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- tropic turning, changing Cephalotropic: Having an affinity for (turning toward) brain tissue
- ostomy making an opening Colostomy: Making a more or less permanent opening into the
into (os-mouth) colon
- otomy incision into Phlebotomy: Opening into a vein (phlebos)
- pexy fixation, suspension Hysteropexy: Fixation of the uterus to the abdominal wall
- lysis breaking down; Keratolysis: Separation of the horny layer of the skin
dissolution
ROOTS
myel - marrow (the spinal Myelitis: Inflammation of the bone marrow or the spinal cord
cord)
opt - vision or sight Optometer: A device for measuring the power and range of vision
pneumo - lung; also air or Pneumothorax: Accumulation of the air or gas in the pleural cavity
breathing
pyel - pelvis (of the kidney) Pyelonephritis: Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis
stomo - mouth; opening Colostomy: Surgical formation of an opening into the colon
hyper - above, excessive Hypertension: Blood pressure above normal; high blood pressure
supra - above, beyond; Supraoccipital: Situated above the back part of the skull
superior
super -
syn - with, together, Symphysis: The line of junction and fusion between bones
beside
sym -
trans - across, over Transection: Incision across the long axis; a cross section