| A | B |
|---|
| intra | within |
| sub | below |
| itis | inflammation |
| pathy | disease |
| osteo | bone |
| arthro | joint |
| hepato | liver |
| veno | vein |
| ous | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| osteitis | inflammation of a bone |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of bone and joint |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| hepatic | pertaining to the liver |
| subhepatic | pertaining to under the liver |
| venous | pertaining to a vein |
| intravenous | pertaining to within the vein |
| venopathy | disease of a vein |
| osteopathy | disease of a bone |
| arthropathy | disease of a joint |
| osteoarthropathy | disease of bone and joint |
| hepatopathy | disease of a liver |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| megaly | enlargement |
| combining form | word root + combining vowel |
| combining vowel | used to ease pronunciation |
| prefix | word part attached to front of term |
| suffix | word part attached to end of term |
| word root | core of the term |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| cardio | heart |
| esophago | esophagus |
| neuro | nerve |
| patello | kneecap |
| pulmono | lungs |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| neural | pertaining to a nerve |
| patellar | pertaining to the knee cap |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| esophagectomy | surgical removal of the esophagus |
| neurectomy | surgical removal of a nerve |
| patellectomy | surgical removal of the knee cap |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| cardiopathy | disease of the heart |
| neuropathy | disease of a nerve |
