Root Words
cardi/o
heart
-algia
pain
hemi
half
Oncology
treatment and preventions of cancer
cranial
bones that protect the brain
esophag/o
esophagus
-opathy
disease
anti
against
Hematology
study of blood
nasal
relating to nose
hemat/o
blood
-itis
inflammation
A/an
without; lacking
rheumatology
diagnosis and treatment of inflammation in bones, muscles, joints, and organs
lumbar
lower back bones
tissue
-lysis
breakdown
dys
painful, bad
Pathology
study of disease and injury
digital
fingers and toes
blephar/o
eyelid
-emia
blood
poly
many, much
endocrinology
study of the endocrine system (hormones)
Inguinal
relating to the groin