pain

(gastralgia - stomach pain)

hernia, protrusion

(cystocele - protrusion of the bladder)

cell

(erythrocyte - red cell)

pain

(cardiodynia - heart pain)

dialation

(bronchiectasis - dialated brochi)

-gen

-genisis

-genic

that which produces

produces, generates

producing, produced by

(carcinogenic - producing cancer)

state or condition

(bradycardia - condition of slow heart)

-iasis

-osis

abnormal condition

(lithiasis - abnormal condition of stones)

(cyanosis - abnormal condition of being blue)

medical treatment

(podiatry - medical treatment of foot)

state of

(hyperthyroidism - state of low thyroid)

inflammation

(dermatitis - inflammation of skin)

one who studies

(cardiologist - one who studies the heart)

study of

(cardiology - study of the heart)

-lysis

-lytic

destruction

(hemolysis - blood destruction)

(thrombolytic - clot destruction)

abnormal softening

(chondromalacia - abnormal cartilage softening)

enlarged

(cardiomegaly - enlarged heart)

resembling

(fibroid - resembling fibers)

mass, tumor

(carcinoma - cancerous tumor)

abnormal condition

disease

(myopathy - muscle disease)

fear

(photophobia - fear of light)

development, growth

(hyperplasia - excessive development)

formation, development

(neoplasm - new development)

drooping

(nephroptosis - drooping kidney also known as floating kidney)

excessive, abnormal flow

(hemorrhage - excessive bleeding)

discharge, flow

(rhinorrhea - discharge from nose)

rupture

(hysterorrhexis - ruptured uterus)

hardening

(arteriosclerosis - hardening of an artery)

narrowing

(angiostenosis - narrowing of a vessel)

treatment

(chemotherapy - treatment with chemicals)

nourishment, development

(hypertrophy - excessive development)

small

(venule - small vein)

Adjective Suffixes:

-ac, -al, -an, -ar, ary, -atic, -eal, -iac,

-ic, -ile, -ine, -ior, -nic, -ory, -ose,

-ous, -tic

All mean:

Pertaining To

puncture to withdraw fluid

(arthrocentesis - puncutre to withdraw fluid from a joint)

surgically remove

(gastrectomy - surgically remove the stomach)

surgically crate an opening

(colostamy - surgically create an opening for the colon)

cutting into

thoracotomy - cutting into the chest

surgical fixation

nephropexy - surgical fixation of kidney

(to fix nephropstosis)

surgically repair

dermatoplasty - surgical repair of skin

suture

myorrhaphy - suture together muscle

record or picture

electrocardiogram - record of heart's electricity

instrument for recording

electrocardiograph - instrument for recording the heart's electrical activity

process of recording

electrocardiography - process of recording the heart's electrical activity

instrument for measuring

audiometer - instrument to measure hearing

process of measuring

audiometry - process of measuring hearing

instrument for viewing

gastroscope - instrument to view stomach

process of visually examining

gastroscopy - process of visually examining the stomach

skin condition

ichthlyoderma - scaly and dry skin

view of

pressure

hypertension - high bloodpressure

removal, carry away

separation of

hematocrit - separation of blood

more than the normal number of cells (too many)

erythrocytosis - too many red cells

abnormal decrease - too few

erythropenia - too few red cells

protein

hemoglobin - blood protein

blood condition

leukemia - condition of white blood cells

formation

hematopoiesis - blood formation

standing still

hemostasis - blood standing still (to stop bleeding)

swelling (from excessive fluid)

cephaledema - excessive fluid in the head causing swelling

immature, embryonic

erythroblast - immature red cells

to surgically break

osteoclasia - surgically break a bone

stabalize, fuse

arthrodesis - fusion of a joint

slipping

porous

osteoporosis - porous bones

weakness

movement

bradykinesia - slow movement

tone

atonia - lack of tone

smell

anosmia - without smell

voice

aphonia - no voice

paralysis

paraplegia - two of like limbs paralyzed

breath

apnea - without breathing

involuntary muscle contraction

chest

pyothorax - pus in the chest

vomit

hematemisis - vomiting blood

specialty of

condition of stones

appetite

anorexia - without appetite

digestion

dyspepsia - painful or difficult digestion

eat, swallow

aphagia - without eating

surgically crush

lithotripsy - surgically crush a stone

drooping

nephroptosis - drooping or floating kidney

beginning

menarche - girls first menses

state of pregnancy

pseudocyesis - false pregnancy

pregnancy

nulligravida - never pregnant

childbirth

postpartum - after birth

fallopian tube (uterine tube)

hematosalpinx - blood in the fallopian tube

labor, childbirth

thirst

hyperdipsia - excessive thirst

to stimulate

somatotropin - growth hormone

(to simulate growth)

weakness

hemiparesis - half weakness

speech

dysphasia - difficult speech

paralysis

tetraplegia - paralysis of 4 limbs

coordination

ataxia - without muscle coordination