abdonin/o
abdomen
anter
anterior/ front
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck/cervis uteri
chondr/o
cartilage
crani/o
skull
cutane/o
skin
cyt/o
cell
dist/o
far, farthest
dors/o
back of body
fluro/o
luminous, fluorescence
gastr/o
stomach
hist/o
tissue
ilio/o
ilium bone of hip/pelvis
infer/o
lower, below
inguin/o
groin
later/o
side, to one side
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
medi/o
middle
nucle/o
nucleus
pelv/o, i
pelvis
poster/o
behind, toward the back
proxim/o
near, nearest
rostr/o
towards the nose
radi/o
x-ray, radiation, bone of forearm
spin/o
spine
super/o
above, upper
thorac/o
chest
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
ventr/o
belly side of the body
ad-
toward
graphy
process of writing
logist
specialist in the study of
logy
study of
meter
instrument for measuring
lysis
separation/ loosening, destruction
scopy
visual examination
toxic
poison
verse
turning
endo
in, within
epi
above, upon
hypo
under, below, deficient
medi
middle
super
upper, above
trans
through, across
adhesions
bands of scar tissue joining two surfaces that are normally separated
inflammation
response of body to irritation/damage
septicemia
blood poisoning, systemic illness
endoscopy
visual examination within an organ/cavity
C and S
culture and sensitivity
anastomosis
a joining of lumens bowel or vessels
cauterize
process of burning of tissue