med term finals

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

aspir/o

removal

bronch/o

bronchial tube, bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

cyan/o

blue

epiglottis/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lob/o

lobe

nas/o

nose

oxi/o, ox/o

Oxygen

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

spir/o

breathing

thorac/o

chest

thrache/o

trachea, windpipe

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-phonia

voice

-pnea

breathing

abdomin/o

abdomen

an/o

anus

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

bil/i

bile; gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

col/o, colon/o

colon, large intestine

dent/i

tooth

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestine)

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar, glucose

hepat/o

liver

jaund/o

yellow

ling/o

tongue

phag/o

eat; swallow; engulf

rect/o

rectum

splen/o

spleen

-chezia

defecation, elimination of wastes

-orexia

appetite

-pepsia

digestion

anxi/o

uneasy; anxious

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

crani/o

skull

encephal/o

brain

esthes/o, esthesi/o

nervous sensation

hypn/o

sleep

neur/o

nerve

phas/o

speech

phob/o

fear

phren/o

mind

psych/o

mind

schiz/o

split

tax/o

coordination, order

tempor/o

temple

quadri-

four

-algia

pain

-esthesia

feeling sensation

-lepsy

seizure

-plegia

paralysis

acous/o

hearing

audi/o, audit/o

hearing

blephar/o

eyelid

cor/o, core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

dipl/o

double

gustat/o

taste

ir/o, irid/o

iris

lacrim/o

tears

ocul/o

eye

olfact/o

smell

opt/o, optic/o

eye, vision

ot/o

ear

phac/o, phak/o

lens of the eye

phot/o

light

scot/o

darkness

-opia

vision condition

-osmia

smell condition

-otia

ear condition

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

acid/o

acid

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal glands

calc/o

Calcium

crin/o

to secrete

gigant/o

abnormally large

gonad/o

sex glands

gynec/o

woman, female

home/o

similar

immun/o

immune, protection

insulin/o

insulin

mast/o

breast

natr/o

Sodium

pancreat/o

pancreas

-dipsia

thirst

-megaly

enlargement

-tropin

hormone

albumin/o

albumin, protein