Prefix
Prefix meaning: Without
a-, an-
Root meaning: heart
cardi/a, cardi/o
Root meaning: water
hydr/o
Suffix meaning: contraction
-stasis
Anemia
An/emia
Without blood
Prefix meaning: many
poly-
Root meaning: stomach
gastr/o
Root meaning: bone marrow
myel/o
Suffix meaning: inflammation
-itis
Tracheostomy
Surgical opening of the trachea
Prefix meaning: before
ante-
Root meaning: blood
hemat/o
Root meaning: lung
Pneum/o, pulmon/o
Suffix meaning: destruction
-lysis
Lymphadenopathy
Lymph/aden/o/pathy
Prefix meaning: between
inter-
Root meaning: clot
thromb/o
Root meaning: fluid
lymph/o
Suffix meaning: surgical fixation
-desis
Osteonecrosis
Oste/o/necr/osis
Condition of bone death
Prefix meaning: straight
ortho-
Root meaning: internal organs
viscer/a, viscer/o
2 Roots meaning: tooth
dent/i, dent/o
and
odont/o
2 Suffixs meaning: like, similar
-al
and
-oid
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scop/y
Taking pictures of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum