-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-blast

immature cell

-clast

break down; destroy

-crine

secrete

-cyte

cell

-ectasis

dilation

-ectomy

removal

-edema

swelling

-genic

produced by

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ists

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-ole

small; little

-oma

tumor

-opsy

viewing

-osis

abnormal condition

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-rrhea

discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

visual examination

-stalsis

contraction

-stasis

stoppage of flow

-stenosis

narrowing

-stomy

opening

-tic

pertaining to

-tome

instrument for cutting

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

growth/development

a-

not; without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

an-

not; without

ana-

apart

angi/o

vessel

arthr/o

joint

azot/o

urea

bi-

two

bi/o

life

brachi/o

arm

brady-

slow

bucc/o

cheek

calc/o

calcium

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cec/o

cecum

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

cheil/o

lip

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

colon/o

large intestine

crani/o

skull

cry/o

cold

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

cyst; sac of fluid

cyt/o

cell

dent/i

tooth

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

dia-

through; complete

dips/o

thirst

dont/o

tooth

dorsi-

back

dys-

painful; difficult

en-

in; within

encephal/o

brain

endo-

in; within

enter/o

small intestine

epi-

on; over; upon

erythr/o

red

eu-

normal; good

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o

sugar

glyc/o

sugar

glycos/o

sugar

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

home/o

sameness

hydr/o

water

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

ile/o

ileum

ili/o

ilium

infra-

below; beneath

inguin/o

groin

inter-

between

intra-

within; into

jaund/o

yellow

kal/i

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

kinesi/o

movement

labi/o

lip

lapar/o

abdomen

later/o

lateral; side

leuk/o

white

ling/o

tongue

lith/o

stone

lumb/o

lumbar region

macro-

large

medi/o

middle; medial

mega-

large

melan/o

black

meta-

change

micr/o

small

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

myx/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

natr/o

sodium

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o

eye

olig/o

scanty (very few)

or/o

mouth

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

pan-

all

path/o

disease

pector/o

chest

ped/o

foot; child

peri-

around; surrounding

phag/o

eat; swallow; engulf

phleb/o

vein

phon/o

sound

pleur/o

lung

pneum/o

lung

poly-

many

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o

flesh

scoli/o

crooked; bent

sial/o

saliva

somat/o

body

steat/o

fat

sub-

below

tachy-

fast

tars/o

ankle; tarsals

thorac/o

chest

toxic/o

poison

trans-

across

tri-

three

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urin

vas/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

vertebr/o

spinal column

vesic/o

urinary bladder

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry