PREFIXES
A-, An-
Dys-
Macro-
Poly-
LACK OF OR WITHOUT
ABNORMAL, DIFFICULT, PAIN
LARGE
MANY
-ac
-emia
-iasis
-lysis, -lytic
Pertaining to
blood condition
condition, formation of
break down, destruction, dissolving
AXANTHOPSIA
THROMBOSIS
INABILITY TO SE THE COLOR YELLOW
FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOT
inguin/o
leuk/o
Groin
white
What is the meaning of the word
ARTHOTOMY
Incision into the joint
Gluco-, Glyco-
Eu-
Mal-
Pharmaco-
GLUCOSE, SUGAR
Good, Well
Bad, Abnormal
Drug, Medicine
-oma
-pnea
-phasia
Softening
tumor
breathing
speech
HYPERCAPNIA
PNEUMOTHORAX
EXCESSIVE CARBON DIOXIDE
AIR IN CHEST
Cardi/o
electr/o
Heart
electricity
What is the root word in
TRICHOMEGALY
TRICHO- MEANING HAIR
Brady-
Hetero-
Quadri-
Diplo-
Slow
Other, Different
Four
Double
-rrhage, -rrhagic
-uria
-sclerosis
-ptosis
Bleeding
in the urine
hardening
falling, drooping
Myotasis
osteoporosis
Stretching of a muscle
loss of bone density
Chron/o
gastr/o
Time
stomach
What is the root word meaning
YELLOW
Xanth/o
Cyano-
Elect-
Ante-
Infra-
Blue
Electricalactivity
Before, Forward
Beneath, Below
-penia
-pathy
-sis
-oid
Deficiency, lack of
disease
condition
resembling
SPINAL STENOSIS
MYOMECTOMY
NARROWING OF SPINE
REMOVAL OF MUSCLE TUMOR
Arthr/o
Carcin/o
plaque
cancer
If something has no specific cause or reason for happening it is considered…
IDIOPATHIC
Cost-
Ileo-
Oculo-
Vasculo-
Rib
Ileum
Eye
Blood Vessel
-centesis
-plasty
-desis
-trophy
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
surgical reconstruction
surgical binding
growth
PHRENOPLEGIA
MYOCARDITIS
PARALYSIS OF DIAPHRAGM
INFECTION OF THE HEART MUSCLE
Encephal/o
Cholecyst/o
Brain
gallbladder
What is another name for
ALOPECIA
Baldness