Medical Terminology Review - Word Parts

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

poli/o

gray

melan/o

black

oste/o

bone

arthr/o

joint

my/o

muscle

muscul/o

muscle

arteri/o

artery

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

cardi/o

heart

card/o

heart

lymph/o

lymph

tonsill/o

tonsils

laryng/o

larynx (throat)

pneum/o

lungs

pneumat/o

lungs

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

esophag/o

esophagus

col/o

large intestine, colon

hepat/o

liver

or/o

mouth

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

nephr/o

kidney

ren/o

kidney

encephal/o

brain

cephal/o

head

neur/o

nerves

ot/o

ear

-ectomy

surgical removal

-itis

inflammation

-ac

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-um

creates noun form

-us

creates noun form

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

-algia

pain and suffering

-dynia

pain

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

tissue death

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-graphy

process of recording a picture or record

-gram

record or picture

-plasty

surgical repair

-scopy

visual examination

-rrhage

bursting forth, as in excessive fluid discharge

-rrhagia

bursting forth, as in excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

to suture or stitch

-rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-ology

study of

-pathy

disease

-otomy

surgical incision

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-ologist

specialist

pre-

before

peri-

surrounding

post-

after

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, in the direction of

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

eu-

good, normal, well, easy

hyper-

excessive, increased

hypo-

deficient, decreased

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

sub-

under, less, below

supra-

above, excessive

en-

inside

stomat/o

mouth

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

ophthalm/o

eye

ocul/o

eye

blephar/o

eyelid

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

thorac/o

chest

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

phren/o

diaphragm; mind

appendic/o

vermiform appendix

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

cephal/o

head

crani/o

skull

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

cervic/o

neck

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

cost/o

rib

axill/o

armpit

splen/o

spleen

pancreat/o

pancreas