Flashcards – Prefixes,
Suffixes & Root Words (Q&A
Study Guide)
gastr- - answer stomach
cardi- - answer heart
megal- - answer enlarged
-itis - answer inflammation
dermat- - answer skin
plast- - answer surgical repair
cerebr- - answer brain
path- - answer disease
-ectomoy - answer surgical removal
,enter- - answer intestine
-osis - answer any condition
-otomy - answer cut into
aden- - answer gland
angi- - answer vessel
-oma - answer tumor
nephr- - answer kidney
hepat- - answer liver
arthr- - answer joint
blephar- - answer eyelid
-ologist - answer specialist
,rhin- - answer nose
gingv- - answer gum
-malacia - answer softening
-ology - answer study of
spasm - answer involuntary contraction
crani- - answer skull
hemi- - answer half
hyster- - answer uterus
-ostomy - answer create an opening
chondr- - answer cartilage
ost- - answer bone
psycho- - answer mind
, lip - answer fat
my- - answer muscle
lith- - answer stone
opthalm-
opt- - answer eye
proct- - answer anus
-algia - answer pain
end- - answer inside, within
-oid - answer like
hyper- - answer above, more than normal
cyst- - answer sac containing fluid
chole- - answer bile