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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 |
| Athr- | Joint |
| Blephar- | Eyelid |
| -Ologist | Specialist |
| Rhin- | Nose |
| Gingiv- | Gum |
| -Malacia | Soft |
| -Ology | The study of |
| Spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -Algia | pain |
| Crani- | skull |
| 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 |
| Ophlhalm-opt- | eye |
| proct- | anus |
| Cost- | rib |
| -Gram | Record |
| Acro- | extremities |
| Rhexis | break, burst |
| Carcin- | Cancer |
| -Penia | decrease |
| Gen- | Original, production |
| Burso- | Sac |
| Retro- | Backwards |
| Trip- | Rub, friction |
| Strept- | Twist |
| -Desis | Binding |
| Mani- | Madness |
| Glosso- | Tongue |
| -Trophy | Development |
| Supra- | Above |
| -Ptosis | Falling |
| -Dyn- | pain |
| Mast- | Breast |
| -Rraphy | Suture |
| Dent- | Teeth |
| Cephal- | head |
| Auto- | self |
| Epi- | upon |
| Hydro- | water |