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