Medical Terminology: English Term PDF

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      +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |   | **Greek or | **Word Root** | **Word | | | Latin Term** | | Analysis** | | **English | | | | | Term** | | | | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | Skin | dermatos (Gr) | dermat | dermat/*itis*- | | | | | Inflammation of | | | cutis (L) | cutane | the skin. *A | | | | | term that | | | | | describes a | | | | | skin disease* | | | | | | | | | | cutane/*ous*- | | | | | pertaining to | | | | | the skin. *A | | | | | term that | | | | | describes an | | | | | anatomical | | | | | structure* | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | Kidney | nephros (Gr) | nephr | nephr/*oma*-Tum | | | | | or | | | renes (L) | ren | of the kidney. | | | | | *A term that | | |   | | describes a | | | | | kidney disease* | | | | | | | | | | ren/*al*- | | | | | pertains to the | | | | | kidney. *A term | | | | | that describes | | | | | an anatomical | | | | | structure* | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |   | **Greek or | **Word Root** | **Word | | | Latin Term** | | Analysis** | | **English | | | | | Term** | | | | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | Mouth | Stomatos (Gr) | stomat | stomat/*itis*- | | | | | Inflammation of | | | Oris (L) | or | the mouth. *A | | | | | term that | | | | | describes any | | | | | inflammatory | | | | | condition of | | | | | the mouth.* | | | | | | | | | | or/*al*- | | | | | Pertaining to | | | | | the mouth. *A | | | | | term that | | | | | describes an | | | | | anatomical | | | | | structure* | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |   | **[Vowel]{.unde | **[Combining | **[Meaning]{.un | | | rline}** | Forms]{.underli | derline}** | | **[Word | | ne}** | | | Root]{.underlin | | | | | e}** | | | | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | erythr/ | o | erythr/o | red | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | gastr/ | o | gastr/o | stomach | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | hepat/ | o | hepat/o | liver | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | immun/ | o | immun/o | immune, | | | | | immunity, safe | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | nephr/ | o | nephr/o | kidney | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | oste/ | o | oste/o | bone | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |   | **[Suffix]{.und | **[Medical | **[Meaning]{.un | | | erline}** | Word]{.underlin | derline}** | | **[Combining | | e}** | | | Form]{.underlin | | | | | e}** | | | | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | **gastr/o** | -**Itis** | **Gastritis** | Inflammation of | | (stomach) | (inflammation) | | the stomach | | | | **Gastromegaly* | | | | -**megaly** | * | Enlargement of | | | (enlargement) | | the stomach | | | | **Gastroma** | | | | **-oma** | | Tumor of the | | | (tumor) | | stomach | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | **hepat/o** | -**megaly** | **Hepatomegaly* | Enlargement of | | (liver) | (enlargement) | * | the liver | | | | | | | | **-itis** | **Hepatitis** | Inflammation of | | | (inflammation) | | the liver | | | | **Hepatoma** | | | | **-oma** | | Tumor of the | | | (tumor) | | liver | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ |   | **[Word | **[Suffix]{ | **[Medical | **[Meaning] | | | Root]{.unde |.underline} | Word]{.unde | {.underline | | **[Prefix]{ | rline}** | ** | rline}** | }** | |.underline} | | | | | | ** | | | | | +=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+ | **An-** | **Esthes** | **-ia** | **anesthesi | Condition | | (without, | (feeling) | (condition) | a** | of not | | not) | | | | feeling | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Hyper-** | **Therm** | **-ia** | **hyperther | Condition | | (excessive, | (heat) | (condition) | mia** | of | | above | | | | excessive | | normal) | | | | heat | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Intra-** | **Muscul** | **-ar** | **intramusc | Pertaining | | (in, | (muscle) | (pertaining | ular** | to within | | without) | | to | | the muscle | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Para-** | **Nas** | **-al** | **paranasal | Pertaining | | (near, | (nose) | (pertaining | ** | to (area) | | beside; | | to | | near the | | beyond) | | | | nose | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Poly-** | **Ur** | **-ia** | **Polyuria* | Condition | | (many, | (urine) | (condition) | * | of much | | much) | | | | urine | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ |   | Word Root | Suffix | Medical | Meaning | | | | | Word | | | Prefix | | | | | +=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+ | **Pre-** | **        * | -al | Prenatal | Pertaining | | (before, | *nat | (pertaining | | to (the | | infront) | | to) | | period) | | | | | | before | | | | | | birth | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Peri-** |        nat | -al | Perinatal | Pertaining | | (around) | | (pertaining | | to (the | | | | to) | | period) | | | | | | around | | | | | | birth | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Post-** |         nat | -al |     Postnat | Pertaining | | (after, | | (pertaining | al | to (the | | behind) | | to) | | period) | | | | | | after birth | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | **[Meaning]{.underlin | **[Word | | | e}** | Analysis] | | **[Prefix]{.underline | | ** | | }** | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Epi-** | Above, upon | epi/gastr/ic- | | | | pertaining to above | | | | the stomach | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Hypo-** | Under, below, | hypo/derm/ic- | | | deficient | pertaining to under | | | | the skin | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Infra-** | Under, below | infra/cost/al- | | | | pertaining  to below | | | | the ribs | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Bi-** | two | bi/later/al- | | | | pertaining to two | | | | sides | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Dipl-** | double | dipl/opia- double | | | | vision | | **Diplo-** | | | | | | diplo/bacteri/al- | | | | pertaining to | | | | bacteria linked | | | | together in pairs | | | | | | | | *Diplobacteria | | | | reproduce in such a | | | | manner that they are | | | | joined together in | | | | pairs* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Inter-** | between | inter/cost/al- | | | | pertaining to between | | | | the ribs | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Pro-** | Before, in front of | pro/gnosis- knowing | | | | before | | | | | | | | *Prognosis is the | | | | prediction of the | | | | course and end of a | | | | disease, and the | | | | estimated chance of | | | | recovery* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Retro-** | Backward, behind | retro/version- | | | | turning backwards | | | | | | | | Retroversion refers | | | | to tipping backward | | | | of an organ (such as | | | | the uterus) from its | | | | normal position | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Hemi-** | one half | hemi/plegia- | | | | paralysis of one half | | | | of the body | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Hyper-** | excessive, above | hyper/calc/emia- | | | normal | excessive calcium in | | | | the blood | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Macro-** | large | macro/cyte- large | | | | cell | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Micro-** | small | micro/scope- | | | | instrument for | | | | examining small | | | | (objects) | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Primi-** | first | primi/gravida- woman | | | | during her first | | | | pregnancy | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Mono-** | one | mono/therapy- one | | | | treatment | | **Uni-** | | | | | | *An example of | | | | monotherapy is | | | | treatment using only | | | | a single drug or a | | | | single treatment | | | | modality* | | | | | | | | uni/nucle/ar- | | | | pertaining to one | | | | nucleus | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Multi-** | Many, much | multi/gravida- woman | | | | who has been pregnant | | **Poly-** | | more than once | | | | | | | | poly/phobia- fear of | | | | many things | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Quadri-** | four | quadri/plegia- | | | | paralysis of four | | | | limbs | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Tri- ** | three | tri/ceps- three heads | | | | | | | | *Triceps describes a | | | | muscle arising by | | | | three heads with a | | | | single insertion, as | | | | the triceps brachii | | | | of the posterior arm* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+    +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | **[Prefix]{.underline | | | | }** | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Ab-** | From, away from | ab/duction- movement | | | | of a limb away from | | | | (an axis of) the body | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Ad-** | toward | ad/duction- movement | | | | of a limb toward (an | | | | axis of) the body | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Circum-** | around | circum/ren/al- | | | | pertaining to around | | **Peri-** | | the kidney | | | | | | | | peri/odont/al- | | | | pertaining to around | | | | a tooth | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Dia-** | through, across | dia/rrhea- flow | | | | through | | **Trans-** | | | | | | *Diarrhea is a | | | | condition of | | | | abnormally frequent | | | | discharge or flow of | | | | fluid fecal matter | | | | from the bowel* | | | | | | | | trans/vagin/al- | | | | pertaining to across | | | | or through the vagina | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Endo-** | In, within | endo/crine- secrete | | | | within | | **Intra** | | | | | | *Endocrine describes | | | | a gland that secretes | | | | directly into the | | | | bloodstream* | | | | | | | | intra/muscul/ar- | | | | pertaining to within | | | | the muscle | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Ecto-** | outside, outward | ecto/gen/ous- | | | | pertaining to forming | | **Exo-** | | outside the body or | | | | structure | | **Extra-** | | | | | | *An ectogenous | | | | infection is one that | | | | originates outside of | | | | the body* | | | | | | | | exo/tropia- turning | | | | outward (of one or | | | | both eyes) | | | | | | | | extra/crani/al- | | | | pertaining to outside | | | | the skull | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Para-** | Near, beside; beyond | para/nas/al- | | | | pertaining to beside | | | | the nose | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Super-** | Upper, above | super/ior- pertaining | | | | to the upper part of | | | | a structure | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Supra-** | Above; excessive; | supra/ren/al- | | | superior | pertaining to above | | | | the kidney | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Ultra-** | Excess, beyond | ultra/son/ic- | | | | pertaining to sound | | | | beyond (that which | | | | can be heard by the | | | | human ear) | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **A-** | without, not | a/mast/ia- condition | | | | without a breast | | **An-** | | | | | | *Amastia may be the | | | | result of a | | | | congenital defect. An | | | | endocrine disorder, | | | | or mastectomy* | | | | | | | | anesthesia- without | | | | feeling | | | | | | | | *Anesthesia may be a | | | | partial or complete | | | | loss of sensation | | | | with or without loss | | | | of consciousness* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Brady-** | slow | brady/cardia- slow | | | | heart rate | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Dys-** | Bad; painful; | dys/tocia- difficult | | | difficult | childbirth, labor | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Anti-** | against | anti/bacteri/al- | | | | against bacteria | | **Contra-** | | | | | | Antibacterials are | | | | substances that kill | | | | bacteria or inhibit | | | | their growth or | | | | replication | | | | | | | | contra/ception- | | | | against conception or | | | | impregnation | | | | | | | | Contraceptive | | | | techniques prevent | | | | pregnancy by means of | | | | medication, a device, | | | | or a method that | | | | blocks or alters one | | | | or more of the | | | | processes of | | | | reproduction | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Eu-** | Good, normal | eu/pnea- normal | | | | breathing | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Hetero-** | different | hetero/graft- | | | | different transplant | | | | | | | | A heterograft, also | | | | called a xenograft, | | | | is transplant of | | | | tissue from another | | | | species that is used | | | | as a temporary graft | | | | in certain cases, as | | | | in treating a | | | | severely burned | | | | patient when tissue | | | | from the patient or | | | | from a tissue bank is | | | | not available | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Homo-** | same | homo/graft- same | | | | transplant | | **Homeo-** | | | | | | *A homograft, also | | | | called on allograft, | | | | is a transplant of | | | | tissue obtained from | | | | a member of the | | | | patient's own | | | | species. Commonly | | | | transplanted organs | | | | include bone, kidney, | | | | lung, and heart. | | | | Recipients take | | | | immunosuppressive | | | | drugs to prevent | | | | tissue rejections* | | | | | | | | homeo/plasia- | | | | formation of new | | | | tissue similar to | | | | that already existing | | | | in a part | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Tachy-** | rapid | tachy/pnea- rapid | | | | breathing | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Prefix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Mal-** | bad | mal/nutrition- bad | | | | nutrition | | | | | | | | *Malnutrition refers | | | | to any disorder | | | | resulting from an | | | | inadequate or | | | | excessive intake of | | | | food* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Pan-** | all | pan/arthr/itis- | | | | inflammation of all | | | | (or many) joints | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Pseudo-** | false | pseudo/cyesis- false | | | | pregnancy | | | | | | | | *Pseudocyesis is a | | | | condition in which a | | | | woman believes she is | | | | pregnant when she is | | | | not and begins to | | | | develop all the | | | | physical | | | | characteristics | | | | associated with | | | | pregnancy* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |   | **Suffix** | **Medical | **Meaning** | | | | Word** | | | **Element** | | | | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | **gastr** | **-itis** | **gastritis** | Inflammation of | | (stomach) | (inflammation) | | the stomach | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | **hemat ** | **-emesis** | **hematemesis** | Vomiting of | | (blood) | (vomiting) | | blood | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | **arthr** | -**itis** | **arthritis** | Inflammation of | | (joint) | (inflammation) | | a joint | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |   | **Suffix** | **Medical | **Meaning** | | | | Word** | | | **Element** | | | | +=================+=================+=================+=================+ | **gastr/o**(sto | **-dynia** | **gastrodynia** | Pain in the | | mach) | (pain) | | stomach | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | **hemat/o ** | **-logy** | **hematology** | Study of blood | | (blood) | (study of) | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | **arthr/o** | **-centesis** | **arthrocentesi | Surgical | | (joint) | (surgical | s** | puncture of a | | | puncture) | | joint | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ |   | **Word | **Suffix** | **Medical | **Meaning** | | | Root** | | Word** | | | **Combining | | | | | | Form** | | | | | +=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+ | **gastr/o** | **enter** | **-itis** | **gastroent | Inflammatio | | (stomach) | (intestine) | (inflammati | eritis** | n | | | | on) | | of stomach | | | | | | and | | | | | | intestine | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **oste/o ** | **arthr** | **-itis** | **osteoarth | Inflammatio | | (bone) | (joint) | (inflammati | ritis** | n | | | | on) | | of bone and | | | | | | joint | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **encephal/ | **mening** | **-itis** | **encephalo | Inflammatio | | o** | (meninges) | (inflammati | meningitis* | n | | (brain) | | on) | * | of brain | | | | | | and | | | | | | meninges | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -centesis | surgical puncture | *arthr/o/centesis*: | | | | puncture of a joint | | | | space with a needle | | | | and the withdrawal of | | | | fluid. | | | | | | | | *Arthrocentesis may | | | | also be performed to | | | | obtain samples of | | | | synovial fluid for | | | | diagnostic purposes, | | | | instill medications, | | | | and remove fluid from | | | | joints to relieve | | | | pain.* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -clasis | to break; surgical | *oste/o/clasis:* | | | fracture | surgical fracture of | | | | a bone to correct a | | | | deformity. | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -lysis | Separation; | *thromb/o/lysis-* | | | destruction; | destruction of a | | | loosening | blood clot | | | | | | | | *Drug therapy is | | | | usually used to | | | | dissolve a blood | | | | clot* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -ectomy | Excision, removal | *append/ectomy:* | | | | excision of the | | | | appendix | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -rrhaphy | Suture | *my/o/rrhaphy:* | | | | suture of a muscle | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -plasty | Surgical repair | *rhin/o/plasty-* | | | | surgical repair of | | | | the nose | | | | | | | | *Plastic surgery to | | | | change the size or | | | | shape of the nose* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -tripsy | Crushing | *lith/o/tripsy-* | | | | crushing a stone | | | | (calculus) | | | | | | | | *Lithotripsy is a | | | | surgical procedure | | | | for eliminating a | | | | stone in the kidney, | | | | ureter, bladder, or | | | | gallbladder* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -tome | Instrument to cut | *oste/o/tome-* | | | | instrument to cut | | | | bone | | | | | | | | *An osteotome is a | | | | surgical chisel used | | | | to cut through bone* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -stomy | Forming an opening | *trache/o/stomy* | | | (mouth) | forming an opening | | | | into the trachea | | | | (windpipe) | | | | | | | | *A tracheostomy is an | | | | artificial opening | | | | performed to bypass | | | | an obstructed upper | | | | airway.* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -tomy | Incision | *trache/o/tomy:* | | | | incision (through the | | | | neck) into the | | | | trachea | | | | | | | | Tracheotomy is | | | | performed to gain | | | | access to an airway | | | | below a blockage | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -gram | Record, writing | *electr/o/cardi/o/gra | | | | m*- | | | | record of the | | | | electrical activity | | | | of the heart | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -graph | Instrument for | *cardi/o/graph-* | | | recording | instrument for | | | | recording electrical | | | | activity of the heart | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -scope | Instrument for | *endo/scope-* | | | examining | instrument for | | | | examining within | | | | | | | | *An endoscope is a | | | | flexible or rigid | | | | instruments | | | | consisting of a tube | | | | and optical system | | | | for observing the | | | | inside of a hollow | | | | organ or cavity.* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -scopy | Visual examination | *endo/scopy-* visual | | | | examination within | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -algia | Pain | *neur/algia-* pain of | | | | a nerve | | -dynia | | | | | | *The pain of | | | | neuralgia usually | | | | occurs along the path | | | | of a nerve* | | | | | | | | *ot/o/dynia -*pain in | | | | the ear; earache | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -cele | Hernia, swelling | *hepat/o/cele-* | | | | hernia of the liver | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -ectasis | Dilation, expansion | *bronchi/ectasis-* | | | | dilation or expansion | | | | of one or more | | | | bronchi | | | | | | | | *Bronchiectasis is | | | | associated with | | | | various lung | | | | conditions and is | | | | manly accompanied by | | | | chronic infection* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -edema | Swelling | *lymph/edema-* | | | | swelling and | | | | accumulation of | | | | tissue fluid | | | | | | | | Lymphedema may be | | | | caused by the | | | | blockage of the lymph | | | | vessels | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -emesis | Vomiting | *hyper/emesis-* | | | | excessive vomiting  | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -emia | Blood condition | *an/emia-* blood | | | | condition caused by a | | | | decrease in red blood | | | | cells | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -pathy | Disease | *my/o/pathy-* disease | | | | of the muscle | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -penia | Decrease, deficiency | *erythro/o/penia-* | | | | decrease in red blood | | | | cells | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -phagia | Eating, swallowing | *dys/phagia-* | | | | inability or | | | | difficulty in | | | | swallowing | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -phobia | Fear  | *hem/o/phobia-* fear | | | | of blood | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -phasia | Speech | *a/phasia-* absence | | | | or impairment of | | | | speech | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -plegia | paralysis | *hemi/plegia-* | | | | paralysis of one side | | | | of the body | | | | | | | | *Hemiplegia affects | | | | the right or left | | | | side of the body and | | | | is usually caused by | | | | a brain injury or | | | | stroke* | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -rrhage | Bursting forth (of) | *hem/o/rrhage-* | | | | bursting forth (of) | | -rrhagia | | blood | | | | | | | | *Hemorrhage refers to | | | | a loss of a large | | | | amount of blood | | | | within a short | | | | period, either | | | | externally or | | | | internally* | | | | | | | | *men/o/rrhagia-* | | | | profuse discharge of | | | | blood during | | | | menstruation | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ |   | Meaning | Word Analysis | | | | | | Suffix | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | -rrhea | Discharge, flow | *dia/rrhea-* | | | | abnormally frequent | | | | discharge or flow of | | | | fluid fecal matter | | | | from the bowel | | | | | | | | -dia- through, across | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -sclerosis | Abnormal condition of | *arteri/o/sclerosis-* | | | hardening | abnormal condition of | | | | hardening of an | | | | artery | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | -stenosis | Narrowing, stricture | *arteri/o/stenosis-* | | | | abnormal narrowing of | | | | an artery | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+