HOSA Med Term 25-26

a-, an-

Prefix: without, not

ab-

Prefix: away from

ad-

Prefix: toward

ante-

Prefix: before

anti-

Prefix: against

brady-

Prefix: slow

tachy-

Prefix: fast

dys-

Prefix: bad, difficult, painful

eu-

Prefix: good, normal

hyper-

Prefix: excessive, above normal

hypo-

Prefix: deficient, below normal

inter-

Prefix: between

intra-

Prefix: within

peri-

Prefix: around

post-

Prefix: after

pre-, pro-

Prefix: before

sub-

Prefix: below

trans-

Prefix: across

-algia

Suffix: pain

-dynia

Suffix: pain

-cele

Suffix: hernia

-cyte

Suffix: cell

-ectomy

Suffix: surgical removal

-emia

Suffix: blood condition

-graphy

Suffix: process of recording

-itis

Suffix: inflammation

-logy

Suffix: study of

-megaly

Suffix: enlargement

-oma

Suffix: tumor

-osis

Suffix: abnormal condition

-pathy

Suffix: disease

-pnea

Suffix: breathing

-rrhea

Suffix: flow or discharge

-scopy

Suffix: visual examination

-stomy

Suffix: surgical opening

-tomy

Suffix: incision

cardi/o

Root (combining form): heart

neur/o

Root (combining form): nerve

gastr/o

Root (combining form): stomach

enter/o

Root (combining form): intestine

oste/o

Root (combining form): bone

my/o

Root (combining form): muscle

pneum/o; pulmon/o

Root (combining form): lung

hepat/o

Root (combining form): liver

nephr/o; ren/o

Root (combining form): kidney

dermat/o; cutane/o

Root (combining form): skin

hemat/o

Root (combining form): blood

rhin/o

Root (combining form): nose

ophthalm/o

Root (combining form): eye

ot/o

Root (combining form): ear

gynec/o

Root (combining form): female

andr/o

Root (combining form): male

arthr/o

Root (combining form): joint

Anterior

General term: front of body

Posterior

General term: back of body

Superior

General term: above

Inferior

General term: below

Medial

General term: toward midline

Lateral

General term: away from midline

Proximal

General term: closer to point of attachment

Distal

General term: farther from point of attachment

Sagittal plane

General anatomy: divides left and right

Frontal (coronal) plane

General anatomy: divides front and back

Transverse plane

General anatomy: divides upper and lower

Histology

Suffix (-logy): study of tissues

oste/o

Root (combining form): bone

arthr/o

Root (combining form): joint

chondr/o

Root (combining form): cartilage

myel/o

Root (combining form): bone marrow

arthritis

Root + suffix: joint inflammation

osteoporosis

Root + suffix: condition of porous bone

scoliosis

Suffix (-osis): abnormal spinal curvature

arthroscopy

Suffix (-scopy): visual exam of joint

laminectomy

Suffix (-ectomy): removal of vertebral arch

my/o

Root (combining form): muscle

ten/o; tendin/o

Root (combining form): tendon

myalgia

Suffix (-algia): muscle pain

atrophy

Prefix (a-) + root: without muscle growth

dystrophy

Prefix (dys-): bad/abnormal development

abduction

Prefix (ab-): movement away

adduction

Prefix (ad-): movement toward