radi/o
x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone
re-, retro-
behind, back
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
Kidney
retin/o
Retina of the eye
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
rheumat/o
Flow, fluid
rhin/o
Nose
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth of blood
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
sacr/
Sacrum
salping/o, -salpinx
fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube
sarc/o
Flesh
scapul/o
Shoulder balde (bone)
-sclerosis
Hardening
-scope
instrument to view or visually examine
-scopy
process of viewing or visual examination
scrot/o
scrotal sac, scrotum
-section
To cut
sept/o, septic/o
Infection
-somatic
Ppertaining to the body
son/o
Sound
-spasm
Construction
spin/o
Backbone, spine, vertebra
spleen/o
Spleen
spondyl/o
vertebra, backbone
-stasis
stone, control; place, to stand
-stat
Stop, control
-stenosis
Nnarrowing
stern/o
Sternum (breast bone)
stomat/o
Mouth
-stomy
Opening
sub-
Under, below
sym-
with, together (use before b,p,and m)
syn-
with, together