Faith Medical

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Dips/o

thirst

natr/o

sodium

adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal glands

endocrin/o

endocrine

met/o, psych/o

mind

radic/o, raicul/o, rhiz/o

nerve root

mon/o

one, single

poli/o

gray matter

esthesi/o

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

neur/o

nerve

aponeur/o

aponeurosis

phalang/o

phalanges (finger or toe bones)

rachi/o

spine, vertebral column

patell/o

patella (kneecap)

maxill/o

maxilla (upper jawbone)

myel/o

bone marrow

pelv/i, pelv/o

pelvis, pelvic bone

pub/o

pubis

radi/o

radius (lower arm bone)

ili/o

ilium

lumb/o

loin, lumbar region of the spine

fibul/o

fibula (lower leg bone)

crani/o

cranium (skull)

mandibul/o

mandible (lower jawbone)

ischi/o

ischium

femor/o

femur (upper leg bone)

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

vestibul/o

vestibule

clavic/o, clavicul/o

clavicle (collarbone)

staped/o

stapes (middle ear bone)

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

tympan/o

tympanic member (eardrum), middle ear

carp/o

carpals (wrist bones)

cost/o

rib

bi-, bin-

two

-phobia

abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things

audi/o

hearing

cochle/o

cochlea

-plegia

paralysis

-opia

vision (condition)

aur/i, aur/o, ot/o

ear

opt/o

vision

scler/o

sclera

dipl/o

two, double

phot/o

light

cry/o

cold

retin/o

retina

phac/o, phak/o

lens

ton/o

tension, pressure

cor/o, core/o, pupill/o

pupil

blephar/o

eyelid

dacry/o, lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

is/o

equal

corne/o, kerat/o

cornea

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

irid/o, ir/o

iris

ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

polyp/o

polyp, small growth

sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

uvul/o

uvula

-pepsia

digestion

peritone/o

peritoneum

pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

steat/o

fat

hemi-

half

hepat/o

liver

palat/o

palate

gingiv/o

gum

choledoch/o

common bile duct

diverticul/o

diverticulum

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

herni/o

protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

pancreat/o

pancreas

appendic/o, append/o

appendix

cholangi/o

bile duct

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

or/o, stomat/o

mouth

abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

abdomen

proct/o, rect/o

rectum

cheil/o

lip

chol/e

gall, bile

esophag/o

esphagus

ile/o

ileum

duoden/o

duodenum

cec/o

cecum

col/o, colon/o

colon

labyrinth/o

labyrinth (inner ear)

enter/o

intestine

gastr/o

stomach

jejun/o

jejunum

-poiesis

formation

an/o

anus

-graph

instrument used to record

-ac

pertaining to

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-apheresis

removal

-sclerosis

hardening

antr/o

antrum

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

thromb/o

clot

ech/o

sound

ventricul/o

ventricle

electr/o

electricity, electrical activity

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

therm/o

heat

brady-

slow

plasm/o

plasma

thym/o

thymus gland

myel/o

bone marrow

lymphaden/o

lymph node

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

lymph/o

lymph, lymph tissue

splen/o

spleen

valv/o, valvul/o

valve

aort/o

aorta

atri/o

atrium

-tocia

birth, labor

-partum

childbirth, labor

-rrhexis

rupture

cardi/o

heart

arteri/o

artery

angi/o

vessel

-cyesis

pregnancy

post-

after

multi-

many

ante-, pre-

before

nulli-

none

micro-

small

-amnios

amnion, amniotic fluid

-e, -is, -us, -um

noun suffix, no meaning

terat/o

maformations

pseud/o

false

pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

prim/i

first

pelv/i, pelv/o

pelvic bone, pelvis

esophag/o

esophagus

cephal/o

head

puerper/o

childbirth

omphal/o

umbilicus, navel

par/o, part/o

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

nat/o

birth

lact/o

milk

gravid/o

pregnancy

fet/o, fet/i

fetus, unborn child

embry/o

embryo, to be full

chori/o

chorion

-drome

run, running

calc/i

calcium

kal/i

potassium

thyroid/o, thyr/o

thyroid gland

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

acr/o

extremities, height

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

-ictal

seizure, attack

-iatrist

specialist, physician

aden/o

gland

cortic/o

cortex

-paresis

slight paralysis

-iatry

treatment, specialty

phas/o

speech

quadr/i

four

dur/o

hard, dura mater

cerebell/o

cerebellum

gangli/o, ganglion/o

ganglion

meningi/o, mening/o

meninges

encephal/o

brain

cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

gli/o

glia, gluey substance

myel/o

spinal cord, also means bone marrow

-clasia, -clasis, -clast

break

-physis

growth

sym-, syn-

together, joined

inter-

between

-astenia

weakness

supra-

above

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-schisis

split, fissure

kinesi/0

movement, motion

lamin/o

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

my/o, myos/o

muscle

petr/o

stone

lord/o

bent forward

kyph/o

hump

oste/o

bone

scoli/o

crooked, curved

chondr/o

cartilage

arthr/o

joint

menisc/o

meniscus (crescent)

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon

disk/o

intervertebral disk

burs/o

bursa (cavity)

synovi/o

synovia, synovial membrane

ankyl/o

crooked, stiff, bent

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

vertebra

sacr/o

sacrum

tars/o

tarsals (ankle bones)

uln/o

ulna (lower arm bone)

tibi/o

tibia (lower leg bone)

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

scapul/o

scapula (shoulder blade)