Medical Terminology First Section

Sten/o-, Stric-

narrow

Dextr/o-

right side

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

Path/o-

disease

Sinistr/o-

left side

Eu-

good, well

Gravida

pregnant, heavy

Neo-

new

-centesis

surgical fluid removal

-desis

surgical binding

-clysis

irrigation

-pexy

surgical fixation

-tome

instrument to cut

-tripsy

crushing

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

hernia, swelling

-dynia

pain, swelling

-ectasis

expansion, dilation

-ia, -iasis, -ism

condition

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision

-paresis

paralysis, weakness

-penia

deficiency, lack of

-plasia, -plastic

growth

-plegia

paralysis

Acous/o-

hearing

Acr/o-

extremities

Balan/o-

penis

Cyst/o-

bladder, sac

Myel/o-

spinal cord, bone marrow

Oophor/o-

ovary

Orchid.o-, Orchid-

testis

Pyel/o-

renal pelvis

Salping/o-

tube

Sten/o-

narrowed, blocked

Thrombi/o-

blood clot

Thyer/o-

thyroid gland

Varec/o-

duct, blood vessel

Vascul/o-

small blood vessel