Dermat

(demat/itis)

"itis"-inflammion 

Inflammion of the skin

cutane

(cutane/ous)

"ous"-pertaining to

pertaining to the skin

nephr

(nepher/oma)

"oma"-tumor

tumor of the kidney

ren

(ren/al)

"al"-pertianing to

pertains to the kidney

Stomat

(stomat/itis)

"itis"-inflammation

inflammation of the mouth

or

(or/al)

"al"-pertaining to

pertaining to the mouth

 when a word root is combined with a vowel.

(hepat/o)

liver

Usually an "o" but sometime its an "i"

(erythr/o)

red

(pelv/i)

Pelvis

A element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word.

(tonsill/ectomy)

"tonsill"-tonsils

"ectomy"-excision,removal-suffix

removal of the tonsills

A element attached to the beginning of a word or word root.

(an/esthes/ia)

"an"-without,not- prefix

"esthes"-feeling

"ia"-condition

condition of not feeling

Surgical puncture

(arthr/o/centesis)

"arthr/o"-joint

puncture of a joint space with needle and the withdrawal of fluid.

To break; surgical fracture

(oste/o/clasis)

"oste/o"-bone

surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity

Binding, fixation(of bone or joint)

(arthr/o/desis)

"arthr/o"-joint

binding together of a joint

Excision,removal

(append/ectomy)

"append"-appendix

excision of the appendrix

Separation;destructions;loosening

(thromb/o/lysis)

"thromb/o"-blood clot

destruction of a bloodclot

Fixation(of organ)

(mast/o/pexy)

"mast/o"-breast

fixation of the breast

Surgical repair

(rhin/o/plasty)

"rhin"-nose

repair of the nose

Suture

(lmy/o/rrhaphy)

"my/o"-muscle

suture of a muscle 

Forming an opening(mouth)

(trache/o/stomy)

"trache/o"-trachea (windpipe)

froming an opening into the trachea

Instrument to cut

(oste/o/tome)

"oste/o'-bone

instrument to cut bone

Incision

(trache/o/tomy)

"trache/o"-trachea(windpipe) 

incision into the trachea

Crushing

(lith/o/trispy)

"lith/o"-stone,calculus

crushing a stone

Record,writing 

(electr/o/cardi/o/gram)

"electrc/o"-electrical activity of the heart

"cardi/o"- heart 

record of the electrical activity of the heart 

Instrument for recording

(cardi/o/graph)

"cardi/o"-heart 

instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart

Process of recording 

(angi/o/graph)

"angi/o"-blood vessels

process of recording blood vessels

Instrument for measuring 

(pelv/i/meter)

"pelv/i"-pelvis

instrument for measuring the pelvis

Act of measuring 

(pelv/i/metry)

"pelv/i"- pelvis

act or process of measuring th dimensions of the pelvis

Instrument for examining 

(end/o/scope)

"end/o"-within, in

Instrument for examing within 

Visual examining

(end/o/scopy)

"end/o"-within, in

visual examining within

algia

dynia

Pain

(neur/agia)

"neur"-nerve

pain of the nerve

(ot/o/dynia)

"ot/o"-ear

pain of the ear(earache)

Hernia, swelling

(hept/o/cele)

"hept/o"-liver

hernia of the liver

Dilation, expanison

(bronchi/ectasis)

"bronchi"-bronhus (pluarl, bronchi)

dilation or expanison of one or more bronchi

Swelling

(lymph/edema)

"lymph"-lymph 

swelling and acumulation of tissue fluid.

Vomiting 

(hyper/emesis)

"hyper"-above normal, excessive

excessive vomiting

Blood condition

(an/emia)

"an"-without,not

blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells

gen

genesis

Forming,producing,origin

(carcin/o/gen)

"carcin/o"-cancer

forming,producing or origin of cancer

substance or agent

(carcin/o/genesis)

forming,producing or origin of cancer

transformation

Adnormal condition(produced by somthing specified)

(chol/e/lith/iasis)

"chol"-bile gall

"lith"-stone, calculus

adnormal condition of gallstones

Inflammation

(gastr/itis)

"gastr"-stomach

inflammation of the stomach

Stone,calculus

(chol/e/lith)

"chol"-bile, gall

gallstones

Softening

(chondr/o/malacia)

"chondr/o"-cartilage

softening of the articular cartilage,usually involving the patella

Enlargement

(cardi/o/megaly)

"cardi/o"-heart 

enlargement of the heart

Tumor

(neur/oma)

"neur"-nerve

tumor composed of nerve tissue

Adnormal condition; increase (use primary with blood cells)

(cyan/osis)

"cyan"-blue

dark blue or purple discoloration of skin and mucous membrane.

Disease

(my/o/pathy)

"my/o"-muscle

disease of  muscle

Decrease,deficiency

(erthyr/o/penia)

"eryhr/o"-red

decrease in red blood cells

Eating,swallowing

(dys/phagia)

"dys"-bad;painful; difficult 

inability or difficulty swallowing

Speech

(a/phasia)

"a"-without,not

impairment of speech

Fear

(hem/o/phobia)

"hem/o"-blood

fear of blood

Formation,growth

(dys/plasis)

"dys"-bad;painful; difficult

abnormal formation or growth of cells,tissue or organs

New formation

(neo/plasm)

"neo"-new

new formation or growth of tissue

Paralysis

(hemi/plegia)

"hemi"-one half

paralysis of one side of the body

Prolapse, downward displacement

(blephar/o/ptosis)

"blephar"-eyelid

drooping of the upper eyelid

rrhage 

rrhagia

Busrting,forth(of)

(hem/o/rrhage)

"hem/o"-blood

bursting forth of blood

(men/o/rrhagia)

"men/o"-menes, menstruction

profuse discharge of blood during menstruction

Discharge,flow

(dia/rrhea)

"dia"-through,across

adnormally frequent discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowl.

Rupture 

(arteri/o/rrhexis)

"arteri/o"-artery

rupture of an artery

Abnormal condition of hardening

(arteri/o/sclerosis)

"arteri"-artery 

abnormal conditon of hardening of an artery

Involuntary contraction,twitching 

(blehar/o/spasm)

"blehar"-eyelid

twitching of the eyelid 

Narrowing, stricture

(arteri/o/stenosis)

"arteri"-artery

abnormal narrowing of an artery 

Poison 

(hepat/o/toxic)

"hepat/o"-liver

pertain to agent (poisons) that damage the liver

Noursihment, development

(dys/trophy)

"dys"-bad;painful;difficult

bad noursihment

Pertaining to

(cardi/ac):Pertain to heart

(neur/al):Pertain to nerves

(muscul/ar):Pertain ro muscle

(thorac/ic):Pertain to chest

(pulmon/ary):Pertain to lungs

(esohag/eal):Pertain to esohagus

(path/o/log/ical):Pertaining to the study of disease 

(pen/ile):Pertain to the penis

(poster/ior):Pertain to the back of the body

(cutane/ous):Pertain to the skin

(acous/tic):Pertain to hearing

esis

ia

ism

Condition

(di/ur/esis):abnormal serection of large amounts of urine

"di"-double

"ur"-urine

(pneumon/ia):infection of the lung 

"pneumon"-air, lung

(hyper/thyroid/ism):overactivity of the thyroid gland

"hyper"-execssive, above normal

"thyroid"-thyroid,gland

Medicine,treament

(pod/iatry)

"pod"-foot

speciaity concerned with treament and prevention of conditions of the feet.

ician

ist

Specialist

(obstetr/ician)

"obstetr"-midwife

speciallizes in the branch of medicine concerned with pregancy and childbirth.

(hemat/o/log/ist)

"hemat/o"-blood

"log"-study of

Condition;process

(neur/o/path/y)

"neur/o"-nerve

"path"-disease

condition of the nerves disease

icle 

ole

ule

Small,minute

(ventr/icle)

"ventr"-belly,belly side

samll cavity as of the brain or heart 

(arteri/ole)

"arteri"-artery

smallest of the arteries

(ven/ule)

"ven"-vein

small vein continuouos with capillary

Above,upon

(epi/gastr/ic)

"gastr"-stomach

"ic"-pertaining to

Under below, deficient

(hypo/derm/ic)

"derm"-skin

"ic"-pertaining to

infa 

sub

Under,below

(infa/cost/al)

"cost"-ribs

"al"-pertaining

Below the ribs

(sub/nas/al)

"nas"-nose

"al"-pertaining to

under the nose

Between

(inter/cost/al)

"cost"-ribs

"al"-pertaining

between the ribs

After, behind

(post/nat/al)

"nat"-birth

"al"pertainig to

pre

pro

Before,in front of

(pre/nat/al)

"nat"-birth

"al"-pertaining to 

Pertaining to before child birth

(pro/gnosis)

"gnosis"-knowing

knowing before

Backward,Behind

(retro/version)

"version"-turning

Two

(bi/later/al)

"later"-side

"al"-pertaining to

Pertaining to two side

dipl

diplo

Double

(dipl/opia)

"opia"-vision

double vision

(diplo/bacteri/al)

"bacteri"-bacteria

"al"-pertaining to

bacteria linked together in pairs

One half

(hemi/plegia)

"plegia"-paralysis

Excessive, above normal

(hyper/calc/emia)

"calc"-calcium

"emia"-blood condition

excessive calcium in the blood

Large 

(macro/cyte)

"cyte"-cell

large cell

Small

(micro/scope)

"scope"-instrument of examing

mono

uni

One 

(mono/therapy)

"therapy"-treatment

one treatment

(uni/nucle/ar)

"nucle"-nucleous

"ar"-pertaining to

multi

poly

Many,much

(multi/gravida)

"gravida"-pregant women

women who has been pregent more than once

(poly/phobia)

"phobia"-fear

Fear of many things

None

(nulli/gravida)

"gravida"-pregant women

women who has not been pregant

First

(primi/gravida)

"gravida"-pregant woman

women durning her first pergancy

Four

(quadri/plegia)

"plegia"-paralysis

paralysis of four limbs

Three

(tri/ceps)

"ceps"-head

three heads

From, away from

(ab/duction)

"duction"-act of leading, bringing,conducting

movement of the limb away from the body

Toward

(Ad/duction)

"duction"-act of leading,bringing, conducting

movement of the limb toward the body

circum

peri

around

(circum/ren/al)

"ren"-kideny

"al"-pertaining

pertaining to around the kidney

(peri/odont/al)

"odont"-teeth

pertaining to around the teeth

dia

trans

Through, across 

(dia/rrhea)

"rrhea"-discharge,flow

flow through

(trans/vagin/al)

"vagin"-vagina

pertaining to across or through the vagina 

ecto

exo

extra

Outside, outward

(ecto/gen/ous)

"gen"-forming.producing,origin

froming outside the body or structure

(exo/tropia)

"tropia"-turning

turning outward

(extra/cran/al)

"cran"-skull

pertaining to the outside of the skull

endo

intra

In, within

(endo/crine)

"crine"-secrete

secrete withn

(intra/muscul/ar)

"muscul"-muscle

within the muscle

Near,beside;beyond

(para/nas/al)

"nas"-nose

beside the nose

Upper, above

(super/ior)

"ior"-pertaining to

pertaining to the upper part of a structure

Above,execssive;superior

(supra/ren/al)

"ren"-kidney

pertaining to above the kidney

Excess,beyond

(ultra/son/ic)

"son"-sound

petaining to sounds beyond can be heard

a

an

Without,not

(a/mast/ia)

"mast"-breast

"ia"-condition

without a breast

(an/esthesia)

"esthesia"-feeling

Without a feeling

anti

contra

Against

(anti/bacteri/al)

"bacteri"-bacteria

against bacteria

(contra/ception)

"ception"-conceiving

against conception or impregnation

Slow

(brady/cardia)

"cardia"-heart

slow heart rate

Bad; painful; difficult

(dys/trocia)

"trocia"-childbirth, labor

difficult childbirth 

Good/normal

(eu/pnea)

"pnea"-breathing

normal breathing

Different

(hetero/graft)

"graft"-tranplantion

different transplant

homo

homeo

Same

(homo/graft)

"graft'-transplantation

same transplantation

(homeo/plasia)

"plasia"-exisiting in a part

fromation of new tissue simlar 

Bad

(mal/nutriton)

Bad nutrition

all

(pan/arthr/itis)

"arthr"-joint

"itis"-inflammation

inflammaton of the joints

False

(pseudo/cyesis)

"cyesis"-pregancy

false pregancy

Union;together, joined

(syn/dacty/ism)

"dacty"-fingers,toes

"ism"-condition

condition of joined fingers or toes 

Rapid

(tachy/pnea)

"pnea"-breathing

rapid breathing