epi -
above
physis
growth
dia -
between
peri-
surrounding
oste/o, oss/e, oss/i
bone
-um
structure
endo-
within or inner
meta-
beyond
-blasts
immature
-clasts
break
-poietic
pertaining to formation
chondr/o
cartilage
arthr/o
joint
-malacia
abnormal softening
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
Ligament/o
ligament
ten/o, tend/o and tendin/o
tendon
burs/o
bursa
synovi/o
synovial membrane and synovial fluid
crani/o
skull
spondyl/o and vertebr/o
vertebra
cost/o
rib
meta -
beyond
onych/o
claw
my/o
muscle
fibr/o and fibros/o
fibrous tissue
fasci/o and fasc/i
fascia
tend/o, tendin/o and ten/o
tendon
kinesi/o and -kinesis
movement
anti-
against
agon
struggle
syn-
together
erg
work
ton/o
tone, tension, stretching
axis
line about which rotation occurs
pector
chest
inter-
between
infra -
beneath or below
supra-
above
bi-
two
tri-
means
quadri-
four
a-
without
zygoto
joined
gastr/o
stomach
kneme
leg
urin/o and ur/o
urine or pertaining to the urinary organs
ren/o and nephr/o
kidney
cortic/o
outer region (used to describe outer regions of many organs
medull/o
middle or inner portion - used to describe the middle or inner region of inner organs
glomerul/o
glomerulus - means wind into a ball
pyel/o
pelvis
ureter/o
ureter
cyst/o
urinary bladder
urethr/o
urethra
meat/o
opening
-poiesis
formation
-chrome
color
Lith/, and -lith
stone or calculus
-ectasis
distention or stretching
-lithiasis
the presence of stones or calculi (as in nephrolithiasis - disorder characterized by the presence of kidney stones
-ptosis
drooping or dropping down
-tripsy
crush
cardi/o
heart
endo-
within
coron/o
crown
atri/o
atria
ventricul/o
ventricle
valv/o or valvul/o
valve
stetho-
chest
-scope
instrument to visually examine or monitor
holo- and pan-
all
angi/o and vas/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
aort/o
aorta
arter/i
means vessel that carries blood away from the heart
-ole
small
celi/o
belly
ven/o and phleb/o
vein
man/o
pressure
sphygm/o
pulse
-meter
device
tensi/o
pressure or tension - used when describing blood pressure
hyper-
excessive or above normal
hypo-
deficient or less than normal
Ech/o
sound
ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
Cor
heart
pulmon/o
lung
cyan/o
blue
isch/o
hold back
patent
remaining open
nas/o and rhin/o
nose
cer/o
horn
meat/o
opening or passageway
sept/o
partition
olfact/o
smell
tonsill/o
tonsil
sinus/o
sinus
pharyng/o
throat
palat/o
palate
epiglott/o
epiglottis
laryng/o
voice box
glott/o
glottis
trache/o
windpipe
bronch/o
bronchi
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
alveol/o
small sac
cost/o
ribs
thorac/o and -thorax
chest cavity or chest
lob/o
well-defined portion
pneum/o, pneumon/o, and pneu
lung or air
pulm/o and pulmon/o
lung
pleuro/o
membrane
dia-
across
phragm/o
wall
diaphragmat/o and phren/o
diaphragm
phren/o
used to refer to the mind (2nd meaning)
spir/o
breath or breathing
-pnea
breathing
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
oxygen
capn/o
carbon dioxide
-lysis
break down or separate
anti-
against
-tussi
cough
endo-
within
-crine
secrete or separate
pituit/o
pituitary gland
aden/o
gland
-tropic
having an affinity for
Lute/o
yellow
lact/o
milk
somat/o
body
diuretic
pertaining to increased urine secretion
vas/o
vessel
press/i
tension
thyr/o
thyroid
para-
near or before (in reference to the nervous system means hind or lower portion)
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
ad-
toward
ren/o
kidney
supra-
above
adren/o and adrenal/o
adrenal glands
cortic/o
outer
medull/o
inner or middle portion
andr/o
male
-gen
producing
ana-
up or excessive
bol/o
throwing
cata-
down
pancreat/o
pancreas
ad-
toward
nor-
normal and denotes the parent compound in a pair of related substances
thym/o
thymus
pineal/o
pineal gland
Circadian refers to
the events occurring within a 24 hour period
circa
around
diem
day
gonad/o
gonad or gamete-producing gland
acr/o
extremities
calc/i
calcium
-emia
blood condition
eu-
good, well, or easily
phe/o
dusky
chrom/o
color
cyt/o
cell
-oma
tumor
toxic/o
poison
ax/o
axis or main stem
dendr/o
dendrite and branching
synaps/o and synapt/o
space or point of contact
gli/o
glue
astr/o
star
micro-
small
oligo-
few
-cyte
cell
neur/i and neur/o
nerve or nerve tissue
gangli/o and ganglion/o
knotlike masses of nerve cell bodies located outside the CNS
plex/o
plexus or network
meningi/o
the layers of connective tissue enclosing the CNS
dura
tough
dur/o
dura mater
pachy-
thick
arachn/o
spider
pia
soft or tender
sub-
below
crani/o
skull
encephal/o
brain
cerebr/o
cerebrum
convolut/o
coiled
gry/o
folding
sulc/o
groove
cerebell/o
cerebellum
myel/o
spinal cord
conus
cone
idio
individual
-paresis
weakness
-plegia
paralysis
narc/o
stupor
-lepsy
seizure
-esthesia
sensation or feeling
caus/o and caust/o
burning
poli/o
gray
radicul/o
root
lpsi-
same
contra-
opposite
bifid/o
split or cleft
opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, ophthalm/o
eye or sight
blephar/o
eyelid
cantho
corner of eye
tars/o
edge of eyelid or angle joint
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
lacrim/o and dacry/o
teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct
scler/o
sclera or hard
corne/o and kerat/o
cornea
choroid/o
choroid
ir/i, ir/o, irid/o and irit/o
refer to iris of the eye
pupillo and core/o
pupil
phac/o
lens of the eye
retin/o
retina
macul/o
spot
lute/o
yellow
fove/o
pit
aque/o
water
vitre/o
glassy
gon/i
angle or seed
ambly/o
dim
anis/o
unequal
an-
is not
iso-
equal
dipl/o
double
-opia
vision
mono-
one
chrom/o
color
-tropia
turning
eso-
inward
exo-
outward
audit/o, aud/i and ot/o
ear
acoust/o, acous/o
sound or hearing
pinn/i
ear
aur/i and aur/o
external ear or just ear
tympan/o and myring/o
eardrum
labyrinth/o
maze, labyrinth, and inner ear
Bulla
large vesicle
cochle/o
snail or spiral
aural
pertaining to the ear (external ear)
hem/o and hemat/o
blood
-poiesis
formation
fibrin/o
fibrin
pro-
before
thromb/o
clot
erythr/o
red
-cyte
cell
myel/o
bone marrow and spinal cord
-phage
eating
macr/o
large
leuk/o
white
-penia
indcates a decrease in a particular type of cell
-philia
indicates an increase in a particular type of cell
-cytosis
condition of cell but implies elevated cell numbers
Lip/o
fat
-emia
blood condition
-penia
less than normal or deficiency
lymph/o
lymph fluid
otos
greek for ear
tonsill/o
tonsil
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus
onc/o
tumor
carcin/o
cancer
sarc/o
flesh
-gen
producing
pyr/o
fire
-logy
the science of or the study of
fluor/o
luminous