Chapter One

Anti

against, opposite of

brady

slow

endo

within

epi

upon, above, over, on top

neo

new

pre

to come before

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

leuk/o

white

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

ment/o

mind

nat/o

birth

neur/o

nerve

path/o

disease

proct/o

anus or rectum

psych/o

mind

rhin/o

nose

tonsill/o

almond, tonsil

vas/o

vessel

-al

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical excision, removal

-emia

condition of blood

-gram

a record or image

-ia

condition of

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study or science of

-pathy

disease

-philia

loving, affinity for

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-tic

pertaining to

a

without, absence of

con

with, together, jointly

micro

small

lith/o

stone

maxim/o

biggest, highest

muscul/o, my/o

muscle

pulmon/o

lung

-ary

pertaining to

-ion

process

-phasia

speaking