Word Parts (Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms)

bio-

life

calc/o-

calcium

-centesis

puncture

-cyst-

bladder, sac

cyst/o-

bladder

dys-

bad, difficult

-emia

blood condition

-esis

condition

-ectomy

surgical removal

extra-

outside

-gen

create, produce

-genesis

creation

-gram

record

-graph

y

hem/o-

blood

hydr/o-

water

hyper-

excessive, above

hypo-

deficient, below

-ia

condition

-iasis

condition, state of

-ic

pertaining to

in-

not

inter-

between

-itis

inflammation

kal-

potassium

-lith-

stone

-lith

o-

-logist

one who studies, specialist

-logy

study of

-lysis

separate, dissolve

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

nephr/o-

kidney

-oid

resembling

olig-

scanty

-oma

tumor

-osis

condition

-pathy

disease

per-

through

-pexy

fixation

poly-

many

post-

after

pyel/o-

renal pelvis

re-

back

ren-

kidney

retro-

backward

-rrhage

bursting forth

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

to examine

sinus-

cavity

-stomy

new opening

supra-

above

-thalam-

inner room

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

to crush

-uria

urine condition

urin/o-

urine

ur/o-

urinary system

-uret-

urination

ureter/o-

ureter

urethr/o-

urethra

vesic/o-

bladder