Medical Latin & Greek

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...

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...

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 lower leg)...

D dacry/o tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland) dacryocyst/o lacrimal sac dactyl/o fingers; toes de- cessation dendr/o tree dent/o teeth derm/o skin -derma skin dermat/o skin -desis binding, fixation...

C calc/o calcium calcane/o calcaneum (heel bone) -capnia carbon dioxide (CO2) carcin/o cancer cardi/o heart -cardia heart condition carp/o carpus (wrist bones) cata- down caud/o tail cauter/o heat, burn cec/o...

A a- without, not ab- from, away from abdomin/o abdomen abort/o to miscarry -ac pertaining to acid/o acid acous/o hearing acr/o extremity acromi/o acromion (projection of scapula) -acusis hearing -ad...

V W washing, irrigation -clysis water aque/o water hydr/o weakness, debility -asthenia white albin/o white leuk/o widen, enlarge mydr/o widened blood vessel, aneurysm/o aneurysm/o within, in en- within, in end-...