Prefixes I
Cardi/o
Heart
Centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
hypo/o
below, deficient, less than normal, too little
isch/o
to hold back
nos/o
disease
Carp/o
wrist bones (carpela)
ecto-
out, outside
iatr/o
treatment
logist
one who specializes in study of
rrhaphy
Suture
cerebr/o
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
emesis
vomiting
pertaining to
lumb/o
loin, waist region
obstetr/o
Midwife
Comi/o
to care for
ger/o
old age
lapar/o
abdomen
medull/o
medulla oblongota (lower part of the brain)
pnea
Breathing
coniosis
abnormal condition of dust
endo-
within, in, inner
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
nat/i
Birth
salpinx
Fallopian tube (uterine): eustachian tube