Prefix
above, over, increased, excessive
hyper-
characterized by, pertaining to
-al
Arthr/o
Joint
study of diseases
pathology
a tumor of a gland
Adenoma
red
erythro-
blood
-emia
main part of the word
Word root
nerve pain
neuralgia
red blood cell
erythrocyte
placed at the beginning of the word
Prefix
tumor
-oma
Ren/o & nephr/o
kidney
removal of the stomach
gastrectomy
inflammation of the small intestine
Enteritis
electric
electro
instrument used to examine
-scope
Cyst/o
urinary bladder
cystoscope
instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder
excessive amount of sugar in the blood
hyperglycemia
in, into,inside
em,en
inflammation of
-itis
gn/o
knowledge
leukemia
cancerous condition of white blood cells
carcinoma
cancerous tumor