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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