Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
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| tachy- | fast, rapid [prefix] |
| tal/o | talus (ankle) |
| tars/o | tarsus (ankle) |
| -taxia | coordination [suffix] |
| tele | distant |
| tempor/o | temple; period of time |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tens | tight, tension |
| tera- | trillion [prefix] |
| terat/o | monster, deformed |
| test/o | testis |
| testicul/o | testis |
| tetra- | four [prefix] |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thel/o | nipple |
| -therapy | treatment [suffix] |
| therm/o | heat |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| -tic | pertaining to [suffix] |
| toc/o | birth, labor |
| tom/o | cut |
| -tome | cutting instrument [suffix] |
| -tomy | incision [suffix] |
| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| top/o | put, place |
| tors/o | twisted |
| tort/i | twisted |
| tox/o | poison, toxin |
| toxic/o | poison |
| trache/o | trachea |
| trachel/o | neck |
| tract/o | draw |
| trans- | across, through [prefix] |
| tri- | three [prefix] |
| trich/o | hair |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| -tripsy | crushing [suffix] |
| trop- | turn |
| -troph(y) | nourishment, growth [suffix] |
| troph/o | nourishment, growth |
| -trophic | growth, development [suffix] |
| -tropic | turning to, affinity for [suffix] |
| tub/o | tube |
| tuber | swelling |
| tuss/i | cough |
| tympan/o | middle ear, eardrum |
| -type | class, grouping, type [suffix] |
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Gr. Greek origin. L. Latin origin.
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