Clinical Practice Preparation: Medical Terminology Review

aden

gland

cost/o

ribs

angi/o

blood vessel

cranio

skull

cyan

blue

append

appendix

cyst/o

bladder

auricul/o

ear

cyte

cell

arteri/o

artery

derma

skin

arthr/o

joint

carcin

cancer

embo

plug

cardi/o

heart

enter/o

intestine

encephal/o

brain

cephal

head

epidemic

pertaining to an outbreak

epidemi

epidemic

cerebr/o

brain

erythro

red

cach

bad

gastr/o

stomach

gingiva

gums

chem

chemical toxic

gloss

tongue

chole

gallbladder

colo

colon

halti

breath

comedo

plugged duct

hepato

liver

hemo/hemat

blood

osteo

bone

hydro

water

oto

ear

leuko

white

ped, pod

feet

lingua

language

phleb

vein

lymph

lymph vessels

pneumo, pulm

lung

mamm, mast

breast

rhin

nose

mening

meninges

musculo

muscle

sialo

salivary gland

myelo

bone marrow

throac

chest

myo

muscle

thrombo

Platlet

nephro, ren

kidney

trachea

windpipe

neuro

nerve

ocul, ophthal

eye

a, an

without

anti

against

ab

away

bi

2

brady

slow

ad

toward

circum

around

ante

in front of

contra

against

micro

small

mono, uni

one

di

two

neo

new

diplo

double

dys

bad, painful, difficult

ortho

straight

ecto

outside

peri

around

poly

many

endo, intra

in, within

post

after

epi

above

hemi

one half

pre

before

hetero

different

pro

before (time)

pseudo

false

homo

same

hyper

excessive, above normal

retro

behind, past

semi

half

hypo

below

sub

below

inter

between

supra

above

later

on sides

tachy

fast

lipo

fat

mal

bad

tele

distant, far off

mega, macro

large

trans

through

a, ac, al

pertaining to

emia

blood

algia

pain