HSC 3537 Module 1

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

chemical

cis/o

to cut

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

gynec/o

female

hemat/o

blood

immun/o

protection

laryng/o

larynx

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

a

without

an

withouta

anti

against

auto

self

brady

slow

de

without

dis

apart from

dys

painful, difficult, abnormal

endo

within, inner

epi

above

eu

normal

ex

outward

extra

outside of

hetero

different

homo

same

hyper

excessive

hypo

below, insufficient

in

not, inward

inter

between

intra

within

macro

large

micro

small

neo

new

non

not

para

beside, abnormal, two

per

through

peri

around

post

after

pre

before

pro

before

pseudo

false

re

again

retro

backward, behind

sbu

under

syn

together

tachy

fast

trans

across

ultra

beyond

un

not

algia

pain

cele

protrusion

cyte

cell

dynia

pain

ectasis

dilation

gen

that which produces

genesis

produces

genic

producing

ia

condition

iasis

abnormal condition

ism

state of

itis

inflammation

logical

pertaining to study

logist

one who studies

logy

study of

lytic

destruction

malacia

softening

megaly

enlarged

oma

tumor, mass

opsy

view of

osis

abnormal condition

pathy

disease

plasm

formation

plegia

paralysis

ptosis

drooping

rrhage

abnormal flow

rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

rrhea

discharge

rrhexis

rupture

sclerosis

hardening

stenosis

narrowing

therapy

treatment

trophy

development

ac al an ar ary atic

pertaining to (a)-6

eal

pertaining to (e)

iac ic ical ile ine ior

pertaining to (i)-6

nic

pertaining to (n)

ory ose ous

pertaining to (o)-3

tic

pertaining to (t)

centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

ectomy

surgical removal

ostomy

opening