Example Words:1. erythrocyte – red blood cell2. hematocrit – blood count3. ischemia – blood deficiency4. ipsilateral – same side5. gastroenteritis – inflammation inside stomach

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Root Word MeaningOlogy Study ofOma tumorOsis conditionOsteo bonepenia deficientPeptic stomachperi aroundphleb(o) veinplasty surgeryPleura/o lungsPnea Breath, respiratoryRenal kidneyrrhexus rupturesclerosis hardeningscope instrumentsep, septiv toxicity sphygm(o) pulsestenosis Narrowing, constrictiontachy rapidthromb(o) clotvalv(o) valvevas(o) vesselven(o) veinventricul(o) ventricle