basci word structure

aden

gland

oma

tumor or mass

itis

inflammation

bi/o

life

/logy

process of study

-opsy

process of viewing

-cancin/o

cancerous, cancer

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

-ic

pretaining to

cerebr/o

cerebrum - largest part of the brain

cis/o

to cut

-in

into

ion

process

-al

pretaining to

crin

secrete

endo-

within

cyst/o

urinary blabber, urine

-scopy

visual examination

-y

process

cyt

cell

derm

skin

dermat

skin

hypo

below

electr

electricity

gram

record

encephal

brain

enter

intestines

erythr

red

gastr

stomach

tomy

tom: to cut

y - process

-ectomy

excision/ removal

glyco

sugar

hyper

excessive, above

-emia

blood condition

gnos

knowledge

dia-

complete

-sis

state or condition

gynec

woman/female

hemat

blood

hem

blood

globin

protein

hepta

liver

iatr-

treatment, physician

-genic

pretaining to producing, produced by, produced in

leuk

white

log

study of

nephr

kidney

neur

nerve

onc

tumor (cancerous)

-ist

one who specializes in a feild of medicine

opthalm/

eye

-scope

instrument for visual examination

oste

bone

arthr

joint

path

disease

ped

children

psych

mind

radi

x rays

ren/

kidney: describes the kindeys

nephr decribesb its condition and porcedures

rhin

noses

sarc

flesh

ion

process

re

back

sect

cut

thromb

clot

ur/o

urinary tract, urine

thel/o

nipple

hist/o

tissue

chondr/o

cartilage