| A | B |
|---|
| oste / osteoporosis | bone / softening of the bone |
| pneum / pneumonia | lung / infection in lung |
| rhin / rhinitis | nose / infection in nose |
| splen / spleenectomy | spleen / surgical removal of the spleen |
| stoma / stomaplasty | mouth / surgical repair of the mouth |
| uter / uterus | uterus / uterus organ (female organ) |
| vaso / vasoconstriction | vessel / narrowing of a blood vessel |
| Root word | usually refers to body part, color |
| prefix | usually refers to time location, duration |
| suffix | usually refers to disease, disorder, procedure |
| abd/abdominal | belly area/pertaining to the abdomen |
| aden.adenocarcinoma | gland/cancer in a gland |
| angi/angioplasty | vessel / repair of a blood vessel |
| arteri/ arteiogram | artery/picture of an artery |
| arthr / arthritis | joint / inflammation of a joint |
