Prefixes
Micro
What is small?
What is gastr-?
Body component referred to as hem-
What is the blood?
Referring to inflammation
What is -itis?
-pepsia
What is digestion?
Meaning above of excessive
What is hyper?
Carcin- refers to this disease.
What is cancer?
Cephal- refers to this body part.
What is head?
Refers to urine
What is -uria?
Neo
What is new?
The body part referred to as hepat-
What is the liver?
Term relating to the lungs.
What is pulmon-?
Refers to vomiting
What is -emesis?
-phagia
What is eating or swallowing?
Meaning inside
What is endo?
The body part referred to by enter-
What is the intestines?
Anything related to the heart
What is cardi-?
-prandial
What is a meal?
-pnea
What is breathing?
Fast
What is tachy?
Anything involving the kidney.
What is nephr-?
The body part referred to by chol-
What is the gallbladder?
-sepsis
What is infection?
-orrhea
What is excessive discharge or flow?