![]() ![]() Endocrinology 12 letter Words starting with endoġ). Endopeptidases 13 letter Words starting with endoġ). Endoparasitisms 14 letter Words starting with endoġ). Endopolyploidies 15 letter Words starting with endoġ). Where E is 5th, N is 14th, D is 4th and O is 15th Letter of Alphabet seriesĪlso see: Words ending with Endo | Words containing Endo 16 letter Words starting with endoġ). endo is made up of letters E, N, D and O. ENDO is not a word but only a combination of letters. Below are Total 171 words Starting with ENDO (Prefix) found after searching through all the words in english. The first one is done as an example.ENDO Total Number of words that start with ENDO found =171 ENDO comprises of 4 letters. Match the meanings on the left with the prefixes in the drop-down menu on the right. vaso, vasco, - (blood) vessel: vascular, vasculitis, vasoconstriction, vasodilation, vasospastic Practice Medical Prefixes.ur(o)- related to the urinary system: dysuria, hematuria, uric, urination, urologist.osteo- bone: osteoarthritis, osteomyelitis, osteopenia, osteoporosis.neuro- related to nerves: neurological, neuropathy, neurosis.myo, myco- related to muscle: myalgia, myelitis, myocardial.lympho- lymph: lymphatic, lymphoblastic, lymphoma.hep-, hepato- related to the liver: heparin, hepatic, hepatitis.hemo, hemato- blood: hematocrit, hematuria, hemoglobin, hemolytic, hemophilia, hemorrhage.gastro- stomach: gastric, gastritis, gastroenterology (study of the stomach & intestines).derm-, dermato- skin: dermatitis, dermatologist, epidermis, hypodermic.cyte- cell (see also suffixes): cytology, cytoplasm, cytosis.cardio- heart: cardiac, cardiovascular, pericardium (also bradycardia- an abnormally slow heart rate, and tachycardia- a rate that’s too fast.).arthro- joint: arthralgia, arthritis, arthroscopy.sclero- hard: atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, scleroderma, sclerotic Prefixes (& Roots) Related to Body Parts & their Functions.poly- many or a lot: polydipsia, polyneuropathy, polyuria.phago- eating (also a suffix): phagocytes, polyphagia.path- disease, suffering (also a suffix): pathogen, pathology.peri- around, surrounding: pericardium, perinatal, perineum, peripheral.mono- one: monoclonal, monocytes, mononucleosis.leuko- white: leukemia, leukocytes, leukopenia.hypo- under(or too little): hypocalcemia, hypodermic, hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, hypothyroidism, hypoxia.hyper- over (or too much): hyperbilirubinemia, hyperplasia, hypersensitive, hyperparathyroidism, hypertension.erythro- red: erythema, erythroblast, erythrocytes, erythroderma, erythromysin.epi- on, over: epidemic, epinephrine, epithelial.endo- inside: endemic, endogenous, endometriosis, endoscopy.dys- difficult or painful: dysfunctional, dysmenorrhea, dyspnea, dysuria.dia- across, apart, or through: diabetes, diagnosis, dialysis, diaphragm, diarrhea, diastole.bio- life: antibiotic, biologic, biopsy.anti- against: antibodies, anticoagulant, antidote, antigen, antihistamine, antiseptic, antitoxin.a-, an- without: analgesic, anemia, anesthetic, anorexic, aphasia, aseptic, asymptomatic.Then try the matching exercise at the bottom of the page. Look through the lists and try to guess the meanings of the example words. Sometimes there are several related spellings, depending on the sounds that follow. ![]() I have written most with an ‘o’ at the end, for combining with other words, but the ‘o’ is usually dropped if followed by a vowel. The second list is prefixes that refer to a particular body part or system. (Hemo- or –emia both refer to conditions of the blood path- and –pathy both refer to illness or suffering.) Many of these prefixes can be used as roots or suffixes as well. ![]() We get the English words pneumonia and pulmonary from them. Pneumo- is the base of the word for lungs in Greek pulmo- in Latin. Nephritis is kidney inflammation (from Greek). ‘Renal insufficiency’ means badly-working kidneys, and comes from Latin. That's why we have two different names for certain organs. (The western medical tradition began with Hippocrates and other Greek physicians.) It also includes more roots and prefixes worth recognizing, though less important to memorize.) ![]()
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