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Medical terminology
Pre fixes root word suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arthr/o | Joint- arthritis |
| Cardi/o | Heart -cardiology |
| Enter/o | Small intestines |
| Gastr/o | Stomach- gastrointestinal |
| Hepta/ o | Liver- hepatitis |
| Neur/o | Nerve- neurologist |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Hem/o | Hemorrhage |
| Hemat/o | Blood- hematoma |
| My/o | Muscle -myalgia |
| Muscl/o | Muscle- muscular |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Vas/o | Vessel - vasectomy |
| Vascul/o | Vessel- vasculopathy |
| Pneum/o | Lung - pneumotomy |
| Pneumonia/o | Lung- pneumonia |
| Pulmon/o | Lung- pulmonologist |
| Gen/o | Creation - cause |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Morph/o | Change - morphology |
| Myc/o | Fungus -dermatomycosis |
| Necro/o | Death |
| Oth/o | Straight-orthodontist |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Phag/o | Eat-aphagia |
| Plas/o | Formation-hyperplasia |
| Py/o | Pus-pyorrhea |
| Scler/o | Hard -scleroderma |
| Sten/o | Narrowing -stenosis |
| Troph-o | Nourishment, development - hypertrophy |
| Zen/o | Foreign- xenograft |
| A | Not-aphasia |
| An | Ane |