chapter 3-4 prefixes and suffexes

abdomin

abdomen

acr

extremities, top, extreme point

carcin

cancer

cardi

heart

chem

drug, chemical

acu

sharp, severe, sudden

aden

gland

chondro

cartilage

adip

fat

chron

time

amni

amnion

col

colon

cyst

urinary bladder

angi

vessel

arteri

artery

encephal

brain

erythr

red

arthr

joint

hem

blood

axill

armpit

hepat

liver

bio

life

hydro

water, fluid

blepharo

eyelid

broncho

broncial tubes

inguin

groin

isch

to hold back

laparo

abdomen wall

laryng

larynx

leuko

white

lymph

lymph

mammo/masto

breast

morph

shape, form

muco

mucus

myo

muscle

myelo

spinal cord, bone marrow

necro

death

nephro

kidney

nuero

nerve

neutro

neutrophil (white blood cell)

nucle

nucleus

opthalmo

eye

oste

bone

oto

ear

path

disease

peritone

peritoneum

phag

to eat, swallow

plas

formation, development

pluero

pluera

pneumon/pulmon

lungs

radio

x-rays

reco

rectum

reno

kidney

rhino

nose

sarc

flesh

splen

spleen

staphyl

clusters

strept

twisted chains

thorac

chest

thromb

clot

tonsill

tonsils

tracheo

trachea (windpipe)

ven

vein

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-coccus/cocci

berry shaped bacterium

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

excision, removal, resection

-emia

blood condition

-genesis

condition of producing, forming

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-itis

inflammation

-ology

study of

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, separation

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumar, mass, collection of fluid

-opsy

to view

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease condition

-penia

deficiency

-phobia

fear

-plasia

development, formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, falling, prolapse

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

the process of examination

-stasis

controlling, stopping

-stomy

opening to form a mouth

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision, cutting into

-trophy

development, nourishment

-er

one who

-ia

condition