Chapter One Medical term

epi

upon, above, over, on top

encephal/o

brain

hem/o

blood

ment/o

mind

tonsill/o

almond, tonsil

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

hyster/o

uterus

leuk/o

white

nat/o

birth

proct/o

anus or rectum

vas/o

vessel

-al

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical excision, removal

-emia

condition of blood

-gram

a record or image

-ia

condition of

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study or science of

-pathy

disease

-philia

loving, affinity for

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-tic

pertaining to

a

without, absence of

con

with, together, jointly

maxim/o

biggest, highest

muscul/o, my/o

muscle

-ary

pertaining to

-ion

process

-phasia

speaking

Anti

against, opposite of

brady

slow

endo

within

neo

new

pre

to come before

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

neur/o

nerve

path/o

disease

psych/o

mind

rhin/o

nose

micro

small

lith/o

stone

pulmon/o

lung