SKILLSUSA MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

aden/o

gland

-lith

stone

arthr/o

joint

trans-

across

carcin/o

cancer

-lysis

destruction

cardi/o

heart

ultra-

beyond, excess

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

-malacia

softening

bi-

two

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

col/o

colon

-megaly

enlargement

cyst/o

sac containing fluid; bladder

di-

two

cyt/o

cell

-oid

resembling

derm/o

skin

-ology

study of

dermat/o

skin

diplo-

double

hemi-

half

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

small intestine

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

erythr/o

red

-otomy

cutting into

macro-

large

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

-parous

giving birth

micro-

small

gloss/o

tongue

-pathy

disease

gynec/o

female

mono-

one

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

multi-

many

-penia

few

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

-pexy

surgical fixation

poly-

many

ile/o

ileum

leuk/o

white

quad-

four

-phasia

speech

lingu/o

tongue

nephr/o

kidney

semi-

partial

neur/o

nerve

-phobia

abnormal fear

onc/o

tumor

tri-

three

-plasty

surgical repair

opthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

alb-

white

-pnea

breathing

ot/o

ear

albumin/o

white

path/o

disease

-ptosis

drooping

ped/o

child

pharygn/o

pharynx

chlor/o

green

rect/o

rectum

-rrage

excessive flow

cirrh/o

yellow

ren/o

kidney

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

rhin/o

nose

-rrhea

discharge, flow

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

clot

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

trache/o

trachea

-rrhexis

rupture

ur/o

urinary tract

a-

without

melan/o

black

ab-

absent

-scopy

visual examination

ad-

towards

-sis

state of

ambi-

both, both sides

purpur/o

purple

-spasm

involuntary contraction

an-

without

rube/o

red

ante-

before, in front of

-stalsis

contraction

anter/o

before, front

anti-

against

-ac

pertaining to

ar-

without