Medical Terms - Group 1

Intro to A+P

abdomin-/ o-

belly or abdominal area

a-/an-

without, lack of

bio-

life, live

cephal-

head

dorsi- and or postero-

back

hetero-

different, other

homeo-

same

-ology/ -logy

study of

physio-

nature

pre-

before

post-

after, behind

thorac-/ o-

chest

venter-

belly

viscer-

internal organ

trans-

across, through, beyond

hydr-

water

iso-

equal

poly-

many, much

super-/ supra-

above, upper, upon

therm-

heat

chrom-/ chromo-

color

-cyte/ cyto-

cell

glyco-

sugar, sweet

hyper-

over, above, excessive

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra-

under, below

inter-

between

intra-

within

meta-

beyond, after, change

mito-

thread, filament

-phag-/ phago-

to eat, to ingest

phobo-/ i-

fear

pin-

drink

telo-

end

chondra-/ chondro

cartilage

hist-

tissue

hyal-/ hyalo

glass

sero-

watery fluid