Chapters 1 & 2 Word Parts

Front 1

-itis

Back 1

Inflammation

Front 2

Ot/o

Back 2

Ear

Front 3

Rhyn/o

Back 3

Nose

Front 4

-algia

Back 4

Pain, Suffering

Front 5

Dys-

Back 5

Bad, Difficult, Painful

Front 6

-ectomy

Back 6

Surgical removal, cutting out

Front 7

Hyper-

Back 7

Excessive, Increased

Front 8

Hypo-

Back 8

Deficiency, Decreased

Front 9

-osis

Back 9

Abnormal condition, disease

Front 10

-ostomy

Back 10

The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Front 11

-plasty

Back 11

Surgical repair

Front 12

-rrhage, rrhagia

Back 12

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Front 13

-rrhaphy

Back 13

Surgical suturing

Front 14

-rrhea

Back 14

Flow, discharge

Front 15

-rrhexis

Back 15

Rupture

Front 16

-sclerosis

Back 16

Abnormal hardening

Front 17

Gastr/o

Back 17

Stomach

Front 18

Enter-

Back 18

Small intestine

Front 19

Neur/o

Back 19

Nerve

Front 20

Tonsill-

Back 20

Tonsils

Front 21

Crani-

Back 21

Skull

Front 22

Cardi

Back 22

Heart

Front 23

Path/o, -pathy

Back 23

Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Front 24

-dynia

Back 24

Pain

Front 25

-megaly

Back 25

Enlargement

Front 26

-malacia

Back 26

Abnormal softening

Front 27

-necrosis

Back 27

Tissue death

Front 28

-stenosis

Back 28

Abnormal narrowing

Front 29

Arteri/o

Back 29

Artery

Front 30

Hepat/o

Back 30

Liver

Front 31

-centesis

Back 31

A surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front 32

Abdomin/o

Back 32

Abdomen

Front 33

-Scopy

Back 33

Visual examination

Front 34

-Graphy

Back 34

Process of producing pictures or record

Front 35

-Gram

Back 35

Picture or record

Front 36

Ab-

Back 36

Away from, absent, negative

Front 37

Ex-, Exo-

Back 37

Out of, outside

Front 38

Mega/megalo-

Back 38

Large

Front 39

Macro-

Back 39

Large, abnormal size or long

Front 40

Pre-

Back 40

Before

Front 41

Ad-

Back 41

Towards to, in direction of

Front 42

Micro-

Back 42

Small

Front 43

In

Back 43

In, into, not, without

Front 44

Post-

Back 44

After

Front 45

-Olig/o

Back 45

Scanty, few

Front 46

Intra-

Back 46

Within, inside

Front 47

Inter-

Back 47

Among, between

Front 48

Sub-

Back 48

Under, less, below

Front 49

Eu-

Back 49

Good, balance, normal

Front 50

Supra/super-

Back 50

Above, excessive

Front 51

Laryngo-

Back 51

Larynx or throat

Front 52

Edema

Back 52

Swelling

Front 53

Myc/o

Back 53

Fungus

Front 54

Myol/o

Back 54

Bone marrow or spinal cord

Front 55

My/o

Back 55

Muscle

Front 56

Ology-

Back 56

Study of

Front 57

Neo-

Back 57

New

Front 58

Pyel/o

Back 58

Renal pelvis

Front 59

Py/o

Back 59

Pus

Front 60

Pyr/o

Back 60

Fever or fire

Front 61

Vir-

Back 61

Virus or poison

Front 62

Mening-

Back 62

Meninges

Front 63

Tendin-

Back 63

Tendon

Front 64

Arthr/o

Back 64

Joints

Front 65

Appen, Appendic-

Back 65

Appendix

Front 66

Ather/o

Back 66

Plaque or fatty substance

Front 67

-oma

Back 67

Tumor

Front 68

Peri-

Back 68

Surrounding

Front 69

Dextr/o

Back 69

Rightside

Front 70

Sinistr/o

Back 70

Leftside

Front 71

Dermat-

Back 71

Skin

Front 72

End-, Endo-

Back 72

Within

Front 73

Angi/o

Back 73

Blood vessel

Front 74

Hem/o

Back 74

Blood

Front 75

Dia-

Back 75

Through

Front 76

Lith/o

Back 76

Stone

Front 77

Col-, Col/o

Back 77

Colon

Front 78

-otomy

Back 78

Surgical incision

Front 79

Nat-

Back 79

Birth

Front 80

Aden/o

Back 80

Gland

Front 81

Adip/o

Back 81

Fat

Front 82

Anter/o

Back 82

Before or Front

Front 83

Caud/o

Back 83

Lower part of the body, tail

Front 84

Cephal/o

Back 84

Head

Front 85

Cyt/o, -cyte

Back 85

Cell

Front 86

Hist/o

Back 86

Tissue

Front 87

Plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

Back 87

Growth, development, formation

Front 88

Poster/o

Back 88

Behind, toward the back

Front 89

-stasis, -static

Back 89

Control, maintenance of a constant level.

Front 90

Physi/o

Back 90

Physical, nature

Front 91

Ventr/o

Back 91

Front or belly side of the body

Front 92

Dors/o

Back 92

Back of the body

Front 93

Home/o

Back 93

Constant

Front 94

Pelv-

Back 94

Pelvis

Front 95

Chondr/i

Back 95

Cartilage

Front 96

Epi-

Back 96

Above

Front 97

Lumb

Back 97

Lower back

Front 98

Ili-

Back 98

Hip bone

Front 99

Retro-

Back 99

Behind

Front 100

Periton-

Back 100

Peritoneum, abdominal cavity

Front 101

Eti-

Back 101

Cause