Medical Terminology Unit 1

con-

together, with

macro-

large

epi-

above, upper

bi-

2

poly-

many, much

hypo-

below, under, deficient, less than normal

hyper-

above, excessive, more than normal

ex-

out, outwards, outside of

syn-

together, with

tachy-

fast

sub-

below, under

trans-

across, through

dia-

complete, through

para-

abnormal, beside, near

coccyg/o

coccyx

thel/o

nipple

splen/o

spleen

spin/o

spine, backbone

hepat/o

liver

radi/o

x-rays

urethr/o

urethra

nephr/o

kidney

dist/o

far, distant

arteri/o

artery

kary/o

nucleus

ox/o

oxygen

hemat/o

blood

peritone/o

peritoneum

mamm/o

breast

bi/o

life

dermat/o

skin

laryng/o

larynx

cardi/o

heart

pnuemon/o

lung

sacr/o

sacrum

pleur/o

pleura

rhin/o

nose

ren/o

kidney

hydr/o

water, fluid

hist/o

tissue

gloss/o

tongue

immun/o

protection

gnos/o

knowledge

mort/o

death

angi/o

vessel

tens/o

force, strain, stretch

sarc/o

flesh

medi/o

middle

arthr/o

joints

phleb/o

vein

axill/o

armpit

norm/o

rule, order

lymph/o

lymph

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

later/o

side

neutr/o

neutrophils

proxim/o

nearest

amni/o

amnion

flex/o

bend

pysch/o

mind

cost/o

ribs

aden/o

gland

the/o

put, place

dors/o

back portion of

crani/o

skull

cyst/o

urinary bladder

acr/o

extreme point, top, extremities

vertebr/o

vertebrae

onc/o

tumor (cancerous)

neur/o

nerves

my/o

muscle

furc/o

branching

gastr/o

stomach

gynec/o

women, female

pelv/i

pelvis

necr/o

death

ped/o

child

cephal/o

head

iatr/o

treatment, physician

enter/o

intestines

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

phag/o

to eat, swallow

trache/o

trachea

erythr/o

red

pharyng/o

pharynx

hem/o

blood

ven/o

vein

tonsill/o

tonsils

tox/o

poison

col/o

colon

morph/o

shape, form

sect/o

to cut

mast/o

breast

somn/o

sleep

plas/o

formation, development

electr/o

electricity

duct/o

lead, carry

carp/o

wrist bone

pulmon/o

lung

rect/o

rectum