| Term | Definition |
|---|
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the science or study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| -pause | stopping |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| colp | vagina |
| hyster | uterus |
| men | menstruation |
| metr | uterus |
| oo | egg |
| orch | testicles |
| salphin | fallopian tubes |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -gram | recorded information |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -ia | pertaining to |
| -ic | inflammation |
| -lysis | breakdown |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| col | colon, large intestine |
| duoden | duodenum |
| enter | small entistine |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| hepat | liver |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| -ac | pertaining |
| -algia | pain |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cele | swellling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | to bind |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood |
| arter | artery |
| ather | plaque |
| card | artery |
| hem | blood |
| phleb | vein |
| thromb | clot |
| ven | vein |
| coron | coronary, crown |
| a- | without |
| ante | before |
| anti- | agianst |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad |
| end- | within |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| neo | new |
| per- | excessive |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| sub- | below |
| supe- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| metri | uterus |
| ov | egg |
| orchid | testicles |
| -ical | inflammation |
| -al | pertaining to |
| arteri | artery |
| hemat | blood |
| an- | without |
| supra- | above |
| otomy | surgical incision |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping forward |
| -rrhagia | abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhage | abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| fasci | fibrous brand |
| my | muscle |
| ten | tendon |
| tend | tendon |
| tendin | tendon |
| ankyl | bent |
| arthr | joint |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| myel | marrow |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| tripsy | to crush |
| uria | urine |
| thyr | thyroid gland |
| adip | fat |
| albin | white |
| cephal | head |
| cervic | neck |
| cyan | blue |
| erythro | red |
| hist | tissue |
| lapar | abdomen |
| leuk | white |
| lip | fat |
| melan | black |
| myc | fungus |
| broncho | bronchial tube |
| laryng | larynx |
| pharyng | throat |
| pleur | side of the body |
| pneum | lung |
| pulm | lung |
| trache | trachea |
| retin | retina |
| scler | hard |
| tympan | ear drum |
| ot | ear |
| optic | eye |
| myring | eardrum |
| path | disease |
| py | pus |
| pyro | fever |
| -ia | condition |
| cysto | urinary bladder |
| lith | stone |
| nepro | kidney |
| pyel | renal |
| ren | kidney |
| ureter | ureter |
| urethr | urethra |
| encephal | brain |
| mening | meninges |
| neur | nerve |
| splen | spleen |
| aden | gland |
| xer | dry |
| ungu | nail |
| derm | skin |
| cutane | skin |
| carcin | cancerous |
| -cide | causing death |
| contra- | against |
| dextr | to the right |
| ab | from, away |
| fibr | connective tissue |
| later | side |
| crani | skull |
| troph- | nutrition, growth |
| -trophy | nutrition, growth |
| orth- | straight |
| os- | mouth, bone |
| oste- | bone |
| oss- | bone |
| ossi- | bone |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -ism | condition |
| quadri- | four |
| -um | singular noun ending |
| gluc | sugar, sweet |
| glyc | sugar, sweet |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| cry | cold |
| calc | calcium |
| epi | on, above, over |
| mal | bad |
| -dynia | pain |
| -pepsia | digest |
| -meter | instrument that measures |
| -ectasis | stretching, enlargement |
| -phobia | fear, abnormal |
| urin | urine |
| ur | urine |
| lact | milk |
| mast | breast |
| gyn | female |
| gyne | female |
| gyneco | female |
| extra | outside of |
| -iasis | condition of |
| dia | through |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| blast | developing stage |
| hydra | water |
| hydro | water |
| im | not |
| in | not |
| ir | not |
| -oid | resembling |
| demi | half |
| -cise | cut |
| -ous | having |
| t and a | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| rda | recommended dietary allowence |
| bm | bowel movement |
| bib | drink |
| oc | oral contraceptive |
| pe | physical examination |
| pid | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| bi | life |
| kera | horn, hardness, cornea |
| kerat | horn, hardness, cornea |
| onych | nails |
| hidr | sweat |
| psych | mind |
| narc | numbness, stupor, sleep |
| klept | steal |
| ech | sound |
| electr | electricity, electric |
| in- | not |
| ir- | not |
| im- | not |
| rhytid | wrinkle |
| -lepsy | seizure, convulsion |
| -lepsis | seizure, convulsion |
| -mania | insanity, abnormal desire |
| -phagia | eating, consuming, swallowing |
| -phage | eating, consuming, swallowing |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| TE | tetanus |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ADD | attention defecit disorder |
| TD | transdermal |
| EECG | electroencephalography |
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