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Medical pre/suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden | gland |
| oma | tumor |
| adenoma | non-cancerous tumor |
| anti | against |
| toxic | poison |
| antitoxi | non poisoning |
| ophthalm | vision, eye |
| -ology | study of |
| chloe | bile, gail |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| ophthalmology | study of the eye |
| chloecystectomy | surgical removal of the gal bladder |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the heart |
| endo | internal |
| cardi | heart |
| itis | inflammation |
| gastr | stomach |