ch 1-4 study guide word parts

combining form for rib

cost/o

meaning of dys-

difficult/ painful

meaning of -logy

study of

meaning of -pathy

disease

combining form for gland

aden/o

combining form of bladder

cyst/o

meaning of intra-

within

combining form for to cut/excision

cis/o

meaning of -scope

instrument to visually examine

meaning of excision

to take out

combining form of skin

derm/o

meaning of -therapy

treatment

combining form of heart

cardi/o

combining form of death

necr/o

meaning of -ptosis

drooping, falling

meaning of -hypo

below than normal

whats the meaning of bilateral

on both side of the body

whats the meaning of -tachy

fast

meaning of -tomy

incision, process of cutting into

combining form of cancer

carcin/o

combining form of kidney

ren/o

combining form of brain

encephal/o

combining form of head

cephal/o

combining form of sugar

glyc/o

combining form of joint

arth/o

combining form of muscle

my/o

combining form of liver

hepat/o

meaning of hyper-

high, above than normal

combining form of cartilage

chondr/o

combining form of tongue

gloss/o

meaning of -scelorosis

hardening

meaning of -rrhea

discharge, flow

meaning of -gram

picture

meaning of -anti

against

meaning of -megaly

enlargement

meaning of -itis

inflammation of

meaning of -cyte

cell

meaning of peri-

surrounding, around

meaning of brady-

slow

meaning of -epi

above

meaning of -inter

between

meaning of -scopy

visual examination

meaning of -graph

instrument for recording

meaning of -graphy

process of recording

meaning of -stomy

surgical creation of permanent opening