Root Words
Cardi/o
What is heart?
-itis
What is inflammation?
endo-
What is inside or within?
Dermat/o
What is skin?
What is enlargement of the heart?
Arthr/o
What is joint?
-ology
What is the study of?
hyper-
What is above or more than normal?
cyan/o
What is blue?
gastroenteritis
What is inflammation of the stomach and intestines?
Angi/o
What is vessel?
-ectomy
What is surgical removal?
para-
What is beside, beyond, surrounding?
/o/
What is combining vowel?
Rhinoplasty
What is surgical repair of the nose?
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Blephar/o
What is eyelid?
-oma
What is tumor?
epi-
What is on or upon?
-oid
What is like or resembling?
What is specialist of the kidney?
Aden/o
What is gland?
-malacia
What is softening?
hypo-
What is under or below normal?
-al
What is pertaining to?
hepatic
What is pertaining to the liver?