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Suffixes March 2017
More Root Words for Suffixes section
Term | Definition |
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amni/o | amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the fetus) |
angi/o | vessel |
arthr/o | joint |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | plaque (a yellow, fatty material) |
axill/o | armpit |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
chron/o | time |
cry/o | cold |
hyster/o | uterus |
inguin/o | groin |
ungu/o | nail |
isch/o | to hold back |
mast/o, mamm/o | breast |
men/o | menses (menstruation) |
myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | pertaining to fungi |
necr/o | death |
oophor/o | ovary |
phleb/o | vein |
pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lung |
ren/o | kidney |
salping/o | fallopian tube |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
ur/o | urine or urea; urinary tract |
vascul/o | blood vessel |