| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cyt/o, -cyte | Cell |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Epi | On, Upon |
| Enter/o | Intestine |
| End/o, ent/o | Within, inner |
| Heter/o | Other, different |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Macr/o | Large |
| Hom/o, home/o | Like, similar |
| Hist/o, histi/o | Tissue |
| Path/o, -pathy | Disease |
| Ossi-, oste/o | Bone |
| Micr/o | Small |
| Cell/i, cellul/o | Cell or compartment |
| Reno-, reni- | Kidney |
| Peri- | Around, near |
| -e | Often means instrument (noun-forming) |
| -al, -eal | Pertaining to (adjective-forming, 2) |
| -ac, -ar, -ary | Pertaining to (adjective forming, 3) |
| -itis | Indicates the specific condition of inflammation (noun forming) |
| -ic, -tic, -ical | Pertaining to; having the property of (adj. forming) |
| -ia, -y | Sometimes the name for a condition (n. forming) |
| -logy, -ology | The science or study of |
| -m, -um | Name of an object or place (n. forming) |
| -ium | Location; often denotes a membrane (n. forming) |
| -stasis, -stasia | Indicates a state of standing still, halting; stopping; controlling |
| -sis, -iasis, -esis | Name for a condition or state of being (n. forming) |
| -osis | Condition or process, usually abnormal, sometimes indicates an increase (n. forming) |
| Intra- | Within |
| Inter- | Between |
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