How the Unit 1 Word List Was Built

Your responsibility is to learn the 21 prefixes, 25 roots, and 56 suffixes in the linked tables. With these 102 parts, you can build the 346 words you will learn in this Unit. If you want to see how those words are built, this optional table will show you how it was done.

“Missing” letters (i.e. letters that have been dropped to make the word sound “better”) are indicated in square brackets.

[h]em, for example, is the root hem (blood) with the h dropped.

Combining forms (i.e. word parts that have a letter, usually an “o”, to make the word sound “better”) are indicated with slashes.

ang

angi

angio

are combined to make “ang/i/o” in its entry in the root word table.

 

Etymology Prefix Prefix Root Root "Main" Root Root Suffix or
Word Ending		 Suffix or
Word Ending		 Word
Greek ourein Latin urine ur
ur/o
urin
Greek nephros, "kidney" nephr
nephr/o
Greek mys, "muscle", "mouse" my
my/o
my/s
Greek kardia, "heart" card
card/i
card/i/o
Greek kytos, "hollow", "receptacle", "basket" cyt
cyt/o
Greek gaster, "stomach", "paunch", "belly" gastr
gastr/o
Latin lithus, "stone", "rock" lith
lith/o
Greek neura, "nerve" neur
neur/o
Greek derm, "skin", "hide", "leather" derm
derm/at
derm/at/o
derm/o
Greek angeion, "case", "capsule", "vessel" ang
ang/i/o
Greek arthron, "joint" arthr
arthr/o
Greek sklēros, "hard" scler
scler/o
Greek adēn, "gland" aden
aden/o
Greek glykys, "sweet" glyc
glyc/o
Greek osteon, "bone" os
os/t
os/t/e
osteo
Greek haima, "blood" hem
hem/o
hemat
hemat/o
Latin splen, "spleen" splen
splen/o
Greek choler, "bile" (Greek khloazein means "green") chol
chol/e
Greek tenon, "tendon", "sinew" ten
tend
tendin
tendon
Greek thyreoeides, "shield-shaped" thyroid
thyroid/o
Greek mastos, "woman's breast" mast
mast/o
Greek orkhis, "orchid", "testicles" orch
orch/i
orch/i/o
orchid
orchid/o
Greek otos, "ear" ot
ot/o
Latin vasa, "vessel" vas
vas/o
this government website has a list of word parts
aden ec tomy adenectomy
aden itis adenitis
aden oma adenoma
aden megaly adenomegaly
aden pathy adenopathy
aden osis adenosis
a mast ia amastia
my/o trophic amyotrophic
ang/i/o card itis angiocarditis
ang/i/o card itis angiocarditis
ang/i/o gram angiogram
ang/i/o graphy angiography
ang/i/o lith angiolith
ang/i oma angioma
ang/i/o plasty angioplasty
ang/i/o poiesis angiopoiesis
ang/i/o rrhaphy angiorrhaphy
ang/i/o scler osis angiosclerosis
ang/i/o scope angioscope
an orchid ism anorchidism
anti arthr it[is] ic antiarthritic
an ur ia anuria
arter/i/o scler osis arteriosclerosis
arthr algia arthralgia
arthr ec tomy arthrectomy
arthr itis arthritis
arthr/o cele arthrocele
arthr/o centesis arthrocentesis
arthr/o desis arthrodesis
arthr/o dynia arthrodynia
arthr/o gram arthrogram
arthr/o graphy arthrography
arthr/o lysis arthrolysis
arthr/o pathy arthropathy
arthr/o plasty arthroplasty
arthr/o scopic arthroscopic
arthr/o scopy arthroscopy
arthr/o tomy arthrotomy
a splen ia asplenia
brady card ia bradycardia
card ia cardia
card iac cardiac
card/i/o gram cardiogram
card/i/o logist cardiologist
card/i/o logy cardiology
card/i/o megaly cardiomegaly
card/i/o my/o pathy cardiomyopathy
card/i/o my/o tomy cardiomyotomy
card/i/o vascul ar cardiovascular
card itis carditis
cholangio gastr/o stomy cholangiogastrostomy
chol ang/i/o gram cholangiogram
chol ang/i/o graphy cholangiography
chol ang/i/o oma cholangioma
chol ang itis cholangitis
chol/e cyst algia cholecystalgia
chol/e cyst ec tomy cholecystectomy
chol/e cyst itis cholecystitis
chol/e cyst/o gram cholecystogram
chol/e lith cholelith
chol/e cholelithiasis
chol/e lith/o tomy cholelithotomy
Greek kystis, "bladder", "pouch" cyst
cyst/o		 cyst/o
cyst algia cystalgia
cyst ec tomy cystectomy
cyst ic cystic
inflammation (–itis) of the bladder (–cyst) cyst itis cystitis
cyst/o cele cystocele
cyst/o dynia cystodynia
cyst/o gram cystogram
cyst/o graphy cystography
cyst/o lith cystolith
cyst/o lith ec tomy cystolithectomy
cyst oma cystoma
cyst/o ptosis cystoptosis
cyst/o rrhexis cystorrhexis
cyst/o scopy cystoscopy
cyst/o spasm cystospasm
cyst/o stomy cystostomy
cyst/o tomy cystotomy
the name ureter is from ancient Greece and means "the tube leading from the kidney to the bladder" cyst/o ureter itis cystoureteritis
cyst/o urethr/o cele cystourethrocele
cyst/o urethr/o gram cystourethrogram
derm/at algia dermatalgia
derm/at itis dermatitis
derm/at/o dynia dermatodynia
derm/at/o logy dermatology
derm/at/o lysis dermatolysis
derm/at/o scope dermatoscope
derm/at/o scopy dermatoscopy
derm/at osis dermatosis
derm is dermis
derm oid dermoid
derm/o pathy dermopathy
derm/o scopy dermoscopy
pertaining to (–esis) throughput (dia–) of urine (ur) di[a] ur esis diuresis
inducing or promoting urination di[a] ur etic diuretic
dys ur ia dysuria
endo card itis endocarditis
endo card ium endocardium
endo my/s ium endomysium
endo neur ium endoneurium
epi card ium epicardium
epi derm al epidermal
epi derm is epidermis
epi ic epigastric
epi my/s ium epimysium
epi neur ium epineurium
algia gastralgia
ec tomy gastrectomy
gastr ic gastric
itis gastritis
gastr/o dynia gastrodynia
gastr/o malac ia gastromalacia
gastr/o pexy gastropexy
gastr/o plasty gastroplasty
gastr/o scope gastroscope
glyc emia glycemia
glyc emic glycemic
glyc/o lysis glycolysis
glyc/o penia glycopenia
glyc/o/s ur ia glycosuria
hem arthr osis hemarthrosis
hemato logy hematology
hemat oma hematoma
hemato poiesis hematopoiesis
hem/at ur ia hematuria
hemi nephr ec tomy heminephrectomy
–ectomy (Greek) means "cutting out of" hemi nephr/o ureter ec tomy heminephroureterectomy
hem/o lysis hemolysis
hem/o rrhage hemorrhage
hem/o rrhagic hemorrhagic
hyper glyc emia hyperglycemia
hyper mast ia hypermastia
hyper nephr oma hypernephroma
hyper splen ism hypersplenism
hyper thyroid ism hyperthyroidism
hypo derm ic hypodermic
hypo derm is hypodermis
hypo glyc emia hypoglycemia
hypo glyc emic hypoglycemic
hypo mast ia hypomastia
hypo thyroid ism hypothyroidism
intra derm al intradermal
lith ec tomy lithectomy
lith iasis lithiasis
lith/o cyst/o tomy lithocystotomy
lith/o nephr itis lithonephritis
lith/o nephr/o tomy lithonephrotomy
macro cyt osis macrocytosis
macro mast ia macromastia
macro ot ia macrotia
mast algia mastalgia
mast ec tomy mastectomy
mast itis mastitis
mast oid algia mastoidalgia
mast oid ectomy mastoidectomy
mast oid itis mastoiditis
mast oid/o centesis mastoidocentesis
mast/o pexy mastopexy
middle, intermediate, halfway meso nephr ic mesonephric
micro cyt osis microcytosis
micro mast ia micromastia
micro ot ia microtia
my/o card ial myocardial
my/o card itis myocarditis
my/o card ium myocardium
my/o cele myocele
my/o des is myodesis
my/o dynia myodynia
my/o graphy myography
my/o lysis myolysis
my oma myoma
my/o malac ia myomalacia
my om[a] ectomy myomectomy
my/o metr itis myometritis
my/o metr ium myometrium
my/o pathy myopathy
my/o plasty myoplasty
my/o rrhaphy myorrhaphy
my/o scler osis myosclerosis
my/o/s itis myositis
my/o spasm myospasm
my/o tomy myotomy
nephr algia nephralgia
nephr ec tomy nephrectomy
nephr/o cele nephrocele
nephr/o gram nephrogram
nephr/o graphy nephrography
nephr/o hyper trophy nephrohypertrophy
nephr/o lith iasis nephrolithiasis
nephr/o lith/o tomy nephrolithotomy
nephr/o logist nephrologist
nephr/o logy nephrology
nephr oma nephroma
nephr/o malac ia nephromalacia
nephr/o megaly nephromegaly
nephr on nephron
nephr/o pathy nephropathy
nephr/o pexy nephropexy
nephr/o ptosis nephroptosis
nephr/o rrhaphy nephrorrhaphy
nephr/o scler osis nephrosclerosis
nephr/o scopy nephroscopy
nephr osis nephrosis
nephr/o son/o graphy nephrosonography
nephr/o splen/o pexy nephrosplenopexy
nephr/o stomy nephrostomy
nephr/o tomy nephrotomy
nephr/o ureter ec tomy nephroureterectomy
neur algia neuralgia
neur ec tomy neurectomy
neur itis neuritis
neur/o arthr/o pathy neuroarthropathy
neur/o dynia neurodynia
neur/o glyc/o penia neuroglycopenia
neur/o logist neurologist
neur/o logy neurology
neur/o lysis neurolysis
neur oma neuroma
neur on neuron
neur/o pathy neuropathy
neur/o plasty neuroplasty
neur/o rrhaphy neurorrhaphy
neur/o scler osis neurosclerosis
neur osis neurosis
neur/o tomy neurotomy
oligo cyt [h]emia oligocythemia
olig[o] ur ia oliguria
orchid algia orchidalgia
orchid ec tomy orchidectomy
orchid itis orchiditis
orchid/o pexy orchidopexy
orchid/o tomy orchidotomy
orch/i ec tomy orchiectomy
orch/i/o dynia orchiodynia
orch/i/o pathy orchiopathy
orch/i/o pexy orchiopexy
orch/i/o plasty orchioplasty
orch itis orchitis
os/t algia ostalgia
os/t ec tomy ostectomy
os/t/e itis osteitis
os/t/e/o arthr itis osteoarthritis
osteo dynia osteodynia
osteo lysis osteolysis
osteo malac ia osteomalacia
osteo pathy osteopathy
osteo penia osteopenia
osteo plasty osteoplasty
os/t/e/o scler osis osteosclerosis
osteo tomy osteotomy
ot algia otalgia
ot itis otitis
ot/o dynia otodynia
ot/o lith otolith
ot/o neur/o logist otoneurologist
ot/o plasty otoplasty
ot/o rrhea otorrhea
ot/o scler osis otosclerosis
ot/o scope otoscope
ot os/t/e al otosteal
pan cyt/o penia pancytopenia
para meso nephr ic paramesonephric
Greek "beside, near" para urethr al paraurethral
peri card ial pericardial
peri card/i/o centesis pericardiocentesis
peri card/i/o tomy pericardiotomy
peri card itis pericarditis
peri card ium pericardium
peri my/s ium perimysium
peri neur ium perineurium
peri ost eum periosteum
poly aden/o pathy polyadenopathy
poly cyst ic polycystic
poly cyt [h]emia polycythemia
poly my/o/s itis polymyositis
poly neur itis polyneuritis
poly neur/o pathy polyneuropathy
poly ur ia polyuria
scler a sclera
scler itis scleritis
scler/o derm/at itis sclerodermatitis
scler/o malac ia scleromalacia
scler/o tomy sclerotomy
splen algia splenalgia
splen ec tomy splenectomy
splen itis splenitis
splen/o dynia splenodynia
splen/o lysis splenolysis
splen/o malac ia splenomalacia
splen/o megaly splenomegaly
splen/o pathy splenopathy
splen/o rrhexis splenorrhexis
tachy card ia tachycardia
ten algia tenalgia
tend ec tomy tendectomy
tendin itis tendinitis
tend/o desis tendodesis
tend/o lysis tendolysis
tend on tendon
declawing a cat is a tendonectomy tendon ectomy tendonectomy
tendon itis tendonitis
tend/o plasty tendoplasty
ten/o dynia tenodynia
ten/o lysis tenolysis
ten/o plasty tenoplasty
ten/o rrhaphy tenorrhaphy
ten/o tomy tenotomy
thyr/o cele thyrocele
thyroid ec tomy thyroidectomy
thyroid itis thyroiditis
thyroid/o tomy thyroidotomy
thyr/o megaly thyromegaly
trans derm al transdermal
trans urethr al transurethral
ur [h]em ia uremia
ureter algia ureteralgia
ureter ec tomy ureterectomy
ureter itis ureteritis
ureter/o cele ureterocele
ureter/o lith iasis ureterolithiasis
ureter/o nephr ec tomy ureteronephrectomy
ureter/o plasty ureteroplasty
ureter/o rrhaphy ureterorrhaphy
ureter/o scopy ureteroscopy
urethra was coined by Hippocrates urethr a urethra
the word urethra, also coined by Hippocrates, means "the tube leading from the bladder to the outside world" urethr ec tomy urethrectomy
urethr/o plasty urethreoplasty
urethr itis urethritis
urethr/o cele urethrocele
urethr/o cyst itis urethrocystitis
urethr/o dynia urethrodynia
urethr/o gram urethrogram
urethr/o pexy urethropexy
urethr/o rrhea urethrorrhea
urethr/o scope urethroscope
urethr/o scopy urethroscopy
urethr/o spasm urethrospasm
urethr/o tomy urethrotomy
ur/i/n ary urinary
ur/o dynia urodynia
ur/o logist urologist
ur/o logy urology
ur/o pathy uropathy
ur/o poiesis uropoiesis
ur/o stomy urostomy
vas/o spasm vasospasm
vasectomy reversal vas/o vas/o stomy vasovasostomy

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