principles of health science

a-

a-

without

an-

without

anti-

against

dia-

through. completely

de-

without. down from

dys-

difficult. abnormal. painful

endo-

within

epi-

on. upon. covering

eu-

normal. easy. good

hyper-

over. excessive

hypo-

under. insufficient

infra-

below

inter-

between

iso-

equal

latero-

side

oro-

pertaining to the mouth

oxi-

presence of oxygen

sub-

under

tachy-

fast

-algia

pain

-capnia

carbon dioxide

-centesis

procedure with a needle puncture to remove fluid

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-emia

blood condition. pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood

-genic

produced by. causing

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-meter

instrument to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition. pertaining to a disease process

-osmia

smell

-oxia

condition of oxygenation

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into. surgical incision

-phonia

voice

-plasm

formation

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

-rrhea

discharge or flow

-scope

instrument used for viewing or examination

-scopy

process of examining. examination with an instrument

-spasm

involuntary muscle spasm

-stenosis

narrowing

-thorax

chest

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ial

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

aer(o)

air

alvel(o)

alveolus

angi(o)

vessel

atel(o)

incomplete

bronch(o)

bronchus

bronchi(o)

bronchus

bronchiol(o)

bronchiole

carcin(o)

cancer

cardi(o)

heart

cyan(o)

blue

diaphragmat(o)

diaphragm

embol(o)

plug. blockage

epiglott(o)

epiglottis

fibr(o)

fibers

hem(o)

blood

hist(o)

tissue

laryng(o)

larynx

lob(o)

lobe

muc(o)

mucus

nas(o)

nose

ot(o)

ear

ox(i)

oxygen

ox(o)

oxygen

pharyng(o)

pharynx

pleur(o)

pleura

pneum(o)

air

pneumat(o)

lung air

pneumon(o)

lung air

poster(o)

back

pulm(o)

lung

pulmon(o)

lung

py(o)

pus

rhin(o)

nose. nose-like

sept(o)

wall

son(o)

sound

spir(o)

breathing

thorac(o)

chest

trache(o)

trachea. windpipe