Prefix
Hyper-
What is elevated, increased, excess or higher.
Cardi/o
What is heart
-pathy
What is disease
Arthritis
What is inflammation of the joints
Rostral
What is toward the tip of the nose
Endo-
What is within or inside
Dermat/o
What is skin
-malacia
What is abnormal softening
Lipoma
What is a benign fatty tumor
Melanin
What is the substance that gives skin, hair and eyes its color
Poly-
What is many or excessive
Encephal/o
What is brain
-pexy
What is suture to stabilize
Urolith
What is stones in the urinary system (usually the bladder)
Osteocyte
What is a bone cell
Oligo-
What is scant or little
Aponeur/o
What is aponeurosis
-osis
What is abnormal condition
Pleural effusion
What is a build-up of fluid in between the pleura and the lung
Synarthroses
What is an immovable joint
Meta-
What is beyond
Dacry/o
What is lacrimal apparatus
-rrhexis
What is rupture
Glomerulonephritis
What is inflammation of the glomerulus and nephrons
Trichology
What is the study of the hair and scalp