Terminology 1-8

gastr

stomach

cardi

heart

megal

enlarged

itis

inflammation

dermat

skin

plast

surgical repair

cerebr

brain

path

disease

ectomy

surgical removal

enter

intestines

osis

any condition

otomy

cut into

aden

gland

angi

vessel

oma

tumor

nephr

kidney

hepat

liver

arthr

joint

blephar

eyelid

ologist

specialist

rhin

nose

gingiv

gum

malacia

soft

ology

the study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

-algia

pain

crani-

skull

end-

inside, within

hemi-

half

-oid

like

hyper-

above, more than normal

cyst-

sac containing fluid

chole-

bile

hypo-

under

-scop-

observe

hyster-

uterus

-ostomy

create an opening

para-

beside, beyond

-lysis

loosening, destruction

cervic-

neck

chondr-

cartilage

cyan-

blue

hem(at)-

blood

ost-

bone

psycho-

mind

lip-

fat

my-

muscle

lith-

stone

opthalm-

opt-

eye

proct-

anus

cost

rib

gram

record

acro

extremities

rhexis

break, burst

carcin

cancer

penia

decrease

gen

original, production

burso

sac

retr(o)

backwards

trip

rub, friction

strept

twist

desis

binding

mani

madness

glosso

tongue

trophy

development

supra

above

ptosis

falling, drooping

dyn

pain

mast

breast

rraphy

suture

dent

teeth

cephal

head

auto

self

epi

upon

hydro

water

lobo

section

emesis

vomiting

contra

against, counter

iasis

condition

trans

through, across

brady

slow

ectasis

expansion

cyt

cell

odont

tooth

leuk

white

esthesia

sensation

cantho

angle at the end of the eyelid

steno

narrow, contracted

cheil

lip

cele

hernia

semen

seed

celio

abdomen

benign

mild, not cancerous

erythro

red

vaso

vessel

melan

black

cauda

tail

lingua

tongue

myring

eardrum