AP BIOLOGY ROOT WORD GLOSSARY
Hold onto this packet. A lot of terms that you will learn this year will come from greek
and latin roots. This packet will help you to understand the meanings of words through
knowing what parts of the word mean.
Prefix/suffix
a-
Meaning
Not; without; absent; less.
ab-, absabdomino-
Away from, from, off.
Pertaining to the abdomen or
belly.
Pertaining to, or relating to.
Thorny or spiny
Extremity
To, toward, near, motion toward,
increase, adherence, very.
Toward; in the direction of; ward.
Gland
Fat
Blood
Air
Sensation
Producer; an agent that promotes
the expulsion of a specific
substance.
Sudden severe pain
Pertaining to
White
Pain
Other; differing from the
normal; reversal; referring to
another
Both, around, on both sides
-ac
acanth-, acanthoacroad-ad
adenoadip- , adipo-aemia
aer-, aero-aesthesia, asthesio-agogue
-agra
-al
albus
alge-, algesi-, algio-, algoall- , allo-
amb- , ambiamphiamyl-, amyloananaandroangio-, -angio
anisoankyloanteanteroanthropoantiantr- , antroapo-
Both; Around; On both sides;
On all sides.
Starch, polysaccharide nature or
origin
Without, not, -less.
Up; Toward; apart; back; against
Man; male; masculine
Vessel, as a blood vessel or
lymph vessel
Unequal; assymetrical;
dissimilar
Stiff; crooked; bent; growing
together or fusion of parts
Before
In front; before
Human beings; human life
Against, opposing, an antibody
for
Antrum, a hollow body area, as
the sinus cavity
Separated from; Derived from
Example
Achlorhydria, absence of hydrochloric acid;
Aplastic Anemia, anemia due to bone marrow
failure; Aphasia, without speech; Asexual without sex, or reproducing without sex
Aboral, away from the mouth
Abdominalgia, abdominal pain
Cardiac, pertaing to the heart
Acanthocyte - Thorny cell
Acromegaly, large extremities
Adrenal, near the kidney
Cephalad, toward the head
Adenoma, benign gland tumor
Adipocele, a hernia containing fat or fatty tissue
Hypoglycemia, low sugar in the blood
Aerophagia, the swallowing of air
Anesthesia, without sensation or consciousness
Uragogue, a susbtance that causes expulsion of
urine
Cardiagra, pain in the heart
renal, pertaining to the kidneys
Albino, whitish, little or no pigment
Cephalgia, headache
Allopathy, treating a disease by creating an
enviroment that is antagonisitc to the disease or
condition
Ambidextrous, being able to use both hands
equally
Amphogenic, producing young of both sexes
Amylase – enzyme that breaks down starch
Anoxia, without oxygen
Anatomy, to cut apart
Androgen, 'producing male' characteristics
Angiitis, vessel inflammation
Anisomastia, a condition in which one female
breast is much larger than the other
Ankylosis, a pathologic stiffening
Ante-mortem, before death
Anterolateral, to the front and side
Anthropology, the study of humans or human life
Antisepsis; against infection; Antitoxin, against a
toxin
Antrodynia, pain in the sinus area
Apoptosis, falling away, the sloughing off of a
scab or other skin crust
arch- , arche- , archiarteri- , arterioarthro-ase
-asis, -esis, -iasis, -isis, -sis
astro-ate
-ate
ateloathereatmo-
First; original; principal;
beginning
Referring to an artery
Joint
Enzyme
pathological state.
Star or star-shaped
A salt or ester of an "ic" acid
Use, or to subject to
Imperfect; incomplete
An abnormal mass of fat or
lipids
Steam; vapor
autoaxio- , axobacteri-, bacteriobalan- , balanobaro-
Absence of an opening
Pertaining to the atrium of the
heart.
Self
Centerline; axis.
Bacteria; bacterium
Glans clitoridis; glans penis
Weight; pressure
basi- , basiobi- , bisbio-biliblast- , -blast
blenn- , blenno-
Base; foundation.
Twice; Double
Life
Bile
A primitive cell
Mucus
blephar- , blepharobrachybradybrom- , bromobronch-
Eyelid or eyelash
Short
Slow; dull
A compound containing
bromine; or odor or stench
Bronchus, or windpipe
bucca
Cheek.
cac- , caci- , caco-
Bad; ill
calx
canthus
Heel
Angle at either end of the slit
between the upper and lower
eyelids
Hair; or hair like
atretoatrio-
capillus
capita
carcin-carcinoma
cardi-
carpocary- , caryocat- , cata- , cath- , kat- , katacaudocaus, caut
Head, or enlarged or prominent
extremity of an organ or part
Cancer.
Malignant epithelial tumor
Pertaining to (1) the heart or (2)
the esophageal opening of the
stomach
Wrist
Nucleus; nut.
Down; reduced; destructive;
against; according to
Tail.
Burn
Archetype, an original pattern or model
Arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries
Arthritis, joint inflammation
amylase, a starch splitting enzyme
Enuresis, condition of (uncontrollable) urination
Astrocyte, a star-shaped neuroglial cell
A sulfate - from sulfuric acid
Impregnate, to make pregnant
Ateliosis, literally 'incomplete condition', a form
of dwarfism
Atheroma, deposits of fatty material in a vessel
Atmosphere - the sphere of air that surrounds the
earth
Atretoblepharia, 'closed eyelids'
Autoimmunity, self-induced immunity
Bacteremia, presence of bacteria in the blood
Balanitis, and inflammation of the glans penis
Barometer - a devise to measure weight or
pressure of the atmosphere
Bilateral, on both sides
Biology, The study of life
Biliary, of or pertaining to bile ducts
Blastoma, an embryonic tumor
Blennorrhea, an excessive discharge or flow of
mucus
Blepharedema, a swollen eyelid
: Brachydactyly - having short fingers
Bradycardia, a slow heartbeat
Bromhidrosis, an abnormal condition in which the
sweat has an unpleasant odor
Bronchoscope, a flexible tube for visually
inspecting the brochial tubes
Buccogingival, pertaining to the internal mouth
structures
: Cacodemonomania, an abnormal mental
condition in which the patient claims to be
possessed by an evil spirit
Capillaries, the very small, hairlike blood vessels
connecting the veinous and arterial systems
Caput Frmoris, the head of the femur, or lower leg
bone
Carcinogen, cancer producing
Adenocarcinomal tumor of glandular epithelium
Cardiologist, a doctor who treats problems of the
heart
Carpal tunnel, a tunnel containing tendons of the
wrist
Cataplexy, reduced movement
Caudal, toward the tail
Cauterize a wound, to treat by burning
cel- , celo- , -cele
cent- , centicente- , -centesis
cephalo- , -cephaly , -cephalic
cervix- , cervic- , cervicocheil- , cheilo
Protrusion, tumor, or hernia
Hundred, or one hundredth
A Perforating or Tapping.
Pertaining to the head.
Neck
Lips
cheiro, chiro
chlorchol-chole
Chond-
Hand.
(1) green; (2)chlorine
Bile
Bile.
Pertaining to cartilage; or
granular or gritty
Color.
Killing, destroying, causing
death
Movement
Around
On this side; on the near side
chrom- -chrome
-cide, -cidal
cinecircumcisclas
-cle , -cule
Cleid- , cleidoclinococolcolp- , colpocomconcontracorcor
costo-
Break
Little
Clavicle, the shoulder blade
Bent or curved
With; together; in association;
very; complete
With; together; in association;
very; complete
Vagina.
With; together; in association;
very; complete
With; together; in association;
very; complete
Opposed, against
With; together; in association;
very; complete
Pupil of the eye.
Rib.
cyst-cyte
cytodacrydactyl-
Hip, or hip joint
Referring to the cranium or
skull
Secretion.
Cold
Hidden.
Elbow or forearm.
Vagina
Blue.
Circle; cycle; ciliary body of the
eye
Bladder, sac
Cell.
Cell.
Tears.
Fingers and toes
dedec- , deca- , dek
decidemi-demic
dent-
Away from; cessation - ceasing
Ten (10
One tenth (1/10).
Half.
Population.
Tooth
coxa
cranio-crine
cry-, cryoCryptoCubitus
culpocyancycl-
Meningocele, hernia protrusion of mininges
Centimeter, one hundredth (1/100) of a meter
Thoracentesis, taking fluid from the thorax
Cephalgia, headache
Cervicodynia, pain in the neck
Cheiloplasty, surgical correction of defects of the
lips
Cheiromegaly, abnormally large hands
Chlorophyll, green coloring in leaves and plants
Acholic, without bile
Cholecystitis, gallbladder inflammation
Achondroplasia, Lack of cartilage growth
Polychrome, many colors
Herbicide, that which kills plants; Suicide, killing
one's self
Cineangiogram, a movie record of blood flow
Circumscribe - to draw a line around
Cisvestitism, wearing closthes appropriate to one's
sex but not appropriate to the age
Osteoclasis, Surgical fracture
Molecule, a 'small mass'
Clinodactylism, abnormally bent fingers or toes
Colposcope, an instrument for visually inspecting
the vagina
contralateral, opposite sides
Costochondral junction, junction of bony rib to
cartilaginous rib
Craniocervical, referring to the junction of the
head and neck
Endocrine, secretion into the blood vessels
Cryogenic, producing cold
Cryptogenic, of unknown origin
Culposcope, instrument used to inspect vagina
Cyanosis, a patholoogic state of being blue
Cyclencephaly, abnormal fusion of both halves of
the brain
Cystitis, bladder inflammation
Lymphocyte, lymph cell
Cytolysis, cell breakdown
Dacryorrhea, abnormally large flow of tears
Polydactyly, many fingers or toes (more than five
on a hand or foot
Dehydrate, take water from
Endemic, in a population
Dental, pertaining to teeth
dentdermdextdidiadifdigit
dirdisdipldolicho
dors- , dorsi- , dorsoduodenody-dynia
dyodysec- , ect- , ecto- ,ex-ectasis
-ectomy (EK-to-mee)
Second.
Skin.
Right; toward the right
side.
Separation; taking apart;
reversal; not; un Two, twice.
Through, apart, between, across,
completely
Separation; taking apart;
reversal; not; un-.
Finger or toe.
Separation; taking apart;
reversal; not; un-.
Separation; taking apart;
reversal; not; un-.
Double.
Long
Back
The deuodenum
Two.
Pain.
Two.
Difficult, bad, or painful
Outside
Dilate.
Excision, cutting out, or removal
edem
ef- , es- , ex- , exoelectr- , electroeleo
-embolus
Congenital absence of a part;
missing at birth
Swelling.
Out.
Electricity
Oil.
A plug (in a vessel).
-emesis
-emia and -osis
enenantioencephaloend-, endo-
Vomit.
Blood.
Into or in.
Opposite.
Brain ("in the head").
Within.
enna
ent- , entoenteroep- , epiepisio
Nine (9).
Within; inside
Intestine.
Upon; over; in addition to;
following; subsequent to
Vulva.
erythr-esis
esthesio-
Red.
Condition; pathological state
Sensation; perception
-esthesia
Sensation, Perception
etioeueury
exexo-
Causation.
Good; well, true
Broad, Wide
Out of; away from; completely
Exterior; external; outward;
outside of; without
Without; outside
Causing; making happen
ectro
extra-facient
Dermatitis, skin inflammation
Destrocerebral, referring to the right side of the
brain
Dichromic, having two colors
diagnosis, complete knowledge
dissect, to cut up; Disarticulation, separation at a
joint
Diplococci, two cocci
Dolichoderus, long neck
Dorsiflexed, bent toward the back
Pleurodynia, plural pain
Dyskinesis, difficult motion
Ectopic, out of place
Bronchiectasis, bronchial dilation
adrenalectomy means removal of the adrenal
gland
Cephaledema, swelling of the head
Exfoliate - Take out follicles, or hairs
Thromboembolus, a plugging clot that has moved
from its origin
Hematemesis, vomiting blood
Acidosis, acid in the blood
Endemic, in a population
Encephalitis, brain inflammation
Endometrium, lining of the uterus; Endocranial,
within the cranium
Enteritis, intestinal inflammation
Epicostal, upon a rib
Epesiotomy, a cutting of the vaginal passage to
facilitate birth
Synthesis, a condition of coming together
Anesthesia- that which causes a lack of sensation
or perception of pain
Anesthesia- that which causes a lack of sensation
or perception of pain
Etiology, the study causes
Eubiotics, the study of healthful living
Eurycephalic, unusually broad head
Exostosis, bone growth out of surface
Exoskeleton, an external skeleton as in insects
Extraoral, outside the mouth
facio-ferous
ferr- , ferri- , ferroferrofibr- , fibrofiss
flex
flu, flux, fluofore-form
frons-, front--fuge
-fuse
galactgam- , gamo, gametogastr- , gastro- , gastero-
gen- , -gen, -gene, -genic, -genesis,
-genetic
-genesis
gengiva
genito-
genu
ger- , gero-
Referring to the face.
Producing.
The presence in a compound of
a ferric ion (Iron
Metalic iron, the divalent ion
Fe2+.
Fiber or fibrous
split or cleft
Bend
Flow.
Before; in front of.
In the form or shape of,
resembling
Forehead, or front
To expel; to drive away; to flee
fleeing
To pour or flow.
Milk.
Marriage; sexual union;
reproductive cell (egg or sperm
Pertaining to the
stomach,digestive system, or the
abdomen
Producing; forming; coming to
be; Precursor of.
Origin, Production, Beginning
process.
Gums.
Referring to the genitals or the
exterior portions of the
reproductive organs.
Knee.
Old age.
-graphy
Billion. (1,000,000,000)
Tongue.
Referring to the opening to the
larnxy.
Glucose.
Sugars.
Jaw.
To make flow.
Semen; seed; genitals; offspring
A record, tracing, mark, message
or picture
Granular; granule; grain-like
Writing, as in a recording
instrument that makes a drawing
or record
Writing or recording
gravid- , -gravida
gravis
gyn-, gyneco-
Pregnant, or pregnancy
Heavy; Severe
Woman
gyro- , -gyria , -gyro
Circle; spiral; convolution ring.
Hallux
halo
Great toe, or big toe
Salt; Halogen
haplo
hecto
hem-, hemo-, hemato-
Single or simple.
One hundred (100).
Blood.
gigaGloss- , glossoglottgluc- , glucoglyc- , glycognath-gog , -gogue
gon- , gono-gram
granul-graph , grapho-
Lactiferous, producing milk
Fibroma, fibrous tumor
Fissure, cleft or groove
Flexion, bending
Influx, a flowing in
Forearm, the front portion of an exterded arm
Fusiform, spindle shaped
Centrifuge, 'driven away from the center'
diffuse, to spread out or pour out
Galactorrhea, 'flowing of milk'
Gastrostomy, the creation of an artificial stomach
opening
Hemorrhagenic, causing blood flow
Pathogenesis, origin of a disease
Gingivitis, inflammation of the gums
Genu valgum, knees bent inward (knock-kneed
Geriatrics, branch of medicine dealing with the
diseases and ailments of the elderly
glossitis, inflamed tongue
Glucosuria, excess clucose in the urine
-glycemia, condition of sugar in he blood
Gnathodynia, pain in the jaw
Gonads, the reproductive organs
Angiogram, a picture of the blood vessels
-granuloma, tumor-like mass of granulation tissue
Cardiography, a recoding of the hearts functions
gynocologist, a doctor who specializes in
treatment women
Haloderma,skin changes caused by injection or
injection of halogen
Haploid, single chromosome
Hemoglobin, coloring material of red cells
hemihepat-, hepatoHept
heredheterohex
hidrohist-, histo
hol- , holohomo, homeohyal
hydr-, hydro , -hydria
hyohyperhypnohypo- , hyph- , hyphyster-, hystero-ia, -iasis
-iasis
-iatric
-ic
-ician
-ics
-icterus
icthyo-id
ideoidioileo- , ilioimininfrainguin
interintra- intro-
One-half.
Liver.
Seven (7).
Hereditary, passed on from one
generation to another.
Dissimilar; other; different.
Six (6).
Sweat.
Tissue.
Complete; entire; homogenous
Similar; likeness; resemblance;
constant unchanging state.
Glassy.
Water, or fluid
U- shaped.
More than normal; above;
excessive; beyond
Sleep; hypnosis
Less than normal
Uterus (womb).
A state or condition
Process, ususally pathogenic
Medicine; medical profession;
physicians
Pertaining to; relating to.
A specialist in a filed of study or
work
Organized knowledge, practice,
treatment.
Jaundice.
Fish; fish-like.
Structure; body; member of a
group
Mental images.
Individual; distinct; peculiar.
The ileum
Into; in; within; intensive action;
negative
Into; in; within; intensive action;
negative
Below; under; beneath; inferior
to; after
Groin.
Between.
Within; in; into
-isis
-ism
Same.
The iris of the eye.
The ischium, a part of the hip
bone
Condition; pathalogical state
State; condition; disease; theory
-ism
-ismus
iso-ist
-ite , -ites , -ity
A practice or doctrine.
Spasm; contraction.
Equal.
Practioner of a science.
The nature of; resembling; like.
-ite
In chemistry, a salt of an acid
with the termination of -ous; A
ipsiirid- , iridoischi-, -ischio
Hemisphere, half of a sphere
Hepatomegaly, enlarged liver
Heterocellular, of different cells
Hidradenoma, a benign sweat gland tumor
Histology, the microscopic study of tissues and
cells
Holocephalic, referring to a malformed fetus
Homeostasis, the stability of normal body states
Hydrothorax, fluid in the pleural cavity
Hyoid bone - which is u-shaped
hyperactive means excessive activity
Hyopnosis, a state of (induced) sleep
hypotonic means less than normal motor tone
Histerectomy, excision (removal) of the uterus
Anesthesia, a state of no sensation
Amebiasis, a pathologic presence of amebae
Pediatric, specializing in medical treatment of
children
Hemmorhagic, relating to bleeding
Pediatrician, a physician who specializes in the
treatment of children
Pediatrics, the trreatment of diseases of and
injuries to children
Anicteric, without jaundice
Icthyosis, condition that is fish-like - i.e. scaly
skin
Idiopathic, without a known cause
Implant, insert into; Improper, not proper
Injection, forcing fluid into
Infraorbital, beneath the orbit, or eye socket
Inguinal hernia, a rupture in the groin
Intercellar, between the cells.
Intracellular, within the cells; Introversion, turning
inward
Ipsilateral, the same on both sides
Iridopathy, any disease of the iris
Priapism, state of (persistant) erection
Budhism, the doctrines of Budha
Isotonic, equal strength
Audiologist, a practioner of the science of hearing
ithy-ity
-itides
body part.
Erect or straight
A state or condition
Plural of -itis, an inflammation.
Acidity, the amount of acid
Inflammation.
Use, or subject (verb) to; to treat
by special method
A section of the intestinal tract.
Apendicitis, an inflammation fo the appendix
Visualize, to use images
Juxtaposition, situated next to or end-to-end
kera- , kerato-
Close proximity.
Nucleus; nut.
Down; downward; destructive;
against; according to; reverse
The cornea of the eye
kilokin-, kinesklepto-
One thousand (1,000).
Movement or motion.
To steal.
kolp- , kolpokynokypholabilactlaparo-
Vagina. Usually spelled culpo or
colpo
Dog
Humped
Lips.
Milk.
Flank; abdominal wall.
lapis
larynglat
latero-
Stone.
The Larnyx.
Broad.
Lateral, to the side
leio
lepido-lepsis , -lepsy
leptoleukolevo
Lieno
Liga
linguolipo-
Smooth.
Flakes; scales.
A seizure
Light; thin; slender; fragile.
White; colorless; relating to a
leukocyte
Left, to the left
Spleen.
Band.
The tongue
Fat.
lith- , -lith , -lite
-locus
Stones.
Place
log-, logo-log
Speech; words.
Speech; words
-login, -logy, -logia
longus
lumbolymph, lympho-lyo-
Study of; collecting
Long.
Loin.
Lymph.
Loosen; Dissolve; Dissolution;
decomposition
Dissolution; setting free;
disintegrtion; in medicine, a
reduction of, or relief from
Breakdown
Large; long.
-itis
-ize
jejuno
juxtakary-, karyokat- , kata-
lys-, -lysis, lyso-
-lysis
macro -
Katadidymus, conjoined twins separate at the top
but joined in the lower portion of the body
Keratoconus, a cone shaped protrusion of the
cornea
Kinetogenic, producing motion
Kleptomania, a condition of compulsive stealing
Kynophobia, fear of dogs
Kyposis, an abnormal curve or 'hump' in the spine
Lactation, the production of milk in the breast
Laparohysterectomy, a hysterectomy performed
through an incision in the abdomen.
Laterotorsion, the displacement of the uterus to
one side
Leiodermia, smooth, glossy skin
Lepidoma, a scaly or flaky tumor
Leptodermic, thin skinned
Leukemia, literally, "white blood", or a shortage
of red blood cells
Levorotation, turning to the left
Lienopathy, a disease of the spleen
Ligature, a binding
Liposuction, removing fat through a tube through
suction
Lithiasis, a pathologic presence of stones
Translocation, displacement, moving to another
place
Dialogue, a conversation or exchange of words
between two individuals
Metabology, the study of metabolism
Lumbar, pertaining to the lower back
Autolysis, self dissolution
Macrocyte, a large cell
malmala
-malacia
Bad; ill; poor
Soft, spongy.
Softening.
Malnutrition, poor nutrition
Malacia, softening
Osteomalacia, bone softening
mamaman- manu-mania
mastmed- , medi- , mediomega- , megal-megaly, -megalia
megna
meio- , miomelanmelia
men-
Breast.
Hand.
Frenzy; madness; compulsion
Breast.
Middle.
Large; great
Enlarged, Large
Large, great
Less; smaller
Black
Limbs.
Month.
Mamagram, a picture (x-ray) of the breast
Manual, done by hand
mening- , meningo-
covering
mentomes-, meso- , mesio
Chin.
Middle; mean; intermediacy; in
medicine - secondary, or partial.
Change; transformation; next in
a series; beyond or middle
Measure.
Uterus.
Small.
One one thousandth (1/1000).
Submental, under the chin
Mesonasal, middle of the nose
miomon-, monomorphmuc- , muci- ,muco- myxa ,
myxo,
musculo- , my- , myomutomyel- , myelomyomyringo
myxnano-
Less; smaller.
Single; one
Form or shape
Mucus.
Mioplasmia
narconaris, nares
nasonecr- , necroneo-
Sleep; numbness; stupor.
Openings in the nasal cavity.
Nose.
Death
New; recent
neph- , nephra- , nephro-nephros
Neur-, neuri- , neuro-
Kidney.
Kidney.
Neural, pertaining to nerves, or
neural system
Nitrogen.
Night.
No; none.
Normal; usual.
Disease
The back.
The nucleus
Night; darkness
Against.
Back part of the head.
meta-meter
metra-, metromicromilli-
nitr- , nitronoctnonnormo
NosoNotonucleonyct- ,nyctoobocciput, occipito-
Muscle.
Change.
Bone marrow or Spinal Cord
Muscle.
Ear drum.
Mucus
One billionth (1/1,000,000,000);
Mastitis, breast inflammation
Median, in the middle
Megacolon, colon enlargement
Splenomegaly, enlarged spleen
Abducta Megnus - the thigh muscle
Melanin, black pigment
Melanin, black pigment
Menses, menstruation, monthly blood flow from
uterus
Meninges; Covering of the brain and spinal cord.
Metachrosis, change of color
microcyte, an undersized red blood cell;
Millimeter, one one thousandth (1/100) of a meter
Mutation
Myeocyte, bone marrow cell
Myocitis, muscle inflammation
Myxedema, mucinous edema
Dwarfism (nanism).
Narcolepsy, seizures producing sleep
Nasal, pertaining to the nose
Necrosis, death of cells
Neoplasm, new growth; Neonatal, newborn or
recently born
Nephritis, kidney inflammation
Hydronephrosis, water filled kidney
neuralgia, nerve pain
Nocturnal, at night
Nosology, the classification of diseases
Notochord, backbone
Nyctophobia, fear of the night or darkness
octoculo-ode , -oid
odont- , odonto-odynia , odyno-oid
oleoolfact
olig- , oligo-ology
Eight (8).
Referring to the eyes
Form; shape; resemblance.
Tooth.
Pain
Form; shape; resemblance; Like.
Oil
Smell.
Few, or small amount
Science of; Study of.
-oma
omoomphal- , omphalo-
Tumor.
Shoulder.
Navel.
-onca, onco- , oncho-onis
Tumor; bulk; volume
Dust.
Onychoooophorop, opt
Fingernail or toenail
Egg.
Ovary.
Vision.
ophthalmo-ophthalmos
orb, orbit
Orchid-, orchio, orchido
ora-, oro-orrhea, -rrhea
Ortho
Eye.
Eye.
Eye.
Testes.
Mouth.
Flow.
Straight, normal, correct
os
oscheo-, oschero
-ose
Bone; mouth
Scrotum
Carbohydrate; primary alteration
of a protein
Pathologic processes or
possessions
A pathologic process or
possession; A state or condition
Odor; smell; Impulse; Osmosis.
-oses (plural of osis)
-osis (plural -oses)
osmoosseoossioste- , osteo-ostomosis , -ostomy , -stomosis , stomy
ot- , oto-otomy
-ous
ovari-, ovario
ovi
ovo-, ovario
oxypachy-pague
palato
paleo
pali- , palinpalpit
pan- , pant- , pantopapulo-
Bone.
Bone.
Referring to bones.
Formation of an opening
Ear.
cutting
Pertaining to or relating to;
possessing; full of.
Ovary
Egg; ovum.
Egg; ovum
Oxygen in a compound; sharp,
keen, acute, acid, pungent
Thick.
Twins joined at a specific site.
Palate or roof of mouth
Old, primitive
Recurrence; repetition
Flutter
Whole; all; entire
Pimple; papule
Monocular, one eye
Sphereoid, resembling a sphere
: Mucoid, raucous like. Ovoid, egg shaped
Olfactory, pertaining to smell
Oliguria, scant urination
Biology, Science of life; Histology, Study of
tissues
Osteoma, bone tumor
Omodynia, shoulder pain
Omphalocele, a congenital hernia or protrusion of
viscera around the unbilical cord
Pneumonconiosis, dust-produced pathologic state
of lungs
Oophorectomy, ovary removal
Hyperopia, far sightedness, Myopia, near
sightedness
Ophthalmologist, an eye specialist
Exophthalmos, protruding eyes
Orchiectomy, testes removal
oral, pertaining to the mouth
Diahrrea, a flow through
Orthodontics, straightening teeth; Orthograde,
walking erect
Osseous, bone like
Amyloidosis, the pathologic state of having
amyloid
Osteomyelitis, inflammation of bone and marrow
Gastrostomy, making a stomach opening
Otitis, ear inflammation
Gastrotomy, making a stomach opening
Cutaneous, relating to the skin
Pachyderm, "thick skin",
craniopagus, joined at the skull or head
Paleogenic, originating in the past
Palilalia, babbling the same word or phrase
Palpitation, fluttering
Panophthalmitis, inflammation of the whole eye
para- , -para
patho-, path- , -path , -pathic , pathy
-pathy
Pectus
ped- , pedi- , pedopedia-penia
As a prefix - Alongside, against,
beside. As a suffix - Bearing
offspring.
Disease; suffering
Paramedical, beside medical; Paracardiac, beside
the heart.; Paracyesis, pregnancy outside the
uterus
Pathogenic, disease producing
Disease
Chest
Foot
Child.
Poverty, Shortage, Deficiency
Neuropathy, any nerve disease
Pediatrics, medical treatment of children
Thrombocytopenia, decrease in thrombocytes or
blood platelets
pent- , penta-pep, -peps
per-
Five (5).
Digestion
Through; thoroughly; intensely.
periperineoperitoneoperopetro-pexy
phaco-phagia, -phagy
phag- , phago-
Around.
Perineum.
Peritoneum
Deformed.
Stone; the petros portion of the
temporal bone
Fixation, usually surgical
lens-shaped; relating to a lens.
Eating, devouring.
Eat, devour, ingest.
phalanx, phalnages
phall- , phallopharmacopharyng-
Fingers or Toes.
Penis.
Drugs, medicine.
The pharynx.
phas
Speech.
Aphasia, loss of speech funtion
-phil , -philia , -philiac
phleb- , phlebophobia
Love of; affinity for; tendency
toward; craving for.
Vein.
Fear.
Philanthropy, love of mankind; Eosinophil, a
leukocyte staining with eosin
Phlebitis, inflammation of a vein
Hydrophobia, fear of water
phon-, phono-
Sound; speech; voice.
phor-, phoro-
Carrying; bearing; a carrier, a
bearer; phoria.
-phoria
In ophthalmology, a turning with
reference to the visual axis
Transmission.
Light.
Light.
Diaphram.
Of the mind, or of the diaphram
-phoresis
phosphot-, photophrag
phren- , phreni- , -phrenia , phrenic , phrenico-phthisis
Wasting or Decay.
-phylaxis
Protection
physi- , physico-
Physical; Natural; The science
of physics
Air; gas.
Plant; something that grows
One trillionth
(1/1,000,000,000,000).
Bitter.
physophyt- , phytopicopicr- , picro-
Dyspepsia, indigestion
Pericardium, membrane around the heart
Perodactylus, deformed fingers or toes
Mastopexy, fixation of the breasts
Phagocyte, a cell that eats foreign material
Esophagus (gullet), tube from the mouth to the
stomach
Myelophthisic anemia, displacement of normal
marrow cells
Prophylactic - a condom, "for protection" from
sexually transmitted disease
-pieses
pilo
pimel- , pimeloplagio-plakia
-plasia
plasm-plasma- , -plasm
-plastic
-plasty
platy-plegia
Pleo
pleur- , pleuro-ploid
plur- pluri-pnea, -pneo
pneum- , pneuma- , pneumato- ,
pneumo- , pneumono-pod, pod- , podo-poiesis
Pressure.
Hair.
Fat.
Slanting; oblique.
Plaque.
Growth; formation; cellular
proliferation
Living substance or tissue
The liquid part of a cell
Molded; indicates restoration of
lost or badly formed features.
Molding or forming
Flat; wide; broad.
Paralysis; stroke
More.
Rib; side; pleura.
Chrosome pairs in a specific
chromosome number.
Several; more
Breath; respiration; breathing.
Breath; air; lungs.
Foot; foot-shaped
Growth; formation; production
poikilo
polio-
Irregular, varied
Gray
pollex
poly-
Thumb.
Many; multiplicity of; polymer
of.
Purple.
After, behind, posterior.
Posterior; behind; toward the
back
Act or activity; practice; use.
Before; anterior; in front of.
porphyro
postpostero-praxis
pre-
Proct- , procto-
Old age
Before; forward; precurser of; in
behalf of
The anus; the rectum
pronus
prosoprotopseud- , pseudo-
Face down.
Forward; anterior
First
False.
psych- , psychopsychro-ptosis
pubio- , pubopulmopyelo-
The mind
Cold.
Falling.
Pubic bone or region
Lung.
Kidney pelvis
py- , pyopycn- , pycno- , pykn- , pyknopyelopyretopyroquadr- , quadriquin- , quinqu-
Pus.
Dense; thick; compact; frequent
Pelvis.
Fever
Fire; heat; fever
Four
Five.
-presbypro-
Plagiocephaly, a skull that is askew or irregular
Leukoplakia, white patch
Neoplasm, new growth; Hyperplasia, overgrowth
of tissue
Cheiloplasty, surgical correction of defects of the
lip
Hemiplegia, paralysis of half of the body
Pleoosteosis, excess bone growth
Dyspnea, shortage of breath
Pneumothorax, air in the chest (outside the lungs)
Hematopoiesis, blood formation
Poikiloderma, mottled skin
Poliomyelitis, inflammation of spinal cord gray
matter
Polycythemiam, excess number of red blood cells;
polycystic – many cysts
Post-mortem, after death
Posterolateral, behind and to the side
Preoperative, before an operation; Prenatal, before
birth
Promyelocyte, the cell that develops into a
myelocyte
Prone, lying face down
Prototype, the first of a kind
Pseudohypertrophic, false appearance of great
growth
Visceroptosis, falling of abdominal viscera
Pulmonary, pertaining to the lung
Pyelonephritis, inflammation of renal pelvis and
kidney
Pyosalpinx, uterine tube filled with pus
Pyromania, a compulsive fascination with fire
Quadriped, a four-footed animal
rachiradio-
The spine.
Radiation, chiefly x-ray; radius
rerectren- , renoreticuloretrorhabdo-rhage , -rhagia
Again; backwards
The rectum
Kidney.
Reticulum
Behind.
Rod
Bursting forth; rupture; profuse
fluid discharge
Surgical suturing, or sewing;
stitching
Current; Stream; to flow; to
discharge
Rupture of a specific body part
-rhaphy
rheo- , -rhea, -rrhea
-rhexis
rhinorhizorhodoroseo-rrhage , -rrhagia
-rrhaphy
-rrhea
-rrhexis
sacchar- , saccharosacrosal
salping- , salpingosarc- , sarco-sarcoma
scaphoscapuloscato-schisis , schistoschiz- , schizosclero-sclerosis
scolio-scope
-scopy
scotosebosemi-septiserosesquisial- , sialosiderosigmoid-sis
sit- , sito , sitio
skeletoskiasodio
Nose.
Root.
Red.
Rose-colored
Bursting forth; rupture; profuse
fluid discharge
Surgical suturing, or sewing;
stitching.
A flowing, a flux
Rupture of a specific body part.
Sugar.
Sacrum
Salt.
A tube, such as the fallopian
tube or auditory tube
Flesh.
Malignant tumor of supporting
tissues
Boat-shaped; scaphoid.
Shoulder.
Dung; fecal matter
Split; cleft.
Split; cleft; division
Hard or Fibrous; or relating to
the sclera
Hardening; dryness
Twisted, crooked
An instrument used for viewing.
The use of an instrument for
viewing, or examination.
Darkness.
Fatty substance
One-half; partly.
Seven.
Serum.
One and a half.
Salivary; saliva
Iron or steel.
The sigmoid colon
Condition; pathological state
Food; bread; made from grain
Skeleton
Shadow
Sodium.
Renal, pertaining to the kidneys
Retrocecal, behind the cecum
Menorrhagia, profuse menstruation
Herniorrhaphy, repair of hernia
Metrorrhexis, Rupture of the uterus
rhinorrhea, flow from the nose
Menorrhagia, profuse menstruation
Herniorrhaphy, repair of hernia
Metrorrhexis, Rupture of the uterus;
Enterorrhexis, Rupture of the intestine
Sarcoma, a tumor of fleshy appearance
Scleroderma, hard skin
Arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries
Scoliosis, crooked spine
Microscope – instrument used to view very small
objects
Sialadenitis, salivary gland inflammation
soma- somat-, somato-some
spasmospectrosperm-, spermatosphenosphygmosplanchnsplen- , splenospondlyospongiostaphyl-stasis
The body; bodily
Body.
Spasm.
Appearance; image; form;
spectrum
Semen; sperm; spermatozoa
Wedge; sphenoid bone
Pulse
The viscera.
The Spleen
Spinal column or vertebrae
Sponge-like
Uvula; or like a grape or bunch
of grapes
Standing still
steatostenostercostereosterno-
An agent to prevent changing or
moving
Fat.
Narrow; short; contracted.
Feces.
Three dimensions
Sternum, Breastbone
stetho-
Chest.
stom- , stomato-
Mouth.
-stomosis , -stomy
A created mouth or outlet
strept-
Twisted
sub-
supinus
supra-
Beneath; under; less than
normal; inferior; in samll
quantities
In excess; above; superior;
beyond; in the upper part
Face up.
Above; beyond; on top
sy- sylsymsyn-
Together
Together; with; along; beside.
Together; joined
systachy
taen- , taeni- , ten- , tenitarso- , tauto-
Together.
Rapid; fast; swift.
Tapeworm
Edge of eyelid; instep of foot;
flat of the foot.
Art; skill
Distant; far; end.
Perfect; complete
Temples of the head
Tendons
Tapeworm
Three.
One trillionth
(1/1,000,000,000,000).
Severly malformed fetus.)
Four.
Chamber; part of the brain
where a nerve originates;
thalamus.
-stat
super-
technotel- , tele- , teloteleotemporotend- , tendoten- , tenitertera
teratotetrathalamo-
Lyosome, destroying body
Staphylococcus, a bacteria that bunches together
like grapes
Hemostasis, arrest of circulation; Metastasis,
standing in a different place
Hemostat, a scissor-like device used to clamp a
vein or artery to prevent blood flow
Stenosis, a pathologic narrowing
Stethoscope, an instrument for listening to sounds
in the chest and torso
Subcutaneous, under the skin
Supine, lying face up
Suprapubic, above the pubis; Suprarenal, above
the kidneys
Symmelia, fusion of limbs
Syndrome, a constant complex of symptoms;
Syndactyly, fused -together fingers or toes
Tachylogia, rapid speech
Telagia, pain from another area
thanatothecotheltherm- , thermotherap- , -therapy
thiothoracthrombothymothyr- , thyro-tic
-tion
toco-tome
tomo-tomy
-tonic
tonotop- , topotox- ,toxi- , toxico- , toxo- , -toxic
trache- , tracheotrachelotranstraumato-tresia
tri-trich , trich- , tricho-troph- , tropho- , -trophy, trophic
-tropin
tropotubotympanotyphlo
typhouloultrauniureterourethrouri-, uric-uria
urin- , urino- , uro
uter- , uterovas-, vasoVena- , venoventr- , ventri- , ventrovermivertebrovesicoviscero-
volv
vulvo-
Death.
Sheath; case; receptacle.
The nipples
Heat; hot
Treatment or cure.
Sulfur.
The chest; the thorax
Blood clot; thrombus
Thymus gland; soul; emotions.
The thyroid gland
Relating to or pertaining to.
A state or condition
Childbirth.
Cutting instrument; segment or
section
Section; layer
Cutting operation; excision.
Strength.
Tone; Tension; Pressure
Place; locale; topical
A toxin or poison
The trachea or windpipe.
Neck
Across; over; beyond; through
Trauma.
Hole.
Three.
The hair; Hair-like structures.
Nourish; grow; nourishment
Stimulation of a target organ by
a substance, esp. a hormone
Food; Nutrition
Tube.
Eardrum; tympanum
Cecum; Blindness
Fever; typhoid.
Scar; scarring
Beyond; excess
One.
Ureter, the vessel carrying urine
from the kidneys to the bladder
Urethra - the tube carrying urine
from the bladder.
Uric acid.
Refers to urine
Relating to urine
Uterus.
Vessel.
Vein.
Belly; Front; Anterior aspect of
the body
Worm.
Vertabra; vertabrae
Bladder; vesicle
Viscera, the organs of the body
inside the torso (the chest and
abdomen).
Turn.
Covering; vulva.
Hydrotherapy, treatment in or with water
Thrombocyte (platelet), a clot making cell
Acoustic, relating to sound
Inhalation, the taking in of air, inhaling
Apendectomy, surgical (cutting) removal of the
appendix
Hypertonic, increased strength
Translocation, a displacement
Atresia, failure to make an opening or connection
Atrophy - wasting, opposite of growing
Aminoaciduria, amino acids in the urine; Anuria,
no urine
Dysuria, painful urination
Vasospasm, vessel spasm
vermiform appendix, appendix shaped like a
worm
Revolve, to turn again or turn back
xanth- , xantho-
Yellow
xenoxero
-y
Zoo-
Strange; foreign
Dry.
A state or condition
Animal; animal life.
Xanthochromia, yellow coloration, usually of
spinal fluid
Xeroderma, dry skin
Therapy, treatment condition
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