Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
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| sacr/o | sacrum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| schiz/o | split, divide |
| scler/o | hardening, sclera |
| sclera/o | hard |
| -sclerosis | hardening [suffix] |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent, twisted (Gr. skolios) |
| -scope | visual examination instrument [suffix] |
| -scopy | visual examination [suffix] |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| seb/o | sebum |
| semi- | half [prefix] |
| semin/o | semen |
| seminat | semen |
| -sepsis | putrefying [suffix] |
| sept- | seven [prefix] |
| sept/o | infection, partition |
| septic/o | infection, putrefying |
| ser/o | serum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sider/o | iron |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| -sis | condition, state of [suffix] |
| situ | in place |
| somat/o | body |
| -some | body [suffix] |
| somn(i/o) | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| -spasm | contraction, spasm [suffix] |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa |
| spher/o | spherical |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| spin/o | spine |
| spir/o | breathe |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| squam/o | squamous (scaly) |
| -stalsis | contraction [suffix] |
| staped/o | stapes |
| -stasis | control, stop [suffix] |
| steat/o | fat |
| sten/o | narrow |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| steth/o | chest |
| stom(a/o) | mouth, opening |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -stomy | surgical opening [suffix] |
| strict | tighten |
| sub- | below, under [prefix] |
| sud/o | sweat |
| super- | above [prefix] |
| supra- | above [prefix] |
| sym- | together, with [prefix] |
| syn- | together, with [prefix] |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| systol | contraction |
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Gr. Greek origin. L. Latin origin.
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