word parts (FINAL) pt 2 (B-part of C)

bacill/o

bacill/o

bacilli (bacteria)

bacteri/o

bacteria

balan/o

glans penis

bar/o

pressure; weight

bartholin/o

bartholin glands

bas/o

base; opposite of acid

bi-

two

bi/o

life

bil/i

bile; gall

bilirubin/o

bilirubin

-blast

embryonic; immature cell

-blastoma

immature tumor (cells)

blephar/o

eyelid

bol/o

cast; throw

brachi/o

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchial tube

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

bucc/o

cheeck

bunion/o

bunion

burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

byssin/o

cotton dust

cac/o

bad

calc/o, calci/o

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneus (heel bone)

cali/o, calic/o

calyx (cup shaped)

capillar/o

capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

capn/o, -capnia

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancerous; cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist bones (carpals)

cata-

down

caud/o

tail; lower part of body

caus/o

burn; burning

cauter/o

heat; burn

cec/o

cecum (fist part of the colon)

-cele

hernia

celi/o

belly; abdomen

-centesis

puncture to remove fluid

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

Cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

Cerumin/o

cerumen

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

-chalasia, -chalasis

relaxation

cheil/o

lip

chem/o

drug; chemical

-chezia

defecation; elimination of wastes

chir/o

hand

chlor/o

green

chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

chol/e

bile; gall

cholangi/o

bile vessel

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cholesterol/o

cholesterol

chondr/o

cartilage

chore/o

dance

chori/o, chorion/o

chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)

choroid/o

choroid layer of eye

chrom/o

color

chron/o

time

chym/o

to pour

cib/o

meal

-cide

killing

-cidal

pertaining to killing

cine/o

movement

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

cis/o

to cut

-clasis, -clast

to break

claustr/o

enclosed space

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

-clysis

irrigation; washing

coagul/o

coagulation (clotting)