abdomen: abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

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abnormal reduction: -penia

above: hyper-, super-, supra-

across: dia-, trans-

adrenal gland: adren/o

after: post-, meta-

again: re-

against: anti-, contra-

air: aer/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o

air sac: alveol/o

airway: bronch/o, bronci/o

all: pan-

alongside of: para-

alveolus: alveol/o

anus: an/o

aorta: aort/o

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appendix:appendic/o

arm: brachi/o

around: circum-, peri-

artery: arteri/o

atrium: atri/o

attraction for: -phil, -philia

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away from: ab-

back: re-

backward: retro-

bacteria: bacteri/o

basin: pyel/o

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beginning: -arche

behind: post-, retro-

below: hypo-, infra-, sub-

bent: lord/o

between: inter-

beyond: meta-, ultra-

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bile duct: choledoch/o

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birth: nat/i

black: melan/o

bladder: cyst/o, vesic/o, vesicul/o

blood: hem/o, hemat/o

blood condition: -emia

blue: cyan/o

body: somat/o

bone: oste/o

bone marrow: myel/o

both: ambi-, bi-

brain: cerebr/o, encephal/o

breaking down: -lysis

breast: mamm/o, mast/o

breathing: -pnea, spir/o

bronchus: bronch/o, bronchi/o

bud: -blast, blast/o

burat forth: -rrhage, -rrhagia

calculus: lith/o

cancer: carcin/o, onc/o

carbon dioxide: capn/o, carb/o

cartilage: chondr/o

cavity (sinus): atri/o, sin/o

cell: cyt/o

cerebellum: cerebell/o

cerebrum: cerebr/o

cervix: cervic/o

change: meta-

cheek: bucc/o

chest: pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o

child: ped/o

circle: coron/o

clear fluid: lymph/o

clot: thromb/o

colon: col/o, colon/o

colon, sigmoid: sigmoid/o

color: chrom/o

colored circle: irid/o, ir/o

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contraction, involuntary: -spasm

coordination: tax/o

cornea: corne/o, kerat/o

correct: ortho-

creation of an opening: -stomy

crooked- anlyl/o

crown: coron/o

crushing: -tripsy

to cut: tom/o

death: necr/o

deficient: hypo-, olig/o

development: troph/o

diaphragm: phren/o

difficult: dys-

digit: dactl/o

dilation or expansion: -ectasis

discharge: -rrhea

disease: path/o

dissolution: -lysis

division: schiz/o

down: de-

downward displacement: -ptosis

dry: xer/o

duodenum: duoden/o

ear: aur/i, ot/o

eardrum: myring/o, tympan/o

eat, swallow: phag/o

egg: ov/i, ov/o

enlargement: -megaly

enzyme: -ase

epididymis: epididym/o

equal:iso-

esophagus: esophag/o

eustachian tube: salping/o

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excision(removal): -ectomy

expansion or dilation: -ectasis

extremity: acr/o

eye: ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o

eyelid:blephar/o

falling: -ptosis

fascia: fasci/o

fast: tachy-

fat: adip/o, ather/o, lip/o, steat/o

faulty: dys-

fear, exaggerated: phob/o

femur: femor/o

few: olig/o

fiber: fibr/o

fixation: -pexy

flesh: sarc/o

foot: pod/o, ped/o

form: morph/o

formation: -plasia, plas/o, -poiesis

formation of: -iasis

four: quadri-

form: de-

fungus: myc/o

ganglion: gangli/o

gas: aer/o

germ or bud: -blast, blast/o

gland; aden/o

glans penis: balan/o

glassy: vitre/o

glomerulus: glomerul/o

glue: gli/o

good: eu-

groin: inguin/o

gums: gingiv/o

hair: trich/o

hair: trich/o

half: hemi-, semi-

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head: chphal/o

hearing: acous/o, audi/o

hearing condition: -acusis

heart: cardi/o

hernia: -cele, herni/o

hipbone: pelv/i, pelv/o

hormone: hormon/o

humped: kyph/o

ileum: ile/o

incision: -tomy

increase: -osis

inflammation: -itis

instrument for examination: -scope

instrument for measuring: -meter

instrument for recording: -graph

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joint: arthr/o, articul/o

juice: chyl/o

ketone bodies: ket/o, keton/o

kidney: nephro/o, ren/o

knee cap: patell/o

knowing: gnos/o

labor: toc/o

large: macr/o

larynx: laryng/o

left or on left side: sinistr/o

lens: phac/o, phak/o

light: phot/o

like: iso-

lip: cheil/o

liver: hepat/o, hepatic/o

lobe: lob/o

loin(lower back): lumb/o

long: macr/o

lung: pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o

male: andr/o

many: multi-, poly-

measuring, process of: -meter

measuring, process of: -entry

meninges: mening/o, meningi/o

menstruation: men/o

milk: lact/o

mind: psych/o, phren/o

mouth: or/o, phren/o

movement: kinesi/o

muscle: muscul/o, my/o

nail: onych/o

narrow: sten/o

near: ad-

neck: cervic/o

nerve: neur/o

net: reticul/o

new: neo-

normal: eu-, ortho-

nose: nas/o, rhin/o

not: de-

nourishment: troph/o

oil: seb/o

old age: preshy/o

one: mono-, uni-

one who specializes in: -ist

one who specializes in the study or treatment of: -logist

opening: glott/o, meat/o

opening, creation of: -stomy

opposed to: anti-, contra-

order: tax/o

origin: -gen, -genesis, -genic

out: e-, ec-, ex-

outside: ecto-, exo-, extra-

ovary: oophor/o, ovari/o

oxygen: ox/o

pain: -algia, -dynia

painful: dys-

pancreas: pancreat/o

paralysis: -plegia

paralysis, slight: -paresis

perineum: perine/o

peritoneum: peritone/o

pertaining to: -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous, -tic

pharynx: pharyng/o

place: top/o

pleura: pleru/o

poison: tox/o, toxic/o

portion: lob/o

pouching: -cele

presence of: -iasis

process: -ation

process of: -y

production: -gen, -genic, -genesis

prostate: prostat/o

protein: albumin/o

pulse: sphygm/o

puncture for aspiration: -centesis

purple: purpur/o

pus: py/o

pylorus: pylor/o

radius: radi/o

record: -gram

recording, process of: -graphy

rectum: proct/o, rect/o

red: erythr/o

resembling: -oid

reticulum: recticul/o

rib: cost/o

right or on the right side: dextr/o

rod shape: rhabd/o

rupture: -rrhexis

sac: cyst/o, vesic/o, vesicul/o

safe: immun/o

saliva: sial/o

scale: squam/o

sclera: scler/o

sebum: seb/o

secrete: crin/o

seizure: -lepsy

sensation: esthesi/o

sensitivity, exaggerated: phob/o

separate from: dis-

sigmoid colon: sigmoid/o

sinus: sinus/o

skeletal: rhabd/o

skin: cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skull: crani/o

sleep: somn/o

slow: brady-

small: -icle, micro-, -ole, -ula, -ule

small intestine: enter/o

smooth: lei/o

softening: -malacia

sound: son/o

specializes, on who: -st

speech: phas/o, phon/o

sperm: sperm/o, spermat/o

spinal cord: myel/o

spine: spin/o

spleen: splen/o

split: schiz/o

sternum: stern/o

stiff: ankyl/o

stomach: gastr/o

stone: lith/o

stop or stand: -stasis

straight: orth/o

striated: rhabd/o

structure: -ium

study of: -logy

study of, one who specializes in: -logist

stupor: narc/o

sugar: gluc/o, glyc/o

surgical repair or reconstruction: -plasty

suspension: -pexy

suture: -rrhaphy

swallow: phag/o

sweat:hidr/o

sweat, profuse: diaphor/o

tear: dacry/o, lacrim/o

teeth: dent/i

tendon: ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tension: ton/o

testis: orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o

thalamus: thalam/o

thick: pachy-

thirst: dips/o

three: tri-

three dimensional or solid: stere/o

throat: pharyng/o

through: dia-, per-, trans-

thymus gland: thym/o

thyroid gland: thyr/o

tissue: hist/o, -ium

to or toward: ad-

together: con-, sym-, syn-

tone: ton/o

tongue: gloss/o, lingu/o

tonsil: tonsill/o

topmost: acr/o

trachea: trache/o

treatment: -iatrics, -iatry

treatment, one who specializes in: -logist

tumor: -oma

twisted: scoli/o

two: bi-

ulna: uln/o

under: infra-, sub-

upon: epi-

ureter: ureter/o

urethra: urethr/o

urine: ur/o, urin/o

uterine tube: salping/o

uterus: hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o

vagina: colp/o, vagin/o

vein: phleb/o, ven/o

vein, swollen or twisted: varic/o

ventricle: ventricul/o

vertebra: vertebr/o, spondyl/o

vessel: angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

voice: phon/o

voice box: laryng/o

vomiting: -emesis

vulva: vulv/o, episi/o

water: aque/o, hydr/o

wax: cerumin/o

weakness: -asthenia

white: leuc/o, leuk/o

windpipe: trache/o

with: con-, sym-, syn

within: en-, endo-, intra-

without: a-, an-

woman: gynec/o

yellow: xanth/o