Slay Part 1

dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting out

hyper-

excessive, increased

hypo-

deficient, decreased

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-otomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bleeding (usually excessive), abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical stuttering

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

word root

contains the basic meaning of the term

combining form

A word root with an added vowel that can be joined with other words, roots, or suffixes to form a new word.

suffix

indicates the procedure, condition, disorder or disease and always comes at the end of a word

prefix

usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number, or status and always comes at the beginning of a word

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

my/o

muscle

oste/o

bone

neur/o

nerve

arthr/o

joint

cyan/o

blue

cyanosis

a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

erythrocyte

a mature red blood cell

leuk/o

white

leukocyte

a white blood

melan/o

black

melanosis

any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs

poli/o

gray

gastroenteritits

inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

neuroplasty

surgical repair of a nerve

neurorrhaphy

suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

tonsillectomy

surgical removal of the tonsils

noun

A word that is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea

cranium

the portion of the skull that encloses the brain

adjective

a word that defines or describes

-ac, -al

pertaining to

gastrosis

any disease of the stomach

pathology

the study of all aspects of diseases

cardiac

pertaining to the heart

path

disease

cardi/o

heart

crani

skull

-um

a noun ending

gastralgia

stomachache

-algia, -dynia

pain, suffering

gastrodynia

pain in the stomach

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

-megaly

enlargement

hepatomegaly

abnormal enlargement of the liver

hepat/o

liver

-malacia

abnormal softening

arteriomalacia

abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries

-necrosis

tissue death

arterionecrosis

tissue death of an artery or arteries

arteri/o

artery

arteriosclerosis

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

arteriostenosis

abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries

-centesis

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

abdominocentesis

the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

abdomin/o

abdomen

-graphy

the process of producing a picture or record

angiography

the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible

angi/o

blood vessel

-gram

a picture or record

angiogram

the resulting film that is produced by angiography

myoplasty

surgical repair of a muscle

-scopy

visual examination

arthroscopy

the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint

hemorrhage

the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

hem/o

blood

myorrhaphy

surgical suturing of a muscle wound

diarrhea

the frequent flow of loose or watery stools

dia-

through

myorrhexis

the rupture of a muscle

natal

pertaining to birth

nat

birth

prenatal

the time and events before birth

pre-

before

perinatal

the time and events surrounding birth

peri-

surrounding

ab-

away from, negative, absent

ad-

toward, to, in the direction of

dextr/o

right side

sinistr/o

left side

ex-

out of, outside, away from

in-

in, into, not, without

macro-

large, abnormal size, or long

micr/o, micro-

small

mega-, megal/o

large, great

olig/o

scanty, few

post-

after, behind

postnatal

refers to the time and events after birth

otorhinolaryngology

study of ear, nose, and larynx

-ology

the study of