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English form Meaning Example Visc‐ (vs. vesic‐ Sticky Viscous
Sex‐ (vs. meaning Six Sexigravida, meaning bladder)
differentiation of hexameter Append‐ To hang, Appendectomy
gametes produced), appendage
hex‐ Desm‐ Band, ligament Desmosis
Sept‐ (vs. sept‐ Seven Septipara Duct‐ Lead or draw Ductile
meaning wall of, sep‐
meaning rot, decay, Bio‐ Life Biology
ser‐ meaning serum) Vitro‐ In a test tube In vitro
or artificial
Octo‐ Eight Octave, octane
environment
Nov‐ (vs. nod meaning Nine Novobiocin Vivo‐ The living body In vivo
knot, nom‐ meaning
deal out, distribute, Anatomical terms: roots
nos‐ meaning disease)
English form Meaning Example
Deci‐ Ten (metric Decimal
measure) Abdomi Abdomen Abdominal
Centi‐ (vs. cen‐ Hundred (metric Centimeter Acr Extremities Acromegaly
meaning common, measure) Aden Gland Adenosarcoma
cente‐ meaning Adip Fat Adiposis
puncture, centr‐
meaning point or Adren Adrenal glands Adrenalism
center) Angi Vessel Angiogram
Kilo‐ Thousand (metric Kilogram Aort Aorta Aortorrhaphy
measure) Arteri Artery Arterial
Arthr Joint Arthritis
Miscellaneous Bronchi, bronch Bronchus Bronchiectasis
English form Meaning Example Cardi Heart Electrocardiogram
Commis‐ United Commissure Cephal Head Cephalocaudal
Tens‐ Stretched Tension Cerebr Brain Cerebrum
Tetan‐ Rigid, tense Tetanus Chondro Cartilage Osteochondritis
Decide‐ Falling of Deciduous Col, colon Colon Colonoscopy
Ortho‐ Straight Orthopedics Cost Ribs Costochondral
Ankyl‐ Crooked Ankyloglossia Crai Skull Craniotomy
Arch‐ (vs. arachn Beginning, origin, Archiblast Cutane Skin Cutaneous
meaning spider, archo‐ first Cyst Bladder Cystitis
old term meaning
rectum/anus) Cyt Cell Cytoplasm
Dent Teeth Dentist
Cusp‐ Pointed, a tapering Tricuspid
projection Derm Skin Dermatology
Delta‐ Triangular Deltoid Encephal Brain Encephalomalacia
Laten‐ (vs. lat‐ Hidden Latent Enter Intestine Enteritis
meaning to the side) Esophag Esophagus Esophagodynia
Crypt‐ Hidden Cryptorchid Gastro Stomach Esophagogastric
Actin‐ Ray shaped Actinomycosis Gingiv Gum Gingivitis
Strat‐ Layer, layers Stratified Gloss Tongue Glossectomy
Stria‐ Furrow, groove Striation Heme Blood Hemorrhage
Fasci‐ (vs. tear. faci‐ Band Fascia Hepat Liver Hepatitis
meaning face, ‐facient Hist Tissue Histology
a suffix meaning Lapar Abdominal Laparotomy
make)
Laryng Larynx Laryngitis
Squam‐ Flat Squamous
Lingu Tongue Lingual
Sten‐ Narrow, Stenosis
constricted Lip Fat Lipid