root words and terms for CCMA

Cardi:

heart

Neur

nerve

Hemat:

blood

Osteo:

bone

Gastro:

stomach

Derm

skin

Pulmon:

lung

Myocard:

heart muscle

Nephro

kidney

Endo

within, inner

Cysto

bladder

Cholecyst

gallbladder

Lapar

abdomen

Rhin

nose

Ot

ear

Psych

mind

Onco

tumor

Patho

disease

Tox

poison

Spondyl

vertebra

Cranio

skull

Thorac

chest

Hyper

excessive, above normal

Hypo

below normal

Pre

before

post

after

Inter

between

Intra

within

Sub

under, below

Trans

across

Anti

against

Brady

slow

Tachy

fast

Dys

difficult, painful, or abnormal

Eu

good

Mal

bad

Neo

new

Re

again

Super

above, beyond

Ultra

beyond, excessive

-itis

inflammation

-ectomy

removal

-ology

study of

-pathy

disease

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-gram

record, picture

-scopy

viewing or examination

-emia

blood condition

-algia

pain

-gen

producing, causing

-phobia

fear

-trophy

development, nourishment

-lith

stone

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-stasis

standing still or stopping

-scleroisis

hardening

-plasty

surgical repair

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rrhage

excessive flow or discharge

-cyte

cell

-oma

tumor

-crine

to secrete

-phage

to eat or consume

-synthesis

to process of making

-tome

instrument for cutting

-scope

instrument for viewing

-oid

resembling, like

-tropic

having an affinity for, turning, changing

-kinesis

movement

-genesis

formation, origin

-lysis

breakdown, destruction

-soma

body

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

-sthenia

strength

-philia

love, affinity

-crasia

mixture, condition

Cardiology

study of the heart

Nuerology

study of the nervous system

Hematology

study of blood

osteoporosis

condition of porous bones

gastroenterology

study of the stomach/intestines

drematology

study of the skin

pulmonology

study of the lungs

myocardial

relating to the heart muscle

nephrology

study of the kidneys

endocrinology

study of hormones, glands

cystoscopy

examination of the bladder

hepatology

study of the liver

cholecystectomy

removal of the gallbladder

laproscopy

examination of the abdomen

rhinology

study of the nose, sinuses

otology

study of the ear

psychology

study of the mind, behavior

oncology

study of tumors, cancer

pathology

study of disease

toxicology

study of poisons and their effects

spondylitis

inflammation pof the vertebrae

craniotomy

surgical opening of the skull

thoracotomy

surgical opening of the chest

hypertension

high blood pressure