MED TERM

Cardi/o

Heart

Vascul/o

Blood vessels

Immune/o

Immunity

Respire/o

Breathing

Ren/o

Kidney

Nephr/o

Kidney

Arthr/o

Joint

Acr/o

Extremities

Amb/i

Both sides/double

Anter/o

Front

Aut/o

Self

Axill/o

Armpit, axilla

Blephar/o

Eyelid or eyelash

Brachi/o

Arm

Bucc/o

Cheek (on the face)

Canth/o

Angle where eyelids meet

Capit/o

Head

Carp/o

Wrist

Caud/o

Tail/downward

Cephal/o

Head

Cervic/o

Neck or cervix (neck of uterus)

Cheil/o, chil/o

Lip

Cheir/o, chir/o

Hand

Cili/o

Eyelash or eyelid, or small hairlike processes

Cor/e, cor/o

Pupil of eye

Crani/o

Skull

Cubit/o

Elbow

Dactyl/o

Fingers or toes

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, or flank

Later/o

Side

Lingu/o

Tongue

Mamm/a, mamm/o

Breast

Mast/o

Breast

Nas/o

Nose

Occipit/o

Back of the head

Ocul/o

Eye

Odont/o

Teeth

Omphal/o

Umbilicus

Onych/o

Nails

Ophthalm/o, ocul/o

Eyes

Optic/o, opt/o

Seeing, sight

Or/o

Mouth

Ot/o

Ear

Papill/o

Nipple

Pelv/o, pelv/i

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

Thorac/o

Chest/thorax

Trachel/o

Neck or necklike

Trich/o

Hair or hairlike

Ventr/i, ventr/o

Front of body and abdomen

Anti-

Against (Same as Contra-)

Contra-

Against (Same as Anti-)

Dys-

Bad or painful (Same as Mal-)

Mal-

Bad or painful (Same as Dys-)

Hyper-

Above (Same as Supra- and Epi-)

Supra-

Above (Same as Hyper- and Epi-)

Epi-

Above (Same as Hyper- and Supra-)

Hypo-

Below (Same as Sub- and Infra-)

Sub-

Below (Same as Hypo- and Infra-)

Infra-

Below (Same as Hypo- and Sub-)

Intra-

Within (Same as Endo-)

Endo-

Within (Same as Intra-)

Ab-

Away from (Opposite of Ad-)

Ad-

Toward (Opposite of Ab-)

Ante-

Before (Opposite of Post-)

Pre-

Before (Opposite of Post-)

Pro-

Before (Opposite of Post-)

Post-

After (Opposite of Ante-, Pre-, and Pro-)

Hyper-

Above, excessive (Opposite of Hypo-, Infra-, Sub-)

Hypo-

Below, deficient (Opposite of Hyper-, Supra-, Epi-)

Infra-

Below (Opposite of Hyper-, Supra-, Epi-)

Sub-

Below (Opposite of Hyper-, Supra-, Epi-)

Macro-

Large (Opposite of Micro-)

Micro-

Small (Opposite of Macro-)

Tachy-

Fast (Opposite of Brady-)

Brady-

Slow (Opposite of Tachy-)

Abdomin/o

Abdomen

Acanth/o

Spiny or thorny

Acetabul/o

Acetabulum

Acromi/o

Acromium

Aden/o

Gland

Adip/o

Fat

Adren/o

Adrenal gland