Root Words
cephal/o
head
intra-
within; into
-oma
tumor; mass
cost/o
rib
-itis
inflammation
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
peri-
around; surrounding
-emia
blood condition
or/o
mouth
-cyte
cell
aur/o
ear
brady-
slow
-tomy
incision; process of cutting
thorac/o
chest
-gen
substance that produces
nephr/o
kidney
ante-
before
-algia
pain
cutane/o
skin
-pathy
disease
hepat/o
liver
tachy-
fast
-osis
process; abnormal condition
bi/o
life
-um
structure; tissue; thing