Medical Terminology: Complete Study Guide for Final Exam

metr/o

metr/o

pertaining to the uterus

jejun/o

pertaining to the jejunum

kal/o

pertaining to potassium

kerat/o

pertaining to the cornea of the eye

lacrim/o

pertaining to tears

lapra/o

pertaining to the flank

leuk/o

pertaining to white blood cells

my/o

pertaining to muscle

hepat/o

pertaining to the liver

hyster/o

pertaining to the uterus

irid/o

pertaining to the iris of the eye

lact/o

pertaining to milk

laryng/o

pertaining to the larynx

lip/o

pertaining to fat

lith/o

pertaining to stones

lob/o

pertaining to a lobe

lumb/o

pertaining to the lower back

lymph/o

pertaining to lymph

mamm/o

pertaining to the breast

mast/o

pertaining to the breast

melan/o

pertaining to black or dark pigmentation

mening/o

pertaining to the meninges

myel/o

pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow

myring/o

pertaining to the eardrum

nas/o

pertaining to the nose

natr/o

pertaining to sodium

nephr/o

pertaining to the kidney

neur/o

pertaining to nerves

norm/o

pertaining to normal

odont/o

pertaining to teeth

olig/o

pertaining to few or scanty

onych/o

pertaining to nails

oophor/o

pertaining to the ovary

oste/o

pertaining to bones

ot/o

pertaining to the ear

pachy/o

pertaining to thick

palat/o

pertaining to the palate

path/o

pertaining to disease

peritone/o

pertaining to the peritoneum

phag/o

pertaining to eating or swallowing

pharmac/o

pertaining to drugs

pharyng/o

pertaining to the pharynx

phleb/o

pertaining to veins

phren/o

pertaining to the diaphragm or mind

pil/o

pertaining to hair

pneum/o

pertaining to the lungs or air

pneumat/o

pertaining to air or gas

presby/o

pertaining to old age

proct/o

pertaining to the rectum or anus

psych/o

pertaining to the mind

pulmon/o

pertaining to the lungs

pyel/o

pertaining to the renal pelvis

ren/o

pertaining to the kidney

reticul/o

pertaining to a network

retin/o

pertaining to the retina

rhin/o

pertaining to the nose

salping/o

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

sigmoid/o

pertaining to the sigmoid colon

splen/o

pertaining to the spleen

steat/o

pertaining to fat

stomat/o

pertaining to the mouth

tars/o

pertaining to the tarsus

thorac/o

pertaining to the chest

thromb/o

pertaining to a blood clot

tonsill/o

pertaining to the tonsils

trache/o

pertaining to the trachea

troph/o

pertaining to nutrition or growth

ungu/o

pertaining to the nail

ven/o

pertaining to veins

vesic/o

pertaining to the bladder or vesicle

xanth/o

pertaining to yellow

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia, tumor

-centesis

puncture

-clasia

to surgically break

-cyte

cell

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood, blood condition

-gram

to record

-ia

condition

-iasis

presence of

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-lysis

seperates; loosens

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision condition

-osis

condition

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-plasty

surgical correction or repair

-plegia

paralysis

-poiesis

formation