Position and Direction
anter/o
What is the root word for: front
Ex: anterior: pertaining to the front
abdomin/o
What is the root word for: abdomen
Ex:abdominal: pertaining to the abdomen
cyt/o
What is the root word for: Cell
Ex: specialist in the study of cells (cytologist)
acr/o
What is the root word for: extremity
Es: acrocyanosis: abnormal condition in which the extremities are blue
-genesis
What is a suffix meaning: forming, producing, origin
Ex: pathogenesis: origin of disease
ab-
What is a prefix meaning: from, away from
Ex: abduction: act of bringing way from (midline of body)
caud/o
What is the root word for: tail
Ex: caudad: toward the tail
cervic/o
What is the root word for: neck; cervix uteri
Ex: cervical: pertaining to the neck
hist/o
What is the root word for: tissue
Ex: Histology: study of tissues
eti/o
What is the root word for: cause
Ex: etiology: study of the causes of disease
-gnosis
What is a suffix meaning: knowing
Ex: prognosis: knowing before
ad-
What is a prefix meaning: toward
Ex: adduction: act of bringing toward (midline of body)
cephal/o
What is the root word for: head
Ex: caphalad: toward the head
crani/o
What is the root word for: cranium
Ex: cranial: pertaining to the cranium
kary/o
nucle/o
What is the root word for: nucleus
Ex: Karyolysis: destruction of the nucleus
Ex: Nuclear: pertaining to the nucleus
idi/o
What is the root word for: unknown, peculiar
Ex: idiopathic: pertaining to an unknown cause of disease
-gram
What is a suffix meaning: record, writing
Ex: arteriogram: record of an artery
hetero-
What is a prefix meaning: different
Ex: heteromorphous: different form or shape
dist/o
What is the root word for: far/ farthest
Ex: distal: pertaining to the farthest
gastr/o
What is the root word for: stomach
Ex: hypogastric: pertaining to the area below the stomach
albin/o
leuk/o
What is the root word for: white
Ex:Albinism: condition of whiteness
Ex: Leukocyte: white cell
morph/o
What is the root word for: form, shape, structure
Ex:morphology: study of form, shape or structure
-graph
What is a suffix meaning: instrument for recording
Ex: radiograph: instrument for recording x-rays
homeo-
What is a prefix meaning: same, alike
Ex: homeoplasia: formation of same (tissue)
dors/o
What is the root word for: back (of body)
Ex:dorsal: pertaining to the back of the body
ili/o
What is the root word for: ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone)
Ex: iliac: pertaining to the ilium
chlor/o
What is the root word for: green
Ex: Chloropia: green vision
path/o
What is the root word for: disease
Ex: pathologist: specialist in the study of disease
-graphy
What is a suffix meaning: process of recording
Ex: arthrography: process of recording a joint
infra-
What is a prefix meaning: below, under
Ex: infracostal: pertaining to the area below the ribs
infer/o
What is the root word for: lower, below
Ex: inferior: pertaining to a lower (Structure of surface)
ingiun/o
What is the root word for: groin
Ex: ingiunal: pertaining to the groin
chrom/o
What is the root word for: color
Ex: Heterochromic: pertaining to different colors
radi/o
What is the root word for: radiation, x-ray, radius
Ex: radiologist: specialist in the study of radiation
-logist
What is a suffix meaning: specialist in the study of
Ed: dermatologist:specialist in the study of skin
peri-
What is a prefix meaning: around
Ex: periumbilical: pertaining to the area around the umbilicus
later/o
What is the root word for: side, to one side
Ex: lateral: pertaining to a side
lumb/o
What is the root word for: loins (lower back)
Ex: lumbar: pertaining to the lower back
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o
What is the root word for: yellow
Ex: Cirrhosis: Abnormal yellowing
Ex: Jaundice:Yellowing
Ex: Xanthosis: Abnormal condition of yellowness
somat/o
What is the root word for: body
Ex:somatic: pertaining to the body
-logy
What is a suffix meaning: study of
Ex: hematology:study of blood
super-
What is a prefix meaning: upper, above
Ex: superior pertaining to the upper area
medi/o
What is the root word for: middle
Ex: mediad: toward the middle
pelv/i
What is the root word for: pelvis
Ex: pelvimeter: instrument for measuring the pelvis
cyan/o
What is the root word for: blue
Ex: Cyanotic: Pertaining to blueness
son/o
What is the root word for: sound
Ex: sonography: process of recording sound
-meter
What is a suffix meaning: instrument for measuring
Ex: ventriculometry: act of measuring the ventricles
trans-
What is a prefix meaning: across, through
Ex: transabdominal: pertaining to a direction across or through the abdomen
poster/o
What is the root word for: back (of body), behind, posterior
Ex: posterior: pertaining to the back (of body)
spin/o
What is the root word for: spine
Ex: spinal: pertaining to the spine
erythr/o
What is the root word for: red
Ex:Erythrocyte: red cell
tom/o
What is the root word for: to cut
Ex: tomography: process of recording a cut (or slice)
-pathy
What is a suffix meaning: disease
Ex: gastropathy: disease of the stomach
ultra-
What is a prefix meaning: excess, beyond
Ex: ultrasonic: pertaining to beyond audible sound
proxim/o
What is the root word for: near/ nearest
Ex: proximal: pertaining to the nearest
thorac/o
What is the root word for: chest
Ex: thoracic: pertaining to the chest
melan/o
What is the root word for: black
Ex: Melanoma: Black tumor
viscer/o
What is the root word for: internal organs
Ex: visceral: pertaining to internal organs
ventr/o
What is the root word for: belly, belly side
Ex: ventral: pertaining to the belly side (front of body)
umbilic/o
What is the root word for: umbilicus/ naval
Ex: umbilical: pertaining to the naval
poli/o
What is the root word for: gray; gray matter
Ex: polomyelitis: Infalmmation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
xer/o
What is the root word for: dry
Ex: xerosis: abnormal condition of dryness