-itis
inflammation
-osis
Abnormal condition
-ectomy
to cut out (remove)
-otomy
to cut into
-ostomy
to make a “mouth”
a/an
without,none
micro
small
macro
large
mega/ -megaly
enlarged
-scopy/scopic
to look, observe
-graphy/graph
recording an image
-gram
the image (X-ray)
-ology/ologist
study, specialize in
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
cyan/o
blue
xanth/o
yellow
-oma
a swelling (tumor)
malignant
cancerous
benign
not life-threatening
inflammation
-itis
Abnormal condition
-osis
to cut out (remove)
-ectomy
to cut into
-otomy