Glossary of Medical Word Elements • APPENDIX A 551Medical Word Medical Word
Element Meaning Element Meaning
eti/o cause
eu- good, normal
ex- out, out from
exo- outside, outward
extra- outside
F
faci/o face
fasci/o band, fascia (fibrous membrane
supporting and separating
muscles)
femor/o femur (thigh bone)
-ferent to carry
fibr/o fiber, fibrous tissue
fibul/o fibula (smaller bone of the
lower leg)
fluor/o luminous, fluorescence
G
galact/o milk
gangli/o ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
gastr/o stomach
-gen forming, producing, origin
gen/o forming, producing, origin
-genesis forming, producing, origin
genit/o genitalia
gest/o pregnancy
gingiv/o gum(s)
glauc/o gray
gli/o glue; neuroglial tissue
-glia glue; neuroglial tissue
-globin protein
glomerul/o glomerulus
gloss/o tongue
glott/o glottis
gluc/o sugar, sweetness
glucos/o sugar, sweetness
glyc/o sugar, sweetness
glycos/o sugar, sweetness
gnos/o knowing
-gnosis knowing
gon/o seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
gonad/o gonads, sex glands
-grade to go
-graft transplantation
-gram record, writinggranul/o granule
-graph instrument for recording
-graphy process of recording
-gravida pregnant woman
gyn/o woman, female
gynec/o woman, female
H
hallucin/o hallucination
hedon/o pleasure
hem/o blood
hemangi/o blood vessel
hemat/o blood
hemi- one half
hepat/o liver
hetero- different
hidr/o sweat
hist/o tissue
histi/o tissue
home/o same, alike
homeo- same, alike
homo- same
humer/o humerus (upper arm bone)
hydr/o water
hyp- under, below, deficient
hyp/o under, below, deficient
hyper- excessive, above normal
hypn/o sleep
hypo- under, below, deficient
hyster/o uterus (womb)
I
-ia condition
-iac pertaining to
-iasis abnormal condition (produced by
something specified)
iatr/o physician; medicine; treatment
-iatry medicine; treatment
-ic pertaining to
-ical pertaining to
-ice noun ending
ichthy/o dry, scaly
-ician specialist
-icle small, minute
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