Fall Semester Exam Word Parts

a-

a-

no, not, without, away from, negative

ab-

away from, negative, absent

ad-

toward, to, in the direction of

ana-

up, apart, excessive

bi-

twice, double, two

brady-

slow

dextro-

right side

dia-

through, between, apart, complete

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

en-

in, within, into

endo-

in, within, inside

epi-

above, upon, on

eti-

cause of disease

eu-

good, normal, well, easy

ex-

out of, outside, away from

exo-

out of, outside, away from

hemi

half

hyper-

excessive, increased

hypo-

deficient, decreased

in-

in, into, not, without

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

macro-

large, abnormal size or length, long

mega-

large, great

megalo-

large, great

micro-

small

neo-

new, strange

oligo-

scanty, few

pan-

all, entire, every

peri-

surrounding, around

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

retro-

behind, backward, back of

sinistro-

left, left side

sub-

under, less, below

super-

above, excessive, higher than

supra-

above, upper, excessive

tachy-

fast, rapid

tri-

three

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac, small sac

angi/o

blood or lymph vessel

ankyl/o

crooked, bent, stiff

aort/o

aorta

appendic/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

plaque, fatty substance

bronch/o

bronchial tube, bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchial tube, bronchus

burs/o

bursa, sac of fluid near joint

capill/o

hair

carcin/o

cancerous

card/o

heart

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

lower part of body, tail

cephal/o

head

chondr/o

cartilage

chondr/i

cartilage

cleid/o

clavicle, collar bone

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

dem/i

half

dermat/o

skin

dors/o

back of body

duct/o

to lead, carry

electr/o

electricity, electric

embry/o

fertilized ovum, embryo

enter/o

intestine, usually small intestine

epiglott/o

epiglottis

erythr/o

red

fasci/o

fascia, fibrous band

fibr/o

fibrous tissue, fiber

flex/o

bend

gastr/o

stomach

gen/e

production, origin, formation

ger/i

old age

hem/o

blood, relating to the blood

hemat/o

blood, relating to the blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

home/o

sameness, unchanging, constant

idi/o

peculiar to one individual or organ, also unknown

ili/o

ilium, hip bone

immun/o

immune, protection, safe

kines/o

movement

kinesi/o

movement

kyph/o

bent, hump

laryng/o

larynx, throat

leuk/o

white

lith/o

stone, calculus

lord/o

curve, swayback, bent

lumb/o

lumbar, lower back, loin

lymph/o

lymph, lymphatic tissue