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aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o

heart

-oma

tumor or mass

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-opsy

process of viewing. living tissue is removed and viewed under a microscope.

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum, largest part of the brain

-ic

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-vascular

pertaining to blood vessels

cyst/o

urinary bladder

-scope

instrument to visually examine

cyt/o

cell

derm/o and dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

-gram

record

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

small intestine

col/o and colon/o

large intestine

erythr/o

red

-cyte

cell

gastr/o

stomach

-scopy

process of visual examination with an instrument

gnos/o

knowledge

-sis

state of

dia-

complete, through

pro-

before, forward

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o and hemat/o

blood

-globin

protein

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen prefix

-tomy

cutting into

abdomin/o

abdomen

leuk/o

white

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

-ectomy

cutting out

onc/o

tumor (cancerous)

-ist

specialist

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

aut-

self

psych/o

mind

-osis

abnormal condition

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

thromb/o

clotting

-algia

condition of pain

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition, process

-logist

specialist in the study of

cardiology

study of the heart

dermatology

study of the skin

endocrinology

study of the endocrine glands

gastroenterology

study of the stomach and intestines

gynecology

study of women and women's diseases

hematology

study of the blood

neurology

study of the nerves and the brain and spinal cord

oncology

study of tumors (cancerous or malignant diseases)

ophthalmology

study of the eye

pathology

study of disease

psychology

study of the mind and mental disorders

rheumatology

study of join diseases

urology

study of the urinary tract (surgical specialty)

hyper-

excessive, more than normal, too much

a-

no, not

an-

no, not

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

within

crin/o

to secrete

-um

indicates a structure

epi-

above, upon, on

exo-

outside

hypo-

below, less than normal, under

pan-

all

glyc/o

sugar

peri-

surrounding

re-

back

retro-

behind

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through

-section

cutting into an organ

-state

stands

circulatory system parts

heart, blood, and blood vessels such as arteries, veins and capillaries

circulatory system function

transports blood (containing all types of blood cells) throughout the body.

lymphatic system parts

lymph vessels and nodes that carry a clear fluid (lymph)

lymphatic system function

fights against disease and plays an important role in immunity

digestive system parts

mouth, stomach, and intestines

digestive system function

brings food into the body and breaks it down so that it can enter the bloodstream. Food that cannot be broken down is then removed from the body at the end of the system as waste.

endocrine system parts

glands (thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands)

endocrine system function

sends chemical messengers called hormones into the blood to act on other glands and organs.