combining forms
cephal/o
head
hypo-
low
-scopy
visual exam
Heart
cardi/o
carcinoma
cancerous tumor
cyt/o
cell
sub-
below/under
-gram
image/record
flesh
sarc/o
adenectomy
removal of a gland
aden/o
gland
epi-
above
-itis
inflammation
nose
rhin/o
Cystoscopy
visual exam of cells
carcin/o
cancer
dia-
across/ through
-oma
tumor/mass
skin
derm/o
osteitis
inflammation of bone
ren/o
kidney
retro-
behind/ backward
-logy
study of
women
gyn/o
Electroencephalogram
Record of electricity in the brain