Ch 01: Word Parts

-algia

pain / suffering

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal / cutting out

-gram

picture / record

hyper-

excessive / increased

hypo-

deficient / decreased

-itis

inflammation / infection

-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

pre-

before / in front of

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

bleeding / abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow / discharge

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

gastr/o

stomach

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

poli/o

gray

enter/o

small intestine

neur/o

nerve

tonsill/o

tonsils

crani/o

skull

cardi/o

heart

-a

Noun Ending

-um

Noun Ending

-y

Noun Ending

-e

Noun Ending

-us

Noun Ending

-ac

"pertaining to"

-eal

"pertaining to"

-ior

"pertaining to"

-al

"pertaining to"

-ical

"pertaining to"

-ory

"pertaining to"

-an

"pertaining to"

-ial

"pertaining to"

-ous

"pertaining to"

-ar

"pertaining to"

-ic

"pertaining to"

-tic

"pertaining to"

-ary

"pertaining to"

-ine

"pertaining to"

-ago

"abnormal condition or disease"

-iasis

"abnormal condition or disease"

-osis

"abnormal condition or disease"

-esis

"abnormal condition or disease"

-ion

"abnormal condition or disease"

-pathy

"abnormal condition or disease"

-ia

"abnormal condition or disease"

-ism

"abnormal condition or disease"

path/o

disease

-ology

study of

-megaly

enlargement

hepat/o

liver

arteri/o

artery

-malacia

abnormal softening

-necrosis

tissue death

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

abdomin/o

abdomen

-graphy

the process of recording / producing a picture or record

angi/o

blood vessel

my/o

muscle

-scopy

visual examination

arthr/o

joint

-rrhagia

bleeding / abnormal excessive fluid discharge

hem/o

blood

ten/o

tendon

dia-

through

nat/o

birth

peri-

surrounding

ab-

away from / negative / absent

ad-

toward / to / in the direction of

dextro-

right side

sinistro-

left side

ex-

out of / outside / away from

in-

in / into / not / without

macro-

large / abnormal size / long

micro-

small

mega-

large / great

megalo-

large / great

oligo-

scanty / few

post-

after / behind

laryng/o

larynx / throat

rhin/o

nose

dys-

bad / difficult / painful

eu-

good / normal / well / easy

inter-

between / among

intra-

within / inside

sub-

under / less / below

super-

above / excessive

supra-

above / excessive

ot/o

ear

lith/o

stone

appendic/o

appendix

end-

within

ather/o

plaque / fatty substance

-oma

tumor