What is "-ist - agent (a person)"? ophthalmologist - eye doctor; "What is "-or, -er, ician - agent"? -or - operator; -er - examiner; -ician - physician
100
Duoden/o-
What is "duodenum"? duodenal - relating to the duodenum
100
Acr/o-
What is "extremity, limbs"? acromegaly- abnormally large limbs
100
Macro-
What is "large"? macrophage - large eating cell
100
Epi-
What is "upon, on top of"? epidermis - upon the skin
200
-ac;-ic;-ious
What is "related to"? -ac -cardiac - related to the heart;
-ic - pyloric - related to pyloric valve of stomach; -ious - contagious - communicable by contact
200
Abdomin/o-
What is "abdomen"? abdominal - relating to the abdomen
200
Cyt/o-
What is "cell"? cytokinesis - cell movement
200
Poly-
What is "many"? polydactyly - many digits (more than 5)
200
Brady-
What is "slow"? bradycardia - slow heartbeat
300
-ism; -osis; -tion
What is "condition"? -ism - mutism - condition of being mute; -osis - scoliosis - S-shaped condition of backbone; -tion - constipation - constant blockage condition
300
Pneumon/o-
What is "lung"? pneumonia - condition of the lung
300
Oste/o-
What is "bone"? osteocyte - bone cell
300
Quadr-
What is "four"? quadriceps - muscle with four heads
300
Super-
What is "above, on top"? superciliary - above the eyebrow
400
Thorac/o-
What is "chest or thorax"? thoracocentesis - puncture of the thorax
400
Cardi/o-
What is "heart"? cardiology - study of the heart
400
Dermat/o-
What is "skin"? dermatitis - skin inflammation
400
Ot/o-
What is "ear"? otitis media - middle ear inflammation
400
Infra-
What is "under, below"? infrapatellar - below the knee
500
Stomat/o-
What is "mouth, opening"? stomatitis - mouth inflammation
500
Rhin/o-
What is "nose"? rhinoplasty - reform the nose
500
Cephal/o-
What is "head"? cephalic - relating to the head
500
Aden/o-
What is "gland"? adenopathy - disease of a gland
500
co-
What is "with, together"? coordinate - work together