cervic/o

neck

thorac/o

chest

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

decomposition

-osis

disease/condition

neur/o

nerves

encephal/o

brain

myel/o

the spinal cord/bone marrow

-graphy

writing/recording process

hyper

above normal, beyond

diplo

double/twin

-opia

vision

bi

two

ot/o

ear

-otiomy

cutting/making incision to body part

-cusis

hearing

erythr/o

red blood cells

dermat/o

skin

oste/o

bone

my/o

muscle

tendon

tissue that attaches muscle to bone

-desis

binding/fixation

leuk/o

white blood cells

lymph/o

fluid that removes waste products

carcin/o

cancer

-ecotomy

surgical removal of something