aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveoli/o

air sac

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

ather/o

fatty degeneration

arthr/o

joint

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hearing

balan/o

glans penis

bronch/i, bronch/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cellul/o

cell

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/i, cerebr/o

cerebrum

chol/e

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

chondr/i, chondr/o

cartilage

chrom/o

color

col/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

cost/o

rib

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cysti, cyst/o

bladder or cyst

cyt/o

cell

dipl/o

double, twice

duoden/o

duodenum

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestine

episi/o

vulva

esophag/o

esophagus

erythr/o

red

fibr/o

fibers

galact/o

milk

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar

gynec/o

female

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o, hepatic/o

liver

heter/o

other, different

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o, histi/o

tissue

hom/o, home/o

same, alike

hydr/o

water, wet

hyster/o

uterus

iatr/o

treatment

ile/o

ileum (intestine)

ili/o

ilium (pelvic bone)

intestin/o

intestine

jejun/0

jejunum

kerat/o

cornea of eye, horny tissue

lacrima

tears

leuk/o

white

lith/o

stone or calculus

lipid/o

fat

lymph/o

lymph vessels

melan/o

black

mening/o

meninges

men/o

menses, menstruation

metr/a, metr/o

uterus

myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

my/o

muscle

myring/o

eardrum

nat/o

birth

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oophor/o

ovary

orchid/o, orchi/o

testis

oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

bone

path/o

disease

palat/o

roof of mouth

peritone/o

peritoneum (membrane lining abdominal and pelvic cavities)

pharmac/0

drug

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

phleb/o

vein

phren/o

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura, rib (side)

pneum/a/o, pneum/ono, pneum/ato

lungs

poli/o

gray matter of NS

proct/o

rectum, anus

pulmon/o

lungs

pyel/o

pelvis of kidney

py/o

pus

rect/o

rectum

ren/i, ren/o

kidney

sacr/o

sacrum

salping/o

fallopian tube

sarc/o

flesh

scapul/o

scapula

sept/o

infection

splen/o

spleen

spondyl/o

vertebra

stern/o

sternum

tend/o, ten/o

tendon

testicul/o

testis

therm/o

heat

thorac/o

chest

thym/o

thymus

thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea

tympan/o

eardrum

ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o

urine

urethr/o

urethra

ureter/o

ureter

vas/o

vas deferens

vas/o, ven/o

vein

vesic/o

bladder

viscer/o

viscera

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry

acr/o

extremities

anter/o

front

axill/o

armpit, axilla

blephar/o

eyelid or eyelash

brachi/o

arm

bucc/o

cheek (on the face)

canth/o

angle of the eyelids

capit/o

head

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail/downward

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck or cervix

cheil/o, chil/o

lip

cheir/o, chir/o

hand

cili/o

eyelash or eyelid, or small hair-like processes.

cor/e, cor/o

pupil of eye

derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

dors/i, dors/o

back or posterior

faci/o

face

gingiv/o

gums in mouth

gloss/o

tongue

gnath/o

jaws

inguin/o

groin

irid/o

iris of eye

labi/o

lips

lapar/o

abdomen, loin, flank

later/o

side

lingu/o

tongue

mamm/o, mamm/a

breast

mast/o

breast

nas/o

nose

occipit/o

back of head

ocul/o

eye

odont/o

teeth

omphal/o

umbilicus

onych/o

nails

opthalm/o, ocul/o

eyes

optic/o, opt/o

seeing, sight

or/o

mouth

ot/o

ear

papill/o

nipple

pelv/o

pelvis

phall/o

penis

pil/o

hair

pod/o

foot

rhin/o

nose

somat/o

body

steth/o

chest

stomat/o

mouth

tal/o

ankle

tars/o

foot

trachel/o

neck or neckline

trich/o

hair or hairlike

ventr/i, ventr/o

front of body

abdomin/o

abdomen

bio-

life

ster/o

solid structure

radi/o

radiation; x-ray

psych/o

mind

chron/o

persisting over time

andr/o

male

orth/o

straight

albin/o

white

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

erythem/o

red

histi/o

tissue

lip/o

fat

myc/o

fungus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

sclera/o

hardening

seb/o

sebum

squam/o

scale

steat/o

fat, sebum

bas/o

base

capit/o

head

chord/o

cord, spinal cord

corpor/o

body

kel/o

tumors; fibrous growth

follicul/o

little bag

miliar

tiny

onych/o

nail

pachy

thick

pedicul/o

lice

sudor/o

sweat

top/o

place; location

ungu/o

nail

pallor

pale

rubor

red

acetabul/o

acetabulum (hip socket)

acromi/o

acromion (end of the spine of the scapula)

bunion/o

bunion

burs/o

bursa

calcane/o

heel

calci/o ; calc/o

calcium

condyl/o

condyle (knuckle)

dactyl/o

finger; toe

fasci/o

fascia

ischi/o

ischium

kinesi/o

movement

kyph/o

bent; hump

lamin/o

lamina

lord/o

swayback

menisc/o

meniscus

physis

growth

rachi/o

spine; vertebral column

rhabd/o

rod-shaped

scoli/o

curved

tract/o

pulling; to pull

uln/o

ulna (forearm bone)

duct/o

to draw

flex/o

bend

tens/o

stretch

tibi/o

tibia

synovi/o

synovium

articul/o

joint

radi/o

radius

olecran/o

olecranon

metatars/o

metatarsals

metacarp/o

metacarpals

malleol/o

malleolus

lumb/o

spine

ischi/o

ischium

lamin/o

lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

aort/o

aorta

ather/o

fatty plaque

auscultate/o

to listen

claudicate/o

to limp

diast

to expand

dilat/o

to widen

ech/o

to bounce sound

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

plug

eosin/o

rose colored

granul/o

little grain

infarct/o

death of an area

isch/o

to withhold: hold back

lun/o

moon

neutr/o

neutral

occlus/o

to close

pector/o

chest

sept/o

wall

sphygm/o

pulse

varic/o

dilated vein; swollen vein; varicose vein

vers/o

to turn

anthrac/o

coal; coal dust

coni/o

dust

lob/o

lobe

phas/o

speech

phon/o

sound; voice

spir/o

breathing; breath

thel/e

nipple

tuss/o

cough

alges/o

pain

arachn/o

spider

astr/o

star

cortic/o

cortex; outer portion

dur/o

hard

gangli/o, ganglion/o

knot; swelling

praxia

to achieve; doing

radic/o, radicul/o

nerve root

somn/o

sleep

spin/o

spine; thorn

taxi/o

response to a stimulus

thalam/o

inner chamber; thalamus

ventricul/o

ventricle; cavity

an/o

anus

amyl/o

starch

celi/o

abdomen

cirrh/o

orange

dent/o

teeth; dental

diverticul/o

small pouch

halit/o

breath

perine/o

perineum

polyp/o

polyp; a small growth

rubin/o

red pigment

spasm/o

spasm; sudden involuntary contraction

stomat/o

mouth

verm/i

worm

uvul/o

grape; mouth

chym/o

juice

acid/o

something with a pH of 7 or less; acidic

crin/o

to secrete

didym/o

testis

dips/o

thirst

gonad/o

gonad; sex organ

hormon/o

to set in motion

hypophys/o

pituitary gland

idi/o

unknown

kal/o

potassium

lact/o

milk

ket/o, keton/o

ketone

myx/o

mucus

scrot/o

scrotum

phim/o

muzzle

micturit/o

to urinate

meat/o

opening

excret/o

shifted out

amni/o

amnion

chori/o

chorion

clitor/o, clitorid/o

clitoris

culd/o

rectouterine pouch

fet/o

fetus

embry/o

embryo; fetus

epididym/o

epididymis

gravid/o

pregnancy

hymen/o

hymen

lei/o

smooth

osche/o

scrotum

par/o, part/o

to give birth; labor

para

a person who has given birth

prim/i

first

puerper/o

childbirth

pylor/o

gatekeeper; pylorus

semin/i, semin/o

semen

sperm/i, sperm/o, spermat/o

sperm; spermatozoa

stri

line; stripe

terat/o

deformity

toc/o

labor

acous/o, acu/o

hearing

ambly/o

dull; dim

aque/o

water

aur/o, auricul/o

ear

cochle/o

cochlea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

dacry/o

tear; lacrimal duct/gland

dacryocyst/o

lacrimal sac

dynam/o

force; energy

fluor/o

luminous

fovea

small pit

labyrinth/o

inner ear; labyrinth

mastoid/o

mastoid process

mi/o

smaller; less

mydr/o

widen; enlarge

ossicul/o

ossicle

ove/o

uvea

palpebr/o

eyelid

phac/o, phak/o

lens

phyma

swelling; tumor

radi/o

root

scot/o

darkness

staped/o

stirrup; stapes

stigmat/o

point; mark

strab/o

squinting

vestibul/o

vestibule

vitre/o

glassy