6:2 Interpreting Word Parts

geneous

kind, type.

penia

lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency.

megaly

large, enlarged.

oliguria

less than normal urine.

olig

less than normal, small.

hypoglycemia

low blood sugar.

pneumono

lung, pertaining to the lungs.

salpingo -

tube, fallopian tube.

oma

tumor, a swelling.

epi

upon, over, upper.

urethro

urethra (tube from bladder to urinary meatus).

py / uria

urine pus.

hyster

uterus.

angio

vessel.

hydro / cele

water tumor.

hydro

water.

leuko / cyte

white (blood) cell.

leuko

white.

endo

within, innermost.

carcin

cancer, malignancy.

carcin / oma

cancerous tumor.

cyt (e, o)

cell.

thrombo

clot, thrombus.

pneumonomelanosis

condition of black lungs.

cyanosis

condition of blue.

osis

condition of.

crani / otomy

cutting into the skull.

otomy

cutting into.

septicemia

infection of the blood.

peri / card / itis

inflammation around heart.

bronchitis

inflammation of the air tubes in the lungs.

chole / cyst / itis

inflammation of the gallbladder or bag.

mening / itis

inflammation of the membrane covering the brain & spinal cord.

gastroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach & intestine.

endocarditis

inflammation within the heart.

itis

inflammation.

procto / scope

instrument for examining the rectum.

electro / encephalo / graph

instrument for recording activity in the brain.

enter

intestine.

arthro

joint.

thora

thorax, chest.

phagia

to eat, consuming, swallow.

blepharorrhaphy

...

idiopathic thrombocytopenia

...

paraosteoarthropathy

...

urethrocystitis

...

postpartum

after birth/labor.

post

after, behind.

antitoxic

against poison.

anti

against.

bronch

air tubes in the lungs.

peri

around.

arterio

artery.

chole

bile, gallbladder.

partum

birth, labor.

melan (o)

black.

cyst

bladder, bag, sac.

hemo / toxic

blood poison.

emia

blood.

hemo

blood.

osteo

bone.

encephalo

brain.

hypo

decreased, deficient, low, under, less than normal.

graph

diagram, instrument for recording.

dys / phagia

difficult or painful swallowing.

dys / uria

difficult or painful urination.

dys

difficult, painful, bad.

idiopathic

disease arising by itself or from an unknown cause.

angiopathy

disease of blood vessels.

pathy

disease, abnormal condition.

sclerosis

dryness, or hardness.

electro

electrical.

acro / megaly

enlarged extremities.

scope

examining instrument.

acro

extremities (arms & legs).

ophthalm

eye.

blepharo

eyelid.

tachy / cardia

fast or rapid heart.

rrhea

flow, discharge.

aden

gland, glandular.

adenoma

glandular swelling, gland tumor.

arteriosclerosis

hardness of an artery.

salpingo - oophorocele

hernia of an ovary & its fallopian tube.

poly / cyt / emia

many blood cells.

poly

many, much.

mening

membranes covering the brain & spinal cord.

meno

monthly, menstruation.

para

near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body.

neur / algia

nerve pain.

neur

nerve, nervous system.

neo / pathy

new disease.

neo

new.

geront

old age, elderly.

oophror

ovary, female egg cell.

algia

pain.

dysmenorrhea

painful monthly flow or discharge.

para / plegia

paralysis of the lower half of the body.

plegia

paralysis.

ologist

person who does/studies.

dermat / ologist

person who studies the skin.

card (i, ia)

pertaining to heart.

derm (a, at)

pertaining to skin.

crani

pertaining to the skull.

septic

poison, rot, infection.

toxic

poison.

py

pus.

tachy

rapid, fast.

procto

rectum, rectal, anus.

hernio

rupture.

homogenous

same kind.

homo

same, like.

lepsy

seizure, convulsion.

dermacynosis

skin condition of blue.

narcoepilepsy

sleep upon seizure.

narco

sleep, numb, stupor.

brady / cardia

slow heart.

brady

slow.

malacia

softening of a tissue.

osteo / malacia

softening of bone tissue.

gastr (o)

stomach.

geront / ology

study of the elderly.

ophthalmology

study of the eye.

ology

study of.

glyc

sugar.

thoracentesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid from chest.

centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid.

cholecystectomy

surgical removal of the gallbladder or bag.

gastr / ectomy

surgical removal of the stomach.

hyster / ectomy

surgical removal of the uterus.

ectomy

surgical removal of.

herniorrhaphy

suture of a rupture.

rrhaphy

suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect.

cele

swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia.