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lip

root

fat
-emia
- suffix
- blood condition
protein

protein
angio/o
vas/o
vascul/o

vessel
cardi/o

heart
enter/o

small intestine
esophag/o

esophagus
gastr/o

stomach
hem/o
hemat/o

blood
hepat/o

liver
oste/o

bone
ur/o
urin/o

urine
-al
-eal
-ac
- ar

pertaining to
-ectasis

expansion or dilation
-ectomy

excision (removal)
-ia

condition of
-itis

inflammation
-logy

study of
-megaly

enlargment
-tomy

incision
-stomy

incision
oligo-

few or deficient
para-
- alongside of
- abnormal
peri-

around
vasectomy

excision (removal) of a vessel
carditis

inflammation of the heart
cardioesophageal

pertaining to the heart and esphagus
parenteral

pertaining to alongside of the small intestine
angiectasis

expansion or dilation of a vessel
gastrotomy

incision of the stomach
hematology

study of blood
gastroenterostomy

creation of an opening btwn the stomach and the small intestine
oliguria

condition of deficient urine
ostectomy

excision (removal) of bone
pericarditis

inflammation around the heart
-dynia

pain
-ium

structure or tissue
-rrhaphy

suture
-rrhexis

rupture
endo-

within
epi-

upon
sub-

below or under
cardiac

pertaining to the heart
epicardium

structure or tissue upon the heart
subendocardial

pertaining to below or under and within the heart
cardiovascular

pertaining to the heart and vessels
cadiodynia

pain in the heart
cardiohexis

rupture of the heart
cardiorrhaphy

suture of the heart
ileum

part of the intestine
ilium

part of the hip bones
sitology

study of food
cytology

study of cells
abduction

to draw away from
adduction

to draw toward
hepatoma

liver tumor
hematoma

blood tumor
aphagia

inability to swallow
aphasia

inability to speak
uterus
- hyster/o (Greek)
- metr/o (Greek)
- uter/o (latin)
c (before a, o, u)

k
c (before e, i)

s
ch

k
g (before a, o,u)

g
g (before e,i)

j
ph

f
pn

n
ps

s
pt

t
rr, rrh

r
x (as first letter in a word)

z
macron (^-)

^{placed over vowels have a long sound}
the breve (^u)

placed over vowels make the short sound
singular ending -a

plural ending -ae
singular ending -is

plural ending -es
singular ending -ma

plural ending - mata
singular ending -on

plural ending -a
singular ending -um

plural ending -a
singular ending -us
- -i
- except for virus or sinus
singular ending -ax

plural ending -aces
singular ending -ix

plural ending -ices
singular ending -y

plural ending -ies
a-
an-

without
anti-
contra-

against or opposed to
de-

from, down, or not
ab-

away from
ad-

to, toward, or near
circum-
peri-

around
dia-
trans-

across or through
e-
ec-
ex-

out or away
en-
endo-
intra-

within
epi-

upon
inter-

between
meso-

middle
meta-

beyond, after, or change
retro-

backward or behind
sub-
infra-

below or under
bi-

two or both
hemi-
semi-

half
hyper-

above or excessive
hypo-

below or deficient
macro-

large or long
micro-

small
mono-
uni

one
pan-

all
poly-
multi-

many
poly-
multi-

many
quadri-

four
super-
supra-

above or excessive
tri-

three
ultra-

beyond or excessive
ante-
pre-
pro-

before
brady-

slow
tachy-

fast
post-

after or behind
re-

again or back
con-
syn-
sym-

together or with
dys-

painful, difficult, or faulty
eu-

good or normal
neo-

new
-algia
-dynia

pain
-genesis

origin or production
-lysis

breaking down or dissolution
-megaly

enlargement
-oid

resembling
-penia

abnormal reduction
-rrhea

discharge
-spasm

involuntary contraction
-cele

pouching or hernia
-ectasis

expansion or diliation
-iasis

formation or presence of
-itis

inflammation
-malacia

softening
-oma

tumor
-osis

condition or increase
-phil
-philia

attraction for
-ptosis

falling or downward displacement
-rrhage
-rrhagia

to burst forth (usually blood)
-rrhexis

-rupture
-centesis

puncture for aspiration
-desis

binding
-pexy

suspension or fixation
-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction
-ation

process
-e

general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
-ia
-ism

condition of
-y

condition or process of
-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-ous
-tic

pertaining to
-icle
-ole
-ula
-ule

small
gram

record
-graph

instrument for recording
-graphy

process of recording
-iatrics
-iatry

treatment
-logist

one who specializes in the study or treatment of
-ist

one who specializes in
-mete

instrument for measuring
-metry

process of measuring
-poiesis

formation
-scope

instrument for examination
-scopy

process of examination
-stasis

stop or stand
cyan/o

blue
erythr/o

red
leuk/o

white
melan/o

black
aer/o

air, gas
hem/o
hemat/o

blood
hydr/o

water
py/o

pus
abdomin/o
lapar/o

abdomen
acr/o

extremity or topmost
aden/o

gland
arthr/o

joint
cephal/o

head
col/o
colon/o

colon
cyt/o

cell
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o

skin
hist/o

tissue
my/o
muscul/o

muscle
nas/o
rhin/o

nose
nephr/o
ren/o

kidney
neur/o

nerve
or/o

mouth
pneum/o
pneumon/o

air or lung
carcin/o

cancer
crin/o

to secrete
esthesi/o

sensation
fibr/o

fiber
gen/o

origin or production
gynec/o

woman
lith/o

stone
morph/o

form
necr/o

death
onc/o

tumor or mass
orth/o

straight/ normal or correct
path/o

disease
ped/o

child or foot
phag/o

eat or swallow
phas/o

speech
phob/o

exaggerated fear or sensitivity
plas/o

formation
psych/o

mind
scler/o

hard
son/o

sound
sten/o

narrow
therm/o

heat
tox/o
toxic/o

poison
troph/o

nourishment or development

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2013-09-06T03:21:01Z