Terminology Questions and Answers
2026 Update.
arthr - Answer joint
carcin - Answer cancer
cardi - Answer heart
cephal - Answer head
electr - Answer electricity
gastr - Answer stomach
hepat - Answer liver
my - Answer muscle
oste - Answer bone
rhin - Answer nose
-ectomy - Answer surgical removal
-gram - Answer record or picture
-itis - Answer inflammation
-logy - Answer study of
-megaly - Answer enlarged
,-pathy - Answer disease
a- or an- or de- - Answer without
bi- - Answer two
dys- - Answer abnormal, difficult, painful
inter- - Answer between
post- - Answer after
sub- - Answer under, beneath
men/o- - Answer menses, menstruation
-rrhea - Answer discharge, flow
fibr/o- - Answer fibrous
dermat/o- - Answer skin
-oma - Answer tumor, mass
-dynia - Answer pain
-algia - Answer pain
-asthenia - Answer weakness
-cele - Answer protrusion
-cytosis - Answer abnormal cell condition
, -ectasis - Answer dilated
-edema - Answer swelling
-ia - Answer state or condition
-iasis - Answer abnormal condition
-ism - Answer state of
-lith - Answer stone
-lysis - Answer to destroy
-lytic - Answer destruction
-malasia - Answer abd softening
-osis - Answer abnormal condition
-penia - Answer too few
-phobia - Answer fear
-plegia - Answer paralysis
-ptosis - Answer drooping
-rrhage - Answer excessive, abnormal flow
-rrhexis - Answer rupture
-sclerosis - Answer hardening
-spasm - Answer involuntary muscle contraction