Thematic index of Medicine & surgery
| -acusis | A condition of the hearing. |
| -aemia | A substance present in the blood, especially in excess. |
| -agogue | Leading or promoting. |
| anthrac(o)- | Coal or carbon; a carbuncle. |
| -asis | A disease or other medical condition. |
| ather(o)- | An atheroma. |
| -blast | An immature or embryonic cell. |
| carcino- | Cancer. |
| -cele | A tumour, swelling, or hernia. |
| -centesis | A puncture or perforation of a body cavity. |
| -derma | A disorder of the skin. |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal of all or part of a specified organ. |
| febr(i)- | Fever. |
| fibrino- | Fibrin. |
| geront(o)- | Old age or old people. |
| hernio- | Hernia. |
| hist(o)- | Organic tissue. |
| -iatric | Medical practice or treatment. |
| iatro- | A physician or medical treatment. |
| immuno- | Immune or immunity. |
| ino- | Fibrous tissue or muscle. |
| -itis | Inflammatory disease. |
| karyo- | The nucleus of a cell. |
| -lagnia | Morbid sexual arousal. |
| -lalia | A speech condition or disorder. |
| -lepsy | A seizure. |
| -lysis | Disintegration or decomposition. |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening of a tissue. |
| medico- | Medicine plus another field. |
| -megaly | Abnormal enlargement of part of the body. |
| -melia | An abnormal condition of a limb. |
| -metropia | A condition of the eye. |
| muco- | Mucus. |
| -mycin | An antibiotic compound derived from fungi. |
| narco- | Stupor, drowsiness, or insensibility; the illicit production and use of drugs. |
| neur(o)- | Nerves or the nervous system. |
| noso- | Disease. |
| -odontics | Specialisms in dentistry. |
| -odynia | Pain. |
| -oma | A tumour or other abnormal growth. |
| onco- | A tumour. |
| -onychia | A condition of the nails. |
| -opia | A visual disorder. |
| -opsia | A defect of vision. |
| -opsy | Medical examination. |
| -osis | Abstract nouns of action, state, or process. |
| -osmia | An abnormal condition of the sense of smell. |
| paed(o)- | Child; relating to children. |
| -pagus | Conjoined twins. |
| parieto- | Body cavity; hollow structure. |
| path(o)- | Disease. |
| -pathy | Disease or disorder; treatment of disease. |
| -penia | Deficiency in a component of the blood. |
| pero- | Deformity. |
| -pexy | Surgical operation for fixing an organ in position. |
| pharmac(o)- | Drugs, medicines. |
| -phasia | Speech disorder. |
| -phobia | Extreme or irrational fear or dislike. |
| -phrenia | Mental disorder. |
| -plasty | Reconstructive surgery. |
| -plegia | Paralysis. |
| pleur(o)- | The pleurae; the side of the body. |
| -ploid | The number of sets of chromosomes in a cell. |
| -poiesis | Production, formation. |
| poikilo- | Variegated; variable. |
| polio- | Tissue in the nervous system; grey matter. |
| -praxia | Action; practice. |
| psych(o)- | The mind; psychology. |
| ptyalo- | Saliva; salivary gland. |
| pyel(o)- | The pelvis of the kidney. |
| pylor(o)- | The pylorus. |
| py(o)- | Pus. |
| -rrhagia | An excessive flow or discharge. |
| -rrhaphy | Surgical sewing or suturing. |
| -rrhoea | Discharge; flow. |
| sangui- | Blood. |
| -some3 | A part of a body, especially a cell. |
| spasmo- | A spasm. |
| sphygm(o)- | The pulse. |
| spir(o)-2 | The breath; breathing. |
| -stomy | A surgical operation to create an opening in an organ. |
| syndesmo- | Connective tissue, especially ligaments. |
| syring(o)- | A tube or long cavity; a fistula. |
| taeni- | Ribbon; tapeworm. |
| terato- | Monsters or abnormal forms. |
| tetan(o)- | Tetanus. |
| -thelium | A layer of body tissue. |
| thrombo- | Blood clotting. |
| -thymia | A condition of the mind. |
| thyro- | The thyroid. |
| toco- | Childbirth; reproduction. |
| -tome | An instrument for cutting; a section or segment. |
| -tomy | Cutting. |
| -tonia | Muscle tone or tension; a personality state. |
| tox(i)- | Toxin; toxic. |
| -uria | A substance present in the urine, especially in excess. |
| varico- | A varicose vein. |
| vas(o)- | A vessel. |
| ventricul(o)- | A ventricle. |
| vesic(o)- | A blister; the urinary bladder. |
| vir(o)- | A virus. |
| vitell(i)- | The yolk of an egg. |
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