinary bladder
Section 24
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