Root or Suffix
What does nephro mean
kidney
What does cephalo mean
head
What does the prefix dys mean
bad difficult or painful
what does phlebo mean
vein
What does arthralgia mean
What does cide mean
to kill or destroy
What does algia mean
pain
What does the prefix semi mean
half
What does cerebro mean
brain
What does the prefix pre mean
before, in front of
What does oro mean
mouth
What does cranio mean
skull
What does craniotomy mean
surgical incision into the skull
What does col mean
large intestine
What does arthralgia mean
pain in joints
what does cervico mean
neck
What does cholecysto mean
gallbladder
What does hepatomegaly mean
enlargement of the liver
What does rhinorrhea mean
drainage or flow from the nose
What does hepatitis mean
inflammation of the liver
What does neuro mean
nerve
What does blepharo mean
eye lid
What is a lipoma?
fatty tumor
What does arthroplasty mean?
surgical repair of the joint
What does appendectomy mean
surgical removal of appendix
What does cytology mean
study of cells
What does pneumonectomy mean
surgical removal of the lung
What does otoplasty mean
surgery (repair) to change shape, position, or size of the ears
What does dysuria mean
painful or difficult urination
What does cholecystitis mean
inflammation of gallbladder
What does Polycythemia mean
increase in the number of red blood cells
"poly" many or much
"cythemia" (red blood cells)
What does melanoma mean?
tumor(cancer) of of skin melanocytes
What does eupnea mean
normal breathing
What does myelitis mean
inflammation of the spinal cord
What does thoracotomy mean
surgical incision to open the chest