crasia

• Meaning: A mixture or blending (often used in relation to blood)
• Example: Dyscrasia – an abnormal condition of the blood.

emia

• Meaning: Blood condition
• Example: Ischemia – a condition where the blood supply to a part of the body, often the heart, is restricted or reduced

• -ectomy
  • Meaning: Surgical removal
  • Example: Atherectomy – removal of plaque from an artery.

• -graphy
  • Meaning: Process of recording
  • Example: Electrocardiography – recording the electrical activity of the heart.

-itis

• Meaning: Inflammation
• Example: Myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle

• -lysis
  • Meaning: Destruction, breakdown
  • Example: Thrombolysis – the breakdown of a blood clot.

• -megaly
  • Meaning: Enlargement
  • Example: Cardiomegaly – enlargement of the heart.

• -osis
  • Meaning: Abnormal condition
  • Example: Arteriosclerosis – hardening of the arteries.

• -penia
  • Meaning: Deficiency
  • Example: Leukopenia – a deficiency of white blood cells.

• -plasty
  • Meaning: Surgical repair
  • Example: Valvuloplasty – surgical repair of a heart valve.

rrhage

• Meaning: Bursting forth, excessive flow
• Example: Hemorrhage – excessive bleeding (in a short amount of time).

• -stasis
  • Meaning: Stopping, controlling
  • Example: Hemostasis – stopping of blood flow.

• -cytosis
  • Meaning: Condition of cells
  • Example: Thrombocytosis – an abnormal increase in the number of platelets.

• -algia
  • Meaning: Pain
  • Example: Neuralgia – nerve pain.

• -cele
  • Meaning: Hernia, swelling
  • Example: Meningocele – hernial protrusion of the meninges.

• -cyte
  • Meaning: Cell
  • Example: Gliocyte – a glial cell.

• -ectomy
  • Meaning: Surgical removal
  • Example: Ganglionectomy – surgical removal of a ganglion.

• -genic
  • Meaning: Producing, originating, or causing
  • Example: Myogenic – originating in muscle tissue but affecting the nervous system.

gram

• Meaning: Record or image
• Example: Myelogram – an imaging record of the spinal cord.

• -graph
  • Meaning: Instrument used to record
  • Example: Electroencephalograph – an instrument for recording brain activity.

• -graphy
  • Meaning: Process of recording
  • Example: Myelography – imaging of the spinal cord.

• -iatrist
  • Meaning: Specialist in treatment
  • Example: Psychiatrist – a specialist in treating mental disorders.

• -iatry
  • Meaning: Field of medicine, treatment
  • Example: Psychiatry – the medical field focusing on mental health.

• -itis
  • Meaning: Inflammation
  • Example: Encephalitis – inflammation of the brain.

• -lepsy
  • Meaning: Seizure
  • Example: Epilepsy – a condition characterized by recurrent seizures.

• -logist
  • Meaning: Specialist in a field of study
  • Example: Psychologist – a specialist in the study of the mind and behavior.

• -malacia
  • Meaning: Abnormal softening
  • Example: Encephalomalacia – softening of the brain tissue.

• -mania
  • Meaning: Madness or excessive preoccupation
  • Example: Pyromania – excessive preoccupation with fire (can involve neurological or psychiatric evaluation).

• -oid
  • Meaning: Resembling or like
  • Example: Myeloid – resembling or related to the spinal cord or bone marrow.

-oma

• Meaning: Tumor, swelling
• Example: Glioma – a tumor of glial cells

• -pathy
  • Meaning: Disease
  • Example: Radiculopathy – a disease or disorder affecting a nerve root.

• -phobia
  • Meaning: Fear
  • Example: Agoraphobia – fear of open or public spaces, related to mental health.

• -rrhaphy
  • Meaning: Suturing or stitching
  • Example: Myelorraphy – suturing of the spinal cord.

• -tomy
  • Meaning: Cutting or surgical incision
  • Example: Neurotomy – surgical incision into a nerve.

• -tropic
  • Meaning: Having an affinity for, influencing
  • Example: Psychotropic – substances that affect mental activity, behavior, or perception.