Etymology

ot/o

Ear

neur/o

Nerves

nephr/o

Kidney

hepat/o

Liver

cardi/o

Heart

arthr/o

Joint

hyster/o

Uterus

hem/o

Blood

pneum/o

Lung

laryng/o

Larynx(throat)

rhin/o

Nose

my/o

Muscle

enter/o

Intestine

gastr/o

Stomach

dent/o

Teeth

derm/o

Skin

cephal/o

Head

oste/o

Bone

chondr/o

Cartilage

acr/o

Extremities

arteri/o

Artery

phleb/o

Vein

cyt/o

Cell

appendic/o

Appendix

proct/o

Anus/Rectum

col/o

Colon

cyan/o

Blue

erythr/o

Red

melan/o

Black

chlor/o

Green

xanth/o

Yellow

leuk/o

White

brad/o

Slow

tach/o

Fast

scler/o

hard

hyper

More than normal

hypo

Less than normal

algia

Painful

megal/o

Enlarged

hydr/o

Watery fluid

itis

Inflammation

ectomy

Cut out

otomy

Cut into

ostomy

Opening

carcin/o

Cancerous

oma

Tumor

hem

Blood

pathy

Disease

osis

Condition

scop

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