foundations

Afferent

Going towards (a structure or organ).

Card/cardi-

Pertaining to the heart.

Cusp

A flap (as in a heart valve).

Dia-

Between or through.

Efferent

Going away from (a structure or organ).

Oral

Pertaining to the mouth.

Physis

To grow.

Septum

A flat part or dividing wall.

-ac/al

Pertaining to.

ab-

Away from.

ad-

Toward.

anti-

Against.

inter-

Between.

macro-

Large.

meta-

After.

peri-

Around.

post-

After.

pre-

Before.

adip-

Fat.

chondro-

Cartilage.

-clast

Breaking down.

cyst

A small fluid-filled bag.

-cyte

Cell.

cutis

Skin.

dendr-

Tree.

derm(o)

Skin.

ecto-

Outside.

endo/intra

Inside.

epi-

Upon or in addition.

glomer-

Ball.

hepat/hepato-

Liver.

juxta-

Near or next to.

-bacillus/-bacilli

Rod shaped bacteria.

-cide

Killing.

-coccus

Round or spherical bacteria.

bacterio-

Relating to bacteria.

morph-

Shape.

myc(o)

Fungus.

-sis

Disease.

staphylo-

Cluster of grapes.

strepto-

Chain.

-ia

Disease or abnormality.

-pnea

Breathing.

brady-

Slow.

dia- (Physiology context)

Apart.

eu-

Normal or good.

heme-

Blood.

para-

Nearby.

pneumo-

Air or lungs.

arth-

Joint.

arti/arterio-

Arteries.

ceph/enceph-

Brain.

colo-

Large intestine.

enter-

Small intestine.

myel-

Spinal cord or bone marrow.

myo-

Muscle.

neph-

Kidney.

neur-

Nerve.

oto-

Ear.

rhino/naso-

Nose.

splen(o)-

Related to the spleen.

ur(o)-

Urinary tract or urine.

-emia

Blood.

hyper-

Above normal.

hypo-

Below normal.

leuk-

White.

micro-

Small.

mono-

One.

-pedan

Leap through.

-plasia

Growing.

pleo-

More.

poly-

Many.

auto-

Self.

-itis

Inflamed.

-lith

Stone or concretion.

-lysis

Breaking down or dissolving.

-malacia

Softening.

-megaly

Very large.

melan-

Black.

-oma

Tumor.

-osis

Disease.

-pathy

Abnormality.

-porosis

Porous.

py(o)-

Pus.

-capnea

Carbon dioxide.

-glyco

Sugar.

-penia

Deficiency.

-plegia

Paralysis.

-therm

Heat.

abdomino-

Abdomen.

crypt-

Hidden.

cyan-

Blue.

cysto-

Bladder.

dipsia

Thirst (Source lists 'third', context implies thirst).

dys-

Difficult or painful.

lapar

Area between ribs and hip.

orchid

Testis.

phleb-

Vein.

thorac(o)-

Thorax.

thromb-

Clot.