combining form
enter/o
red
aut-
self
AU
both ears
-logy
study of
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
gnos/o
knowledge
exo-
outside
AS
left ear
-oma
tumor mass
diagnosis
complete knowledge of a patients illness on the basis of tests and other information
leuk/o
white
dia-
complete, through
OU
both eyes
-scopy
process of visual examination
prognosis
the prediction about the outcome of an illness
hemat/o
blood
retro-
behind, back
SC/SUBQ
subcutaneous (under the skin)
-sis
state of
enteritis
inflammation of the small intestine
lapar/o
abdomen: area between the chest and hip
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
OD
right eye
-logist
specialist in the study of
erythrocyte
red blood cell