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Word
Component
Meanings
Examples
a(n)
Absence, without
anuria (lack of urine output)
ab
away from
abduct (move away from)
ambi
both sides
ambidextrous (using both hands)
ante
before, forward
anterior (front of the body)
anti
against
antibody (immune response to an organism)
aut(o)
self
autoanalysis (self analysis)
bi
two
bigeminy (occurring in pairs)
dys
difficult, painful
dysuria (painful urination)
end(o)
inward
endoscope (a device used to examine a body cavity)
hetero
other, different
heterogeneous (different characteristics)
hyper
above, beyond
hypernatremia (excess sodium)
hypo
below
hypotension (low blood pressure)
macr(o)
large, long
macromastia (excessive breast size)
micr(o)
small
microbe (tiny organism)
mono
one
monochromatic (having only one color)
olig(o)
few, little
oliguria (too little urine)
peri
around
pericecal (around the cecum)
poly
much, many
polydipsia (excessive thirst)
post
behind, after
postoperative (after surgery)
pre
before, in front
preanesthesia (before anesthetic is given)
pseudo
false
pseudocyst (a cavity resembling a true cyst)
sub
under
subclinical (without symptoms)
supra
above, upon
supraorbital (above the orbit)
tetra
four
tetralogy (group of four)
trans
across, through
transdermal (entering through the skin)
abdomin(o)
abdomen
abdominopelvic (abdomen and pelvis)
acou
hearing
acoustics (the science of sounds)
angi(o)
vessel
angiography (x-ray of a vessel)
ankyl
crooked, fusion
ankylosis (consolidation of a joint)
bili
bile
bilary (pertaining to bile or the gallbladder)
brady
slow
bradycardia (slow heart rhythm)
calc
heel
calcaneus (heel bone)
carcin(o)
cancer
carcinoma (malignant growth)
cardi(o)
heart
cardiac muscle (heart muscle
chol(e)
bile
cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)
col(i)(o)
colon
colitis (inflammation of the colon)
cyan(o)
blue
cyanotic (blue coloured)
cyst(i)(o)
bladder
cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
cyt(o)
cell
cytology (study of cells)
derm-or-derm
skin
dermatitis (skin inflammation)
fasci
bundle
fasiae (bundles of muscle fibers)
gastro
stomach
gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)
ger(o)
or
geront(o)
aging
gerontology (study of aging)
gyn(o)
woman, particularly
reproductive organs
gynecology (study of women’s reproductive organs)
heme(a)(o) or
hemato
blood
hematology (study of blood)
hepat(o)
liver
hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
hist(i)(o)
tissue
histography (process of describing tissue and cells)
hyster
uterus
hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus)
ile(o)
ileum
ileostomy (surgical opening in the ileum)
leuk(o)
white
leukocytes (white blood cells)
lip(o)
fat
lipedema (excess fat and fluid in subcutaneous tissue)
lith(o)
stone
lithocystotomy (surgical removal of bladder stones)
mammo(o)
breast
mammogram (breast x-ray)
mast(o)
breast
mastectomy (surgical removal of breast tissue)
melan(o)
black
melancholia (depression)
nephr(o)
kidney
nephritis (kidney inflammation)
path(o)
disease
pathogen (disesase-causing organism)
ped(o)
child
pediatrics (care of children)
phleb(o)
vein
phlebitis (inflammation of a vein)
phot(o)
light
phototherapy (treatment by exposure to light)
pneum(o)
lung
pneumonia (inflammation of the lung)
pod(o)
foot
podiatry (care of the foot)
proct(o)
rectum
proctectomy (excursion of the rectum)
psych(o)
mind
psychiatry (study and treatment of mental disorders)
pulmo(n)
lung
pulmoaortic (pertaining to the lungs and aorta)
sclera(o)
sep
hard
decay
sclerosis (hardening of tissue)
sepsis (infection in the bloodstream)
sten(o)
narrow
stenosis (narrowing of a body passage)
tachy
rapid, swift
tachycardia (rapid heart beat)
therm(o)
heat
thermometer (instrument for measuring temperature)
thromb(o)
clot
thrombectomy (excision of a clot from a blood vessel)
toxi(o)
poison
toxicosis (poisoning)
ur(o)
urinary, urine
uropoiesis (formation of urine)
vas(o)
vessel
vasospasm (spasm of a blood vessel)
ven(i)(o)
vein
venosclerosis (sclerosis or hardening of the vessel)
algia
pain
neuralgia (nerve pain)
ectomy
surgical removal
splenectomy (removal of the spleen)
itis
inflammation
coilitis (inflammation of the colon)
lys(i)(o
breakdown
fibrinolysis (breakdown of a clot)
oma
tumor
blastoma (cancer composed of embryonic cells)
osis
condition
fibrosis (formation of fibrous tissue)
phob
abnormal fear
agoraphobia (fear of open spaces)
plasia
growth
hypoplasia (incomplete development)
plasty
surgical repair
angioplasty (surgical repair of blood vessels)
plegia
paralysis
paraplegia (paralysis of lower body)
pnea
breathing
apnea (absence of breathing)
poiesis
production
hematopoiesis (production of blood cells)
rrhea
fluid discharge
diarrhea (frequent soft or liquid bowel movements)
scope
observe
endoscope (tool for observing the interior of body organs)
stomy
opening
colostomy (portion of the colon is opened and brought
through the abdominal wall)
tripsy
crushing
lithotripsy (crushing stones in the bladder, kidney,
gallbladder, or other organs)
trophy
growth
hypertrophy (overgrowth)