medical latin & greek roots

medical terminology

a-

without

adeno-

gland

aero-

air/gas

-al

pertaining to

albi-

white

an-

not/without

andro-

male

angi-

vessel

ante-

before

anti-

against

-ary

connected

-ase

enzyme

athero-

joint

auto-

self

bi-

two

blasto-

germ

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck

chondro-

cartilage

clast-

break

co-

with

contra-

against

corpo-

body

costa-

ribs

cutane-, cuti-

skin

derma-, dermato-

skin

cyto-

cell

dorsi-

back

dys-

difficult/defective

ec-, ecto-

out/away

encephalo-

brain

endo-

inside/within

epi-

near

eryth-, erytho-

red color

eu-

true/good

exo-

outside

-form

having form

gastro-

stomach

-gen, -genesis

producing

glia-

nerve cells

gluco-

sweet

glyco-

sugar

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

the other

histo-

tissue

homeo-

similar

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

extreme

hypo-

below normal

-ia

plural

-ic

pertaining to

infra-

below

inter-

among

intra-

within

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

next to

lacto-

milk

lamina-

layer

latero-

lateral

leuko-

white color

lyso-, lyto-

dissolution

macro-

large/long

medi-

middle

mega-

great

meso-

middle

meta-

change

micro-

small

mono-

single

morpho-

shape

myo-, mysi-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

tendon/nerve

oo-

egg

oculo-

eye

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

osteo-

bone

oxy-

sharp

para-

alongside

patho-

disease

pedi-

foot

peri-

around

phago-

eating

philo-

dear

phobo-

fear

physio-

native

pneumo-

lungs

poly-

multiple

pro-

first

pseudo-

falsehood

quadri-

four