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chapter 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Megal | Enlarged |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Dermat | Skin |
| Plast | Surgical Repair |
| Cerebr | Brain |
| Path | Disease |
| Ectomy | Surgical removal |
| Enter | intestines |
| Osis | any condition |
| otomy | cut into |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| arthr | joint |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ologist | specialist |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gum |
| malacia | soft |
| ology | the study of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| algia | pain |
| crani | scull |
| end | inside, within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | create an opening |
| para | beside, beyond |
| lysis | loosening, destruction |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| hem(at) | blood |
| ost | bone |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| lith | stone |
| ophthalm | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | exremities |
| rhexis | break, burst |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original production |
| burso | sac |
| retr(o) | backwards |
| trip | rub, friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| mani | madness |
| glosso | tongue |
| trophy | development |
| supra | above |
| ptosis | falling |
| dyn | pain |
| mast | breast |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |