Medical Terminology - cerebr-

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Medical Term	cerebr- Copy
Meaning	Relating to the brain Copy
Origin	Latin (cerebrum), brain Copy
Examples	Cerebrology Copy

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Starting Letter	C
Suffix or Prefix	Prefix

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Meaning: Of or pertaining to bile
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Origin: Ancient Greek χολή (cholē), bile
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Examples: Cholemia
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chol(e)-

Meaning: Relating to the head (as a whole)
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Origin: Ancient Greek κεφαλή (képhalē), the head
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Examples: Cephalalgy, Hydrocephalus
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cephal(o)-

Meaning: Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns
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Origin: Latin cornū, "horn"
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Examples: Greater cornu
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cornu-

Meaning: Relating to the cerebellum
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Origin: Latin (cerebellum), little brain
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Examples: Cerebellum
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cerebell(o)-

Meaning: Relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint
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Origin: Latin (coxa), hip
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Examples: Coxopodite
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cox-

Meaning: Denotes something as bent
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Origin: Ancient Greek κυφός (kȳphós), bent, hunchback
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Examples: Cyphosis
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cyph(o)-

Meaning: Relating to the vagina
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Origin: Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos), bosom, womb; hollow, depth
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Examples: Colposcopy
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colp(o)-

Meaning: Denoting a green color
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Origin: Ancient Greek χλωρός (chlōros), green, yellow-green
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Examples: Chlorophyll
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chlor-

Meaning: skin
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Origin: Latin cutis
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Examples: Subcutaneous
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cutane-

Meaning: Relating to the ribs
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Origin: Latin (costa), "rib"
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Examples: Costochondral
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cost-

Meaning: on this side
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Origin: Latin cis
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Examples: Cisgender
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cis-

Meaning: color
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Origin: Ancient Greek χρῶμα (chrōma)
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Examples: Hemochromatosis
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chrom(ato)-

Meaning: Relating to the wrist
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Origin: Latin (carpus) < Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós), wrist; NOTE: This root should not be confused with the mirror root carp(o)- meaning fruit.
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Examples: Carpopedal Spasm
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carp-

Meaning: Denotes a blue color
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Origin: Ancient Greek κύανος, κυάνεος (kýanos, kyáneos), blue
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Examples: Cyanopsia
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cyan(o)-

Meaning: Relating to the heart
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Origin: Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía), heart
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Examples: Cardiology
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cardi-

Meaning: Relating to the neck, the cervix
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Origin: Latin (cervix, cervīc-), neck, cervix
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Examples: Cervicodorsal
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cervic-

Meaning: pouching, hernia
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Origin: Ancient Greek κήλη (kēlē)
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Examples: Hydrocele, Varicocele
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-cele

Meaning: break
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Origin: Greek κλαστός "broken"
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Examples: Osteoclast
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clast

Meaning: cold
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Origin: Greek κρύος
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Examples: Cryoablation
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cry(o)-

Meaning: Cortex, or outer region
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Origin: Latin cortex, "Bark of a tree"
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Examples: Corticosteriod
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cortic(o)-

Meaning: Relating to the hand
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Origin: Ancient Greek χείρ, χειρο- (cheir, cheiro-), hand
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Examples: Chiropractor
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chir-, cheir-

Meaning: with, together
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Origin: Latin cum
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Examples:
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com-

Meaning: chemistry, drug
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Origin: Greek χημεία
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Examples: Chemotherapy
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chem-

Meaning: killing, destroying
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Origin: Latin
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Examples: Bacteriocidal
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-cidal, -cide

Meaning: Belonging or relating to the cranium
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Origin: Latin (cranium) < Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krānion), the cranium, skull, bones enclosing the brain
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Examples: Craniology
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