Medical Terminology

Lact/o-

Milk

Therm/o-

Heat/Temperature

Obstetr/o-

Midwife

Hepat/o-

Liver

Carcin/o-

Cancer

Gastr/o-

Stomach

Viv/o-

Life

Andr/o-

Male

Xen/o-

Foreign

Ren/o-

Kidney

Eschar/o-

Scar

Lith/o-

Stone

Electr/o-

Electricity

Hypn/o-

Sleep

Thyroid/o-

Thyroid gland

Morph/o-

Form/Shape

Path/o-

Disease

Abdomin/o-

Abdomen

Phleb/o-

Vein

Bi/o-

Life/Living

Nephr/o-

Kidney

Hem/o-

Blood

Gynec/o-

Female

Ovari/o-

Ovary

Urethr/o-

Urethra

Pulmon/o-

Lung

Tonsil/o-

Tonsil

Lymph/o-

Lymph

Cyan/o-

Blue

Epitheli/o-

Epithilium

Aden/o-

Gland

Trach/o-

Trachea

Prostat/o-

Prostate

Hemat/o-

Blood

Opt/o-

Eye/Vision

Leuk/o-

White

Vertebr/o-

Vertebra

Append/o-

Appendix

Crani/o-

Skull

Skelet/o-

Skeleton

Encephala/o-

Brain

Cardi/o-

Heart

Noct/o-

Night

Herni/o-

Hernia

Audi/o-

Hearing

Pneum/o-

Air/Lung

Immune/o-

Immunity

Lingu/o-

Tongue

Thromb/o-

Clot

Psych/o-

Mind

Neur/o-

Nerve

Colon/o-

Colon

Hydr/o-

Water

Rhin/o-

Nose

Opthalm/o-

Eye

Oste/o-

Bone

Hyster/o-

Uterus

Dermat/o-

Skin

Erythr/o-

Red

Gluc/o-

Sugar

Singular ending

-us or -a

Plural Ending

-i or -ae

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Towards

Ante-

Before

Retro-

Backward

-algia

Pain

-itis

Inflammation

-osis

Abnormal Condition

-emia

Blood condition

-cele

Hernia

-megaly

Enlargement