From Textbook (Medical Terminology) - Unit 2: The Body in Health and Disease

abdomin/o-

abdomen

ambulat/o-

walking

ancill/o-

accessory; servant

auscult/o-

listening

cardi/o-

heart

cellul/o-

cell

chondr/o-

cartilage

chrom/o-

color

chron/o-

time

communic/o-

impart; transmit

congenit/o-

present at birth

crin/o-

secrete

dent/o-

tooth

dermat/o-

skin

dietet/o-

diet; foods

enter/o-

intestine

eti/o-

cause of disease

exacerb/o-

increase; provoke

gastr/o-

stomach

gene/o-

gene

gener/o-

creation; production

genit/o-

genitalia

gen/o-

arising from; produced by

ger/o-

old age

gynec/o-

female; woman

habilit/o-

give ability

hemat/o-

blood

heredit/o-

genetic inheritance

iatr/o-

medical treatment; physician

idi/o-

individual; unknown

immun/o-

immune response

inguin/o-

groin

inspect/o-

looking at

integument/o-

skin

intestin/o-

intestine

log/o-

study of; word

lumb/o-

area between the ribs and pelvis; lower back

lymph/o-

lymph; lymphatic system

macr/o-

large

medic/o-

medicine; physician

micr/o-

one millionth; small

mit/o-

thread-like structure

muscul/o-

muscle

nat/o-

birth

ne/o-

new

nucle/o-

nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a cell

nutrit/o-

nourishment

onc/o-

mass; tumor

ophthalm/o-

eye

orth/o-

straight

ot/o-

ear

palliato/o-

reduce the severity

palpat/o-

feeling; touching

path/o-

disease

ped/o-

child

pelv/o-

hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

percuss/o-

tapping

pharmac/o-

drug; medicine

physi/o-

physical function

plasm/o-

plasma

plast/o-

formation; growth

prevent/o-

prevent

product/o-

produce

psych/o-

mind

pulmon/o-

lung

quadr/o-

four

radi/o-

forearm bone; radiation; x-rays

recuper/o-

recover

rib/o-

ribonucleic acid

scop/o-

examine with an instrument

skelet/o-

skeleton

soci/o-

society

spir/o-

breathe; coil

surg/o-

operative procedure

techn/o-

technical skill

therapeut/o-

therapy; treatment

therap/o-

treatment

thorac/o-

chest; thorax

ur/o-

urinary system; urine

urin/o-

urinary system; urine

vascul/o-

blood vessel

viscer/o-

large internal organs

a-

away from; without

ana-

apart; excessive

dia-

complete; completely through

endo-

innermost; within

epi-

above; upon

hypo-

below; deficient

pro-

before

-able

able to be

-al

pertaining to

-ant

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ation

being; having; process

-atic

pertaining to

-ative

pertaining to

-atory

pertaining to

-drome

running

-elle

small thing