Greek Anatomical Nouns

Somat/o

Som/o

-some

Body

ex) somatogenic, disomus, chromosome

Loan Word: Soma

Plural: Somata

Mer/o

-mer

-mere

Part, partial

ex) merotomy, isomer, sarcomere

Coel/o

Cel/o

Celi/o

-coele

-cele

Cavity, abdomen

ex) coelenterate, celoschisis, celiac

Cardi/o

Heart

ex) cadiology, endocarditis

Pneum/o

Pnemon/o

Lung

ex) pneumocentesis

Enter/o

Intestine (usually the small intestine)

ex) gastroenteritis, myenteron

Loan Word: Enteron

Nephr/o

Kidney

ex) nephritis, nephroabdominal

Loan Word: Nephros

Cyst/o

Bladder, sac, cyst

ex) cystocele, cystosentesis

Aden/o

Gland

ex) thyroadentitis, adenopathy

Derm/o

Dermat/o

-derm

Skin

ex) ectoderm, dermatocele

Loan Word: Dermis

Plural: Dermes

My/o

Myos/o

Mys/o

Muscle, mouse

ex) myomere, endomysium

Oste/o

Bone

ex) osteoclast, osteosis

Loan Word: Osteon

Plural: Ostea

Neur/o

Nerve

ex) neuralgia, neural

Loan Word: Neuron

Plural: Neura

Phleb/o

Vein

ex) phlebotomy, phlebitis

Angi/o

Vessel

ex) angioma, euangiotic

Cephal/o

Head

ex) clinocephaly, cephalad

Metop/o

Forehead

ex) metopic, metopism

Prosop/o

Face

ex) macroprosopia, prosopalgia

Rhin/o

-rhine

Nose

ex) rhinorrhea, leptorhine

Opthalm/o

-opthalmus

Eye

ex) xerophthalmia, cryptophthalmus

Ot/o

Ear

ex) anotia, otic

Stomat/o

Stom/o

Mouth, outlet, opening

ex) Stomatocyte, macostomia

Loan Word: Stoma

Plural: Stomata

Mel/o

Cheek

ex) melitis, meloncus

Geni/o

Chin

ex) genioplasty, microgenia

Trachel/o

Neck, cervix

ex) trachelodynia, trachelitis

Mel/o

Limb

ex) amelus, macromelia

Mashcal/o

Armpit

ex) tragomashalia, maashaloncus

Olecran/o

Elbow

ex) olecranoid, olecranarthritis

Loan Word: Olecranon

Plural: Olecrana

Ancon/o

Elbow

ex) anconad, anconitis

Cheir/o

Chir/o

Hand

ex) acheiria, chiropractic

Dactyl/o

-dactyl

Finger or toe

ex) syndactylism, isodactylism

Loan Word: Dactyl

Lapar/o

Abdomen

ex) laparotomy, laparoscopy

Pyg/o

Buttocks

ex) pyalgia, pygomelus

Glut/o

Buttock

ex) glutitis, glutoid

Ischi/o

Hip, ischium bone

ex) ischialgia, ischical

Mer/o

Thigh

ex) merocele, meroparesthesia

Gony/o

Gonat/o

Knee

ex) gonyocampis, gonatocele

Knem/o

Cnem/o

Lower leg

ex) knemometry, acnemia

Ptern/o

Heel

ex) pternalgia

Pod/o

-pus

-pod

Foot, foot-like structure, stalk

ex) poagra, polypus, arthropod