Prefix
Suffix
Word Root
Diseases
Surgical
100
dys-
What is painful or difficult
100
-algia
What is pain
100
dermat/o
What is skin
100
excessive growth of scar tissue
What is keloid
100
biopsy
What is view of life/cells
200
brady-
What is slow
200
-megaly
What is enlargement
200
cyan/o
What is blue
200
jaundice
What is yellow skin color
200
surgical removal of fat
What is lipectomy
300
hyper-
What is excessive
300
-itis
What is inflammation
300
py/o
What is pus
300
pallor
What is paleness of skin
300
rhinoplasty
What is surgical repair of nose
400
xero-
What is dry
400
-ectomy
What is surgical removal
400
cardi/o
What is heart
400
sebaceous gland
What is oil/ sebum producing gland
400
colonoscopy
What is viewing of the colon
500
tachy-
What is fast
500
-scopy
What is visual examination/ viewing
500
gastr/o
What is stomach
500
gangrene
What is dead tissue
500
debridement
What is removal of dead tissue from a wound
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