Medical Terminology

Cost-

Rib

-gram

Record

Acro-

Extremities

Rhexis

Break, burst

Carcin-

Cancer

-penia

Decrease

Gen-

Original, production

Burso-

Sac

Retr(o)-

Backwards

Trip-

Rub, friction

Strept-

Twist

-desis

Binding

Mani-

Madness

Glosso-

Tongue

-trophy

Development

Supra-

Above

-ptosis

Falling

-dyn-

Pain

Mast-

Breast

-rrhaphy

Suture

Dent-

Teeth

Cephal-

Head

Auto-

Self

Epi-

Upon

Hydro-

Water

-lysis

Loosening, destruction

-oid

Like

Hemi-

Half

Crani-

Skull

Chole-

Bile

-algia

Pain

Opthalm-

Eye

Chondr-

Cartilage

Hyper-

Above, more than normal

End-

Inside, within

Ost-

Bone

Para-

Beside, beyond

Lith-

Stone

Cervic-

Neck

Cyst-

Sac containing fluid

Hem(at)-

Blood

Cyan-

Blue

-scop-

Observe

Hypo-

Under, beneath

-ostomy

Creation of an opening

Hyster-

Uterus

My-

Muscle

Lip-

Fat

Psycho-

Mind

Proct-

Anus

-ectomy

Removal of

-osis

Any condition

Path-

Disease

Enter-

Intestine

Megal-

Enlargement

Gastro-

Stomach

Rhin-

Nose

Plast-

Surgical correction

-malacia

Softening

Blephar-

Eyelid

Cardi-

Heart

-ologist

Specialist

Spasm

Involuntary contraction

Angi-

Vessel

Cerebr(o)-

Brain

Dermat-

Skin

-ology

Study of

-itis

Inflammation

Gingiv-

Gums

-otomy

Cut into

Arth-

Joints

Hepat-

Liver

Nephr-

Kidney

Aden-

Gland

-oma

Tumor

Lobo-

section

-emesis

vomiting

Contra-

against, counter

-iasis

condition, formation

trans-

through, across

brady-

slow

-ectasis

expansion

Cyt-

cell

Odont-

tooth

Leuk-

white

-esthesia

sensation

Cantho-

angle at the end of the eyelid

Steno-

narrow, contracted

Cheli-

lip

-cele

hernia

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

Celio-

abdomen

Erythro-

red

Vaso-

vessel

Melan-

black

Cauda-

tail

Lingua-

tongue

Myring-

eardrum

Spondyl-

spinal column, vertebra