Prefix
macro-
large
cyt/o
cell
hydr/o
water
-ology
study of
prenatal (pre + nat/o + al)
the time and events before birth
hypo-
below; beneath
my/o
muscle
audi/o
hearing
-gram
image
hypothermia (hypo + therm + ia)
below normal temperature
brady-
slow down
bronch/o
windpipe
pulmon/o
lungs
-pathy
disease
pericardium (peri + card/ium)
around the heart
meta-
change; beyond
hemat/o
blood
necr/o
death
-ostomy
surgical opening
tonsillectomy (tonsil + ectomy)
removal of the tonsils
peri-
around
encephal/o
brain
ophthalm/o
eyes
-malacia
softening
Intravenous (intra + ven + ous)
within the vein