prefixes
a, an
pathy
disease
thora/c
chest
arth/o
joint
cardiomyopathy
meaning: a disease that weakens the heart muscle
breakdown: cardi/o, my/o, pathy
endo
what is: within
um vs ia
um: structure/tissue
ia: condition
anter/o vs later/o
anter/o: front
later/o: side
neur/o
nerve
intercostal
space between ribs
intra vs inter
intra: within/into
inter: between
stomy vs otomy
stomy: surgical opening
otomty: cutting into
super/o vs infer/o
super/o: above
infer/o: below
viscer/o vs enter/o
enter/o: intestines (usually small)
encephalitis
inflamattion of the brain
angi/o
what is: vessel/artierie
osis vs emia
osis: disease/condtion
emia: blood condition
ventr/o
ventr/o: belly side of body
cephal/o vs cost/o
cephal/o: head
cost/o: rib
dorsopathy
back problem/disease
supra vs sub
supra: above
sub: below/under
gen
substance that produces
sarc/o
flesh/connective tissue
caud/o
tail
perihepatitis
inflammation of the outside of the liver