medical terms: beginnings and endings

brady-

slow

chloro-

green

cyan-

blue

dys-

not working correctly

-eal

pertaining to

echo-

using ultrasonic waves

-ectomy

removal of

electro-

using electricity

-emia

blood condition

endo-

within / inside

eryth-

red

hyper-

above normal

hypo-

below normal

-latrist

a person providing specific treatment

inter-

between / within

-itis

inflammation

gram-

a picture

-graph(y)

process of making a picture

-latry

a medical treatment

leuk-

white

macro-

very large

mal-

bad

megalo- / megaly-

large

micro-

small

-ology

the study of a body part

-ologist

person working with a specific part of the body or a specific disease

-osis

condition / disease

-otomy

making a cut in

-pathy

disease

peri-

around

-scopy

use of instrument for viewing

-stomy

create an opening

tachy-

fast

trans-

across