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.
