English terms and Corresponding word parts

abdomen

abdomin/o

abdominal wall

lapar/o

abnormal

mal-, para-

above

epi-, super-, supra-

across

trans-

action

-ation, -esis

adenoids

adenoid/o

adrenal glands

adren/o

after

post-

again

ana-

against

anti-, contra-

aged

ger/a, ger/o, geront/o

air

aer/o, pneum/o

air sac and alveolus

alveol/o

all

pan-

amnion

amni/o

animal

zo/o

ankle bone

tars/o

anus

an/o

aorta

aort/o

appendix

append/o, appendic/o

armpit

axill/o

arms and legs

acr/o

around

circum-, peri-

arteriole

arteriol/o

artery

arter/o, arteri/o

articulation

arthr/o

away from

ab-, ex-

back

dors/o

backward

retr/o

bacteria

bacter/i, bacteri/o

“bad” (difficult, poor)

dys-, mal-