Scler-: hard
eg. Scleredema_ hard non pitting edema of the skin, having a waxy appearance with no demarcation and occurring mainly in females with diabetes mellitus.
Semi-: partially
eg. Semiconscious_ not completely aware of sensation; partially conscious.
Spiro-: breathing
eg. Spirometer_ instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs.
Splen-: spleen
eg. Splenomegaly_ enlargement of the spleen.
Steno-: narrow
eg. Stenosis_ an abnormal narrowing or contraction of a duct or canal.
Sub-: below; less than
eg. Subnormal_ below normal.
Tachy-: fast, accelerated
eg. Tachycardia_ abnormally rapid heart rate.
Tele-: distance, distant
eg. Teletheraphy_ radiation therapy that is administered at a distance from the body.
Thel-: nipples
eg. Thelalgia_ pain in the nipples.
Thorac-: chest
eg. Thoracoscope_ instrument for examining the chest cavity.
Thrombo-: clot
eg. Thrombosis_ formation of a clot in the blood that either blocks or partially blocks a blood vessel.
Thyro-: thyroid
eg. Thyroidectomy_ a surgical procedure in which all or part of the thyroid gland is removed.
Tox-: poison, poisonous
eg. Toxemia_ the presence of bacterial toxins in the blood stream, also called blood poisoning.
Tracheo-: wind pipe; trachea
eg. Tracheomalacia_ degeneration of the elastic and connective tissues of the trachea.
Uro-: urinary tract
eg. Urosepsis_ bacteremia resulting from urinary tract infection.
Vaso-: vessel or duct
eg. Vasodilation_ an increase in the diameter of a blood vessel.
Xeno-: stranger, foreigner
eg. Xenophobia_ irrational fear of strangers.
Xero-: dry
eg. Xeroderma_ abnormally dry skin.
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