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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| aden/tis | inflammation of a gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| bi/o | life |
| biology | study of life |
| biopsy | process of viewing life |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| cis/o | to cut |
| incision | process of cutting into |
| crin/o | secrete |
| endocrine glands | glands that secrete within the bloodstream |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, sac or cyst |
| cystoscopy | visual exam of uninary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cytology | study of cells |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermatitus | inflammation of the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| electrocardiogram | record of electricity of heart |
| encephal/o | brain |
| electroencephalogram | record of electricity of brain |
| enter/o | intestines |
| enteritis | inflammation fo the small intestine |
| erythr/o | red |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastrectomy | removal of the stomach |
| gastrotomy | incision in to the stomach |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| diagnosis | complete knowledge of a condition |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| gynecology | study of females |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hematology | study of blood |
| hematoma | mass of blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatitis | inflammation of liver |
| iatr/o | treatment |
| iatrogenic | produced by treatment |
| leuk/o | white |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of kidneys |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neurology | study of nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| oncology | study of tumors |
| oncologist | specialist in the study of tumors |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| opthalmoscope | instrument for visual exam of eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| osteitis | inflammation of a bone |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of joint and bone |
| path/o | disease |
| pathology | study of diseases |
| pathologist | specialist in the study of diseases |
| ped/o | child |
| pediatric | pertaining to treatment of children |
| psych/o | mind |
| psychology | study of mind |
| psychiatrist | specialist in the study of the mind |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| radiology | study of x-rays |
| ren/o | kidney |
| renal | pertaining to kidneys |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sarcoma | tumor of the flesh |
| sect/o | to cut |
| resection | process of cutting backwards |
| thromb/o | clotting |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell |
| ur/o | urninary tract |
| urology | study of urinary tract |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | exision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | pertaining to, produced by or in |
| -gram | record |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | process of cutting incision |
| -y | process |
| a-, an | no, not, without |
| auto | self |
| dia- | through, complete |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| exo- | out |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient, |
| in- | into in |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| pro- | before |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |