Health Science Vocabulary

gastr-

Stomach

cardi-

Heart

megal-

Enlarge

-itis

Inflammation

dermat-

Skin

plast-

Surgical repair

cerebr-

Brain

path-

Disease

-ectomy

Surgical removal

enter-

Intestens

-osis

Condition or disease

-otomy

Incision

aden-

Glands

angi-

Vessels

-oma

Tumor or growth

nephr-

Kidney

hepat-

Liver

arthr-

Joints or articulations

blephar-

Eye lids

-ologist

Specialist

rhin-

Nose

gingiv-

Gum

-malacia

Soft

-ology

Study of

spasm

Involuntary contraction

-algia

Pain

crani-

Skull

end-

Inside or within

hemi-

Half

-oid

Like

hyper-

above

cyst-

Sac containing fluid

chole-

Bile

hypo-

Under

-scop-

observe

hyster-

Uterus

-ostomy

Create an opening

para-

Beside or beyond

-lysis

Losing destruction

cervic-

Neck

chondr-

Cartilage

cyan-

Blue

hem(at)-

Blood

ost-

Bone

psycho-

Mind

lip-

Fat

my-

Muscle

lith-

Stone

ophthalm-

Eye

proct-

Anus