Prefixes
Suffixes
Word root
Building Medical Words
What's that mean?
100

endo-

What is in, within

100

-oma

What is tumor

100

Cranium(skull)

What is crani/o

100

Inflammation of the colon

What is Colitis

100

Arthritis

What is Inflammation of joint

200

dys-

What is bad; painful; difficult

200

-centesis

What is surgical puncture

200

Ear

What is Aur/o

200

Surgical removal of appendix

What is Appendectomy

200

Rhinoplasty

What is surgical repair of nose

300

Auto-

What is self; own

300

-blast

What is embryonic cell

300

ribs

What is cost/o


300

A tumor composed of nerve cells

What is Neuroma

300

Nephritis

What is inflammation of kidneys

400
brady-

What is slow

400

-plegia

What is paralysis

400

head

What is cephal/o

400

Inflammation of bone and cartilage

What is osteochondritis

400

Myopathy

What is disease of muscle


500

tachy-

What is Rapid

500

-classis

What is surgical breaking

500

pus

What is py/o

500

Inflammation of the stomach and intestine

What is Gastrenteritis

500

Hyperemesis

What is excessive vomiting

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