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OIT/OHSU - All Words
All words
a | no/ not/ without |
ab | away from |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
-ac/ -al/ -ar/ -ary/ oid/ -ous/ -tic | pertaining to |
Acanth/o | thorny/spiny |
acetabul/o | acetabulum |
acou/o | hearing |
acr/o | extremity |
acromi/o | shoulder |
acu/o | sharp |
ad | towards |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
adip/o | fat |
aer/o | air |
Agglutin/o | clumping |
alb/o | while |
albumin/o | protein |
algesi/o | excessive sensitivity |
-algia | pain |
alveol/o | alveolus |
ambi | both |
ambly/o | dull/dim |
amni/o | amnion/ sac for embryo |
ampi | on both sides |
amyl/o | starch |
an | no/ not/ without |
an/o | anus |
ana | up |
andr/o | male |
aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
angi/o | vessel |
anis/o | unequal |
ankly/o | stiff |
ante | before/ forward |
anter/o | front |
anthrac/o | coal dust |
anti | against |
aort/o | aorta |
aponeur/o | aponeurosis |
appendic/o | appendix |
aque/o | water |
-arche | beginning |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
-ase | enzyme |
-asthenia | lack of strength |
ather/o | placque |
atri/o | atrium |
audi/o | hearing |
aur/i | ear |
aur/o | ear |
auto | self |
axill/o | armpit |
azot/o | urea/ nitrogen |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
balan/o | glans penis |
bartholin/o | Bartholins glands |
bas/o | base |
bi | two |
bi/o | life |
bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
-blast | embryonic |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bol/o | to throw or cast away |
brachi/o | arm |
brady | slow |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
bucc/o | cheek |
burs/o | bursa |
calcane/o | heel |
calci/o | calcium |
cali/o | calyx |
-capnia | carbon dioxide |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
carp/o | wrist bones |
cata | down |
caud/o | toward the tail |
caus/o | burn |
cec/o | cecum |
-cele | hernia |
celi/o | belly |
cellul/o | cell |
-centisis | surgically puncture |
cephal/o | head |
cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
cerumin/o | cerumin |
cervic/o | cervix |
cervic/o | neck |
cheil/o | lip |
chiro/o | hand/ foot |
chlor/o | chloride |
chlor/o | green |
chol/e | bile |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
cholescyst/o | gall bladder |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chori/o | chorion |
chrom/o | color |
chron/o | time |
cib/o | meals |
circum | around |
cis/o | to cut |
-clast | to break |
clavicul/o | clavicle |
-coccus | berry shaped |
coccyg/o | coccyx |
col/o | colon |
colp/o | vagina |
con | with/ together |
condyl/o | condyle |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
contra | against |
cor/o | pupil |
core/o | pupil |
corne/o | cornea |
coron/o | heart |
cortic/o | cortex |
crani/o | skull |
-crit | seperate |
cry/o | cold |
crypt/o | hidden |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
-cusis | hearing |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan/o | blue |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-cylsis | wash or irrigate |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
-cyte | cell |
-cytosis | condition of cells |
dacry/o | tear |
dacryoaden/o | tear gland |
dacryocyst/o | lacrimal gland |
dactyl/o | fingers/ toes |
de | from/ lack of |
dent/o | tooth |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
dextr/o | right |
dextr/o | sugar |
dia | complete/ through |
diaphor/o | sweat |
dipl/o | double |
dipso/o | thirst |
dis | to free or undo |
dist/o | far |
dors/o | back |
-drome | to run |
duct/o | to carry or lead |
duoden/o | duodenum |
dur/o | dura mater |
dys | bad or painful |
-ectasis | to stretch/ dilatation |
ecto | outside |
-ectomy | to excise |
ectop/o | misplaced |
electr/o | electricty |
em | in |
emesis | vomitus |
-emia | blood condition |
-emphraxis | blockage |
encephal/o | brain |
endo | inside |
enter/o | intestines |
eosin/o | rosy/ or dawn colored |
epi | above/ upon |
epididym/o | epididymis |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
episi/o | vulva |
-er | one who |
erythem/o | flushed/redness |
erythr/o | red |
esophang/o | esophagus |
esthesi/o | feeling |
eu | good |
exo | outside/ outer |
extra | in addition |
fasci/o | fascia |
femur/o | femur |
fibr/o | fibers |
fibrin/o | fiber |
fibul/o | fubula |
furc/o | forking/ branching |
-fusion | to pour |
gangli/o | ganglion |
gastr/o | stomach |
gen/o | begining |
-genesis | condition of producing |
gingiv/o | gums |
glauc/o | gray |
gli/o | glue |
-globin | protien |
-globulin | protein |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gloss/o | tounge |
gluc/o | sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
gnos/o | knowledge |
gon/o | seed |
-grade | to go |
-gram | record |
granul/o | granules |
-graph | instrument to record |
-graphy | process of recording |
gravid/o | pregnancy |
gynec/o | women/ female |
hem/o | blood |
hemato/o | blood |
hemi | half |
hepat/o | liver |
herni/o | hernia |
heter/o | different |
hidr/o | sweat |
hist/o | tissue |
hist/o | tissue |
hom/o | same |
humer/o | humerus |
hydr/o | water |
hyper | above or excessive |
hypo | below or deficient |
hyster/o | uterus |
-ia/ -y | process/ condition |
-iasis | condition |
ile/o | ileum |
ili/o | ilium |
in | in/ not |
infra | below |
inguin/o | groin |
inter | between |
intra | within |
ir/o | iris |
irid/o | iris |
is/o | equal |
ischi/o | ischium |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-itis | inflammation |
jejun/o | jejunum |
kal/i | potassium |
kary/o | nucleus |
kerat/o | cornea/horny/hard |
kinesi/o | movement |
kyph/o | humpback |
labi/o | lip |
lacrim/o | tear |
lact/o | milk |
lamin/o | lamina |
lapar/o | abdomen |
laryng/o | larynx |
later/o | side |
leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
leps/o | seizure |
leuk/o | white |
ligament/o | ligament |
lingu/o | tounge |
lip/o | fat |
lith/o | stone/ calculus |
lob/o | lobe |
-logy | process of studying |
lord/o | curve/ swayback |
lumb/o | lower back |
lymph/o | lymph |
-lysis | to break |
macro | big |
magnesi/o | magnesium |
mal | bad |
-malacia | softening |
mamm/o | breast |
mandibul/o | lower jaw bone |
-mania | madness/ abnormal preoccupation |
mast/o | breast |
maxill/o | upper jaw bone |
medi/o | middle |
medulla/o | medulla |
-megaly | enlargement |
melan/o | black |
men/o | menses |
mening/o | meninges/ membrane |
ment\o | mind |
mesa | middle |
meta | beyond/ change |
metacarp/o | hand bones |
metatars/o | foot bones |
-meter | to measure |
metr/o | uterus |
metri/o | uterus |
mi/o | smaller |
micro | small |
mon/o | single |
morph/o | shape/ form |
mort/o | death |
muc/o | mucus |
mult/i | many |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | bone marrow |
myel/o | spinal cord |
myring/o | eardrum |
myx/o | mucus |
narc/o | sleep |
nas/o | nose |
nat/i | birth |
natr/o | sodium |
ne/o | new |
necro/o | death |
nect/o | to bind/ connect |
neo | new |
nephr/o | kidney |
neuro/o | nerve |
neutr/o | neutral |
noct/o | night |
norm/o | rule/ order |
null/i | none |
ocul/o | eye |
odont/o | tooth |
-odynia | pain |
-ole | little |
olecran/o | elbow |
olig/o | scanty |
-oma | tumor |
omphal/o | navel |
onc/o | mass/ tumor |
onych/o | nail |
oo/o | egg/ ovum |
oophoro/o | ovary |
-opia | vision |
-opsy | to view |
opthalm/o | eye |
-or | one who |
or/o | mouth |
orchi/o | testis |
orchid/o | testis |
-orrhagia | bursting forth of blood |
-orrhaphy | suture |
-orrhea | discharge |
-orrhexia | rupture |
orth/o | straight |
-osis | condition |
-osmia | smell/ odor |
oste/o | bone |
-ostomy | to make a new opening. |
ot/o | ear |
ov/o | egg |
ovari/o | ovary |
ox/i | oxygen |
ox/i (y) | oxygen |
pachy/o | think |
palat/o | palate |
pan | all |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
par/o | bear |
para | near |
-para | to bear |
-paresis | slight paralysis |
-partum | birth/ labor |
patell/o | kneecap |
path/o | disease |
pector/o | chest |
pelv/i | pelvis |
peps/ia | digestion |
per | through/ by |
peri | surrounding |
perine/o | perineum |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
perone/o | fibula |
pex/o | fixation |
phalang/o | fingers/ toes |
phang/o | to eat/swallow |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
pharyng/o | throat/pharynx |
phas/o | speech |
-pheresis | removal |
phil/o | love/ attraction |
-philia | attraction for |
phleb/o | vein |
-phobia | fear of |
phon/o | voice |
-phonia | sound |
-phoresis | transmission |
phot/o | light |
phren/o | diaphram |
phren\o | mind |
physi/o | nature |
plas/o | development |
-plasia | formation/ development |
-plasm | growth/ development |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
pleur/o | pleura |
plex/o | network |
pne/o | breathe |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o | air |
pneumon/o | lung |
pod/o | foot |
-poiesis | formation |
poikil/o | varried irregular |
poly | many |
pont/o | pons |
-porosis | passage |
post | after/ behind |
poster/o | back |
-prandial | meal |
pre | before |
preysby/o | old age |
pro | before |
proct/o | rectum |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
prot/o | first |
pseudo | FALSE |
psych/o | mind |
-ptosis | drooping/ prolapse |
-ptysis | spitting |
pub/o | pubis |
pulmon/o | lung |
pupill/o | pupil |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
rachi/o | spinal column |
radi/o | radius |
re | back |
ren/o | kidney |
retin/o | retina |
retro | behind |
retucul/o | network |
rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle |
rhin/o | nose |
sacro/o | sacrum |
salping/o | fallopian tube |
sanguin/o | blood |
scapul/o | scapula |
schiz/o | split |
scler/o | sclera |
-sclerosis | harding |
scoli/o | crooked/ bent |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
seb/o | sebum |
semi | half |
sial/o | saliva |
sialaden/o | salivary glands |
sider/o | iron |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid |
sinus/o | sinus |
-spasm | sudden violent involuntary contraction |
sperm/o | spermatozoa |
spermat/o | spermatozoa |
spher/o | globe/ round |
sphygm/o | pulse |
spin/o | spine |
spir/o | to breathe |
splen/o | spleen |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
squam/o | scale |
-stalsis | constriction |
-stalsis | constriction |
staped/o | stapes |
-stasis | to stop/ control |
steat/o | fat |
-stenosis | tightning/ narrowing |
stern/o | sternum |
steth/o | chest |
stomat/o | mouth |
sub | below |
submaxill/o | lower jaw bone |
super | above |
sym | together |
syn | together |
syndesm/o | ligament |
synovi/o | synovia |
syphil/o | syphilis |
tachy | fast |
tars/o | ankle/ instep bone |
tax/o | coordination/ order |
ten/o | tendon |
test/o | testis |
thalam/o | thalamus |
-therapy | treatment |
thorac/o | chest |
thorac/o | chest |
-thorax | pleural cavity |
thromb/o | clot |
thym/o | thymus |
tibi/o | tibia |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tocia | labor |
-tome | Instrument to cut |
-tomy | process of cutting |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea |
trans | across |
-tresia | opening |
trich/o | hair |
-tripsy | surgical crushing |
-trophy | development |
-tropia | to turn |
tympan/o | eardrum |
-ule | little |
uln/o | ulna |
ultra | beyond/ excess |
ungu/o | nail |
ur/o | urine |
ureter/o | ureters |
urethr/o | urethra |
-uria | urine |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
valv/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel/ duct |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
venul/o | venule |
vertebr/o | vertebrae |
vesic/o | urinary bladder |
vesicul/o | seminal vessels |
vitre/o | glassy |
vol/o | volume |
vulv/o | vulva |
cycl/o | ciliary/body of eye |
xer/o | dry |