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Appendix Suffixes, Prefixes, and Anatomic Terms (Roots) 321

English form Meaning Example Pelv Pelvis Hemipelvectomy
Lumb Lower back Lumbosacral Phalang Bones of toes Phalanx,
Myel Spinal cord, bone Myeloma phalanges
marrow Pharyng Pharynx Pharyngitis
My Muscle Myositis Phleb Vein Phlebitis
Nas Nose Nasopharynx Pleur Pleura Pleuritis
Nephr Kidneys Nephron Pneum Lung Pneumonia
Neur Nerve Neuropathy Rhin Nose Rhinitis
Odon Teeth Orthodontia Scler White of eye, also Sclerotomy
Ophthal, ocul, opt Eye Ophthalmic, means hardening Sclerosis
oculomotor, optic Tend Tendon Tendolysis
Or, Stomat Mouth Stomatitis, oral Thorax Chest Thoracotomy
Oste Bone Osteomyelitis Trache Trachea Tracheitis
Ot Ear Otic Vascul Blood vessel Vasculitis