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-algia

Pain.

-ectomy

Surgical removal.

-emia

Blood condition.

-genic

Producing, originating.

-gram

Recording or record.

-logist

Specialist in a field of study.

-ology

Study of.

-oma

Tumor.

-opsy

View of.

-ous

Full of, pertaining to.

-phage

Eating or devouring.

-philia

Love for.

-phobia

Fear of.

-phyll

Leaf.

-plasia

Formation or development.

-plasty

Surgical repair.

-rrhagia

Bursting forth (usually of blood).

-rrhea

Flow or discharge.

-scopy

Viewing or observing.

-therapy

Treatment.

ab-

Away from.

acanth/o

Spine or thorn.

acoust/o

Hearing.

acro-

Extremities or peak.

ad-

Toward.

aden/o

Gland.

aer/o

Air.

agr/o

Field or soil.

alges/o

Pain.

all/o

Other.

ambi-

Both.

amni/o

Amniotic sac.

amp/o

To cut off or remove.

anabolism

Building up.

andr/o

Male.

angi/o

Vessel.

angin/o

Choking or pain.

ante-

Before.

arthr/o

Joint.

anti-

Against.

apo-

Away from.

aqua-

Water.

arter/o

Artery.

aud-

Hearing.

auto-

Self.

ax/o

Axis.

bacill/o

Rod shaped bacterium.

bar/o

Weight.

bas/o

Base.

bath/o

Depth.

bene-

Good.

bi-

Two.

bio-

Life.

bioma-

Life body.

blast/o

Immature cell.

brachi/o

Arm.

brady-

Slow.

bronch/o

Bronchus.

calc/o

Calcium.

calor/o

Heat.

caps/o

Box or container.

carcin/o

Cancer.

cardi/o

Heart.

caud/o

Tail.

cent-

One hundred.

cephal/o

Head.

cer/o

Wax.

cerebr/o

Brain.

cervic/o

Neck.

chem/o

Chemistry.

chir/o

Hand.

chol/e

Bile.

chondr/o

Cartilage.

chrom/o

Color.

chron-

Time.

circum-

Around.

clin/o

To lean.

coagul/o

To clump or stick together.

col/o

Colon.

comat/o

Deep sleep.

contra-

Against.

corp/o

Body.

cort/i

Outer layer.

crani/o

Skull.

cred-

Believe.

cry/o

Cold.

cutane/o

Skin.

cyan/o

Blue.

cyt/o

Cell.

dactyl/o

Finger or toe.

de-

Down, away, reverse.

dendr/o

Tree.

dent/o

Tooth.

derm/o

Skin.

dextr/o

Right side.

dia-

Through, across.

dict-

To say, speak.

dipl/o

Double.

Dis-

apart, not