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-algia
pain, suffering
dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
-ectomy
surgical removal
hyper-
excessive, increased
hypo-
deficient, decreased
-itis
inflammation
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhage
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
aden/o
gland
apid/o
fat
anter/o
before, front
caud/o
lower part of body, tail
cephal/o
head
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
exo-
out of, outside, away from
hist/o
tissue
-ologist
specialist
-ology
the science or study of
path/o, -pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
development, growth, formation
poster/o
behind, toward the back
-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
arthr/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
chondr/i, chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
-desis
to bind, tie together
kyph/o
bent, hump
lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
Oss/e, oos/i, ost/o, oste/o
bone
scoli/o
crooked, bent
spondyl/o
vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
bi-
twice, double, two
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fiber
-ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium
-ic
pertaining to
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
my/o
muscle
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
tax/o
coordination, order
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
ton/o
tone, stretching, tension
tri-
three
angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
brady-
slow
cardi/o
heart
-crasia
a mixture or blending
-emia
blood, blood condition
erythr/o
red
hem/o, hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood
leuk/o
white
phleb/o
vein
tachy-
fast, rapid
thromb/o
clot
ven/o
vein
anti-
against
carcin/o
cancerous
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
lymphaden/o
lymph node or gland
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
neo-, ne/o
new, strange
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
onc/o
tumor
phag/o
eat, swallow
-plasm
formative material of cells
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
splen/o
spleen
-tic
pertaining to
tox/o
poison, poisonous
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
laryng/o
larynx, throat
nas/o
nose
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y
Oxygen
pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
phon/o
sound, voice
pleur/o
pleura, side of the body
-pnea
breathing
pneu/o, pneumon/o, pneu-
lung, air
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
sinus/o
sinus
somn/o
sleep
spir/o
to breathe
thorac/o, -throax
chest, pleural cavity
trache/o, trachea
windpipe, trachea
an/o
anus, ring
chol/e
bile, gall
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
col/o, colon/o
colon, large intestine
-emesis
vomiting
enter/o
small intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach, belly
hepat/o
liver
-lithiasis
presence of stones
-pepsia
digest, digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
proct/o
anus and rectum
rect/o
rectum, straight
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
dia-
through, between, apart, complete
-ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
glomerul/o
glomerulus
lith/o
stone, calculus
-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
nephr/o
kidney
-pexy
surgical fixation
pyel/o
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
-tripsy
to crush
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
urethr/o
urethra
-uria
urination, urine
caus/o
burning, burn
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
concuss/o
shaken together, violently agitated
contus/o
bruise
encephal/o
brain
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
mening/o
membranes, meninges
neur/i, neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
phobia
abnormal fear
psych/o
mind
radicul/o
root or nerve root
-tropic
having an affinity for
blephar/o
eyelid
-cusis
hearing
irid/o
iris, colored part of eye
kerat/o
horny, hard, cornea
myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
ophthalm/o
eye, vision
-opia
vision condition
opt/o
eye, vision
ot/o
ear, hearing
phak/o
lens
presby/o
old age
retin/o
retina, net
scler/o
sclera, white of eye, hard
trop/o
turn, change
tympan/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
cutane/o
skin
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
hidr/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hairy, rough
lip/o
fat, lipid
melan/o
black, dark
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
fingernail or toenail
pil/i, pil/o
hair
py/o
pus
rhytid/o
wrinkle
seb/o
sebum
urtic/o
rash, hives
xer/o
dry
acr/o
extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
adren/o
adrenal gland
crin/o
secrete
-dipsia
thirst
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
-ism
condition, state of
pancreat/o
pancreas
Parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
pineal/o
pineal gland
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
poly-
many
somat/o
body
thym/o
thymus gland
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
cervic/o
cervix (neck of uterus)
colp/o
vagina
-gravida
pregnant
gynec/o
woman, female
hyster/o
uterus
mast/o
breast
men/o
menstruation, menses
orchid/o
testicle
ov/o
egg, ovum
ovari/o
ovary
-para
to give birth
salping/o
fallopian tube
test/i
testicle, testis
vagin/o
vagina
albumin/o
albumin, protein
calc/i
calcium, lime, the heel
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
creatin/o
creatinine
glycos/o
glucose, sugar
hemat/o
blood, relating to the blood
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
radi/o
radiation, x-rays
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-scopy
visual examination
son/o
sound
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