Med Terms Group 1

Root Words

Prefixes

Suffixes

angi/o: blood vessel

a-/an-: without

-algia:  pain

arthr/o: joint

af-: to

-ase: enzyme

ather/o: fatty plaque

bi-: two

-crine: secrete

bi/o: life

auto-: self

-cytosis: abnormal increase

cardi/o: heart

brady-: slow

-ectomy: remove

cephal/o: head

co-: with

-edema: swelling

cholecyst: gallbladder

contra-: against

-emesis: vomiting

chondr/o: cartilage

de-: undoing

-emia: blood condition

cost/o: rib

di-: two

-esis: state of

cutaneo: skin

ect-: outside

-ia/iasis: condition