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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