All terms in this list:
ana-: upward, excessive, or again
-plasia: development or formation of tissue
anter/o: front, ventral
poster/o: back, dorsal
ventr/o: belly side
dors/o: back, posterior
medi/o: middle
mid-: middle
later/o: toward the side
super/o: uppermost or above
infer/o: lowermost or below
proxim/o: nearer the origin or point of attachment
dist/o: far or distant from the origin or point of attachment
cephal/o: head
caud/o: toward the tail or in an inferior direction
abdimon/o: abdomen
acr/o: extremities
blephar/o: eyelid
cyst/o: cyst, bladder, or sac
dactyl/o: digit (toes, fingers, or both)
lapar/o: abdominal wall
omphal/o: umbilicus (navel)
onych/o: nail
pelv/i: pelvis
periton/o: peritoneum
som/a: body
somat/o: body
thorac/o: chest (thorax)
crin/o: secrete
-crine: secrete
dacry/o: tear, tearing, crying
lacrim/o: tear, tearing, crying
-emia: condition of the blood
hem/o: blood
hemat/o: blood
hidr/o: sweat or perspiration
hydr/o: water
lymph/o: lymph (sometimes lymphatics)
muc/o: mucus
-poiesis: production
-poietin: substance that causes production
py/o: pus
sial/o: saliva (sometimes salivary glands)
ur/o: urine (sometimes urinary tract)
coagul/o: coagulation
cyt/o: cell
erythr/o: red
hem/a: blood
immun/o: immune
leuk/o: white
thromb/o: clot (thrombus)
-cyte: cell
-osis: generally "increased" or "abnormal" when describin cellular components
-penia: deficiency
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