Medical Terms (part 1)

gastr-

gastr-

stomach

cardi-

heart

megal-

enlarged

-itis

inflammation of

dermat-

skin

plast-

surgical repair

cerebr-

brain

path-

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

enter-

small intestine

-osis

condition

-otomy

cutting into

aden-

gland

angi-

vessel

-oma

tumor

nephr-

kidney

hepat-

liver

arthr-

joint

blephar

eyelid

-ologist

specialist

rhin-

nose

gingiv-

gum

-malacia

softening

-ology

study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

-algia

pain

crani-

skull

end-

inside

hemi-

half

-oid

resembling

hyper-

above

cyst-

bladder, sac

chole-

bile

hypo-

under, below

-scop

look

hyster-

uterus

-ostomy

create an opening

para-

beside

-lysis

destruction

cervic-

neck

chondr-

cartilage

cyan-

blue

hemat-

blood

ost-

bone

psycho-

mind

lip-

fat

my-

muscle

lith-

stone

ophthalm-, opt-

eye

proct-

anus