Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
C
| cac- | bad, abnormal [prefix] |
| calc/o | calcium |
| calcane/o | calcaneus (heel) |
| canth/o | angle |
| capit/o | head |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| capsul/o | capsule |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | wrist (carpal) |
| cata- | down [prefix] |
| caud/o | tail, down |
| caus/o | burn(ing) |
| cec/o | cecum |
| -cele | hernia, swelling [suffix] |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| cellul/o | cell |
| -centesis | surgical puncture [suffix] |
| centi- | one hundredth [prefix] |
| centr/o | center |
| cephal/o | head |
| -ceps | head, leader [suffix] |
| cept | received |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cerumin/o | cerumen (earwax) |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cheir/o | hand |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| chil/o | lip |
| chir/o | hand |
| chlor/o | green |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chori/o | chorion |
| choroid/o | choroid |
| chrom/o | color |
| chromat/o | color |
| chron- | time [prefix] |
| -cidal | killing, destroying [suffix] |
| -cide | killing [suffix] |
| cine- | movement [prefix] |
| circulat/o | circle shape |
| circum- | around [prefix] |
| cirrh/o | orange-yellow (Gr. kirrhos) |
| cis/o | cut |
| -clasia | break [suffix] |
| -clasis | breaking [suffix] |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| -cle | small [suffix] |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| co- | together [prefix] |
| coagul/o | coagulation, clotting |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| col/o | colon |
| coll/a | neckline |
| colon/o | colon |
| colp/o | vagina |
| com- | together, with [prefix] |
| comat/o | deep sleep |
| con- | with, together [prefix] |
| coni/o | dust |
| consci/o | aware |
| contra- | against, opposed [prefix] |
| cor(e/o) | pupil |
| cord/o | cord |
| corne/o | cornea |
| coron/o | heart |
| corpor/o | body |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| cost/o | rib |
| coxa | hip |
| crani/o | skull |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -crine | secreting [suffix] |
| -crit | separate (Gr. kritos) [suffix] |
| crur/o | shin, leg |
| cry/o | cold (Gr. kryos) |
| crypt/o | hidden, obscured |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| -cusis | hearing [suffix] |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue (Gr. kuanos) |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| -cyesis | pregnancy [suffix] |
| cyst/o | bladder, cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -cyte | cell [suffix] |
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Gr. Greek origin. L. Latin origin.
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