Introduction to Diseases

Word Parts: Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words

a

without

-algia

pain

-asa

enzyme

cata

to break down or apart

cyan/o

blue

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-ema

condition

-gram

recorded picture

ox/o

oxygen

leuk/o

white

-pathy

disease

-pnea

breathing

-plasty

surgical repair

sclera/o

hardening