| 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 |
cecum |
| -cele |
hernia, swelling |
| -centesis |
surgical puncture |
| cephal/o |
head |
| -ceps |
head |
| -ception |
conceiving |
| cerebell/o |
cerebellum |
| cerebr/o |
cerebrum |
| cervic/o |
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
| chalic/o |
limestone |
| cheil/o |
lip |
| chem/o |
chemical; drug |
| chlor/o |
green |
| chol/e |
bile, gall |
| cholangi/o |
bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
| choledoch/o |
bile duct |
| chondr/o |
cartilage |
| chori/o |
chorion |
| choroid/o |
choroid |
| chrom/o |
color |
| chromat/o |
color |
| -cide |
killing |
| cine- |
movement |
| cinemat/o |
things that move |
| circum- |
around |
| cirrh/o |
yellow |
| -cision |
a cutting |
| -clasia |
to break; surgical fracture |
| -clasis |
to break; surgical fracture |
| -clast |
to break |
| clavicul/o |
clavicle (collar bone) |
| -cleisis |
closure |
| clon/o |
clonus (turmoil) |
| -clysis |
irrigation, washing |
| coccyg/o |
coccyx (tailbone) |
| cochle/o |
cochlea |
| col/o |
colon |
| colon/o |
colon |
| colp/o |
vagina |
| condyl/o |
condyle |
| coni/o |
dust |
| conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva |
| -continence |
to hold back |
| contra- |
against, opposite |
| cor/o |
pupil |
| core/o |
pupil |
| corne/o |
cornea |
| coron/o |
heart |
| corp/o |
body |
| corpor/o |
body |
| cortic/o |
cortex |
| cost/o |
ribs |
| crani/o |
cranium (skull) |
| crin/o |
secrete |
| -crine |
secrete |
| cruci/o |
cross |
| cry/o |
cold |
| crypt/o |
hidden |
| culd/o |
cul-de-sac |
| -cusia |
hearing |
| -cusis |
hearing |
| cutane/o |
skin` |
| cyan/o |
blue |
| cycl/o |
ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle |
| -cyesis |
pregnancy |
| cyst/o |
bladder |
| cyt/o |
cell |
| -cyte |
cell |
