Let's Learn Latin! #1
A
a/n- no; not; without
ab- away from
abdomin/o abdomen
-ac pertaining to
acanth/o spiny; thorny
acar/o mites
acetabul/o acetabulum (hip socket)
acous/o hearing
acoust/o hearing, sound
acr/o extremeties; top; extreme point
acromi/o acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
actin/o light
acu/o sharp; severe; sudden
-acusis hearing
ad- toward
-ad toward
aden/o gland
adenoid/o adenoids
adip/o fat
adren/o adrenal gland
adrenal/o adrenal gland
aer/o air
af- toward
agglutin/o clumping; sticking together
-agogue producer, leader
-agon to assemble; gather
agora- marketplace
-agra excessive pain
-al pertaining to
alb/o white
albin/o white
albumin/o albumin (protein)
alges/o sensitivity to pain
-algesia sensitivity to pain
-algia pain
all/o other
alveol/o alveolus; air sac; small sac
ambi- around, on both sides, about
ambly/o dim; dul
amphi- around, on both sides
-amine nitrogen compound
ammon/o ammonium
amni/o amnion (ssac surrounding the embryo)
amyl/o startch
an/o anus
-an pertaining to
ana- up; apart; backward; again; anew
andr/o male
aneurysm/o aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
angi/o vessel (blood)
anis/o unequal
ankyl/o stiff
ante- before; forward
anter/o front
anthrac/o coal
anthr/o antrum of the stomach
anti- against
anxi/o uneasy; anxious
aort/o aorta (largest artery)
-apheresis removal
aphth/o ulcer
apo- off; away
aponeur/o aponeurosis (type of tendon)
append/o appendix
appendic/o appendix
aque/o water
-ar pertaining to
arachn/o spider
-arche beginning
arsenic/o arsenic
arter/o artery
arteri/o artery
arteriol/o arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o joint
-arthria articulate (speak distinctly)
articul/o joint
-artresia closure, occlusion
atreto- closed, lacking an opening
-ary pertaining to
asbest/o asbestos
-ase enzyme
aspir/o removal
-assay to examine, analyze
-asthenia lack of strength
astr/o star, star-shaped
aque/o water
atel/o incomplete
ather/o plaque (fatty substance)
-ation process; condition
atri/o atrium (upper heart chamber)
atmo- steam, vapor
audi/o hearing
audit/o hearing
aur/o ear
auricul/o ear
auscult/o to listen
aut/o self; own
aux/o growth, acceleration
axillo/o armpit
axi/o axis
azot/o urea/nitrogen
B
bacill/o bacilli (bacteria)
bacteri/o bacteria
balan/o glans penis
bar/o pressure; weight
bartholin/o Bartholin glands
bary- weight, pressure
-basia walking
bas/o base; opposite of acid
batho-, bathy- deep, depth
bi- two
bi/o life
bil/i bile; gall
bilirubin/o bilirubin
-blast embryonic; immature cell
-blastoma immature tumor (cells)
blenn/o mucus
blephar/o eyelid
bol/o cast; throw
-boulia will
brachi/o arm
brachy- short
brady- slow
brom/o bromine-containing compound, odor
bronch/o bronchial tube
bronchi/o bronchial tube
bronchiol/o bronchiole
bucc/o cheek
bunion/o bunion
burs/o bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
byssin/o cotton dust
C
cac/o bad
calc/o calcium
calcane/o calcaneus (heel bone)
calci/o calcium
calcul/o, -calculia to compute
cali/o calyx
calic/o calyx
calor/i heat
campt/o bent
capillar/o capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
capn/o carbon dioxide
-capnia carbon dioxide
caps/o, capsul/o capsule, container
carcin/o cancerous; cancer
cari/o caries, rottenness
cardi/o heart
carp/o wrist bones (carpals)
cata- down
-cataphasia affirmation
cathar/o, cathart/o cleansing, purging
-cathisia, -kathisia sitting
caud/o tail; lower part of body
caus/o burn; burning
cauter/o heat; burn
cav/o, cavit/o hollow, cavity
cec/o cecum (first part of colon)
-cele hernia
celi/o belly; abdomen
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
centr/o center
cephal/o head
cerebell/o cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cerebr/o cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cerumin/o cerumen
cervic/o neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
-chalasia relaxation
-chalasis relaxation
cheil/o lip
chem/o drug; chemical
-chezia defacation; elimination of wastes
chir/o hand
chlor/o green
chlorhydr/o hydrochloric acid
chol/e bile; gall
cholangi/o bile; vessel
cholecyst/o gallbladder
choledoch/o common bile duct
cholesterol/o cholesterol
chondr/o cartilage
chore/o dance
chori/o chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
chorion/o chorion
choroid/o choroid layer of eye
-chroia skin coloration
chrom/o color
chron/o time
chrys/o gold
chyl/o chyle
chym/o to pour
cib/o meal
-cide killing
-cidal pertaining to killing
cine/o movement
circum- around
cirrh/o orange-yellow
cis/o to cut
-clasis to break
-clast to break
claustr/o enclosed space
clavicul/o clavicle (collar bone)
cleid/o clavicle
clin/o to slope, bend
-clysis irragation; washing
coagul/o coagulation (clotting)
-coccus berry-shaped bacterium
coccyg/o coccyx (tail bone)
cochle/o cochlea (inner part of ear)
-coimesis sleeping
col/o colon (large intestine)
coll/a glue
colon/o colon (large intestine)
colp/o vagina
comat/o deep sleep
comi/o to care for
-coma deep sleep
con- together; with
coni/o dust
conjunctiv/o conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)
consci/o awareness, aware
constrict/o narrowing, binding
-constriction narrowing
contra- against; opposite
contus/o to bruise
cor/o pupil
core/o pupil
corne/o cornea
coron/o heart
corpor/o body
cortic/o cortex, outer region
cost/o rib
cox/o hip
crani/o skull
cras/o mixture; temperament
crin/o secrete
-crine to secrete; separate
-crit to separtate
critic/o crisis, dangerous
cry/o cold
crypt/o hidden
cubit/o elbow, forearm
culd/o cul-de-sac
cupr/o copper
-cusis hearing
cutane/o skin
cyan/o blue
cycl/o ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
-cyesis pregnancy
cyst/o urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o cell
-cyte cell
-cytosis condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
D
dacry/o tear
dacryoaden/o tear gland
dacryocyst/o tear sac; lacriman sac
dactyl/o fingers; toes
de- lack of; down; less; removal of
dem/o people
dent/i tooth
derm/o skin
-derma skin
dermat/o skin
desicc/o drying
-desis to bind; tie together
dextr/o right
dia- complete; through
diaphor/o sweat
-dilation widening; stretching; expanding
dilat/o to enlarge, expand
dipl/o double
dips/o thirst
dis- apart, to separate
dist/o far; distant
dolich/o long
dolor/o pain
dors/o back (of body)
dorsi- back
-dote to give
-drome to run
duct/o to lead; carry
duoden/o duodenum
dur/o dura mater
dynam/o power, strength
-dynia pain
dys- bad: painful: difficult: abnormal
E
-eal pertaining to
ec- out; outside
echin/o spiny, prickly
echo- reflected sound
-ectasia dilation; dilatation; widening
-ectasis dilation; dilatation; widening
ecto- out; outside
ectro/o congenital absence
-ectomy removal; excision; resection
-edema swelling
eight octa-, octi-
-elasma flat plate
electr/o electricity
ele/o oil
em- in
-ema condition
embolo/o embolus
embry/o embryo
-emesis vomiting
-emia blood condition
-emic pertaining to blood condition
emmetr/o in due measure
-emphraxis stoppage, obstruction
en- in; within
enanti/o opposite, opposed
encephal/o brain
end- in; within
endo- in; within
enter/o intestines (usually small intestine)
eosin/o red; rosy; dawn-colored
epi- above; upon; on
epididym/o epididymis
epiglott/o epiglottis
episi/o vulva
epitheli/o skin; epithelium
equi- equality, equal
equin/o horse
-er one who
erg/o work
erethism/o irritation
erythem/o flushed; redness
erythr/o red
eschar/o scab
-esis action; condition; state of
eso- inward
esophag/o esophagus
esthes/o nervous sensation
esthesi/o nervous sensation
-esthesia nervous sensation
estr/o female
ethm/o sieve
eti/o cause
eu- good; normal
-eurysm widening
ex- out; away from
exanthemat/o rash
exo- out; away from
extra- outside
F
faci/o face
-facient to cause, make happen
fasci/o fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
febr/i fever
femor/o femur (thigh bone)
-ferent to carry
ferr/i, ferr/o iron
fet/o fetus
fibr/o fiber
fibros/o fibrous connective tissue
fibul/o fibula
-fication process of making
-fida split
fil/i, fil/o thread, threadlike
filament/o thread, threadlike
five pent-, penta-, quinque-
flav/o yellow
flex/o to bend
fluor/o luminous
follicul/o follicle; small sac
fore- before, in front
-form resembling; in the shape of
four quadri, tetra-
frig/o, frigid/o cold
funct/o performance
fung/i fungus; mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)
furc/o forking; branching
fusc/o dark brown
-fusion to pour; to come together
G
galact/o milk
ganglion/o ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies
gastr/o stomach
gel/o to freeze, congeal
gemell/o twins
-gen substance that produces
-genesis producing; forming
-genic produced by or in
geni/o chin
genit/o reproduction
ge/o earth, soil
ger/o old age
geront/o old age
gest/o pregnancy
gester/o pregnancy
gigant/o huge
gingiv/o gum
glauc/o gray
gli/o glial cells; neuroglial cells
-globin protein
-globulin protein
glomerul/o glomerulus
gloss/o tongue
gluc/o glucose; sugar
glyc/o glucose; sugar
glycogen/o glycogen; animal starch
glycos/o glucose; sugar
gnath/o jaw
gnos/o knowledge
gon/o seed
gonad/o sex glands
goni/o angle
-grade to go
-gram record
granul/o granule(s)
-graph instrument for recording
graph/o writing
-graphy process of recording
gravid/o pregnancy
-gravida pregnant woman
gynec/o woman; female
gyr/o circle, spiral
H
half demi, hemi, semi
hallucin/o hallucination
hapl/o simple, single
helc/o ulcer
heli/o sun
-helminth worm
hem/o blood
hemat/o blood
hemi- half
hemoglobin/o hemoglobin
hepat/o liver
heredo- heredity
herni/o hernia
-hexia habit
hidr/o sweat
hirsut/o hairy
hirund/i leech
hist/o tissue
histi/o tissue
holo- entire, complete
home/o sameness; unchanging; constant
hormon/o hormone
hymen/o hymen
humer/o humerous
hydr/o water
hygr/o moisture
hyper- above; excessive
hypn/o sleep
hypo- deficient; below; under; less than normal
hypophys/o pituitary gland
hypothalam/o hypothalamus
hypsi- high
hyster/o uterus; womb
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