medical terminology: prefix & suffix pt. 2

hemo-

blood

arterio/angio-

arteries

veno/veno-

venous

vasculo-

vascular

musculo-

muscle

myo/sarco-

muscle

skelet-

skeleton/bone

osteo-

bone

cyto-

cell

-cyte

cell/cellular

gastro-

stomach

hepato-

liver

cholecysto-

gallbladder

spleno-

spleen

pancreato-

pancreas

adreno-

adrenal gland

nephro-

kidney

entero-

intestines

colo-

colon, large intestine

-ology

study of

-philia

love of

-phobia

fear of

-tension

pressure

-xia

oxygen

-capnea

carbon dioxide

-pnea

air/breathing

-ectomy

removal of

-itis

inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement

-pathy

disease of

-ac, -iac, -ic, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous

pertaining to

-ologist

specialist of

-genesis

origin/beginning/to generate

trich/o OR pil/o

hair

or/o OR stomat/o

mouth

-plasty

plastic surgery of

-rrhea

discharge from

-tomy

incision of

what is the plural form: is (diagnosis)

es (diagnoses)

what is the plural form: um (atrium)

a (atria)

what is the plural form: us (alveolus)

i (alveoli)

what is the plural form: a (vertebra)

ae (vertebrae)

what is the plural form: ix (appendix)

ices (appendices)

what is the plural form: ex (cortex)

ices (cortices)

what is the plural form: ax (thorax)

aces (thoraces)

what is the plural form: ma (carcinoma)

s or mata (carcinomas or carcinomata)

what is the plural form: on (protozoon)

a (protozoa)

what is the plural form: nx (phalanx)

nges (phalanges)