Word parts Ch 1-2

Abdomin/o

Abdomen

Aden/o

Gland

Arthr/o

Joint

Cardi/o

Heart

Cost/o

Rib

Gastr/o

Stomach

Enter/o

Intestine

Derm/o

Skin

Dermat/o

Skin

Cyan/o

Blue

Cutane/o

Skin

Near/o

Nerve

Nephr/o

Kidney

Mylo

Muscle

Later/o

Side

Hist/o

Tissue

Hepat/o

Liver

Scler/o

Hard; Hardening

Rhin/o

Nose

Ren/o

Kidney

Pneumonia/o

AIr; Lung

path/o

Disease

oste/o

bone

Viscer/o

Internal organs

Ven/o

Vein

Vas/o

vessel

Toxic/o

Poison

Thorac/o

Chest

Somat/o

Body

Xer/o

Dry

-algia

Pain

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-itis

Inflammation

-logy

Study of

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

Tumor; mass

-osis

Abnormal condition

-pathy

Disease

-scopy

Visual examination

-tomy

Incision; cutting into

a-, an-

without; not

brady-

slow

dys-

Bad; difficult; painful; abnormal

hyper-

excessive; above; high

Hypo-

Deficient; below; low

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

Peri-

Around

Sub-

Under; below

Poly-

many; much