medical terms: words + meanings

appendectomy = append + ectomy

append = appendix

ectomy = removal of

colostomy = colo + stomy

colo = colon

stomy = creating an opening

dermatitis = derma + itis

derma = skin

itis = inflammation

carditis = cardi + itis

cardi = heart

itis = inflammation

cardiology = cardi + ology

cardi = heart

ology = study of

cardiomyopathy = cardio + myo + pathy

cardi = heart

myo = muscle

pathy = disease

colectomy = col + ectomy

col = colon / large intestine

ectomy = removal of

colitis = col + itis

col = colon

itis = inflammation

colonoscopy = colon + scopy

colon = large intestine

scopy = instrument view

echocardiography = echo + cardio + graphy

echo = using ultrasonic waves

cardio = heart

graphy = making a picture

echocardiogram = echo + cardio + gram

echo

cardio

gram = picture

encephalitis = enceph + itis

enceph = brain

itis = inflammation

gastritis = gastr + itis

gastr = stomach

itis =

gastrectomy = gastr + ectomy

grastr = stomach

ectomy = removal of

hepatitis = hepat + itis

hepat = liver

itis = inflammation

nephrectomy = nephr(o) + ectomy

nephr(o) = kidney

ectomy

otitis = oto + itis

oto = ear

itis

percarditis = peri + card + itis

peri = around

card = heart

itis = inflammation

pharyngitis = pharyng + itis

pharyng = throat

itis = inflammation

pneumonitis = pneumo + itis

pneumo = lung

tonsillectony = tonsill + ectomy

tonsill = tonsils in throat

ectomy = removal of

transesophageal = trans + esophag + eal

trans = across

esophag = esophagus / throat

eal = pertaining to