-coccus (-cocci pleural)
berry-shaped bacterium
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
col/o,colon/o
colon (large intestine)
coll/a
glue
colp/o
vagina
comat/o
deep sleep
comi/o
to care for
con-
together; with
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)
-constriction
narrowing
contra-
against; opposite
cor/o, core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart (crown or circle)
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
cras/o
mixture; temperament
crin/o, -crine
secrete;
-crine, -crit
separate
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
cul-de-sac
-cusis
hearing
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
-cyesis
pregnancy
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
dacry/o
tear
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacrimal sac
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
dem/o
people
dent/i
tooth; teeth
derm/o, -derma, dermat/o
skin
dessicc/o
drying
-desis
bind, tie together
dia-
complete; through
diaphor/o
sweat
-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dist/o
far; distant
dors/o, dorsi-
back
-dote
to give
-drome
to run
duct/o
to lead, carry
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura mater
-dynia
pain
dys-
abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
-eal
pertaining to
ec-
out; outside
echo-
reflected sound
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
ecto-
out; outside
-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
-edema
swelling
-elasma
flat plate
electr/o
electricity
em-
in
-ema
condition
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
emmetr/o
in due measure
en-
in; within
encephal/o
brain