Word Parts
The main body of a word.
Word Root
What is angiorrhaphy?
The surgical term for "suture of a blood vessel."
What is a hernia?
Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it.
What is ophthalmic?
The term that means "pertaining to the eye.
What is tachycardia?
The term for "increased pulse rate."
What is an omphalocele?
A congenital hernia of the navel
This usually follows a prefix when it is written alone to indicate that another word follows.
Hyphen
What is -pexy
The procedure meaning "surgical fixation of the breast."
What is hyperemesis?
A condition in which a stone is present.
What is blepharoptosis?
The condition known as "drooping of the eyelid.
What is dyskinesia?
Painful or difficult movement.
What is cephalometry?
The measurement of the head.
This prefix, meaning "excessive," appears in the term for excessive vomiting.
What is hyper-
What is ophthalmoplasty?
The surgical term for "surgical repair of the eye."
What is pyoderma?
Inflammation of the skin in which pus is produced.
What is dacryocystitis?
Inflammation of the tear sac.
What is sagging?
The meaning of the term prolapse.
What is polyarthritis?
The term for "inflammation of more than one joint."
The word part in cephalomegaly, macrocyte, and megalocytosis that indicates "large or enlarged."
What is megalo- or macro-
What is sialography?
Radiography of the ducts of the salivary glands
What is myasthenia gravis?
The disease characterized by fatigue and muscular weakness.
What is dacryolithiasis?
A condition resulting in the presence of lacrimal stones.
What is a myocele?
The term for a hernia of a muscle.
What is macrocephaly?
The term for "enlarged head."
The part of the word that is typically called a suffix, a combining vowel, or a word root.
What is a word part?
What is electrolysis?
The destruction of tissue by electrical current.
What is scabies?
The contagious dermatitis caused by the itch mite.
What is albinism?
This is the term for "absence of normal pigmentation."
What is an anticonvulsive?
An agent used to prevent convulsions.
What is anteromedian
The term meaning "located in the front and toward the middle of the body."