Prefixes
This means bad
dys
Inflammation around the heart
pericarditis
Any disease of the skin
dermopathy
Heart - muscle- disease
cardiomyopathy
Inflammation of the voicebox
laryngitis
Two words that mean half
hemi and semi
PERTAINING TO STOMACH AND INTESTINES
GASTROENTERIC
Plastic repair of a blood vessel
angioplasty
liver- enlargement
hepatomegaly
Myalgia
pain in a muscle
Two words that mean many
Multi and poly
Surgical removal of half of the stomach
hemigastrectomy
Surgical incision into a kidney
nephrotomy
fat- like
lipoid
adenomalacia
softening of a gland
Term meaning lack of development
Atrophy
The branch of medicine dealing with bringing loss of sensation
anesthesiology
Softening of a gland
adenomalacia
muscle hernia
myocele
hysterorrhexis
Rupturing of the uterus
This means slow, slowness
Brady
Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel
angiospasm
Specialist in the study of the nose
rhinologist
vomiting blood
hematemesis
Difficulty in swallowing
dysphagia