Affixes

Meaning A substance present in the blood, especially in excess. Leading or promoting. A disease or other medical condition. A tumour, swelling, or hernia. A disorder of the skin. Surgical removal of all or part of a specified organ. Hernia. rganic tissue. Medical practice or treatment. !nflammatory disease. "isintegration or decomposition. An abnormal condition of a limb. An antibiotic compound derived from fungi. Stupor, drowsiness, or insensibility# the illicit production and use of drugs. $erves or the nervous system. A tumour or other abnormal growth. A visual disorder. Medical examination. Abstract nouns of action, state, or process. %hild# relating to children.

Affix -aemia

-agogue -asis -cele -derma -ectomy

herniohist(o)-iatric -itis -lysis -melia -mycin narco-

neur(o)-oma -opia -opsy -osis paed(o)-

parietopath(o)-pathy -penia

&ody cavity# hollow structure. "isease. "isease or disorder# treatment of disease. "eficiency in a component of the blood.

pharmac(o)- "rugs, medicines. -plasty -plegia poliopsych(o)py(o)-rrhagia -rrhaphy -rrhoea -some spir(o) -stomy 'econstructive surgery. (aralysis. )issue in the nervous system# grey matter. )he mind# psychology. (us. An excessive flow or discharge. Surgical sewing or suturing. "ischarge# flow. A part of a body, especially a cell. )he breath# breathing. A surgical operation to create an opening in an organ. &lood clotting. %utting. A substance present in the urine, especially in excess.

thrombo-tomy -uria