puncture

ex. arthr/o/centesis - puncture of the joint

excision, removal

ex. append/ectomy - excision or removal of the appendix

forming an opening (mouth)

ex. col/o/stomy - forming an opening or mouth of the colon

instrument to cut

ex. oste/o/tome - instrument to cut the bone

incision, cut into

ex. phleb/o/tomy - incision or cut into the vein

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

ex. arthr/o/desis - binding or fixation of the joint

suspension, fixation (of an organ)

ex. mast/o/pexy - suspension or fixation of the breast

suture

ex. my/o/rrhaphy - suture of the muscle

surgical repair

ex. rhin/o/plasty - surgical repair of the nose

break, fracture

ex. oste/o/clasis - break or fracture of the bone

separation, destruction, loosening

ex. enter/o/lysis - destruction of the intestine

crushing

ex. lith/o/tripsy - crushing the stone

-algia

-dynia

pain

ex. cephal/algia - pain in the head

ex. gastr/o/dynia - pain in the stomach

hernia, swelling

ex. hepat/o/cele - herniation or swelling of the liver

dilation, expansion

ex. bronchi/ectasis - dilation or expansion of the bronchus

vomiting

ex. hyper/emesis - excessive vomiting

blood conditon

ex. leuk/emia - white blood cell condition

-gen

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

ex. carcin/o/gen - origin of cancer

ex. oste/o/genesis - formation of bone

record, a writing

ex. cardi/o/gram - heart examination record

instrument for recording

ex. cardi/o/graph - instrument for recording the heart examination

process of recording

ex. cardi/o/graphy - process of recording the heart examination

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

ex. chole/lith/iasis - abnormal gall stone condition

inflammation

ex. gastr/itis - inflammation of the stomach

stone, calculus

ex. chol/e/lith - gall stone

specialist in the study of

ex. dermat/o/logist - specialist in the study of the skin

study of

ex. psych/o/logy - study of the mind

softening

ex. oste/o/malacia - softening of the bone

enlargement

ex. hepat/o/megaly - enlargement of the liver

instrument for measuring

ex. therm/o/meter - instrument for measuring heat

act of measuring

ex. pelv/i/metry - act of measuring the pelvis

resembling

ex. lip/oid- resembling fat

tumor

ex. aden/oma - gland tumor

abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

ex. dermat/osis - abnormal skin condition

erythr/o/cyt/osis - abnormal red colorization conditon of the cell

to bear (offspring)

ex. multi/para - to bear many offsprings

partial paralysis

ex. hemi/paresis - half partial paralysis

disease

ex. neur/o/pathy - nerve disease

decrease, deficiency

ex. leuk/o/penia - deficiency of white blood cells

eating, swallowing

ex. dys/phagia - difficult or painful eating or swallowing

speech

ex. a/phasia - can't speak

attraction to

ex. hem/o/philia - attraction to blood

fear

ex. claustr/o/phobia - fear of confined spaces or places

formation, growth

ex. hyper/plasia - excessive formation or growth

paralysis, stroke

ex. hemi/plegia - half paralysis

formation, production

hem/o/poiesis - formation of blood

prolapse, downward displacement

ex. hyster/o/ptosis - prolapse or downward displacement of the uterus

-rrhage

-rrhagia

bursting forth

ex. hem/o/rrhage - bursting forth of blood

ex. men/o/rrhagia - bursting forth of menses

discharge, flow

ex. dia/rrhea - discharge through or flow through

rupture

ex. angi/o/rrhexis - rupture of the vessel(s)

instrument to view or examine

ex. gastr/o/scope - instrument to view or examine the stomach

visual examination

ex. proct/o/scopy - visual examination of the anus or rectum

involuntary contraction, twitching

ex. blephar/o/spasm - involutary contraction or twitching of the eyelid

standing still

ex. hem/o/stasis - blood stasis

narrowing, stricture

ex. arteri/o/stenosis - narrowing or stricture of the artery

poison

ex. thyr/o/toxic - poisoning of the thyroid

development, nourishment

ex. a/trophy - no development or nourishment