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What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?
What does 'anti-' signify?
against, opposing
What does the prefix 'dia-' mean?
through
What does 'dys-' indicate?
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What does the prefix 'pan-' mean?
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What does 'peri-' mean?
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What does 're-' or 'retro-' indicate?
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What does 'abdomin/o' refer to?
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What does 'an/o' mean?
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What does 'appendo/o' signify?
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What does 'bil/i' refer to?
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What does 'cec/o' indicate?
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What does 'celi/o' refer to?
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What does 'cheil/o' signify?
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What does 'chol/e' mean?
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What does 'coledoch/o' signify?
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What does 'cirrh/o' refer to?
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What does 'colo/o' or 'colon/o' mean?
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What does 'dent/o' indicate?
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What does 'diverticul/o' refer to?
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What does 'duoden/o' mean?
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What does 'enter/o' indicate?
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What does 'esophag/e' or 'esophag/o' refer to?
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What does 'gastr/o' signify?
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What does 'gingiv/o' mean?
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What does 'gloss/o' refer to?
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What does 'halit/o' mean?
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What does 'hepat/o' denote?
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What does 'hern/o' or 'herni/o' signify?
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What does 'hemorrh/o' refer to?
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What does 'ile/o' mean?
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What does 'inguin/o' indicate?
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What does 'jejun/o' mean?
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What does 'lapar/o' refer to?
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What does 'lingu/o' signify?
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What does 'lith/o' mean?
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What does 'or/o' indicate?
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What does 'palat/o' refer to?
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What does 'pancreat/o' mean?
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What does 'peps/o' or 'pept/o' denote?
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What does 'perine/o' refer to?
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What does 'peritone/o' mean?
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What does 'phag/o' signify?
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What does 'pharyng/o' indicate?
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What does 'polyp/o' refer to?
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What does 'proct/o' mean?
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What does 'pylor/o' signify?
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What does 'rect/o' mean?
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What does 'rubin/o' indicate?
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What does 'sial/o' mean?
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What does 'sigmoid/o' refer to?
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What does 'spasm/o' mean?
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What does 'steat/o' indicate?
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What does 'stomat/o' mean?
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What does 'uvul/o' signify?
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What does '-cele' indicate?
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What does '-centesis' mean?
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What does '-emesis' signify?
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What does '-emetic' mean?
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What does '-iasis' indicate?
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What does '-malacia' mean?
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What does '-pepsia' signify?
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What does '-ptosis' mean?
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What does '-rrhaphy' refer to?
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Study Notes
Prefixes
- ad-: Indicates movement or direction toward something.
- anti-: Signifies opposition or resistance.
- dia-: Refers to movement through or across.
- dys-: Describes conditions that are bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult.
- pan-: Means all or entire.
- peri-: Pertains to something being around or about.
- re-, retro-: Denotes backward movement or return.
Root Words: Anatomy and Physiology
- abdomin/o: Relates to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- an/o: Refers specifically to the anus.
- appendo/o: Pertains to the appendix and means to hang onto.
- bil/i: Indicates bile, a digestive fluid.
- cec/o: Refers to the blind intestine or cecum.
- celi/o: Denotes the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- cheil/o: Refers to the lip.
- chol/e: Indicates bile or gall.
- coledoch/o: Relates to the common bile duct.
- cirrh/o: Describes an orange color.
- colo/o, colon/o: Refers to the colon.
- dent/o: Pertains to teeth.
- diverticul/o: Relates to a small blind pouch known as a diverticulum.
- duoden/o: Refers to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.
- enter/o: Indicates the small intestine.
- esophag/e, esophag/o: Relates to the gullet or esophagus.
- gastr/o: Refers to the stomach.
- gingiv/o: Pertains to the gums.
- gloss/o: Indicates the tongue.
- halit/o: Associated with breath.
- hepat/o: Refers to the liver.
- hern/o, herni/o: Indicates a rupture or protrusion through a weakened membrane or wall.
- hemorrh/o: Describes something that is likely to bleed.
- ile/o: Refers to the ileum, the last part of the small intestine.
- inguin/o: Pertains to the groin.
- jejun/o: Indicates the jejunum, the second part of the small intestine.
- lapar/o: Refers to the abdomen.
- lingu/o: Another term for tongue.
- lith/o: Describes a stone, often in a medical context.
- or/o: Refers to the mouth.
- palat/o: Pertains to the roof of the mouth or palate.
- pancreat/o: Relates to the pancreas.
- peps/o, pept/o: Associated with digestion.
- perine/o: Refers to the perineum.
- peritone/o: Means to stretch over and relates to the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity.
- phag/o: Indicates the act of eating or swallowing.
- pharyng/o: Refers to the throat or pharynx.
- polyp/o: Relates to a small growth known as a polyp.
- proct/o: Refers to the rectum and anus.
- pylor/o: Means gatekeeper, referring to the pylorus of the stomach.
- rect/o: Indicates straight, erect, or rectum.
- rubin/o: Describes a red pigment.
- sial/o: Relates to saliva.
- sigmoid/o: Refers to the sigmoid colon, shaped like the letter S.
- spasm/o: Indicates sudden, involuntary muscle contraction.
- steat/o: Relates to fat.
- stomat/o: Refers to the mouth.
- uvul/o: Pertains to the uvula, which is grape-like.
Suffixes
- -cele: Indicates a hernia, swelling, or protrusion.
- -centesis: Refers to surgical puncture to aspirate fluids.
- -emesis: Describes the act of vomiting.
- -emetic: Pertaining to something that induces vomiting.
- -iasis: Indicates a condition or process.
- -malacia: Refers to softening of tissue.
- -pepsia: Denotes a condition related to digestion.
- -ptosis: Refers to falling down or drooping.
- -rrhaphy: Indicates suturing or stitching.
- -rrhea: Refers to excessive discharge.
- -stomy: Indicates the surgical creation of an opening.
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