Suffixes
Prefixes
Combining Form
Root Words
Medical Terminology
100

-emia

What is blood condition

100

ab-

 What is away from

100

carcin/o

What is carcin

100

gastroenteritis

What is gastro

100

bi/o

What is life

200

-itis

What is inflammation

200

con-

What is with, together

200

cyst/o

What is cyst

200

hemotology

What is hemo
200

aden/o

What is gland

300

-megaly

What is enlargement
300

ec-

What is out, outside

300

encephal/o

What is encephal

300

enteritis

What is enter

300

leuk/o

What is white

400

-osis

What is condition, abnormal condtion

400

hemi-

What is half

400

gynec/o

What is gyne

400

gastric

What is gastr

400

oste/o

What is bone

500

-rrhage/-rrhagia

What is excessive discharge of blood

500

para-

 What is beside, near, along the side of

500

nephr/o

What is nephr

500

electrocardiogram

What is electro and cardio

500

ren/o

What is kidney