| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
abdomin/o | abdomen |
arteri/o | artery |
intestin/o | intestine |
muscul/o | muscle |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
ven/o | vein |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
dermat/o | skin |
gastr/o | stomach |
mamm/o | breast |
nas/o | nose |
cost/o | rib |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan/o | blue |
enter/o | intestine |
hepat/o | liver |
integument/o | skin |
lapar/o | abdomen |
leuk/o | white |
densit/o | density |
colon/o | colon |
esthes/o | feeling |
later/o | lateral |
neur/o | nerve |
obstetr/o | childbirth; pregnancy |
pelv/o | pelvis |
pleg/o | paralysis |
psych/o | mind |
therap/o | treatment |
ambulat/o | walking |
surg/o | operative procedure |
ancill/o | accessory; servant |
physi/o | physical function |
auscult/o | listening |
hemat/o | blood |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
consult/o | seek advice |
dent/o | tooth |
gnos/o | knowledge |
end/o | innermost; within |
crin/o | secrete |
genit/o | genitalia |
product/o | produce |
ger/o | old age |
iatr/o | medical treatment; physician |
gynec/o | female; woman |
palliat/o | reduction of severity |
immun/o | immune response |
intern/o | internal |
habilit/o | give ability |
lymph/o | lymph; lymphatic system |
medic/o | medicine |
ne/o | new |
nat/o | birth |
nerv/o | nerve |
onc/o | mass; tumor |
ophthalm/o | eye |
orth/o | straight |
ped/o | child |
ot/o | ear |
laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
percuss/o | tapping |
pulmon/o | lung |
radi/o | forearm bone, radius, x-rays |
spir/o | breathe; coil |
tele/o | distance |
nephr/o | kidney |
techn/o | technical skill |
gloss/o | tongue |
stalsis/o | process of contraction |
peps/o | digestion |
-emisis | vomiting |
aden/o | gland |
carcin/o | cancer |
intussuscept/o | receive, within |
hiat/o | gap/opening |
herni/o | protruding part or rupture |
omphal/o | naval/umbilicus |
bili/o | bile/gall |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
cholangi/o | bile duct |
lith/o | stone |
prevent/o | prevent |
gener/o | creation or production |
congenit/o | present at birth |
nosocomi/o | hospital |
gen/o | arising from |
path/o | disease |
plast/o | growth or formation |
nutrit/o | nourishment |
exacerb/o | increase or provoke |
remiss/o | send back |
sept/o | dividing wall |
alveol/o | air sac |
asthm/o | asthma |
atel/o | incomplete |
py/o | pus |
silic/o | silica |
aspir/o | to breathe in |
effus/o | flowing out |
perctor/o | chest |
ox/o | oxygen |
sphyx/o | pulse |
carbox/o | carbon monoxide |
glob/o | shaped like a globe |
tom/o | cut, slice |
fus/o | pouring |
resect/o | cut out, remove |
tuss/o | cough |
septic/o | infection |
erythr/o | red |
-cyte | cell |
-emia | blood condition |
-lysis | breakdown/destruction |
fus/o | pouring |
phag/o | to eat |
malac/o | softening |
chondr/o | cartilage |
por/o | pores, small opening |
comminut/o | break into small pieces |
myel/o | bone marrow |