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08/22/2010
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Term
a-
 Definition
away from; without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
abdomin/o-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
ablat/o-
 Definition
take away; destroy
Term
-able
 Definition
able to be
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abort/o-
 Definition
stop prematurely
Term
abras/o-
 Definition
scrape off
Term
absorpt/0-
 Definition
absorb; take in
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
access/o-
 Definition
supplemental or contributing to
Term
accommod/o-
 Definition
to adapt
Term
acetabul/o-
 Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
Term
acid/o-
 Definition
acid (low pH)
Term
acous/o-
 Definition
hearing; sound
Term
acr/o-
 Definition
extremity; highest point
Term
acromi/o-
 Definition
acromion
Term
actin/o-
 Definition
rays of sun
Term
act/o-
 Definition
action
Term
acu/o-
 Definition
needle; sharpness
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
addict/o-
 Definition
surrender to; be controlled by
Term
-ade
 Definition
action; process
Term
aden/o-
 Definition
gland
Term
adenoid/o-
 Definition
adenoids
Term
adhes/o-
 Definition
to stick to
Term
adip/o-
 Definition
fat
Term
adjuv/o-
 Definition
giving help or assistance
Term
adnex/o-
 Definition
accessory connecting parts
Term
adolesc/o-
 Definition
the beginning of being an adult
Term
adrenal/o-
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
adren/o-
 Definition
adrenal gland
Term
affect/o-
 Definition
state of mind; mood; to have an influence on
Term
affer/o-
 Definition
bring toward the center
Term
agglutin/o-
 Definition
clumping; sticking
Term
aggreg/o-
 Definition
crowding together
Term
ag/o-
 Definition
to lead to
Term
agon/o-
 Definition
causing action
Term
agor/a-
 Definition
open area or space
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
albin/o-
 Definition
white
Term
albumin/o-
 Definition
albumin
Term
alges/o-
 Definition
sensation of pain
Term
-algia
 Definition
painful condition
Term
alg/o-
 Definition
pain
Term
align/o-
 Definition
arranged in a straight line
Term
aliment/o-
 Definition
food; nourishment
Term
-alis
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
alkal/o-
 Definition
base (high pH)
Term
allerg/o-
 Definition
allergy
Term
all/o-
 Definition
other; strange
Term
alopec/o-
 Definition
bald
Term
alveol/o-
 Definition
alveolus (air sac)
Term
ambly/o-
 Definition
dimness
Term
ambulat/o-
 Definition
walking
Term
amnes/o-
 Definition
forgetfulness
Term
-amnios
 Definition
amniotic fluid
Term
amputat/o-
 Definition
to cut off
Term
amput/o-
 Definition
to cut off
Term
amygdal/o-
 Definition
almond shape
Term
amyl/o-
 Definition
carbohydrate; starch
Term
an-
 Definition
without; not
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ana-
 Definition
apart from; excessive
Term
anabol/o-
 Definition
building up
Term
analy/o-
 Definition
to separate
Term
anastom/o-
 Definition
create an opening between two structures
Term
-ance
 Definition
state of
Term
ancill/o-
 Definition
servant; accessory
Term
-ancy
 Definition
state of
Term
andr/o-
 Definition
male
Term
aneurysm/o-
 Definition
aneurysm (dilation)
Term
angin/o-
 Definition
angina
Term
angi/o-
 Definition
blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
Term
anis/o-
 Definition
unequal
Term
ankyl/o-
 Definition
fused together; stiff
Term
an/o-
 Definition
anus
Term
ant-
 Definition
against
Term
-ant
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
antagon/o-
 Definition
oppose or work against
Term
ante-
 Definition
forward; before
Term
anter/o-
 Definition
before; front part
Term
anthrac/o-
 Definition
coal
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
anxi/o-
 Definition
fear; worry
Term
aort/o-
 Definition
aorta
Term
apher/o-
 Definition
withdrawal
Term
aphth/o-
 Definition
ulcer
Term
apic/o-
 Definition
apex (tip)
Term
apo-
 Definition
away from
Term
appendic/o-
 Definition
appendix
Term
appendicul/o-
 Definition
limb; small attached part
Term
append/o-
 Definition
small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix
Term
appercept/o-
 Definition
fully perceived
Term
aque/o-
 Definition
watery substance
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arachn/o-
 Definition
spider; spider web
Term
-arche
 Definition
a beginning
Term
areol/o-
 Definition
small area around the nipple
Term
-arian
 Definition
pertaining to a person
Term
-aris
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
arteri/o-
 Definition
artery
Term
arteriol/o-
 Definition
arteriole
Term
arter/o-
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o-
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o-
 Definition
joint
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
asbest/o-
 Definition
asbestos
Term
ascit/o-
 Definition
ascites
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
aspir/o-
 Definition
to breathe in; to suck in
Term
asthen/o-
 Definition
lack of strength
Term
asthm/o-
 Definition
asthma
Term
astr/o-
 Definition
star-like structure
Term
-ate
 Definition
composed of; pertaining to
Term
-ated
 Definition
pertaining to a condition; composed of
Term
atel/o-
 Definition
incomplete
Term
ather/o-
 Definition
soft; fatty substance
Term
atheromat/o-
 Definition
fatty deposit or mass
Term
athet/o-
 Definition
without position or place
Term
-atic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
Term
-ative
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ator
 Definition
person or thing that produces or does
Term
-atory
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
atri/o-
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
Term
attenu/o-
 Definition
weakened
Term
-ature
 Definition
system composed of
Term
audi/o-
 Definition
the sense of hearing
Term
audit/o-
 Definition
the sense of hearing
Term
augment/o-
 Definition
increase in size or degree
Term
aur/i-
 Definition
ear
Term
auricul/o-
 Definition
ear
Term
auscult/o-
 Definition
listening
Term
aut/o
 Definition
self
Term
autonom/o-
 Definition
independent; self-governing
Term
axill/o-
 Definition
axilla (armpit)
Term
axi/o-
 Definition
axis
Term
bacteri/o-
 Definition
bacterium
Term
balan/o-
 Definition
glans penis
Term
bar/o-
 Definition
weight
Term
basil/o-
 Definition
base of an organ
Term
bas/o-
 Definition
base of a structure; basic (alkaline)
Term
bahav/o-
 Definition
activity; manner of acting
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
bili/o-
 Definition
bile; gall
Term
bilirubin/o-
 Definition
bilirubin
Term
bi/o-
 Definition
life; living organisms; living tissue
Term
-blast
 Definition
immature cell
Term
blast/o-
 Definition
immature; embryonic
Term
blephar/o-
 Definition
eyelid
Term
-body
 Definition
a structure of thing
Term
botul/o-
 Definition
sausage
Term
brachi/o-
 Definition
arm
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronchi/o-
 Definition
bronchus
Term
bronchiol/o-
 Definition
bronchiole
Term
bronch/o-
 Definition
bronchus
Term
brux/o-
 Definition
to grind the teeth
Term
buccinat/o-
 Definition
cheek
Term
bucc/o-
 Definition
cheek
Term
bulb/o-
 Definition
like a bulb
Term
bunion/o-
 Definition
bunion
Term
burs/o-
 Definition
bursa
Term
cac/o-
 Definition
bad; poor
Term
calcane/o-
 Definition
calcaneus (heel bone)
Term
calc/i-
 Definition
calcium
Term
calcific/o-
 Definition
hard from calicum
Term
calci/o-
 Definition
calcium
Term
calc/o-
 Definition
calcium
Term
calcul/o-
 Definition
stone
Term
calic/o-
 Definition
calix
Term
cali/o-
 Definition
calix
Term
calor/o-
 Definition
heat
Term
cancell/o-
 Definition
lattice structure
Term
cancer/o-
 Definition
cancer
Term
candid/o-
 Definition
candida (a yeast)
Term
can/o-
 Definition
resembling a dog
Term
capill/o-
 Definition
hairlike structure; capillary
Term
capn/o-
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
capsul/o-
 Definition
capsule (enveloping structure)
Term
carb/o-
 Definition
carbon atoms
Term
carbox/y-
 Definition
carbon monoxide
Term
carcin/o-
 Definition
cancer
Term
card/i-
 Definition
heart
Term
cardi/o-
 Definition
heart
Term
cari/o-
 Definition
caries (tooth decay)
Term
carot/o-
 Definition
stupor; sleep
Term
carp/o-
 Definition
wrist
Term
cartilagin/o-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cata-
 Definition
down
Term
catabol/o-
 Definition
breaking down
Term
catheter/o-
 Definition
catheter
Term
caud/o-
 Definition
tail (tail bone)
Term
caus/o-
 Definition
burning
Term
cavit/o-
 Definition
hollow space
Term
cav/o-
 Definition
hollow space
Term
cec/o-
 Definition
cecum (first part of the large intestine)
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia
Term
celi/o-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
cellul/o-
 Definition
cell
Term
-centesis
 Definition
procedure to puncture
Term
centr/o-
 Definition
center; dominant part
Term
cephal/o-
 Definition
head
Term
-cephalus
 Definition
head
Term
-ceps
 Definition
head
Term
-cere
 Definition
waxy substance
Term
cerebell/o-
 Definition
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
Term
cerebr/o-
 Definition
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Term
cervic/o-
 Definition
neck; cervix
Term
cheil/o-
 Definition
lip
Term
chem/o-
 Definition
chemical; drug
Term
chez/o-
 Definition
to pass feces
Term
chir/o-
 Definition
hand
Term
chlor/o-
 Definition
chloride
Term
cholangi/o-
 Definition
bile duct
Term
chol/e-
 Definition
bile; gall
Term
cholescyst/o-
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o-
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
cholesterol/o-
 Definition
cholesterol
Term
chol/o-
 Definition
bile; gall
Term
chondr/o-
 Definition
cartilage
Term
chori/o-
 Definition
chorion (fetal membrane)
Term
chorion/o-
 Definition
chorion (fetal membrane)
Term
choroid/o-
 Definition
choroid (middle layer around the eye)
Term
chrom/o-
 Definition
color
Term
chron/o-
 Definition
time
Term
cid/o-
 Definition
killing
Term
cili/o-
 Definition
hairlike structure
Term
cin/e-
 Definition
movement
Term
cingul/o-
 Definition
structure that surrounds
Term
circa-
 Definition
about
Term
circulat/o-
 Definition
movement in a circular route
Term
circul/o-
 Definition
circle
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
cirrh/o-
 Definition
yellow
Term
cis/o-
 Definition
to cut
Term
-clast
 Definition
cell that breaks down substances
Term
claudicat/o-
 Definition
limping pain
Term
claustr/o-
 Definition
enclosed space
Term
clavicul/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
clav/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
-cle
 Definition
small thing
Term
cleid/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
clinic/o-
 Definition
medicine
Term
clon/o-
 Definition
identical group derived from one; rapid contracting and relaxing
Term
-clonus
 Definition
condition of rapid contracting and relaxing
Term
-cnemius
 Definition
leg
Term
coagul/o-
 Definition
clotting
Term
coarct/o-
 Definition
pressed together
Term
cocc/o-
 Definition
spherical bacterium
Term
-coccus
 Definition
spherical bacterium
Term
coccyg/o-
 Definition
coccyx (tail bone)
Term
cochle/o-
 Definition
cochlea (of the inner ear)
Term
cognit/o-
 Definition
thinking
Term
coit/o-
 Definition
sexual intercourse
Term
coll/a-
 Definition
fibers that hold together
Term
-collis
 Definition
condition of the neck
Term
col/o-
 Definition
colon (part of the large intestine)
Term
colon/o-
 Definition
colon
Term
colp/o-
 Definition
vagina
Term
comat/o-
 Definition
unconsciousness
Term
comminut/o-
 Definition
break into small pieces
Term
communicat/o-
 Definition
impart; transmit
Term
communic/o-
 Definition
impart; transmit
Term
compens/o-
 Definition
counterbalance; compensate
Term
compress/o-
 Definition
press together
Term
compromis/o-
 Definition
exposed to danger
Term
compuls/o-
 Definition
drive or compel
Term
con-
 Definition
with
Term
concept/o-
 Definition
to conceive or form
Term
concuss/o-
 Definition
violent shaking or jarring
Term
conduct/o-
 Definition
carrying; conveying
Term
conform/o-
 Definition
having the same scale or angle
Term
congenit/o-
 Definition
present at birth
Term
congest/o-
 Definition
accumulation of fluid
Term
coni/o-
 Definition
dust
Term
conjug/o-
 Definition
joined together
Term
conjunctiv/o-
 Definition
conjunctiva
Term
con/o-
 Definition
cone
Term
constip/o-
 Definition
compacted feces
Term
constrict/o-
 Definition
drawn together; narrowed
Term
construct/o-
 Definition
to build
Term
contin/o-
 Definition
hold together
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
contract/o-
 Definition
pull together
Term
contus/o-
 Definition
bruising
Term
converg/o-
 Definition
coming together
Term
convuls/o-
 Definition
seizure
Term
copr/o-
 Definition
feces; stool
Term
corne/o-
 Definition
cornea (of the eye)
Term
cor/o-
 Definition
pupil (of the eye)
Term
coron/o-
 Definition
structure that encircles like a crown
Term
corpor/o-
 Definition
body
Term
cortic/o-
 Definition
cortex (outer region)
Term
cosmet/o-
 Definition
attractive; adorned
Term
cost/o-
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o-
 Definition
cranium (skull)
Term
-crasia
 Definition
a mixing
Term
-crine
 Definition
thing that secretes
Term
crin/o-
 Definition
secrete
Term
-crit
 Definition
separation of
Term
cry/o-
 Definition
cold
Term
crypt/o-
 Definition
hidden
Term
cubit/o-
 Definition
elbow
Term
culd/o-
 Definition
cul-de-sac
Term
cusp/o-
 Definition
projection; point
Term
cutane/o-
 Definition
skin
Term
cut/i-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o-
 Definition
blue
Term
cycl/o-
 Definition
ciliary body of the eye; circle; cycle
Term
cyst/o-
 Definition
bladder; fluid-filled sac; semi-solid cyst
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
cyt/o-
 Definition
cell
Term
dacry/o-
 Definition
lacrimal sac; tears
Term
dactyl/o-
 Definition
finger or toe
Term
-dactyly
 Definition
condition of fingers or toes
Term
de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
Term
dec/i-
 Definition
one tenth
Term
decidu/o-
 Definition
falling off
Term
defici/o-
 Definition
lacking; inadequate
Term
degluti/o-
 Definition
swallowing
Term
delt/o-
 Definition
triangle
Term
delus/o-
 Definition
false belief
Term
dem/o-
 Definition
people; population
Term
dendr/o-
 Definition
branching structure
Term
densit/o-
 Definition
density
Term
dent/i-
 Definition
tooth
Term
dentit/o-
 Definition
eruption of teeth
Term
dent/o-
 Definition
tooth
Term
depend/o-
 Definition
to hang onto
Term
depress/o-
 Definition
press down
Term
derm/a-
 Definition
skin
Term
-derma
 Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o-
 Definition
skin
Term
derm/o-
 Definition
skin
Term
desicc/o-
 Definition
to dry up
Term
-desis
 Definition
procedure to fuse together
Term
dextr/o-
 Definition
right; sugar
Term
di-
 Definition
two
Term
dia-
 Definition
complete; completely through
Term
diabet/o-
 Definition
diabetes
Term
diaphore/o-
 Definition
sweating
Term
diaphragmat/o-
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
diaphys/o-
 Definition
shaft of a bone
Term
diastol/o-
 Definition
dilating
Term
-didymis
 Definition
testes (twin structures)
Term
didym/o-
 Definition
testes (twin structures)
Term
dietet/o-
 Definition
foods; diet
Term
diet/o-
 Definition
foods; diet
Term
differnetiat/o-
 Definition
being distinct; specialized
Term
differnt/o-
 Definition
being distinct; different
Term
digest/o-
 Definition
break down food; digest
Term
digit/o-
 Definition
digit (finger or toe)
Term
dilat/o-
 Definition
dilate; widen
Term
dipl/o-
 Definition
double
Term
dips/o-
 Definition
thirst
Term
dis-
 Definition
away from
Term
disk/o-
 Definition
disk
Term
dissect/o-
 Definition
to cut apart
Term
dissemin/o-
 Definition
widely scattered throughout the body
Term
distent/o-
 Definition
distended; stretched
Term
dist/o-
 Definition
away from the center or point of origin
Term
diverticul/o-
 Definition
diverticulum
Term
donat/o-
 Definition
give as a gift
Term
dors/o-
 Definition
back; dorsum
Term
-dose
 Definition
measured quantity
Term
dos/i-
 Definition
dose
Term
-drome
 Definition
a running
Term
duc/o-
 Definition
bring; move
Term
-duct
 Definition
duct (tube)
Term
du/o-
 Definition
two
Term
duoden/o-
 Definition
duodenum (first part of the small intestine)
Term
dur/o-
 Definition
dura mater
Term
dynam/o-
 Definition
power; movement
Term
dyn/o-
 Definition
pain
Term
dys-
 Definition
painful; difficult; abnormal
Term
e-
 Definition
without; not
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ec-
 Definition
out; outward
Term
ecchym/o-
 Definition
blood in the tissues
Term
ech/o-
 Definition
echo (sound wave)
Term
eclamps/o-
 Definition
a seizure
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
condition of dilation
Term
ectat/o-
 Definition
outermost; outside
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
Term
ectop/o-
 Definition
outside of a place
Term
-ed
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
edentul/o-
 Definition
without teeth
Term
-ee
 Definition
person who is the object of an action
Term
efface/o-
 Definition
do away with; obliterate
Term
effer/o-
 Definition
go out from the center
Term
effus/o-
 Definition
a pouring out
Term
ejaculat/o-
 Definition
to expel suddently
Term
-elasma
 Definition
plate-like structure
Term
elast/o-
 Definition
flexing; stretching
Term
electr/o-
 Definition
electricity
Term
-elle
 Definition
little thing
Term
em-
 Definition
in
Term
-ema
 Definition
condition
Term
emaci/o-
 Definition
to make thin
Term
embol/o-
 Definition
embolus (occluding plug)
Term
embryon/o-
 Definition
embryo; immature form
Term
-emesis
 Definition
condition of vomiting
Term
emet/o-
 Definition
to vomit
Term
-emic
 Definition
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
Term
emiss/o-
 Definition
to send out
Term
emot/o-
 Definition
moving; stirring up
Term
emulsific/o-
 Definition
droplets of fat suspended in a liquid; particles suspended in a solution
Term
en-
 Definition
in; within; inward
Term
-ence
 Definition
state of
Term
encephal/o-
 Definition
brain
Term
-encephaly
 Definition
condition of the brain
Term
-ency
 Definition
condition of being
Term
endo-
 Definition
innermost; within
Term
-ent
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
enter/o-
 Definition
interstine
Term
-entery
 Definition
condition of the intestine
Term
enucle/o-
 Definition
to remove the main part
Term
enur/o-
 Definition
to urinate
Term
-eon
 Definition
one who performs
Term
eosin/o-
 Definition
eosin (red acidic dye)
Term
ependym/o-
 Definition
cellular lining
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon; above
Term
epilept/o-
 Definition
seizure
Term
epiphys/o-
 Definition
growth area at the end of the long bone
Term
episi/o-
 Definition
vulva (female external genitalia)
Term
-er
 Definition
person or thing that produces or does
Term
erect/o-
 Definition
to stand up
Term
erg/o-
 Definition
activity; work
Term
-ergy
 Definition
activity; process of working
Term
erupt/o-
 Definition
breaking out
Term
-ery
 Definition
process of
Term
erythemat/o-
 Definition
redness
Term
erythr/o-
 Definition
red
Term
-esis
 Definition
a process
Term
es/o-
 Definition
inward
Term
esophag/o-
 Definition
esophagus
Term
esthes/o-
 Definition
sensation; feeling
Term
esthet/o-
 Definition
sensation; feeling
Term
estr/a-
 Definition
female
Term
ethm/o-
 Definition
sieve
Term
-etic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
eti/o-
 Definition
cause of disease
Term
-ety
 Definition
condition; state
Term
etym/o-
 Definition
word origin
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal; good
Term
ex-
 Definition
out; away from
Term
exacerb/o-
 Definition
increase; provoke
Term
excis/o-
 Definition
to cut out
Term
excori/o-
 Definition
to take out skin
Term
excret/o-
 Definition
removing from the body
Term
exhibit/o-
 Definition
showing
Term
ex/o-
 Definition
away from; external; outward
Term
explorat/o-
 Definition
to search out
Term
express/o-
 Definition
communicate
Term
extens/o-
 Definition
straightening
Term
extern/o-
 Definition
outside
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside of
Term
extrins/o-
 Definition
on the outside
Term
exud/o-
 Definition
oozing fluid
Term
faci/o-
 Definition
face
Term
factiti/o-
 Definition
artificial; made up
Term
fallopi/o-
 Definition
uterine (fallopian) tube
Term
fasci/o-
 Definition
fascia
Term
fec/a-
 Definition
feces; stool
Term
fec/o-
 Definition
feces; stool
Term
femor/o-
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
fer/o-
 Definition
to bear
Term
ferrit/o-
 Definition
iron
Term
ferr/o-
 Definition
iron
Term
fertil/o-
 Definition
able to conceive a child
Term
fet/o-
 Definition
fetus
Term
fibrill/o-
 Definition
muscle fiber; nerve fiber
Term
fibrin/o-
 Definition
fibrin
Term
fibr/o-
 Definition
fiber
Term
fibul/o-
 Definition
fibula (lower leg bone)
Term
filtrat/o-
 Definition
filtering; straining
Term
filtr/o-
 Definition
filter
Term
fiss/o-
 Definition
splitting
Term
fixat/o-
 Definition
to make stable or still
Term
flatul/o-
 Definition
flatus (fas)
Term
flex/o-
 Definition
bending
Term
fluor/o-
 Definition
flourescence
Term
-flux
 Definition
flow
Term
foc/o-
 Definition
point of activity
Term
foli/o-
 Definition
leaf
Term
follicul/o-
 Definition
follicle (small sac)
Term
foramin/o-
 Definition
foramen (opening into a cavity or channel)
Term
forens/o-
 Definition
court proceedings in criminal law
Term
-form
 Definition
having the form of
Term
format/o-
 Definition
structure; arrangement
Term
fove/o-
 Definition
small, depressed area
Term
fract/o-
 Definition
break up
Term
fratern/o-
 Definition
close association or relationship
Term
-frice
 Definition
thing that produces friction
Term
front/o-
 Definition
front
Term
fruct/o-
 Definition
fruit
Term
fulgur/o-
 Definition
spark of electricity
Term
fund/o-
 Definition
fundus (part farthest from the opening)
Term
fundu/o-
 Definition
fundus (part farthest from the opening)
Term
fung/o-
 Definition
fungus
Term
fus/o-
 Definition
pouring
Term
galact/o-
 Definition
milk
Term
ganglion/o-
 Definition
ganglion
Term
gangren/o-
 Definition
gangrene
Term
gastr/o-
 Definition
stomach
Term
gemin/o-
 Definition
set or group
Term
-gen
 Definition
that which produces
Term
-gene
 Definition
gene
Term
gene/o-
 Definition
gene
Term
gener/o-
 Definition
production; creation
Term
genit/o-
 Definition
genitalia
Term
gen/o-
 Definition
arising from; produced by
Term
germin/o-
 Definition
embryonic tissue
Term
ger/o-
 Definition
old age
Term
gestat/o-
 Definition
from conception to birth
Term
gest/o-
 Definition
from conception to birth
Term
gigant/o-
 Definition
giant
Term
gingiv/o-
 Definition
gums
Term
glandul/o-
 Definition
gland
Term
glen/o-
 Definition
socket of a joint
Term
-glia
 Definition
cells that provide support
Term
gli/o-
 Definition
cells that provide support
Term
glob/o-
 Definition
shaped like a globe; comprehensive
Term
globul/o-
 Definition
shaped like a globe
Term
glomerul/o-
 Definition
glomerulus
Term
gloss/o-
 Definition
tongue
Term
glott/o-
 Definition
glottis (of the larynx)
Term
gluc/o-
 Definition
glucose (sugar)
Term
glycer/o-
 Definition
glycerol (sugar alcohol)
Term
glyc/o-
 Definition
glucose (sugar)
Term
glycos/o-
 Definition
glucose (sugar)
Term
gnos/o-
 Definition
knowledge
Term
gonad/o-
 Definition
gonads (ovaries and testes)
Term
goni/o-
 Definition
angle
Term
gon/o-
 Definition
seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
Term
-grade
 Definition
pertaining to going
Term
-graft
 Definition
tissue for implant or transplant
Term
-gram
 Definition
a record or picture
Term
granul/o-
 Definition
granule
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
Term
graph/o-
 Definition
record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-gravida
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
gustat/o-
 Definition
the sense of taste
Term
gynec/o-
 Definition
female; woman
Term
habilitat/o-
 Definition
give ability
Term
halit/o-
 Definition
breath
Term
hallucin/o-
 Definition
imagined perception
Term
hal/o-
 Definition
breathe
Term
hebe/o-
 Definition
youth
Term
hec/o-
 Definition
habitual condition of the body
Term
hedon/o-
 Definition
pleasure
Term
helic/o-
 Definition
a coil
Term
hemat/o-
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-
 Definition
one half
Term
hem/o-
 Definition
blood
Term
hemoglobin/o-
 Definition
hemoglobin
Term
hemorrh/o-
 Definition
a flowing of blood
Term
hemorrhoid/o-
 Definition
hemorrhoid
Term
hepat/o-
 Definition
liver
Term
herdit/o-
 Definition
genetic inhertitance
Term
hered/o-
 Definition
genetic inheritance
Term
herni/o-
 Definition
hernia
Term
heter/o-
 Definition
other
Term
hex/o-
 Definition
habitual condition of the body
Term
hiat/o-
 Definition
gap; opening
Term
hidr/o-
 Definition
sweat
Term
hil/o-
 Definition
hilum (indentation in an organ)
Term
hirsut/o-
 Definition
hairy
Term
histi/o-
 Definition
tissue
Term
home/o-
 Definition
same
Term
hom/i-
 Definition
man
Term
hormon/o-
 Definition
hormone
Term
humer/o-
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
Term
hyal/o-
 Definition
clear, glasslike substance
Term
hydatidi/o-
 Definition
fluid-filled vesicles
Term
hydr/o-
 Definition
water; fluid
Term
hygien/o-
 Definition
health
Term
hy/o-
 Definition
U-shaped structure
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above; more than normal
Term
hypn/o-
 Definition
sleep
Term
hypophys/o-
 Definition
pituitary gland
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below; deficient
Term
hyster/o-
 Definition
uterus (womb)
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition; state; thing
Term
-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ial
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ian
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ias
 Definition
condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
state of; process of
Term
-iatric
 Definition
pertaining to a state or process
Term
iatr/o-
 Definition
physician; medical treatment
Term
-iatry
 Definition
medical treatment
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ice
 Definition
state; quality
Term
-ician
 Definition
skilled professional or expert
Term
-ics
 Definition
knowledge; practice
Term
icter/o-
 Definition
jaundice
Term
ict/o-
 Definition
seizure
Term
-id
 Definition
resembling; source or origin
Term
-ide
 Definition
chemically modified structure
Term
idi/o-
 Definition
unknown; individual
Term
-ie
 Definition
a thing
Term
-il
 Definition
a thing
Term
-ile
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ile/o-
 Definition
ileum (third part of the small intestine)
Term
ili/o-
 Definition
ilium (hip bone)
Term
illus/o-
 Definition
false perception
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
-immune
 Definition
immune response
Term
immun/o-
 Definition
immune response
Term
impact/o-
 Definition
wedged in
Term
implant/o-
 Definition
placed within
Term
in-
 Definition
in; within; not
Term
-in
 Definition
a substance
Term
incarcer/o-
 Definition
to imprison
Term
incis/o-
 Definition
to cut into
Term
incud/o-
 Definition
incus (anvil-shaped bone in middle ear)
Term
induct/o-
 Definition
a leading in
Term
-ine
 Definition
a thing pertaining to
Term
infarct/o-
 Definition
area of dead tissue
Term
infect/o-
 Definition
disease within
Term
infer/o-
 Definition
below
Term
inflammat/o-
 Definition
redness and warmth
Term
infra-
 Definition
below; beneath
Term
-ing
 Definition
doing
Term
inguin/o-
 Definition
groin
Term
inhibit/o-
 Definition
block; hold back
Term
inject/o-
 Definition
insert; put in
Term
insemin/o-
 Definition
plant a seed
Term
insert/o-
 Definition
to put in; introduce
Term
inspect/o-
 Definition
looking at
Term
insulin/o-
 Definition
insulin
Term
insul/o-
 Definition
island
Term
integument/o-
 Definition
skin
Term
integu/o-
 Definition
to cover
Term
inter-
 Definition
betwee
Term
intern/o-
 Definition
inside
Term
interstiti/o-
 Definition
spaces within tissue
Term
intestin/o-
 Definition
intestine
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
intrins/o-
 Definition
on the inside
Term
intussuscep/o-
 Definition
to receive within
Term
invas/o-
 Definition
to go into
Term
involut/o-
 Definition
enlarged organ returns to normal size
Term
iodin/o-
 Definition
iodine
Term
iod/o-
 Definition
iodine
Term
-ion
 Definition
action; condition
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ious
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
irid/o-
 Definition
iris (colored part of the eye)
Term
ir/o-
 Definition
iris (colored part of the eye)
Term
ischi/o-
 Definition
ischium (hip bone)
Term
isch/o-
 Definition
keep back; block
Term
-ism
 Definition
process; disease from a specific cause
Term
-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
Term
-istic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-istry
 Definition
process related to the specialty of
Term
-isy
 Definition
condition of inflammation or infection
Term
-ite
 Definition
thing that pertains to
Term
-itian
 Definition
a skilled professional or expert
Term
-itic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ition
 Definition
condition of having
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; infection of
Term
-ity
 Definition
state; condition
Term
-ium
 Definition
a chemical element; a structure
Term
-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ix
 Definition
a thing
Term
-ization
 Definition
process of making, creating, or inserting
Term
-ize
 Definition
affecting in a particular way
Term
izer
 Definition
thing that affects in a particular way
Term
jaund/o-
 Definition
yellow
Term
jejun/o-
 Definition
jejunum (middle part of small intestine)
Term
jugul/o-
 Definition
jugular (throat)
Term
kal/i-
 Definition
potassium
Term
kary/o-
 Definition
nucleus
Term
kel/o-
 Definition
tumor
Term
kerat/o-
 Definition
cornea (of the eye); hard, fibrous protein
Term
ket/o-
 Definition
ketones
Term
keton/o-
 Definition
ketones
Term
kilo-
 Definition
1000
Term
-kine
 Definition
movement
Term
-kinesis
 Definition
condition of movement
Term
kines/o-
 Definition
movement
Term
kin/o-
 Definition
movement
Term
klept/o-
 Definition
to steal
Term
kyph/o-
 Definition
bent; humpbacked
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