Suffixes
narrowing
-stenosis
large
mega-; megalo-
eyelid
Blephar/oeyelid
inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
one
mono or uni
CSF
cerebral spinal fluid
excision; removal
-ectomy
Water
hydro-
cranium
Crani/o
Study of the Skin
Dermatology
black
melan/o
OA
osteoarthritis
Pain
-algia
good; normal
eu-
Fat
Adip/o; Lip/o
of above the stomach
Epigastric
half
semi or hemi
UA
urinalysis
seizure
-lepsy
bad; poor
Mal-
brain
Encephal/o
nerve pain
Neuralgia
Equal
Equi
URI
upper respiratory infection
crushing
-tripsy
beyond; after
Meta-
Nose
Rhin/o; Nas/o
the study of life
Biology
yellow
Cirrh/o
DM
diabetes mellitus
-edema
swelling
through
dia-
Phren/o
diaphragm
subdermal
below the skin
all
pan
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
falling; sagging; drooping
-ptosis
tri-
three
Blephar/o
eyelid
surgical removal of the appendix
appendectomy
blue
cyan/o
VF
ventricular fibrillation
weakness
-paresis
intra-
within
hearing
Audi/o
surrounding the heart
pericardium
glauc/o, poli/o
grey/ silver
MI
miocardial infartion
movement
-kinesis
bad; poor
Mal-
life
Bi/o
deficiency of blood or without blood
anemia
chlor/o
green
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
-gravida
pregnancy
Dis-
free of; to undo
uterus
Hyster/o; Metr/o
absent breathing
apnea
normal
Norm/o, Eu
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease