Medical Careers 1-4

gastr

stomach

cardi

heart

megal

enlarged

itis

inflammation

dermat

skin

plast

surgical repair

cerebr

brain

path

disease

ectomy

surgical removal

enter

intestine

osis

any condition

otomy

cut into

aden

gland

angi

vessel

oma

tumor

nephr

kidney

hepat

liver

arthr

joint

blephr

eyelid

ologist

specialist

rhin

nose

gingiv

gums

malacia

softeneing

ology

the study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

-algia

pain

Crani-

Skull

End-

inside, within

hemi-

half

-oid

Like

Hyper-

above, more than normal

cyst-

Sac containing fluid

Chole-

bile

Hypo

under

-scop-

observe

Hyster-

uterus

-ostomy

create an opening

Para-

beside, beyond

-lysis

loosening, destruction

Cervic-

Neck

Chondr-

cartilage

Cyan-

blue

Hem(at)-

Blood

Ost-

bone

Psycho

mind

Lip-

fat

My-

muscle

Lith-

stone

Opthalm-

eye

Proct-

anus

cost-

rib

-gram

record

acro-

extremities

rhexis

break, burst

carcin-

cancer

-penia

decrease

gen-

original, production

burso-

sac

retr(o)-

backward

trip-

rub, friction

strept-

twist

-desis

binding

mani-

madness

glosso-

tongue

-trophy

development

supra-

above

-ptosis

falling

-dyn-

pain

mast-

breast

-rrhaphy

suture

dent-

teeth

cephal-

head

auto-

self

epi-

upon

hydro-

water

lobo-

section

-emesis

vomiting

contra-

against, counter

-iasis

condition

trans-

through, across

brady-

slow

-ectasis

expansion

cyt-

cell

odont-

tooth

leuk-

white

-esthesia

sensation

cantho-

angle at the end of the eyelid

steno-

narrow, contracted

cheil-

lip

-cele

hernia

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

celio-

abdomen

erythro-

red

vaso-

vessel

melan-

black

cauda-

tail

lingua-

tongue

myring-

eardrum

spondyl-

spinal column