| 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 |
