gingiv-

• leg

• gum

• spleen

• expansion

-malacia-

• Soft condition

• hard condition

• Inflammation of a tissue
• Degeneration of a tissue

-ology

• Study of
• Fear of
• Love for
• Hate for

spasm-

• involuntary contraction

• A type of disease

• Mild

• stomach

-algia

• Pain
• Inflammation
• Fever
• Infection

crani-

• Curved

• Middle

• Skull

• Nose

end-

• beginning
• start
• end

• commence

hemi-

• Half
• Double
• Triple
• Quadruple

oid-

• tongue

• like

• red

• twist

hyper-

• Above, more than normal

• around, on both sides

• burst

• through, across