MEd term

Med Term

Sub-

Under, below

Per-

Surrounding

Inter-

Between

Neo-

New

a-

Without, lack of

Poly-

Many, much

-algia

Pain

-um

Structure, tissue

-osis

Abnormal condition

-itis

Inflammation

-al

Pertaining to

-scopy

The process of visual examination using a scope

-rrhea

Flow or discharge (often excessive)

-phagia

Eating or swallowing

-ectomy

Surgical removal or excision

-chalasia

Relaxation (often referring to a sphincter or muscle)

-uria

Urine condition

Odont/o

Tooth

Py/o

Pus

Hist/o

Tissue

Cyt/o

Cell

Cervic/o

Neck, cervix

Lumb/o

Lower back, loin

Lapar/o

Abdomen

Later/o

Side

Ot/o

Ear

Thorac/o

Chest

Poster/o

Back, behind

Anter/o

Front

Myel/o

Bone marrow or spinal cord

Dactyl/o

Fingers or toes

Arthr/o

Joint

Olecran/o

Elbow

Syndesm/o

Ligament

Humer/o

Humerus (upper arm bone)

My/o

Muscle

Oste/o

Bone

Plant/o

Sole of the foot

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Enter/o

Intestines (usually small intestine)

Chol/e

Bile, gall

Gloss/o

Tongue

Hepat/o

Liver

Pharyng/o

Pharynx (throat)

Lip/o

Fat

Sial/o

Saliva, salivary gland

Proct/o

Rectum, anus

Or/o

Mouth

Lith/o

Stone, calculus

Olig/o

Few, scanty

Ur/o

Urine, urinary tract

Ureter/o

Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)

Cyst/o

Bladder, sac

Pyel/o

Renal pelvis (part of the kidney)

Nephr/o

Kidney

Cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gingiv/o

Gums

Lingu/o

Tongue

-cyte

Cell

-cytosis

Abnormal increase in cells

-edema

Swelling

-emia

Blood condition

-gen

Producing, generating

-globin

Protein (specifically in hemoglobin)

-penia

Deficiency, lack of

-philia

Attraction to, affinity for

-poiesis

Formation, production

-siderin

Related to iron storage

Axill/o

Armpit

Inguin/o

Groin

Myel/o

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Spleen/o

Spleen

Cyt/o

Cell

Leuk/o

White

Neutr/o

Neutral (often referring to neutrophils, a type of white blood cell)

Thromb/o

Clot

Eosin/o

Red, rosy (related to eosinophils, a type of white blood cell)

Lymphaden/o

Lymph node

Nucle/o

Nucleus

Thym/o

Thymus

Erythr/o

Red

Lymphangi/o

Lymph vessel

Plasm/o

Plasma

Tonsill/o

Tonsil

Granul/o

Granules (often referring to granulocytes, a type of white blood cell)

Lymph/o

Lymph

Pyr/o

Fever, fire

Hemat/o

Blood

Morph/o

Shape, form

Ser/o

Serum

Brady-

Slow

-pathy

Disease

-cardia

Heart condition

-sclerosis

Hardening

Echo-

Sound, reflection

Tachy-

Fast, rapid

-graphy

Process of recording

Tetra-

Four

-megaly

Enlargement