医学词根词缀大全

a-

an-

ab-

abdomin/o

-ac

acanth/o

acar/o

acetabul/o

acous/o

acoust/o

acr/o

acromi/o

actin/o

acu/o

-acusis

ad-

-ad

aden/o

adenoid/o

adip/o

adren/o

adrenal/o

aer/o

af-

agglutin/o

-agogue

-agon

agora-

-agra

-al

alb/o

albin/o

albumin/o

alges/o

no; not; without

no; not; without

away from

abdomen

pertaining to

spiny; thorny

mites

acetabulum (hip socket)

hearing

hearing, sound

extremities; top; extreme point

acromion (extension of shoulder bone)

light

sharp; severe; sudden

hearing

toward

toward

gland

adenoids

fat

adrenal gland

adrenal gland

air

toward

clumping; sticking together

producer, leader

to assemble; gather

marketplace

excessive pain

pertaining to

white

white

albumin (protein)

sensitivity to pain

-algesia

-algia

all/o

alveol/o

ambi-

ambly/o

amphi-

-amine

ammon/o

amni/o

amyl/o

an/o

-an

ana-

andr/o

aneurysm/o

angi/o

anis/o

ankyl/o

ante-

anter/o

anthrac/o

anthr/o

anti-

anxi/o

aort/o

-apheresis

aphth/o

apo-

aponeur/o

append/o

appendic/o

aque/o

-ar

sensitivity to pain

pain

other

alveolus; air sac; small sac

around, on both sides, about

dim; dull

around, on both sides

nitrogen compound

ammonium

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

starch

anus

pertaining to

up; apart; backward; again; anew

male

aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)

vessel (blood)

unequal

stiff

before; forward

front

coal

antrum of the stomach

against

uneasy; anxious

aorta (largest artery)

removal

ulcer

off; away

aponeurosis (type of tendon)

appendix

appendix

water

pertaining to

arachn/o

-arche

arsenic/o

arter/o

arteri/o

arteriol/o

arthr/o

-arthria

articul/o

-artresia

atreto-

-ary

asbest/o

-ase

aspir/o

-assay

-asthenia

astr/o

aque/o

atel/o

ather/o

-ation

atri/o

atmo-

audi/o

audit/o

aur/o

auricul/o

auscult/o

aut/o

aut-

auto-

aux/o

axill/o

spider

beginning

arsenic

artery

artery

arteriole (small artery)

joint

articulate (speak distinctly)

joint

closure, occlusion

closed, lacking an opening

pertaining to

asbestos

enzyme

removal

to examine, analyze

lack of strength

star, star-shaped

water

incomplete

plaque (fatty substance)

process; condition

atrium (upper heart chamber)

steam, vapor

hearing

hearing

ear

ear

to listen

self; own

self; own

self; own

growth, acceleration

armpit

axi/o

azot/o

bacill/o

bacteri/o

balan/o

bar/o

bartholin/o

bary-

-basia

bas/o

batho-, bathy-

bi-

bi/o

bil/i

bilirubin/o

-blast

-blastoma

blenn/o

blephar/o

bol/o

-boulia

brachi/o

brachy-

brady-

brom/o

bronch/o

bronchi/o

bronchiol/o

bucc/o

bunion/o

burs/o

byssin/o

cac/o

calc/o

axis

urea; nitrogen

bacilli (bacteria)

bacteria

glans penis

pressure; weight

Bartholin glands

weight, pressure

walking

base; opposite of acid

deep, depth

two

life

bile; gall

bilirubin

embryonic; immature cell

immature tumor (cells)

mucus

eyelid

cast; throw

will

arm

short

slow

bromine-containing compound, odor

bronchial tube

bronchial tube

bronchiole

cheek

bunion

bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

cotton dust

bad

calcium

calcane/o

calci/o

calcul/o,

-calculia

cali/o

calic/o

calor/i

campt/o

capillar/o

capn/o

-capnia

carcin/o

cari/o

cardi/o

carp/o

cata-

-cataphasia

cathar/o,

cathart/o

-cathisia,

-kathisia

caud/o

caus/o

cauter/o

cav/o, cavit/o

cec/o

-cele

celi/o

-centesis

centr/o

cephal/o

cerebell/o

cerebr/o

cerumin/o

calcaneus (heel bone)

calcium

to compute

calyx

calyx

heat

bent

capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

carbon dioxide

carbon dioxide

cancerous; cancer

caries, rottenness

heart

wrist bones (carpals)

down

affirmation

cleansing, purging

sitting

tail; lower part of body

burn; burning

heat; burn

hollow, cavity

cecum (first part of colon)

hernia

belly; abdomen

surgical puncture to remove fluid

center

head

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

cerumen

caps/o, capsul/o capsule, container

cervic/o

-chalasia

-chalasis

cheil/o

chem/o

-chezia

chir/o

chlor/o

chlorhydr/o

chol/e

cholangi/o

cholecyst/o

choledoch/o

cholesterol/o

chondr/o

chore/o

chori/o

chorion/o

choroid/o

-chroia

chrom/o

chron/o

chrys/o

chyl/o

chym/o

cib/o

-cide

-cidal

cine/o

circum-

cirrh/o

cis/o

-clasis

-clast

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

relaxation

relaxation

lip

drug; chemical

defacation; elimination of wastes

hand

green

hydrochloric acid

bile; gall

bile; vessel

gallbladder

common bile duct

cholesterol

cartilage

dance

chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)

chorion

choroid layer of eye

skin coloration

color

time

gold

chyle

to pour

meal

killing

pertaining to killing

movement

around

orange-yellow

to cut

to break

to break

claustr/o

clavicul/o

cleid/o

clin/o

-clysis

coagul/o

-coccus

coccyg/o

cochle/o

-coimesis

col/o

coll/a

colon/o

colp/o

comat/o

comi/o

-coma

con-

coni/o

conjunctiv/o

consci/o

constrict/o

-constriction

contra-

contus/o

cor/o

core/o

corne/o

coron/o

corpor/o

cortic/o

cost/o

cox/o

crani/o

enclosed space

clavicle (collar bone)

clavicle

to slope, bend

irragation; washing

coagulation (clotting)

berry-shaped bacterium

coccyx (tail bone)

cochlea (inner part of ear)

sleeping

colon (large intestine)

glue

colon (large intestine)

vagina

deep sleep

to care for

deep sleep

together; with

dust

conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)

awareness, aware

narrowing, binding

narrowing

against; opposite

to bruise

pupil

pupil

cornea

heart

body

cortex, outer region

rib

hip

skull

cras/o

crin/o

-crine

-crit

critic/o

cry/o

crypt/o

cubit/o

culd/o

cupr/o

-cusis

cutane/o

cyan/o

cycl/o

-cyesis

cyst/o

cyt/o

-cyte

-cytosis

dacry/o

dacryoaden/o

dacryocyst/o

dactyl/o

de-

dem/o

dent/i

derm/o

-derma

dermat/o

desicc/o

-desis

dextr/o

dia-

diaphor/o

mixture; temperament

secrete

to secrete; separate

to separtate

crisis, dangerous

cold

hidden

elbow, forearm

cul-de-sac

copper

hearing

skin

blue

ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

pregnancy

urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

cell

cell

condition of cells; slight increase in numbers

tear

tear gland

tear sac; lacriman sac

fingers; toes

lack of; down; less; removal of

people

tooth

skin

skin

skin

drying

to bind; tie together

right

complete; through

sweat

-dilation

dilat/o

dipl/o

dips/o

dis-

dist/o

dolich/o

dolor/o

dors/o

dorsi-

-dote

-drome

duct/o

duoden/o

dur/o

dynam/o

-dynia

dys-

-eal

ec-

echin/o

echo-

-ectasia

-ectasis

ecto-

ectro/o

-ectomy

-edema

eight

-elasma

electr/o

ele/o

em-

-ema

widening; stretching; expanding

to enlarge, expand

double

thirst

apart, to separate

far; distant

long

pain

back (of body)

back

to give

to run

to lead; carry

duodenum

dura mater

power, strength

pain

bad: painful: difficult: abnormal

pertaining to

out; outside

spiny, prickly

reflected sound

dilation; dilatation; widening

dilation; dilatation; widening

out; outside

congenital absence

removal; excision; resection

swelling

octa-, octi-

flat plate

electricity

oil

in

condition

embolo/o

embry/o

-emesis

-emia

-emic

emmetr/o

-emphraxis

en-

enanti/o

encephal/o

end-

endo-

enter/o

eosin/o

epi-

epididym/o

epiglott/o

episi/o

epitheli/o

equi-

equin/o

-er

erg/o

erethism/o

erythem/o

erythr/o

eschar/o

-esis

eso-

esophag/o

esthes/o

esthesi/o

-esthesia

estr/o

embolus

embryo

vomiting

blood condition

pertaining to blood condition

in due measure

stoppage, obstruction

in; within

opposite, opposed

brain

in; within

in; within

intestines (usually small intestine)

red; rosy; dawn-colored

above; upon; on

epididymis

epiglottis

vulva

skin; epithelium

equality, equal

horse

one who

work

irritation

flushed; redness

red

scab

action; condition; state of

inward

esophagus

nervous sensation

nervous sensation

nervous sensation

female

ethm/o

eti/o

eu-

-eurysm

ex-

exanthemat/o

exo-

extra-

faci/o

-facient

fasci/o

febr/i

femor/o

-ferent

ferr/i, ferr/o

fet/o

fibr/o

fibros/o

fibul/o

-fication

-fida

fil/i, fil/o,

filament/o

five

flav/o

flex/o

fluor/o

follicul/o

fore-

-form

four

fovea/o

frig/o, frigid/o

funct/o

sieve

cause

good; normal

widening

out; away from

rash

out; away from

outside

face

to cause, make happen

fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

fever

femur (thigh bone)

to carry

iron

fetus

fiber

fibrous connective tissue

fibula

process of making

split

threat, threadlike

pent-, penta-, quinque-

yellow

to bend

luminous

follicle; small sac

before, in front

resembling; in the shape of

quadri, tetra-

small pit or depression

cold

performance

fung/i

furc/o

fusc/o

-fusion

galact/o

ganglion/o

gastr/o

gel/o

gemell/o

-gen

-genesis

-genic

geni/o

genit/o

ge/o

ger/o

geront/o

gest/o

gester/o

gigant/o

gingiv/o

glauc/o

gli/o

-globin

-globulin

glomerul/o

gloss/o

gluc/o

glyc/o

glycogen/o

glycos/o

gnath/o

gnos/o

gon/o

fungus; mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)

forking; branching

dark brown

to pour; to come together

milk

ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies

stomach

to freeze, congeal

twins

substance that produces

producing; forming

produced by or in

chin

reproduction

earth, soil

old age

old age

pregnancy

pregnancy

huge

gum

gray

glial cells; neuroglial cells

protein

protein

glomerulus

tongue

glucose; sugar

glucose; sugar

glycogen; animal starch

glucose; sugar

jaw

knowledge

seed

gonad/o

goni/o

-grade

-gram

granul/o

-graph

graph/o

-graphy

gravid/o

-gravida

gynec/o

gyr/o

half

hallucin/o

hapl/o

helc/o

heli/o

-helminth

hem/o

hemat/o

hemi-

hemoglobin/o

hepat/o

heredo-

herni/o

-hexia

hidr/o

hirsut/o

hirund/i

hist/o

histi/o

holo-

home/o

hormon/o

sex glands

angle

to go

record

granule(s)

instrument for recording

writing

process of recording

pregnancy

pregnant woman

woman; female

circle, spiral

demi, hemi, semi

hallucination

simple, single

ulcer

sun

worm

blood

blood

half

hemoglobin

liver

heredity

hernia

habit

sweat

hairy

leech

tissue

tissue

entire, complete

sameness; unchanging; constant

hormone

hymen/o

humer/o

hydr/o

hygr/o

hyper-

hypn/o

hypo-

hypophys/o

hypothalam/o

hypsi-

hyster/o

-ia

-iac

-iasis

iatr/o

-ic

-ical

ichthy/o

-ician

-icle

ide/o

idi/o

ile/o

ili/o

immun/o

in-

-in

-ine

-ine

infra-

inguin/o

insulin/o

inter-

intra-

hymen

humerous

water

moisture

above; excessive

sleep

deficient; below; under; less than normal

pituitary gland

hypothalamus

high

uterus; womb

condition

pertaining to

abnormal condition

physician; treatment

pertaining to

pertaining to

dry; scaly

specialist

small

idea, mental images

unknown; individual; distinct

ileum

ilium

immune; protection; safe

in; into; not

a substance, chemical, chemical compound

a substance, chemical, chemical compound

pertaining to

below; inferior to; beneath

groin

insulin (pancreatic hormone)

between

within; into

iod/o

ion/o

-ion

-ior

ipsi-

ir-

ir/o

irid/o

is/o

isch/o

ischi/o

-ism

-ist

ithy-

-itis

-ium

ixod/i

juxta-

jaund/o

jejun/o

kal/i

kary/o

kel/o

kerat/o

keraun/o

kern-

ket/o

keton/o

kines/o

kinesi/o

-kinesis

klept/o

koil/o

kraur/o

iodine

ion; to wander

process

pertaining to

same

in

iris (colored portion of eye)

iris (colored portion of eye)

same; equal

to hold back; back

ischium (part of hip bone)

process; condition

specialist

erect, straight

inflammation

structure; tissue

ticks

near

yellow

jejunum

potassium

nucleus

tumor, fibrous growth

cornea; hard, horny tissue

lightning

nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)

ketones; acetones

ketones; acetones

movement

movement

movement

to steal

hollow, concave, depressed

dry

kym/o

kyph/o

-labile

labi/o

lacrim/o

lact/o

lal/o, -lalia

lamin/o

lampr/o

lapar/o

-lapse

laryng/o

later/o

lecith/o

lei/o

leiomy/o

-lemma

lepid/o

lepr/o

-lepsy

lept/o

-leptic

leth/o

leuk/o

levo-

lex/o

-lexia

lien/o

ligament/o

ligat/o

lim/o

lingu/o

lip/o

-lipsis

waves

humpback

unstable, perishable

lip

tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

milk

speech, babble

lamina

clear

abdominal wall; abdomen

to slide, fall, sag

larynx (voice box)

side

yolk, ovum

smooth

smooth (visceral) muscle

sheath; covering

plakes, scales

leprosy

seizure

thin, slender

to seize, take hold of

death

white

left

word; phrase

word; phrase

spleen

ligament

binding, tying

hunger

tongue

fat; lipid

omit, fail

-listhesis

lith/o

-lithotomy

lob/o

logad/o

-logist

log/o

-logy

loph/o

lord/o

lox/o

-lucent

lumb/o

lumin/o

lute/o

lux/o

lymph/o

ly/o

lymphaden/o

lymphangi/o

-lysis

-lytic

macro-

mal-

-malacia

malleol/o

mamm/o

mandibul/o

-mania

-masesis

mast/o

mastoid/o

maxill/o

meat/o

condition of stones

stone, calculus

incision (for removal) of a stone

lobe

whites of the eyes

specialist

study

study (process of)

ridge

curve; swayback

oblique, slanting

to shine

lower back; loin

light

yellow

to slide

lymph

to dissolve, loosen

limph gland (node)

lymph vessel

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

to reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown

large

bad

softening

malleolus

breast

mandible (lower jaw bone)

obsessive preoccupation

mastication, chewing

breast

mastoid process (behind the ear)

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

meatus (opening)

medi/o

medic/o

mediastin/o

medi/o

medull/o

mega-

-megaly

melan/o

mel/o

men/o

mening/o

meningi/o

ment/o

mer/o

meso-

meta-

metacarp/o

metatars/o

-meter

method/o

metr/o

metri/o

-metry

mi/o

micro-

-mimesis

-mimetic

-mission

-mnesia

mogi-

mon/o

morph/o

mort/o

-mortem

middle

to heal, healing

mediastinum

middle

medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow

large

enlargement

black

limb, limbs

menses; menstruation

meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord & brain)

meninges

mind; chin

part

middle

change; beyond

metacarpals (hand bones)

metatarsals (foot bones)

measure

procedure, technique

uterus (womb); measure

uterus (womb)

process of measuring

smaller; less

small

imitation, simulation

mimic; copy

to send

memory

difficult

one; single

shape; form

death

death

-motor

muc/o

mucos/o

multi-

muscul/o

mut/a

mutagen/o

my/o

myc/o

mydr/o

myel/o

myocardi/o

myom/o

myos/o

myring/o

myx/o

nas/o

nat/i

natr/o

necr/o

nect/o

neo-

nephr/o

neur/o

neutr/o

nid/o

nine

noci-

noct/o

nod/o

-noia

nom/o

nomen-

norm/o

movement

mucus

mucous membrane (mucosa)

many

muscle

genetic change

causing genetic change

muscle

fungus

wide

spinal cord; bone marrow

myocardium (heart muscle)

muscle tumor

muscle

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

mucus

nose

birth

sodium

death

to bind, tie, connect

new

kidney

nerve

neither; neutral; neutrophil

nest

noni-

to cause harm, injury or pain

night

knot

mind, will

custom, law

name

rule; order

nos/o

nucle/o

nulli-

nyct/o

obstetr/o

ocul/o

odont/o

odyn/o

-oid

-ole

ole/o

olecran/o

olig/o

om/o

-oma

omphal/o

onc/o

-one

one

one and a half

onych/o

o/o

oophor/o

-opaque

ophry/o

ophthalm/o

-opia

opisth/o

-opsia

-opsy

opt/o

optic/o

-or

disease

nucleus

none

night

pregnancy; birth

eye

tooth

pain

resembling; derived from

little; small

oil

olecranon (elbow)

scanty

shoulder

tumor; mass; fluid collection

umbilicus (navel)

tumor

hormone

mono, uni

bi, di

nail (of fingers or toes)

egg

ovary

obscure

eyebrow

eye

vision condition

backward, behind

vision condition

view of

eye; vision

eye; vision

one who

nutri/o, nutrit/o to nourish

or/o

orch/o

orchi/o

orchid/o

-orexia

organ/o

orth/o

osche/o

-ose

-osis

-osmia

osphresi/o

ossicul/o

oste/o

-ostosis

ot/o

-otia

-ous

ov/o

ovari/o

ovul/o

ox/o

-oxia

oxy-

oxysm/o

pachy-

-pagus

palat/o

pale/o

pali-

palliat/o

palpebr/o

palpit/o

mouth

testis

testis

testis

appetite

organ

straight

scrotum

full of; pertaining to; sugar

condition, usually abnormal

smell

sense of smell

ossicle (small bone)

bone

condition of bone

ear

ear condition

pertaining to

egg

ovary

egg

oxygen

oxygen

swift; sharpp; acid

sudden

heavy; thick

conjoined twins

palate (roof of mouth)

old

recurrence, repetition

to soothe, relieve

eyelid

flutter, throbbing

palp/o, palpat/o to touch gently

pan-

pancreat/o

pant/o

papill/o

papul/o

par-

para-

-para

-parous

parasit/o

parathyroid/o

-paresis

-pareunia

-partum

patell/a

patell/o

path/o

-pathy

pector/o

pedicul/o

ped/o

pelv/i

pelv/o

pend/o

-penia

-pepsia

per-

percuss/o

peri-

perine/o

peritone/o

per/o

perone/o

perspir/o

all

pancreas

all, whole

nipple-like; optic disc

papule, pimple

other than; abnormal

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

to bear, bring forth (live births)

to bear, bring forth

parasite

parathyroid glands

weakness

sexual intercourse

birth; labor

patella

patela

disease

disease; emotion

chest

louse

child; foot

pelvis; hip region

pelvis; hip region

to hang

deficiency

digestion

through

to tap

surrounding

perineum

peritoneum

deformed, maimed

fibula

breathe through

petr/o

-pexy

phac/o

phag/o

-phage

-phagia

phak/o

phalang/o

phall/o

phaner/o

pharmac/o

pharmaceut/o

pharyng/o

phas/o

-phasia

phe/o

-pheresis

phil/o

-phil

-philia

phim/o

phleb/o

phob/o

-phobia

phon/o

-phonia

-phor/o

-phoresis

-phoria

phosphat/o

phot/o

phren/o

-phthisis

-phylaxis

stone, petrous region of temporal bone

fixation; to put in place

lens of eye

eat; swallow

eat; swallow

eating; swallowing

lens of eye

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

penis

visible, apparent

drug

drug

throat (pharynx)

speech

speech

dusky; dark

removal

like; love; attraction to

attraction for

attraction for

muzzle

vein

fear

fear

voice; sound

voice; sound

to bear

carrying; transmission

to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

phosphate

light

diaphragm; mind

wasting away

protection

phyl/o

physi/o

physic/o

-physis

phys/o

phyt/o

-phyte

picr/o

pies/i, -piesis

pil/o

pimel/o

pineal/o

pin/o

pituitar/o

-plakia

plan/o

plant/o

plas/o

-plasia

-plasm

-plastic

-plasty

platy-

ple/o

-plegia

-plegic

pleur/o

plex/o

-pnea

pneum/o

pneumon/o

pod/o

-poiesis

-poietin

race, species, type

nature; function

physical, natural

to grow

air, gas

plant

plant

bitter

pressure

hair

fat, fatty

pineal gland

to drink

pituitary gland

plaque

flat, level, wandering

sole of the foot

development; formation

development; formation

formation; structure

pertaining to formation

surgical repair

broad, flat

more; many

paralysis; palsy

paralysis; palsy

pleura

plexus; network (of nerves)

breathing

lung; air; gas

lung; air; gas

foot

formation

substance that forms

poikil/o

pol/o

polio-

poly-

polyp/o

pont/o

por/o, -pore

-porosis

-posia

posit/o

post-

poster/o

-prandial

-praxia

pre-

presby/o

primi-

pro-

proct/o

pros-

pros/o

prosop/o

prostat/o

prot/o

prote/o

proxim/o

prurit/o

psamm/o

pseudo-

psor/o

psych/o

psychr/o

-pterygium

-ptosis

varied; irregular

extreme

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

many; much

polyp; small growth

pons ( a part of the brain)

opening, passageway

condition of pores (spaces)

drinking

arrangement, place

after; behind

back (of body); behind

meal

action

before; in front of

old age

first

before; forward

anus and rectum

before; forward

forward, anterior

face

prostate gland

first

protein

near

itching

sand, sand-like material

false

itching

mind

cold

abnormality of the conjunctiva

droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

ptyal/o

-ptysis

pub/o

pulmon/o

-puncture

pupill/o

purpur/i

purul/o

py/o

pycn/o

pyel/o

pyl/e

pylor/o

pyr/o

pyret/o

pyrex/o

quadri-

qual-

quant-

quasi-

quart-

quer-

quercin

quint-

quota-

rachi/o

radi/o

radicul/o

re-

-receptor,

-ceptor

rect/o

ren/o

saliva

spitting

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

lung

to pierce a surface

pupil (dark center of eye)

purple

pus

pus

thick, dense

renal pelvis

portal vein

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

fever; fire

fever

fever

four, square

quality, characteristic

how much

to some degree, as if

fourth, four

to seek, search

oak

fifth, five

how many

spinal column; vertebrae

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

nerve root

back; again; backward

receiver

rectum

kidney

puls/o, pulsat/o to beat, beating

respir/o

resuscit/o

reticul/o

retin/o

retro-

rhabd/o

rhabdomy/o

rhe/o

rheumat/o

rhin/o

rhiz/o

rhod/o

rhytid/o

roentgen/o

rose/o

rot/o, rotat/o

-rrhage

-rrhagia

-rrhaphy

-rrhea

-rrhexis

rhythm/o

rubr/o, rubr/i

sacchar/o

sacr/o

salping/o

-salpinx

sangu/i

sanit/a

sapr/o

sarc/o

scapul/o

-schisis

schist/o

breath

to revive

network

retina

behind; back; backward

rod

striated (skeletal) muscle

flow, current, stream

watery flow

nose

root

red, rosy

wrinkle

x-rays

rosy

turn, revolve

bursting forth (of blood)

bursting forth (of blood)

suture

flow; discharge

rupture

rhythm

red

sugar

sacrum

fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube

fallopian tube; oviduct

blood

health

rotten, decay

flesh (connective tissue)

scapula; shoulder blade

to split

split, cleft

schiz/o

sinistr/o

scint/i

scirrh/o

scler/o

-sclerosis

scolec/o

scoli/o

-scope

-scopy

scot/o

seb/o

sebace/o

sect/o

semi-

semin/i

-sepsis

seps/o

sept/o

ser/o

seven

sial/o

sialaden/o

sider/o

sigmoid/o

silic/o

sinus/o

-sis

sit/o

six

skelet/o

-sol

somat/o

-some

split

left

spark

hard

sclera (white of eye)

hardening

worm

crooked; bent

instrument for visual examination

visual examination

darkness

sebum

sebum

to cut

half

semen; seed

putrefaction

infection

partition

serum, serous

hepta-, sept-, septi-

saliva

salivary gland

iron

sigmoid colon

glass

sinus

state of; condition

food

hex-, hexa-, sex-

skeleton

solution

body

body

somn/o

-somnia

son/o

-spadia

span/o

-spasm

spectr/o

sperm/o

spermat/o

sphen/o

spher/o

sphygm/o

-sphyxia

splanchn/o

spin/o

spir/o

splen/o

spondyl/o

squam/o

-stalsis

staped/o

staphyl/o

-stabile

-stalsis

staped/o

-stasis

-stat

-static

steat/o

sten/o

-stenosis

ster/o

stere/o

stern/o

sleep

sleep

sound

to tear; cut

scanty, scarce

sudden contraction of muscles

image, spectrum

spermatozoa; sperm cells

spermatozoa; sperm cells

wedge; sphenoid bone

globe-shaped; round

pulse

pulse

viscera (internal organs)

spine (backbone)

to breathe

spleen

vertebra (backbone)

scale

contraction

stapes (middle ear bone)

clusters; uvula

stable, fixed

contraction

stapes

to stop; control; place

device/instrument for keeping something stationary

pertaining to stopping; controlling

fat; sebum

narrowed, constricted

tightening; stricture

solid structure; steroid

solid; three-dimensional

sternum (breastbone)

steth/o

-sthenia

stich/o

stigmat/o

-stitial

stomat/o

-stomia

-stomy

strept/o

-stroma

styl/o

sub-

submaxill/o

succ/o

sud/o

super-

-suppression

supra-

sym-

symptom/o

syn-

synaps/o,

synapt/o

syncop/o

syndesm/o

synov/o

syring/o

system/o

systol/o

tachy-

tal/o

tars/o

tauto-

tax/o

chest

strength

rows

mark, point

to set; pertaining to standing or positioned

mouth

condition of the mouth

new opening (to form a mouth)

twisted chains

supporting tissue of an organ

pole or stake

under; below

mandible (lower jaw bone)

juice

sweat

above, beyond

to stop

above; upper

together; with

occurrence

together; with

point of contact, to join

to cut off, cut short; faint

ligament

synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

tube

system

contraction

fast

talus

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle

identical, same

order; coordination

techn/o

tel/o

tele/o

temp/o,

tempor/o

ten

ten/o

tendin/o

-tension

tens/o

tephr/o

terat/o

test/o

tetan/o

tetra-

thalam/o

thalass/o

thanat/o

the/o

thec/o

thel/o

therapeut/o

-therapy

therm/o

thorac/o

-thorax

three

thromb/o

-tropia

thym/o

-thymia

-thymic

thyr/o

thyroid/o

skill, art

complete

distant

period of time, the temples

deca-

tendon

tendon

pressure

stretched, strained

gray (ashen)

monster; malformed fetus

testis

tetanus

four

thalamus

sea

death

put; place

sheath

nipple

treatment

treatment

heat

chest

chest; pleural cavity

tri-

clot

to turn

thymus gland

mind (condition of)

pertaining to mind

thyroid gland; sheild

thyroid gland

tibi/o

-tic

toc/o

-tocia

-tocin

tom/o

-tome

-tomy

ton/o

tone/o

tonsill/o

top/o

torso

tox/o

toxic/o

trache/o

trans-

traumat/o

-tresia

tri-

trich/o

trigon/o

tri/o

-tripsy

troph/o

-trophy

-tropia

-tropic

-tropin

tub/o

tumesc/o,

-tumescence

tympan/o

tibia (shin bone)

pertaining to

labor; birth

labor; birth (condition of)

labor; birth (a substance for)

to cut

instrument to cut

process of cutting

tension

to stretch

tonsil

place; position; location

twisted

poison

poison

trachea (windpipe)

across; through

trauma, injury, wound

opening

three

hair

trigone (area within the bladder)

to sort out, sorting

to crush

nourishment; development

nourishment; development (condition of)

to turn

turning

stimulate; act on

tube

swelling

tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear

trem/o, tremul/o shaking, trembling

-type

typhl/o

-ule

uln/o

ul/o

ultra-

-um

umbilic/o

ungu/o

uni-

uran/o

-uresis

ur/o

ureter/o

urethr/o

-uria

uric/o

urin/o

-us

uter/o

uve/o

uvul/o

vaccin/o

vag/o

vagin/o

valv/o

valvul/o

varic/o

vas/o

vascul/o

ven/o

ven/i

vener/o

ventil/o

classification; picture

cecum, blindness

little; small

ulna (middle lower arm bone)

scar, scarring

beyond; excess

structure; tissue; thing

umbilicus (navel)

nail

one

palate

urination

urine; urinary tract

ureter

urethra

urination; condition of urine

urine condition

urine

structure; thing

uterus (womb)

uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)

uvula

vaccine

vagus nerve

vagina

valve

valve

varicose veins

vessel; duct; vas deferens

vessel (blood)

vein

vein

venereal (sexual contact)

to aerate, oxygenate

ventr/o

ventricul/o

venul/o

verm/i

verruc/i

-verse

-version

vers/o, -verse

vertebr/o

vesic/o

vesicul/o

vestibul/o

vir/o

viscer/o

vit/o

vitr/o

vitre/o

viv/o

-volemia

volv/o, volut/o

vulv/o

-ward

-where

-wise

with-

xanth/o

xen/o

xer/o

xylo-

xys-

-y

yalos

ydor

belly side of body

ventricle (of heart or brain)

venule (small vein)

worm

wart

to turn

to turn

turn, turning

vertebra (backbone)

urinary bladder

seminal vesicle

vestibule of the inner ear

virus

internal organs

life

vitreous body (of the eye)

glass

life

blood volume

to roll

vulva

in the direction of

location e.g. anywhere

direction e.g. clockwise

together, united

yellow

stranger, foreigner

dry, dryness

wood e.g. xylum

file, scrape

condition; process

Glass

Water

xiph/o or xiphi- sword shaped

-yne

yocto-

yoeides

-yl

-ylene

yper

ypo

ypsi

ystera

zeo-

zinco-

zo/o

zon-

zyg/o

zym/o

-zyme

ending for alkynes

prefix: one septillionth part of; the factor 10: yoctosecond

U-shaped

suffix - a monovalent hydrocarbon radical

e.g. ethyl

suffix - A bivalent organic radical

Above

Under

High

Uterus

boil

Pertaining to or containing the element zinc

animal life

girdle, belt

union, junction, pair, yoke, tied together

enzyme, ferment

enzyme