Word Roots
Cardi/o
What is "Heart"?
What is "without"?
-itis
What is "inflammation"?
Pathology
What is "study of disease"?
"inflammation of the stomach"
What is "gastritis"?
Nephr/o
What is "kidney"?
Brady-
What is "slow"?
-ac
What is "pertaining to"?
Hematology
What is the "study of blood"?
"enlarged heart"
What is "cardiomegaly"?
Immun/o
What is "immunity"?
Tachy-
What is "fast"?
-megaly
What is "enlarged"?
Neurology
What is the "study of the nerves"?
"Pertaining to the heart"
What is "cardiac"?
Ot/o
What is "eye"?
Intra-
What is "within"?
-algia
What is "pain"?
Ophthalmology
What is the "Study of the eyes?"
"surgical repair of the nose"
What is "rhinoplasty"?
Dermat/o
What is "skin"?
Poly-
What is "many"?
-ectomy
What is surgical removal?
Pulmonology
What is "study of the lungs"?
"Cancerous tumor"
What is "Carcinoma"?