Vocab I

ABDOMIN-

Belly, abdomen

ACANTH-

Spike, thorn, spine

ACR-

Extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

ALG-

Pain

ALGES-

Sensitivity to pain

ALL-

Other, another, different

ANGI-

(Blood) vessel, duct

ANTER-

Front, in front

ARTERI-

Artery

ARTHR-

Joint

BI-

Life

BRACHI-

(Upper) arm

BRADY-

Short

CALC-

Stone, calcium

CARDI-, CARD-

Heart

CEL-, CELI-

Abdomen

-CEL-

Hernia, tumor, swelling

CEPHAL-

Head

COL-

Colon

COLI-

Escherichia coli

COLON-

Colon

CRANI-, CRAN-

Skull

CYST-

Bladder, cyst

CYSTI-

Bladder, cyst

-CYSTIS

Bladder, cyst

CYT-

Cell

-EM-, HEM-, HEMAT-

Blood

ENCEPHAL-

Brain

ENTER-

(Small) intestine

ERYTHR-

Red, red blood cell

GASTR-, GASTER

Stomach

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Liver

LEUK-

White, white blood cell

LIP-

Fat

LITH

Stone, calculus

LOG-

Word, study

MALAC-

Soft

MEGA-, MEGAL-

(Abnormally) large or long

MES

Middle

METR-, -METER

Measure

MICR-

(Abnormally) small

NEPHR-

Kidney

NEUR-

Nerve, nervous system, neuron

ODYN-

Pain

OSTE-, OST-

Bone

PROT

First

PSEUD-

False

SCLER-

Hard

SER-

Watery fluid, serum

SOM-, -SOMA, SOMAT-

Body

STEN-

Narrow

STERE-, STER-

Solid, having 3 dimensions

TOX-, TOXI-

Poison

CORON-

crown

common endings?

-ia, -osis, -um, -in, -on, -itis, -lith

-osis

abnormal state/condition

a-/an-

absence of/lacking

di-

apart, through

dys-

abnormal

endo-

within/inside