An/o
anus
Antr/o
antrum (part of the stomach just inside the pylorus)
Cec/o
cecum (a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines)
Col/o, colon/o
colon (large intestine)
Duoden/o
duodenum (the first part of the small intestines immediately after the stomach)
Enter/o
intestine(s) (small intestine)
Esophag/o
esophagus
Gastr/o
stomach
Ile/o
ileum (third portion of the small intestines, after the jejunum)
Jejun/o
jejunum (second part of the small intestines, after the duodenum)
Or/o, stomat/o
mouth
Proct/o, rect/o
rectum
Sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon (S-shaped last part of the large intestines, leads to the rectum)
Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal cavity
Append/o, Appendic/o
appendix
Cheil/o
lip(s)
Cholangi/o
bile duct(s)
Chol/e
gall, bile
Choledoch/o
common bile duct
Diverticul/o
diverticulum, diverticula (pouch extending from a hollow organ)
Gingiv/o
gum(s)
Gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
Hepat/o
liver
Herni/o
hernia (protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall)
Lith/o
stone(s), calculus (pl. calculi)
Nas/o
nose
Palat/o
palate
Pancreat/o
pancreas
Peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and organs)
Polyp/o
polyp, small growth
Pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter (opening from the stomach to the small intestines)
Sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
Steat/o
fat
Uvul/o
uvula
hemi-
Half
-pepsia
Digestion
Blephar/o
eyelid
Conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (L. conjunctivus “serving to connect”)
Cor/o, core/o, pupill/o
pupil
Corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
Dacry/o, lacrim/o
tear(s)
Ir/o, Irid/o
iris
Ocul/o, ophthalm/o
eye
Opt/o
vision
Phac/o, phak/o
lens
Retin/o
retina
Scler/o
sclera
Uve/o
uvea
Cry/o
cold
Cyst/o
bladder, sac (Note: In terms describing an eye, the definition “sac” is used)
Dipl/o
two, double
Is/o
equal
Phot/o
light
Ton/o
tension, pressure
bi-, bin-
two
-opia
vision (condition)
-phobia
abnormal fear of, aversion to specific things
-plegia
paralysis
Audi/o
hearing
Aur/i, ot/o
ear
Cochle/o
cochlea
Labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
Mastoid/o
mastoid bone
Myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Staped/o
stapes (middle ear)
Tympan/o
middle ear
Vestibul/o
vestibule
Carp/o
carpals (wrist)
Clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
Cost/o
rib
Crani/o
cranium
Femor/o
femur
Fibul/o
fibula
Humer/o
humerus
Ili/o
ilium
Ischi/o
ischium
Lumb/o
loin, lumbar region of the spine
Mandibul/o
mandible
Maxill/o
maxilla
Myel/o
bone marrow
Oste/o
bone
Patell/o
patella
Pelv/i
pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity
Phalang/o
phalanx, Phalanges (any bones of the fingers or toes)
Pub/o
pubis
Rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
Radi/o
radius
Sacr/o
sacrum
Scapul/o
scapula
Stern/o
sternum
Tars/o
tarsals
Tibi/o
tibia
Uln/o
ulna
Arthr/o
joint
Burs/o
bursa (cavity)
Chondr/o
cartilage
Disc/o
intervertebral disk
Fasci/o
fascia (connective tissue enclosing and separating muscle layers)
Lamin/o
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
Menisc/o
meniscus (crescent)