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Term | Definition |
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amni/o | amnion |
cervic/o | neck, cervix |
chori/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
dilat/o | to widen |
embry/o | embryo |
episi/o | vulva |
estr/o | female |
fet/o | fetus |
gynec/o | female |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus |
nat/o | birth |
o/o | ovum |
oophor/o | ovary |
ov/o | ovum |
ov/i | ovum |
ovari/o | ovary |
pareun/o | sexual intercourse |
perine/o | perineum |
radic/o | root |
salping/o | uterine tubes |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
-arche | beginning |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-partum | childbirth |
-salpinx | uterine tube |
-tocia | labor |
ante- | before, in front of |
contra- | against |
primi- | first |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
esophag/o | esophagus |
fibr/o | fibers |
hemat/o | blood |
lapar/o | abdomen |
later/o | side |
leuk/o | white |
mast/o | breast |
olig/o | scanty |
or/o | mouth |
pelv/o | pelvis |
py/o | pus |
rect/o | rectum |
semin/i | semen |
son/o | sound |
tox/o | poison |
vesic/o | urinary bladder |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-an | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-cele | protrusion |
-centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emesis | vomiting |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ia | condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ine | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-nic | pertaining to |
-oid | resembling |
-opsy | view of |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-otomy | cutting into |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhagia | abnormal flow condition |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-scopy | process of viewing |
-tic | pertaining to |
-uria | urine condition |
a- | without |
bi- | two |
dys- | painful |
endo- | inner, within |
hyper- | excessive |
in- | not |
intra- | within |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
nulli- | none |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
syn- | together |
ultra- | beyond |
endometrial | pertaining to the inner lining of the uterus |
andr/o | male |
balan/o | glans penis |
crypt/o | hidden |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orch/o | testes |
orchi/o | testes |
orchid/o | testes |
pen/o | penis |
phall/o | penis |
prostat/o | postate gland |
semin/i | semen |
spermat/o | sperm |
testicul/o | testes |
vas/o | vas deferens |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
-cide | to kill |
-plasia | formation of cells |
-spermia | condition of sperm |
genit/o | genital |
hydr/o | water |
immun/o | protection |
ur/o | urine |
urethr/o | urethra |
varic/o | dilated vein |
-gen | that which produces |
-ile | pertaining to |
-ism | state of |
-ostomy | surgically create an opening |
an- | without |
anti- | against |
epi- | above |
hypo- | below |
trans- | across |
balanic | pertaining to the glans penis |
phallic | pertaining to the penis |
lactic | pertaining to milk |
mammary | pertaining to a breast |
uterine | pertaining to the uterus |
acr/o | extremities |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | to secrete |
gluc/o | glucose |
glyc/o | sugar |
gonad/o | sex glands |
iod/o | iodine |
kal/i | potassium |
ket/o | ketones |
mineral/o | minerals, electrolytes |
natr/o | sodium |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pineal/o | pineal gland |
pituit/o | pituitary gland |
radi/o | ray |
somat/o | body |
thym/o | thymus |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison |
-dipsia | thirst |
-emic | pertaining to a blood condition |
-tropic | pertaining to stimulating |
-tropin | to stimulate |
chem/o | drug |
cortic/o | outer layer |
cyt/o | cell |
glycos/o | sugar |
hem/o | blood |
lob/o | lobe |
neur/o | nerve |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
retin/o | retina |
-edema | swelling |
-emia | blood condition |
-globin | protein |
-megaly | enlarged |
-meter | instrument to measure |
-pathy | disease |
-prandial | pertaining to a meal |
-scopic | pertaining to visually examining |
ex- | outward |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
alges/o | sense of pain |
astr/o | star |
centr/o | center |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
clon/o | rapid contracting and relaxing |
concuss/o | to shake violently |
dur/o | dura mater |
encaphal/o | brain |
gli/o | glue |
medull/o | medulla oblongata |
mening/o | meninges |
meningi/o | meninges |
ment/o | mind |
myel/o | spinal cord |
peripher/o | away from center |
poli/o | gray matter |
pont/o | pons |
radicul/o | nerve root |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath, meninges |
tom/o | to cut |
ton/o | tone |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
-paresis | weakness |
-phasia | speech |
-taxia | muscle coordination |
arteri/o | artery |
cephal/o | head |
crani/o | skull |
cutane/o | skin |
electr/o | electricity |
hal/o | to breathe |
isch/o | to hold back |
lumb/o | low back |
my/o | muscle |
scler/o | hard, sclera |
topic/o | a specific area |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ven/o | vein |
vetebr/o | vertebra |
-asthenia | weakness |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ion | action |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-ose | pertaining to |
-plegia | paralysis |
-trophic | pertaining to development |
de- | without |
hemi- | half |
mono- | one |
para- | abnormal, two like parts of a pair |
quadri- | four |
semi- | partial |
sub- | under |
tri- | three |
un- | not |
cephalic | pertaining to the head |
cerebrospinal | pertaining to the cerebrum and spine |
cranial | pertaining to the skull |
encephalic | pertaining to the brain |
intracranial | pertaining to within the skull |
intrathecal | pertaining to inside the meninges |
medullary | pertaining to the medulla oblongata |
myelonic | pertaining to the spinal cord |
neural | pertaining to nerves |
neuroglial | pertaining to glial cells |
pontine | pertaining to the pions |
subdural | pertaining to under the dura mater |
thalamic | pertaining to the thalamus |
ventricular | pertaining to the ventricles |
vertebral | pertaining to the vertebrae |
ambly/o | dull or dim |
aque/o | water |
blast/o | immature |
blephar/o | eyelid |
chromat/o | color |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
corne/o | cornea |
cor/o | pupil |
cycl/o | ciliary body |
dacry/o | tears |
dipl/o | double |
emmetr/o | correct, proper |
glauc/o | gray |
ir/o | iris |
irid/o | iris |
kerat/o | cornea |
lacrim/o | tears |
macul/o | macula lutea |
mi/o | lessening |
mydr/i | widening |
nyctal/o | night |
ocul/o | eye |
opt/o | eye, vision |
optic/o | eye, vision |
papill/o | optic disk |
phac/o | lens |
phot/o | light |
presby/o | old age |
pupill/o | pupil |
stigmat/o | point |
uve/o | vascular, choroid |
vitre/o | glassy |
-ician | specialist |
-metrist | one who measures |
-opia | vision condition |
-opsia | vision conditions |
-phobia | fear |
-tropia | turned condition |
aniso- | unequal |
eso- | inward |
exo- | outward |
myo- | to shut |
angi/o | vessel |
cry/o | cold |
esthesi/o | sensation, feeling |
myc/o | fungus |
pneum/o | air |
xer/o | dry |
-atic | pertaining to |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-metry | process of measuring |
-ptosis | drooping |
extra- | outside of |
micro- | small |
extraocular | pertaining to being outside the eyeball |
intraocular | pertaining to within the eye |
iridal | pertaining to the iris |
lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
macular | pertaining to the macula lutea |
ocular | pertaining to the eye |
ophthalmic | pertaining to the eye |
optic | pertaining to the eye or vision |
optical | pertaining to the eye or vision |
uveal | pertaining to the choroid layer of the eye |
acous/o | hearing |
audi/o | hearing |
audit/o | hearing |
aur/o | ear |
auricul/o | ear |
cerumin/o | cerumen |
cochle/o | cochlea |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
myring/o | tympanic membrane |
ot/o | ear |
salping/o | auditory tube (eustachian tube) |
staped/o | stapes |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane |
vestibul/o | vestibule |
-cusis | hearing |
-otia | ear condition |
laryng/o | larynx |
rhin/o | nose |
-emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
-ory | pertaining to |
-sclerosis | hardening |
macro- | large |
acoustic | pertaining to hearing |
auditory | pertaining to hearing |
aural | pertaining to the ear |
auricular | pertaining to the ear |
binaural | pertaining to both ears |
monaural | pertaining to one ear |
otic | pertaining to the ear |
tympanic | pertaining to the tympanic membrane |
azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
corpor/o | body |
glomerul/o | urinary bladder |
home/o | sameness |
iatr/o | physician, medicine, treatment |
idi/o | distinctive |
keton/o | ketones |
meat/o | meatus |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/i | night |
protein/o | protein |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
ureter/o | ureter |
urin/o | urine |
-lith | stone |
-lysis | to destroy |
lith/o | stone |
necr/o | death |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
-ectasis | dilated |
-genic | producing |
-lithiasis | condition of stones |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-tripsy | surgical crushing |
retro- | backward |
cystic | pertaining to the bladder |
pyelitic | pertaining to the renal pelvis |
renal | pertaining to the kidney |
urinary | pertaining to urine |