Root Words
"life"
What is bi/o
ultra-
beyond
-itis
inflammation
bradycardia
slow heart rate
producing cancer
carcinogenic
immun/o
What is protection
pseudo-
false
-rhea
discharge
biology
study of life
one + cell + abnormal condition
monocytosis
"kidney"
What is nephr/o
dys-
painful, difficult, abnormal
surgical repair
-plasty
subcutaneous
under the skin
removing fluid from the sac around the heart
pericardiocentesis
ven/o
What is vein
down, away, without
de-
-pexy
surgical fixation
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
enlarged heart
cardiomegaly
laryng/o
What is throat or larynx
retro-
What is backward
pertaining to
-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -atic, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ical, -ile, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, -ose, -ous, -tic
pulmonolgy
study of the lungs
abnormal softening of the bones
osteomalacia