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Iatr/o

Medicine, physician

-Iatry

Medical treatment

Medic/o

Medicine, medical treatment

Therap/o

Treatment

Therapet/o

Treatment

-Therapy

Treatment

Pharmac/o

Drugs, medicine

Pharmaceutic/o

Drugs, medicine

Diet/o

Food

Chirurgic/o

Surgery

Log/o

Word, speech

-Logy

The study of

Nom/o

Law, custom

-Nomy

Knowledge/laws of

Physi/o

Nature, growth, function

Physic/o

Physical, natural

Techn/o

Art, skill

Erg/o

Work, function

-Ergasia

Work, function

San/o

Health

Sanit/o

Health

Hygien/o

Health

Hygiei/o

Health

Anthrop/o

Human

Hom/o

human

Homin/o

Human

Idi/o

Individual, distinct

Dem/o

People

Ethn/o

Race, culture

Gen/o

race, kind, hereditary, gene

Andr/o

Male, masculine, stamen of a flower

Viril/o

Male, masculine

Gyn/o

Feminine, female, ovary of a flower

Femin/o

Feminine, female

Ped/o

Child

Pueril/o

child

Ger/o

Elderly, old age

Geront/o

Elderly, old age

Presby/o

Elderly, old age

Sen/o

Elderly, old age

Senil/o

Elderly, old age

Gnos/o

A knowing, knowledge

-Gnosia

A knowing, knowledge

-Gnosis

A knowing, knowledge

Eti/o

Cause

Aeti/o

Cause

Esthesi/o

Sensation, feeling

-Esthesia

Sensation, feeling

Morb/o

disease

Nos/o

Disease

Path/o

Disease, feeling, suffering

-Pathy

Disease, feeling, suffering

-Path

Disease, feeling, suffering

Mort/o

Death

Thanat/o

Death

-Thanasia

Death

Necr/o

Dead body, dead

Febr/o

Fever

Pyr/o

Fever, fire

Pyret/o

Fever

Hem/o

Blood

Hemat/o

Blood

-Emia

Blood

-Hemia

Blood

Poly-

Many

Multi-

Many

Cal/o

Heat

Rubr/o

Red, redness

Erythr/o

Red, redness (red blood cells)

Tum/o

Swelling, tumor, abnormal mass

Onc/o

Swelling, tumor, abnormal mass

-Oncus

Swelling, tumor, abnormal mass

Edemat/o

Swelling

-Edema

Swelling

Troph/o

Nourishment, growth

-Trophy

Nourishment, growth

Tabet/o

Wasting

cel/o

hernia, protrusion

Kel/o

Hernia, protrusion

-Cele

Hernia, protrusion

Cyt/o

Cell

Cell/o

Cell

Cellul/o

Cell

Cancer/o

Cancer, crab

Cancr/o

Spreading ulcer

Carcin/o

Cancer, crab

Mal/o

Bad, faulty

Malign/o

Cancerous, becoming worse

Kak/o

bad, faulty

Cac/o

Bad, faulty

Phlog/o

inflammation

Dolor/o

Pain

Noc/o

Pain

Noxi/o

Pain

Alg/o

Pain

-Algia

Painful condition

-Algesia

Sense of pain

Odyn/o

Pain

-Odynia

Painful condition

100

Acu/o

Needle, needlelike

101

Acut/o

Sharp, pointed

102

Oxy/o

Sharp, quick, acid, oxygen

103

-Oxia

Oxygen condition

104

Chron/o

Time (prolonged)

105

Pur/o

Pus

106

Purul/o

Pus

107

Py/o

Pus

108

Rhe/o

Flow

109

-Rrhea

A discharge (of a fluid)

110

-Rhexis

A rupture

111

-Rrhagia

Rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (usually blood)

112

-Rrhage

Rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (usually blood)

113

Rhagad/o

Tear, fissure, cleft

114

-Penia

Decrease, deficiency

115

Mega-

Enlargement, large

116

Megal/o

Enlargement, large

117

-Megaly

Enlargement, large

118

Micr/o

Small

119

Macr/o

Large, long

120

Lys/o

Breakdown, dissolving

121

-Lysis

Breakdown, dissolving

122

Malac/o

Soft, abnormal softening

123

-Malacia

Soft, abnormal softening

124

-Ptosis

Downward displacement, prolapse

125

-Ectasis

Dilation, expansion

126

Schiz/o

A splitting, a cleft

127

-Schisis

A splitting, a cleft

128

Stas/o

A standing, stoppage, a cause to stand

129

Stat/o

A standing, stoppage, a cause to stand

130

-Stasis

A standing, stoppage, a cause to stand

131

-Stat

A device for stopping, ceasing something

132

Poiet/o

To make, produce

133

-Poiesis

To make, produce

134

Plast/o

Formed, molded

135

-Plast

Forming cell or organelle

136

-Plasia

Condition of formation, growth

137

Fac/o

To make, cause

138

Fic/o

To make, cause

139

Fact/o

To make, cause

140

Fect/o

To make, cause

141

Gen/o

To become, be produced

142

-Gen

To become, be produced

143

Graph/o

Writing

144

-Graph

A device for an image or written record, or the record itself

145

-Graphy

Process of recording, writing

146

Grammat/o

Something written or drawn

147

-Gram

A record or image of something

148

Metr/o

Measure, measurement

149

-Meter

Measuring instrument

150

-Metry

The process of measuring something

151

-Tomy

Incision

152

-Ectomy

Excision

153

-Tome

Device for making an incision

154

-Stomy

Surgical creation of an opening (stoma)

155

-Plasty

Surgical reconstruction

156

-Rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

157

-Pexy

Surgical fixation

158

-Tripsy

Crushing

159

-Scopy

Examination, especially with a device

160

-Scope

A device for looking into a body part

161

-Desis

Surgical binding, fusion

162

-Centesis

Surgical puncture for aspiration

163

-Section

A cutting

164

-Clasty

A surgical breaking

165

-Trypesis

A surgical boring

166

Tom/o

Cut, a section

167

Stom/o

A mouth, an opening

168

Stomat/o

A mouth, an opening

169

Pex/o

Fixation, binding

170

-Pexis

Fixation, binding

171

Rhaph/o

Seam, suture

172

Rhaphid/o

Needle, needle-like

173

Clast/o

Broken, breaking

174

-Clast

A breaker of things

175

-Clasis

A breaking of something

176

-Clasia

A breaking of something

177

Scop/o

To view

178

Sect/o

Cut, a section

179

Cis/o

Kill, cut

180

-Cide

Kill, cut

181

Tript/o

Crushing, grinding

182

Trepan/o

Borer, drilling

183

Trephin/o

Borer, drilling

184

Trypan/o

Borer; a genus of parasite (protozoa called trypanosomes)

185

Hen/o

One

186

Mon/o

One, alone

187

Dy/o

Two, a pair

188

Tri/o

Three

189

Tetr/a

Four

190

Pent/a

Five

191

Hex/a

Six

192

Hept/a

Seven

193

Okt/a

Eight

194

Oct/a

Eight

195

Enne/a

Nine

196

Dek/a

Ten

197

Dec/a

Ten

198

Henek/a

Eleven

199

Dodek/a

Twelve

200

Hekat/o

One hundred

201

Hecat/o

One hundred

202

Hekt/o

One hundred

203

Hect/o

One hundred

204

Chili/o

One thousand

205

Kil/o

One thousand

206

Myri/o

Ten thousand, innumberable

207

Prot/o

First

208

Deuter/o

Second

209

Trit/o

Third

210

Tetart/o

Fourth, one-fourth

211

Bis-

Two times, two

212

Tris-

Three times, three

213

Ter-

Three times, three

214

Tetrakis-

Four times, four

215

Quater-

Four times, four

216

Un/i

One

217

Du/o

Two

218

Tri-

Three

219

Quadr/i

Four

220

Quinqu/e

Five

221

Sex/a

Six

222

Sept/i

Seven

223

Oct/o

Eight

224

Nov/i

Nine

225

Dec/a

Ten

226

Cent/o

One hundred

227

Mill/i

One thousand

228

Prim/i

First, one

229

Secund/i

Second, two

230

Terti/a

Third, three

231

Quarti/a

Fourth, four

232

Sext/i

Sixth, six

233

Septim/a

Seventh, seven

234

Octav/a

Eighth, eight

235

Non/a

Ninth, nine

236

Decim/o

Tenth, ten

237

Hydr/o

Water, liquid, hydrogen

238

Heli/o

Sun, helium

239

Lith/o

Stone, lithium

240

Nitr/o

Nitrogenous

241

Ox/o

Oxygen

242

Neon/o

Neon

243

Ne/o

New, recent

244

Phosph/o

Phosphorous

245

Chlor/o

Green, chlorine

246

Chromi/o

Chromium

247

Chrom/o

Color

248

Chromat/o

Color

249

Seleni/o

Selenium

250

Selen/o

Moon, crescent-shaped

251

Brom/o

Foul-smelling, bromine

252

Crypt/o

Hidden, covered, krypton

253

Krypt/o

Hidden, covered, krypton

254

Rhod/o

Rose, red, rhodium

255

Xen/o

Foreign, strange, xenon

256

Bar/o

Weight, pressure

257

Bary/o

Heavy, dull

258

Osm/o

Odor, smell, osmium

259

Thall/o

Young branch, shoot, simple plants (i.e. fungi, lichens, algae), thallium

260

Aktin/o

Ray, ray-like, radiation, actinium

261

Carb/o

Carbon, carbon dioxide

262

Natri/o

Sodium

263

Natr/o

Sodium

264

Silic/o

Silica, silicon

265

Kali/o

Potassium

266

Kal/o

Potassium

267

Calc/o

Calcium, lime

268

Ferr/o

Iron

269

Argent/o

Silver

270

Cupr/o

Copper

271

Stann/o

Tin

272

Aur/o

Gold

273

Hydrargyr/o

Mercury

274

Mer/o

Part, partial

275

-Mer

Part, partial

276

-Mere

Part, partial

277

Goni/o

Angle

278

Gon/o

Angle

279

-Gon

Angle

280

Erg/o

Work

281

-Urgy

Work

282

Pyr/o

Fire, fever

283

Hygr/o

Moisture, wet, humidity

284

Therm/o

Heat, temperature

285

-Therm

Heat, temperature

286

Calor/o

Heat, calorie

287

cal/o

Heat, calorie

288

Stoich/o

Element

289

Psychr/o

Cold

290

Xer/o

Dry

291

Ge/o

Earth, land

292

Aer/o

Air

293

Top/o

Place

294

-Tope

Place

295

Trop/o

Turn, change

296

-Trope

Turn, change

297

Cis/o

Cut, kill

298

-Cide

Cut, kill

299

Trans-

Across, through

300

Cis-

On this side

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