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| Element |
 |
|
| Meaning |
|
|
| gastr- |
stomach |
| cardi- |
heart |
| megal- |
enlarged |
| -itis |
inflammation |
| dermat- |
skin |
| plast- |
surgical repair, plastic repair |
| cerebr- |
brain |
| path- |
disease |
| -ectomy |
surgical removal of all or part of |
| enter- |
intestines (usually small) |
| -osis |
condition, any condition |
| -otomy |
cut into, incision into |
| aden- |
gland |
| angi- |
vessel (usually blood) |
| -oma |
tumor |
| nephr- |
kidney |
| hepat- |
liver |
| arthr- |
joint |
| blephar- |
eyelid |
| -ologist |
a specialist in the study of |
| rhin- |
nose |
| gingiv- |
gum |
| -malacia |
soft, soft condition |
| -ology |
study of |
| spasm |
involuntary contraction |
| -algia |
pain, painful condition |
| crani- |
skull |
| end- |
inside, within |
| hemi- |
half |
| oid- |
like, resembling |
| hyper- |
above, more than normal |
| cyst- |
sac containing fluid, bladder |
| chole- |
bile |
| hypo- |
under, beneath, deficient |
| -scop- |
look, observe |
| hyster- |
uterus (womb) |
| -ostomy |
to create an opening |
| para- |
beside, beyond |
| -lysis |
loosening, destruction, set free |
| cervic- |
neck |
| chondr- |
cartilage |
| cyan- |
blue |
| hem(at) |
blood |
| ost- |
bone |
| psycho- |
mind |
| lip- |
fat |
| my- |
muscle |
| lith- |
stone |
| ophthalm- |
eye |
| proct- |
anus |
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