Module 1+2 Terms + Terms Built

cardio

cardio

heart

pulmono

lung

arthro

joint

neuro

nerve

veno

vein

osteo

bone

hepato

liver

esophago

esophagus

patello

knee cap

sub

below

intra

within

itis

inflammation

pathy

disease

megaly

enlargement

ectomy

surgical removal

cardiac

pertaining to the heart

esophageal

pertaining to the esophagus

hepatic

pertaining to the liver

venous

pertaining to a vein

intravenous

pertaining to within a vein

neural

pertaining to a nerve

patellar

pertaining to a knee cap

pulmonary

pertaining to a lung

subhepatic

pertaining to below the liver

cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

hepatomegaly

enlargement of the liver

arthropathy

disease of a joint

cardiopathy

disease of the heart

hepatopathy

disease of the liver

neuropathy

disease of a nerve

osteoarthropathy

disease of bone and joint

osteopathy

disease of a bone

venopathy

disease of a vein

ALWAYS add a connecting vowel

between two word roots

Add a connecting vowel

when the suffix starts with a consonant

adeno

gland

cyto

cell

epithelio

top layer of skin or mucous membrane

fibro

fibrous tissues, fiber

histo

tissue

somato

body

systemo

system (a group of organs)

viscero

internal organ

cancero

cancer - adjective

carcino

cancer - noun

etio

cause of disease

iatro

medicine

leio

smooth

lipo

fat

myo

muscle

onco

tumor

patho

disease

rhabdo

striated/rod-shaped

sarco

flesh/connective tissue

antero

front

caudo

tail/downward

cephalo

head/upward

disto

away from the point of attachment to the trunk

dorso

back

infero

below

latero

side

medio

middle

postero

back/behind

proximo

near the point of attachment to the trunk

supero

above

ventro

belly/front

a-

without (before consonants)

an-

without (before vowels)

bi-

two

dys-

difficult/painful/abnormal

hyper-

above normal/excessive

hypo-

below normal/deficient

uni-

one

-cyte

cell

-gen

substance or agent that produces

-genesis

production

-genic

pertaining to producing

-ior

pertaining to

-logist

one who studies and practices

-logy

study of

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-plasia

condition of formation

-plasm

substance/growth

-sarcoma

fleshy connective tissue tumor, highly malignant tumor

cancerous

pertaining to cancer

epithelial

pertaining to the top layer of skin or mucous membrane

fibrous

pertaining to fibrous tissue

somatic

pertaining to the body

systemic

pertaining to a body system

visceral

pertaining to internal organs

cytology

study of cells

cytoplasm

cell substance

histology

study of tissue

lipocyte

fat cell

myocyte

muscle cell

somatogenic

originating in the body

aplasia

lack of formation

carcinogen

substance that causes cancer