cell Latin cella, chamber
Latin cella, chamber
gene Greek genos, birth
Greek genos, birth
hernia
Latin hernia, rupture
ligament
Latin ligamentum
nerve
Latin nervus
sinus
Latin sinus, cavity
tendon
Latin tendo
vein
Latin vena
acanth(o)
meaning spiny; thorny,
( example acanthoid) spine-shaped
actin(o)
meaning light,
actinotherapy, ultraviolet light therapy used in dermatology
aer(o
meaning air; gas
aerogen gas-producing microorganism
alge, algesi, algio, algo
meaning
amyl(o)
meaning starch amylophagia
abnormal craving for starch
andro
meaning masculine androblastoma
testicular tumor
athero
meaning plaque; fatty substance atheroma
swelling on the surface of an artery from a fatty deposit
bacill(i)
meaning bacilli; bacteria bacilliform
rod-shaped like a bacterium
bacteri(o)
meaning bacteria bacteriogenic
caused by bacteria
bar(o)
meaning weight; pressure barostat
pressure-regulating device
bas(o), basi(o)
meaning base basophilic
having an affinity for basic dyes (said of tissue)
blasto
meaning life biopsy
sampling of tissue from living patients
blasto
meaning immature cells glioblastoma
growth consisting of immature neural cells
cac(o)
meaning bad; ill cacomelia
congenital limb deformity
calc(o), calci(o)
meaning calcium calcipenia
calcium deficiency
carcin(o)
meaning cancer carcinogen
cancer-producing substance
chem(o)
meaning chemical chemolysis
chemical decomposition
chlor(o)
meaning chlorine, green chloruresis
excretion of chloride in urine
chondrio
meaning cartilage, grainy, gritty chondrocyte
cartilage cell
chore(o)
meaning dance choreoathetosis
abnormal body movements
chrom, chromat, chromo
meaning color chromatogenous
producing colo
chrono
meaning time chronometry
measurement of time intervals
chyl(o)
meaning chyle , a digestive juice chylopoiesis
production of chyle in the intestine
chym(o)
meaning chyme semifluid production of chyme in the stomach chymopoiesis
present during digestion
cine(o)
meaning movement cineradiography
imaging of an organ in motion
coni(o)
meaning dust coniometer
device for measuring dust
crin(o)
meaning secrete crinogenic
causing secretion; endocrine, a gland that secretes
internally
into systemic circulation
cry(o)
meaning cold cryocautery
destruction of tissue by freezing
crypt(o)
meaning hidden; obscure cryptogenic
of obscure origin
cyan(o)
meaning blue cyanopsia
condition following a cataract operation in which all objects appear
blue
cycl(o)
meaning circle; cycle; ciliary body
removal of a part of a ciliary body
cyst(o), cysti
meaning bladder, cyst, cystic duct
cystoid bladder-shaped
cyt(o)
meaning cell cytoarchitecture
arrangement of cells in tissue
dextr(o)
meaning right, toward the right
dextrocardia displacement of the heart to the right
dips(o)
meaning thirst
dipsomania alcoholism
dors(o),
meaning back
dorsalgia upper back pain dynamo force
dynamo
meaning force; energy
dynamometer instrument for measuring muscular power
echo
meaning reflected sound
echocardiogram ultrasound recording of the heart
electr(o)
meaning electricity; electric
electrocardiogram graphic record of heart's electrical currents
eosin(o)
meaning red, redness
eosinophilic staining readily with certain dyes
ergo
meaning work
ergograph, instrument for measuring
work of muscular contractions
erythr(o)
meaning red, redness
erythroclasis fragmentation of red blood cells