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Term
ROOT
 Definition
foundation of the term
Term
SUFFIX
 Definition
word ending
Term
PREFIX
 Definition
Word beginning
Term
COMBINING VOWEL
 Definition
vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
Term
COMBINING FORM
 Definition
combination of the root and the combining vowel
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous, cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete (to form and give off)
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
treatment, physician
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
log/o
 Definition
study of
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
ped/o
 Definition
child
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-ray
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
sect/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot, clotting
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract, urine
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in
Term
-globin
 Definition
protein
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-ic, -ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ion
 Definition
process
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logy
 Definition
process of study
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, swelling
Term
-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument to visually examine
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examine with and endoscope
Term
-sis
 Definition
state of; condition
Term
-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting, incision
Term
-y
 Definition
process, condition
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without
Term
aut-, auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, complete
Term
end-, endo-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
ex-, exo-
 Definition
out, outside of, outward
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above, more than normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient, below, under, less than normal
Term
in-
 Definition
into, in
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding, around
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, forward
Term
re-
 Definition
back, backward, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
behing
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
anabolism
 Definition
building up complete materials, produces proteins that are important to growth of cells. occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum of the cell.
Term
catabolism
 Definition
breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy
Term
cell membrane
 Definition
structure surrounding and protecting the cell. it determines what enters and leaves the cell
Term
cytoplasm
 Definition
all the materials outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane
Term
DNA
 Definition
chemical found within each chromosome, directs the activities of the cell
Term
endoplasmic reticulum
 Definition
structure canals within the cytoplasm. site in which large proteins are made from smaller protein pieces.
Term
genes
 Definition
regions of DNA within each chromosome
Term
karyotype
 Definition
picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell
Term
metabolism
 Definition
the total of chemical processes in a cell
Term
mitochondria
 Definition
structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release energy.
Term
nucleus
 Definition
control center of the cell. it contains chromosomes and directs the activities of the cell
Term
RUQ
 Definition
liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines
Term
LUQ
 Definition
liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestine
Term
RLQ
 Definition
part of the small and large intestine, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
Term
LLQ
 Definition
part of small and large intestine, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front
Term
bol/o
 Definition
to cast (throw)
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck (of the body or of the uterus)
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
dist/o
 Definition
far, distant
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back portion of the body
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis, hip region
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back, behind
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
nearest
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine, backbone
Term
thel/o
 Definition
nipple
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
Term
umbilic/o
 Definition
navel, umbilicus
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly side of the body
Term
verterb/o
 Definition
vertebra(e), backbones
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
Term
ana-
 Definition
up
Term
cata-
 Definition
down
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
meta-
 Definition
change
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ism
 Definition
process, condition
Term
-ose
 Definition
pertaining to, full of
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formation
Term
-somes
 Definition
bodies
Term
-type
 Definition
picture, classification
Term
acr/o
 Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
Term
acu/o
 Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
amni/o
 Definition
amnion
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
axill/o
 Definition
armpit
Term
bi/o
 Definition
life
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tubes
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
chem/o
 Definition
drug, chemical
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chron/o
 Definition
time
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water, fluid
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
morph/o
 Definition
shape, form
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
neutr/o
 Definition
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
Term
nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-coccus
 Definition
berry-shaped bacterium
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal, resection
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing, forming
Term
-graphy
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia
 Definition
development, format, growth
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling, dropping, prolapse
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
Term
-stomy
 Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
Term
-er
 Definition
one who
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
-ole
 Definition
little, small
Term
-ule
 Definition
little, small
Term
-um, -ium
 Definition
structure, tissue
Term
-us
 Definition
structure, substance
Term
-y
 Definition
condition, process
Term
-genic
 Definition
pertaining to, producing, produced by or in
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
cystocele
 Definition
a part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles
Term
rectocele
 Definition
protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist bone
Term
cib/o
 Definition
meals
Term
cis/o
 Definition
to cut
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers, toes
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to lead, carry
Term
flex/o
 Definition
to bend
Term
furc/o
 Definition
forking, branching
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
immun/o
 Definition
protection
Term
morph/o
 Definition
shape, form
Term
mort/o
 Definition
death
Term
nat/i
 Definition
birth
Term
nect/o
 Definition
to bind, tie, connect
Term
norm/o
 Definition
rule, order
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubis
Term
seps/o
 Definition
infection
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
son/o
 Definition
sound
Term
the/o
 Definition
to put, place
Term
thel/o
 Definition
nipple
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland; shield
Term
top/o
 Definition
place, position, location
Term
tox/o
 Definition
poison
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic, immature
Term
-crine
 Definition
to secrete
Term
-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
-drome
 Definition
to run
Term
-fusion
 Definition
coming together, to pour
Term
-gen
 Definition
substance that produces
Term
-lapse
 Definition
to slide, fall, sag
Term
-meter
 Definition
to measure
Term
-mission
 Definition
to send
Term
-or
 Definition
one who
Term
-partum
 Definition
birth, labor
Term
-phoria
 Definition
to bear, carry; feeling
Term
-physis
 Definition
to grow
Term
-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self, own
Term
bi-
 Definition
2
Term
con-
 Definition
with, together
Term
contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
de-
 Definition
down, lack of
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, complete
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Term
ec-, ecto-
 Definition
out, outside
Term
en-, endo-
 Definition
in, within
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
in-
 Definition
not
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, change
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
abnormal, beside, near
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, forward
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
re-
 Definition
back, again
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, upper
Term
syn, sym
 Definition
together, with
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
absorption
 Definition
passage of materials through the walls of the small intestine into the blood stream
Term
amylase
 Definition
enzyme secreted by the pancreas to digest starch
Term
bile
 Definition
digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. it breaks up large fat globules.
Term
bilirubin
 Definition
pigment released by the liver in the bile
Term
cecum
 Definition
first part of the large intestine
Term
common bile duct
 Definition
carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum
Term
deglutition
 Definition
swallowing
Term
duodenum
 Definition
first part of the small intestine
Term
glycogen
 Definition
starch; glucose is stored in the form of glycogen in liver cells
Term
ileum
 Definition
third part of the small intestine
Term
jejunum
 Definition
second part of the small intestine
Term
lipase
 Definition
pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fat
Term
mastication
 Definition
chewing
Term
pancreas
 Definition
organ under the stomach, produces insulin and enzymes
Term
papillae
 Definition
small elevations on the tongue
Term
parotid gland
 Definition
salivary gland within the cheek, just anterior to the ear
Term
peristalsis
 Definition
rhythmic contractions of the tubular organs. moves food through at different rates
Term
portal vein
 Definition
large vein bringing blood to the liver from the intestines
Term
protease
 Definition
enzyme that digests proteins
Term
pylorus
 Definition
distal region of the stomach, opening to the duodenum
Term
rugae
 Definition
ridges on the hard palate and wall of the stomach
Term
salivary glands
 Definition
parotid, sublingual, and submandibular glands
Term
sigmoid colon
 Definition
fourth and last, s-shaped segment of the colon, just before the rectum; empties into the rectum
Term
triglycerides
 Definition
fat molecules composed of 3 parts fatty acids and one part glycerol
Term
villi
 Definition
microscopic projections in the wall of the small intestine that absorb nutrients into the bloodstream
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o; appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
celi/o
 Definition
belly, abdomen
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
Term
colon/o
 Definition
colon
Term
dent/i
 Definition
tooth
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines,usually small intestine
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
lower jaw, mandible
Term
odont/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
palat/o
 Definition
palate
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
throat
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pyloric sphincter
Term
sialaden/o
 Definition
salivary gland
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
uvul/o
 Definition
uvula
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
Term
bil/i
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
bilirubin/o
 Definition
bilirubin
Term
chol/e
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
chlorhydr/o
 Definition
hydrochloric acid
Term
gluc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
glucogen/o
 Definition
glycogen, animal starch
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat, lipid
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
prote/o
 Definition
protein
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva, salivary
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-chezia
 Definition
defecation, elimination of wastes
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-prandial
 Definition
meal
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