Medical Terminology 17.1

Medical terminology from Introduction to Health Science

ante-

front, before

dis-

apart

endo-

within

epi-

upon

hypo-

below

infer-

below

peri-

around

pre-

before

quad-

four

semi-

half

super-

above

trans-

through, across

abdomin/o

abdomen

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

tail

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

skull

cyt/o

cell

dors/o

back

gastr/o

stomach

hist/o

tissue

home/o

same

homin/o

human

later/o

side

lumb/o

lower back, loins

med/o

middle

pelv/o

pelvis, hip region

physi/o

nature, to grow

plasm/o

structure, formation

pleur/o

side, rib

poster/o

back, behind, after

proxim/o

near

reticul/o

network

sect/o

to cut

thorac/o

chest

ventr/o

front

ac-

pertaining to

al-

pertaining to

cyte-

cell

-ic

pertaining to

-ion

action of

-ior

more toward

-lysis

destruction, loosening

-ologist

specialist in the study of

-ology

the study of

-plasm

structure, formation

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-ule

small, little

-um

structure

-us

structure, substance