A - Z

-ula/ule

small

ultra-

beyond, excessive

uni-

one

uri/uric/urico-

uric acid

ur/uro-

urine

-uria

urine, urination

varic/varico-

swollen or twisted vein

vas-/vaso-

duct, blood vessel

vasculo-

blood vessel

vesic/vesico-

vesicle

xanth/xantho-

yellow (prefix for color)

-y

condition or process of

zo/zoo-

animal, animal life

zym/zymo-

fermentation, enzyme

tachy-

fast

tel/e-, tel/o-

end (prefix for position)

tetra-

four (prefix for number)

-tension/-tensive

pressure (of blood)

thel/thelo-

nipples

therm/thermo-

heat

thorac/thoracico/thoraco-

chest, thorax

thromb/thrombo-

blood clot

thyr/thyro-

thyroid gland

-tic

pertaining to

toco-

childbirth

-tome

cutting instrument

-tomy

cutting operation

tono-

tone, tension, pressure

top/topo-

place, topical

tox/toxi/toxico/toxo-

toxin, poison

trache/tracheo-

trachea

trans-

across, through, over, beyond (prefix for direction)

tri-

three (prefix for number)

trich/trichi/trichia/tricho-

hair, hairlike structure

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

tissue

tympan/tympano-

eardrum

salping/salpingo-

tube

sarco-

muscular, fleshlike

schisto-

split, cleft

schiz/schizo-

split, cleft, division

scler/sclero-

hardness

scoli/scolio-

twisted

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

look, observe, use of instrument for viewing

semi-

one-half, partly, partial (prefix for number)

sial/sialo-

saliva, salivary gland

sigmoid/sigmoido-

sigmoid, sigmoid colon

sinistr/sinistro-

left, left side (prefix for position)

sito-

food, grain

somat- somatico- somato-

body, bodily

spasmo-

spasm

sperma- spermato- spermo-

semen, spermatozoa splanchn- splanchni- splanchno- viscera

splen/spleno-

spleen

spondyl/spondylo-

vertebra

-stasis

stop, stand

steno-

narrowness, constriction

stheno-

strength, force, power

stom/stoma-

mouth

stomat/stomato-

mouth

-stomy

creation of opening

sub-

beneath, under, below

super-

in excess, above, superior

supra-

above, excessive, superior

sy/syl-

together

sym- (before b, m, p)

together

syn-

together

sys-

together

quadr/quadri-

four (prefix for number)

rachi/rachio

spine

radio-

radiation, radius

re-

again, backward (prefix for size and comparison)

rect/recto-

rectum

ren/reno-

kidney

reticul/reticulo-

net

retro-

backward, behind, back of

rhabd/rhabdo-

rod shaped, striated

rhin/rhino-

nose

-rrhage

burst forth

-rrhagia

discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flowing

-rrhexis

rupture

pachy-

thick

pan/pant/panto-

all, entire (prefix for degree)

para-

alongside of, abnormal

-paresis

slight paralysis

path/patho-

disease

-pathy

disease

pelv/pelvi/pelvo-

hip bone

-penia

deficiency

per-

through (prefix for direction)

peri-

around, about, surrounding

-pexy

fixation

phaco-

lens-shaped

-phage/phagia

eating, devouring

phago-

eating, devouring

-phagy

eating, devouring

pharmaco-

drug, medicine