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Elliott Blue Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| abdominoplasy | surgical repair of the abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cephalomegaly | enlargement of the head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cervicodynia | neck pain |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| craniotomy | surgical opening into the skull |
| derm/a | skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cytology | study of cells |
| dors/o | back |
| dorsodynia | back pain |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| hem/a | blood |
| hematoma | blood clot/tumor |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histolysis | breakdown of tissue |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| karyogenesis | formation of a cell nucleus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of a bone and its cartilage |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/i/o | hip/pelvic cavity |
| pelvoscope | instrument for examining the interior of the pelvis |
| path/o | disease |
| pathogen | disease-causing agent(germ) |
| psych/o | mind |
| psychologist | mind specialist |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal membranes/nose |
| spin/o | column of bone that protects the spinal chord |
| spinal | pertaining to the spine(backbone) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thoracalgia | chest pain(angina is too) |
| vertebr/o | backbones |
| vertebrosacral | relating to the vertebra and the sacrum |