Question | Answer |
adeno; adenoma | glands; gland tumor |
calculi; calculosis | stone; stones, condition of |
cele; hydrocele | tumor, cyst (hernia); water cyst, tumor |
cyto; cytology | cell; cells, study of |
glyco; glycosuria | sweet, sugar; sugar in the urine |
homeo/homo; homeostasis | similar, same, like; same environment |
lingua; linguiform | tongue; tongue-shaped |
lip; lipoma | fat; fat tumor |
lith; lithotripsy | stone; stone dissolve |
madaro; madarosis | falling hair; loss of eyelashes or eyebrows |
psych; psycho | mind; mind, study of psychology; mental processes |
pyo; pyogenic | pus; pus producing |
radi; radiology | rays; rays, study of |
thermic; thermobiosis | heat; exists at high temperatures |
artho; arthritis | joint; joint inflammation |
carpo; carpoptosis | wrist; wrist drop |
chondro; chondromalacia | cartilage; cartilage, soft |
costa; intercostal | ribs; between ribs |
cranio; craniotomy | skull; skull incision |
dactyl; dactylitis | finger; finger inflammation |
ili; iliosacral | hip; ilium and sacrum |
manus; manicure | hand; hand care |
myel; myeloma | bone marrow; marrow tumor |
myo; myoedema | muscle; muscle swelling |
ortho; orthopedic | straighten; concerning deformities |
osteo; osteoplast | bone; bone surgery |
pedi; pedicure | foot; foot care |
spondyl; spondylitis | vertebra; vertebrae, inflammation |
cholelithiasis | bladder + stone + condition of (gall stones) |
craniosynostosis | skull + together + bone + condition of (head and brain malformation) |
myonecrosis | muscle + death + condition of (gangrene) |
myelomeningocele | spinal cord (marrow) + membrane + hernia (type of spina bifida) |
osteoporosis | bone + porous + condition of (low bone density) |
cutis; cutitis | skin; skin inflammation |
dent; dentiform | teeth; toothlike |
derma; dermatology | skin; skin, study of |
hapsis; parapsia | touch; touch disorder |
odont; odontoprisis | teeth; teeth grinding |
onco; oncology | tumor; tumors, study of |
onychia; onychitis | nail beds; nail bed inflammation |
pedicular; pediculosis | lice; lice, condition of |
prurigo; pruritis | itching; itching inflammation |
psora; psoriasis | itch; itch, condition of |
sarco; sarcolysis | flesh; flesh decomposing |
sclero; sclerogenous | hard; hardening tissue |
squama; squamous | scaly; scalelike |
tricho; trichoid | hair; hairlike |
chole; cholecystectomy | bile/gallbladder; gallbladder excision |
colon; colitis | large intestine; large intestine inflammation |
emesis; emetic | vomiting; produces vomit |
entero; enteritis | intestine; intestinal inflammation |
gastro; gastritus | stomach; stomach inflammation |
glosso; glossopathy | tongue; tongue disease |
hepat; hepatitus | liver; liver inflammation |
ile; ileitus | ileum; ileum inflammation |
laparo; laparatomy | abdomen; abdomen incision |
myxo; myxoma | mucus; mucus tumor |
procto; proctology | anus/rectum; study of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus |
pyloro; pylorostenosis | pyloros/gatekeeper; pyloric narrowing (pylorus holds food in the stomach until digested) |
stoma; stomatitus | opening/mouth; mouth inflammation |
viscero; visceromegaly | body organs; enlarged abdominal organs |
onychomycosis | nail + fungus + condition of (fungal nail infection) |
sarcoidosis | flesh + like + condition of (inflammatory disease) |
trichinosis | hair (worm) + condition of (parasitic roundworm disease) |
gastroschisis | stomach + hernia (birth defect where infant's intestines protrude from body through defect in umbilical cord) |
hepatomegaly | liver + enlarged (swelling of liver) |