Prefixes
meaning: self
auto-
meaning: immature cell
-blast
Term: aden/o
gland
Meaning: disease of the heart muscle
cardiomyopathy
Meaning: inflammation of bone and bone marrow
osteomyelitis
meaning: against, opposite
contra-
meaning: hernia, protrusion
-cele
Term: angi/o
vessel
Meaning: disease of the brain
encephalopathy
Meaning: visual examination of stomach and duodenum
gastroduodenoscopy
meaning: down, away from
de-
meaning: surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
Term: cephal/o
head
Meaning: disease affecting many nerves
polyneuropathy
Meaning: deficiency of platelets in the blood
thrombocytopenia
meaning: through, complete
dia-
Meaning: binding, fixation of bone/joint
-desis
Term: cyst/o
bladder, sac
Meaning: paralysis of one side of the body
hemiplegia
Meaning: inflammation of the membrane around the heart
pericarditis
meaning: out, outside
ec-, ecto-
Meaning: run, running
-drome
Term: cyt/o
cell
Meaning: condition of kidney stones
nephrolithiasis
Meaning: false tumor (benign growth resembling a tumor)
pseudoneoplasm