Medical Terminology
Cervic/o
Neck
Thorac/o
Thorax, chest, plural cavity
-itis
Inflammation
-lysis
Decomposition
neur/o
Nerve
encephal/o
Brain
myel/o
Spinal Cord/Bone Marrow
-graphy
Process of recording
hyper-
Excessive
diplo-
Double
-opia
Vision
bi
Two
ot/o
Ear
-otomy
Incision
-cusis
Hearing
erythr/o
Red blood cells
Dermat/o
Skin
Oste/o
Bone
My/o
Muscle
Tendon
Soft tissue
-desis
Surgical Binding
-leuk/o
White blood cells
lymph/o
Fluid that removes waste products
carcin/o
Cancer
-ectomy
Surgical Removal