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Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crani | skull |
| otomy | cutting into |
| craniotomy | cutting into the skull |
| dys | difficult, painful, bad |
| uria | urine |
| dysuria | difficult or painful urination |
| hyster | uterus |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
| hemo | blood |
| toxic | poison |
| hemotoxic | toxins that poison the blood |
| peri | around |
| card | heart |
| itits | inflammation, inflammation of |
| pericarditits | inflammation of the area around the heart |
| leuko | white |
| cyte | cell |
| leukocyte | white (blood) cell |
| chole | bile, gallbladder |
| cyst | bladder, bag, sac |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| tachy | rapid, fast |
| cardia | pertaining to the heart |
| neur | nerve, nervous system |
| algia | pain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| poly | many, much |
| cyt | cell |
| emia | blood |
| polycytemia | too many blood cells |
| brady | slow |
| bradycardia | slow heart |
| gastr | stomach |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| gastretcomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
| mening | membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| meningitis | inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| neo | new |
| pathy | disease |
| neopathy | a new disease |
| dermat | pertaining to the skin |
| ologist | person who does/studies |
| dermatologist | person who studies skin |
| procto | rectum, rectal, anus |
| sccope | examining instrument |
| proctoscope | instrument for examining the rectum |
| carcin | cancer, malignancy |
| oma | tumor, a swelling |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| electro | electrical |
| encephalo | brain |
| graph | diagram, instrument for recording |
| electroencephalograph | an instrument for recording electrical activity in the brain |
| osteo | bone |
| malacia | softening of a tissue |
| osteomalacia | softening of bone tissue |
| para | near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body |
| plegia | paralysis |
| paraplegia | paralysis of the lower half of the body |
| py | pus |
| uria | urine |
| pyuria | pus in urine |
| acro | extremitites (arms and legs) |
| megaly | large, enlarged |
| acromegaly | enlarged extremities |
| geront | old age, elderly |
| gerontology | study of the elderly |
| phagia | to eat, consuming, swallow |
| dysphagia | difficult or painful swallowing |
| hydro | water |
| hydrocele | swelling of water |
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