word parts (FINAL) pt 5 (end of H - part of L)

-hexia

-hexia

state of

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o, hist/i

tissue

home/o

sameness; unchanging; constant

hormon/o

hormone

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

hydr/o

water

hyper-

above; excessive

hypn/o

sleep

hypo-

deficient; below; under; less than normal

hypophys/o

pituitary gland

hyster/o

uterus; womb

-ia

condition of

-iac, -ic, -ical, -ile

pertaining to

-iasis

abnormal condition

iatr/o

physician; treatment

ichthy/o

dry; scaly

-icle

small

idi/o

unknown; individual; distinct

ile/o

ileum

ili/o

ilium

immun/o

immune; protection; safe

in-

in; into; not

-in, -ine

substance

-ine

pertaining to

infra-

below; inferior to; beneath

inguin/o

groin

insulin/o

insulin (pancreatic hormone)

inter-

between

intra-

within; into

iod/o

iodine

ion/o

ion; to wander

-ion

process

-ior

pertaining to

ipsi-

same

ir-

in

ir/o, irid/o

iris (colored portion of eye)

is/o

same; equal

isch/o

hold back; back

ischi/o

ischium (part of hip bone)

-ism

process; condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-itus

condition

-ium

structure; tissue

jaund/o

yellow

jejun/o

jejunum

kal/i

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

kerat/o

cornea; hard, horny tissue

kern-

nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)

ket/o, keton/o

ketones; acetones

kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis

movement

klept/o

to steal

kyph/o

humpback

labi/o

lip

lacrim/o

tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

lact/o

milk

lamin/o

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

lapar/o

abdominal wall; abdomen

-lapse

slide, fall, sag

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

later/o

side

leiomy/o

smooth (visceral) muscle

-lemma

sheath, covering

-lepsy

seizure

lept/o

thin, slender

-leptic

pertaining to seizing, taking hold of

leth/o

death

leuk/o

white

lex/o, -lexia

word; phrase

ligament/o

ligament

lingu/o

tongue

lip/o

fat (a type of lipid)

lipid/o

lipid -