abdomin/o

abdomen (abdominal cavity)

acou/o

hearing

acr/o

extremities, height

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

albumin/o

albumin

alveol/o

alveolus

amni/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

amnion/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

an/o

anus

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front

antr/o

antrum

aort/o

aorta

aponeur/o

aponeurosis

appendic/o

appendix

arche/o

first, beginning

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

atel/o

imperfect, incomplete

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hearing

aur/i

ear

aur/o

ear

aut/o

self

azot/o

urea, nitrogen

balan/o

glans penis

bi/o

life

blast/o

developing cell, germ cell

blephar/o

eyelid

bronch/i

bronchus

bronch/o

bronchus

burs/o

bursa (cavity)

calc/i

calcium

cancer/o

cancer

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancer

carp/o

carpals

caud/o

tail (downward)

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

abdomen (abdominal cavity)

cephal/o

head (upward)

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

cervic/o

cervix

cheil/o

lip

chlor/o

green

chol/e

gall, bile

cholangi/o

bile duct

choledoch/o

common bile duct

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

chorion

chrom/o

colour

clavic/o

clavicle

clavicul/o

clavicle

col/o

colon (usually large intestine)

colon/o

colon (usually large intestine)

colp/o

vagina

coni/o

dust

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

cor/o

pupil

core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

cortic/o

cortex (the outer layer of a body organ)

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

culd/o

cul-de-sac

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

bladder, sac

cyt/o

cell

dacry/o

tear, tear duct

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

dipl/o

two, double

dips/o

thirst

disk/o

intervertebral disk

dist/o

away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

diverticul/o

diverticulum (pl. diverticula)

dors/o

back

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

hard, dura mater

electr/o

electricity

embry/o

embryo, to be full

encephal/o

brain

endocrin/o

endocrine

enter/o

intestine (usually small intestine)

epididym/o

epididymis

epiglott/o

epiglottis

episi/o

vulva

epitheli/o

epithelium

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

esthesi/o

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

eti/o

cause (of disease)

femor/o

femur

fet/i

fetus, unborn child

fet/o

fetus, unborn child

fibr/o

fiber

fibul/o

fibula

gangli/o

ganglion

ganglion/o

ganglion

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gum

glomerul/o

glomerulus

gloss/o

tongue

glyc/o

sugar

glycos/o

sugar

gno/o

knowledge

gravid/o

pregnancy

gyn/o

woman

gynec/o

woman

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

herni/o

hernia

heter/o

other

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o

tissue

humer/o

humerus

hydr/o

water

hymen/o

hymen

hyster/o

uterus

iatr/o

physician, medicine, treatment

ile/o

ileum

ili/o

ilium

infer/o

below

iri/o

iris

irid/o

iris

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

ischi/o

ischium

jejun/o

jejunum

kal/i

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

kerat/o

horny tissue, hard

kerat/o

cornea

kinesi/o

movement, motion

kyph/o

hump

labyrinth/o

labyrinth (inner ear)

lacrim/o

tear, tear duct

lact/o

milk

lamin/o

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

lapar/o

abdomen (abdominal cavity)

laryng/o

larynx

later/o

side

lei/o

smooth

leuk/o

white

lingu/o

tongue

lip/o

fat

lith/o

stone, calculus

lob/o

lobe

lord/o

bent forward

lumb/o

loin, lumbar region of the spine

lymph/o

lymph, lymphatic gland

madibul/o

mandible

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

mastoid/o

mastoid bone

maxilla/o

maxilla

meat/o

meatus (opening)

medi/o

middle

melan/o

black

men/o

menstruation

mening/i

meninges

mening/o

meninges

menisci/o

meniscus (crescent)

ment/o

mind

metr/i

uterus

metr/o

uterus

miring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

mon/o

one

muc/o

mucus

my/o

muscle

myc/o

fungus

myel/o

bone marrow

myel/o

spinal cord

myos/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

nat/o

birth

natr/o

sodium

necr/o

death (cells, body)

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

noct/i

night

ocul/o

eye

olig/o

scanty, few

omphal/o

umbilicus, navel

onc/o

tumor, mass

onych/o

nail

oophor/o

ovary

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

vision

or/o

mouth

orch/o

testis, testicle

orchi/o

testis, testicle

orchid/o

testis, testicle

organ/o

organ

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

ox/i

oxygen

ox/o

oxygen

pachy/o

thick

palat/o

palate

pancreat/o

pancreas

par/o

bear, give birth to, labour, childbirth

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

part/o

bear, give birth to, labour, childbirth

patell/o

patella

path/o

disease

pelv/i

pelvis, pelvic bone

pelv/o

pelvis, pelvic bone

perine/o

perineum

peritone/o

peritoneum

petr/o

stone

phalang/o

phalanges

pharyng/o

pharynx

phas/o

speech

phot/o

light

phren/o

mind

pleb/o

vein

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung, air

pneumat/o

lung, air

pneumon/o

lung, air

poli/o

gray matter

polyp/o

polyp, small growth

poster/o

back, behind

prim/i

first

proct/o

rectum

prostat/o

prostate gland

proxim/o

near (the point of attachment of a body part)

pseud/o

false

psych/o

mind

pub/o

pubis

puerper/o

childbirth

pulmon/o

lung

pupill/o

pupil

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pylor/o

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

quadr/i

four

rachi/o

spine, vertebral column

radi/o

radius

radic/o

nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord)

radicul/o

nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord)

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

retin/o

retina

rhabd/o

rod-shaped, striated

rhin/o

nose

rhiz/o

nerve root (proximal end of a peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord)

rhytid/o

wrinkles

sacr/o

sacrum

salping/o

fallopian tube (uterine tube)

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

scapula/o

scapula

sclera/o

sclera

scoli/o

crooked, curved

seb/o

sebum (oil)

sept/o

septum (wall off, fence)

sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

sinus/o

sinus

somat/o

body

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

sperm/o

spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa), sperm

spermat/o

spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa), sperm

spir/o

breathe, breathing

spondyl/o

vertebra

staped/o

stapes (middle ear bone)

staphyl/o

grapelike clusters

stern/o

sternum

stomat/o

mouth

strept/o

twisted chains

super/o

above

synovi/o

synovia, synovial membrane

system/o

system

tars/o

tarsals

ten/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

test/o

testis, testicle

therm/o

heat

thorac/o

thorax (chest)

thromb/o

clot

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

tibi/o

tibia

tom/o

cut, section

ton/o

tension, pressure

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea

trachel/o

cervix

trich/o

hair

tympan/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear

uln/o

ulna

ungu/o

nail

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

urin/o

urine, urinary tract

uter/o

uterus

uvul/o

uvula

vagin/o

vagina

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

vas/o

vessel, duct

ven/o

vein

ventr/o

belly (front)

ventricul/o

ventricle

vertebr/o

vertebra

vesic/o

bladder, sac

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

viscer/o

internal organs

vulv/o

vulva

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry