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Collection group

Prefix

12 entries

  1. a-

    without or lacking

  2. ad-

    toward

  3. an-

    without or lacking

  4. ana-

    up or apart

  5. brady-

    slow

  6. dys-

    difficult, painful, or abnormal

  7. endo-

    within

  8. hemi-

    half

  9. hyper-

    above or excessive

  10. hypo-

    below or deficient

  11. peri-

    around

  12. tachy-

    fast

Collection group

Root

94 entries

  1. acr-

    extremities or height

  2. acro-

    extremities or height

  3. aden-

    gland

  4. adeno-

    gland

  5. adren-

    adrenal gland

  6. adreno-

    adrenal gland

  7. angi-

    blood vessel

  8. angio-

    blood vessel

  9. ankyl-

    stiff or bent

  10. ankylo-

    stiff or bent

  11. arthr-

    joint

  12. arthro-

    joint

  13. blast-

    bud or germ cell

  14. blephar-

    eyelid

  15. blepharo-

    eyelid

  16. bronch-

    bronchus

  17. bronchiol-

    bronchiole

  18. bronchiolo-

    bronchiole

  19. broncho-

    bronchus

  20. burs-

    bursa

  21. capn-

    carbon dioxide

  22. capno-

    carbon dioxide

  23. carcin-

    cancer

  24. carcino-

    cancer

  25. card-

    heart

  26. cardi-

    heart

  27. cardio-

    heart

  28. cephal-

    head

  29. cephalo-

    head

  30. chol-

    gall or bile

  31. cholangi-

    bile duct

  32. chole-

    gall or bile

  33. col-

    colon

  34. colo-

    colon

  35. cyan-

    blue

  36. cyano-

    blue

  37. cyst-

    bladder or sac

  38. cysto-

    bladder or sac

  39. dacry-

    tear or tear duct

  40. dacryo-

    tear or tear duct

  41. derm-

    skin

  42. dermat-

    skin

  43. dermato-

    skin

  44. duoden-

    duodenum

  45. encephal-

    brain

  46. encephalo-

    brain

  47. endometr-

    endometrium

  48. endometrio-

    endometrium

  49. enter-

    intestine

  50. entero-

    intestine

  51. fibr-

    fiber

  52. fibro-

    fiber

  53. gastr-

    stomach

  54. gastro-

    stomach

  55. gloss-

    tongue

  56. gryp-

    curved

  57. grypo-

    curved

  58. hem-

    blood

  59. hemat-

    blood

  60. hemato-

    blood

  61. hepat-

    liver

  62. hepato-

    liver

  63. hidr-

    sweat

  64. hidro-

    sweat

  65. hyster-

    uterus

  66. hystero-

    uterus

  67. kerat-

    cornea or skin

  68. kerato-

    cornea or skin

  69. laryng-

    larynx

  70. laryngo-

    larynx

  71. lymph-

    lymph

  72. lympho-

    lymph

  73. mast-

    breast

  74. masto-

    breast

  75. my-

    muscle

  76. myel-

    spinal cord

  77. myelo-

    spinal cord

  78. myo-

    muscle

  79. nephr-

    kidney

  80. nephro-

    kidney

  81. neur-

    nerve

  82. neuro-

    nerve

  83. oste-

    bone

  84. osteo-

    bone

  85. ot-

    ear

  86. oto-

    ear

  87. ren-

    kidney

  88. reno-

    kidney

  89. sarc-

    muscular or fleshlike tissue

  90. sarco-

    muscular or fleshlike tissue

  91. thromb-

    clot

  92. thrombo-

    clot

  93. tox-

    poison

  94. toxo-

    poison

Collection group

Suffix

35 entries

  1. -al

    pertaining to

  2. -algesia

    sensitivity to pain

  3. -algia

    pain

  4. -cele

    hernia or protrusion

  5. -cyte

    cell

  6. -dynia

    pain or swelling

  7. -ectomy

    surgical removal

  8. -emia

    blood condition

  9. -gram

    record

  10. -graphy

    process of recording

  11. -ia

    condition

  12. -ic

    pertaining to

  13. -itis

    inflammation

  14. -kine

    lexicalized element in cytokine

  15. -logy

    study of

  16. -malacia

    softening

  17. -megaly

    enlargement

  18. -metry

    process of measuring

  19. -oma

    tumor or mass

  20. -opathy

    disease

  21. -osis

    condition, usually abnormal

  22. -ostomy

    surgically created opening

  23. -otomy

    cutting into

  24. -pepsia

    digestion

  25. -plasia

    development or growth

  26. -plasty

    surgical repair

  27. -plegia

    paralysis

  28. -pnea

    breathing

  29. -ptosis

    falling or drooping

  30. -sclerosis

    hardening

  31. -scopy

    visual examination

  32. -spasm

    muscle condition

  33. -stasis

    stopping or controlling

  34. -thorax

    chest or chest cavity

  35. -uria

    in the urine

Collection group

Combining form

22 entries

  1. albumin/o

    albumin

  2. aort/o

    aorta

  3. appendic/o

    appendix

  4. arteri/o

    artery

  5. chol/e

    gall or bile

  6. chondr/o

    cartilage

  7. cyst/o

    bladder, sac, or cyst

  8. cyt/o

    cell

  9. dacry/o

    tear or tear duct

  10. endometri/o

    endometrium

  11. epiglott/o

    epiglottis

  12. fasci/o

    fascia

  13. gangli/o

    ganglion

  14. gli/o

    glia or gluey substance

  15. glomerul/o

    glomerulus

  16. glyc/o

    sugar

  17. hem/o

    blood

  18. phak/o

    lens

  19. phas/o

    speech

  20. phon/o

    sound or voice

  21. pneumon/o

    lung or air

  22. ton/o

    tension or pressure