Medical terminology

lip/o

fat

-emia

blood condition

hyper-

excessive

protein

protein

-al, ic 

pertaining to

-ectomy

excision or removal

-emia

blood condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-stomy

creation of an opening

-tomy

incision

hypo-

below, deficient

para-

alongside of or abnormal

peri-

around

angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

vessel

cardi/o

heart

enter/o

small intestine 

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o, hemat/o

blood 

lip/o

fat

oste/o

bone

ox/o

oxygen

-al,-ar,-ary,-eal,-ic,-ous

pertaining to

-e 

noun marker 

-genesis

origin or production

-icle,-ole,-ule

small

-ist

one who specializes in

-ium

structure or tissue

-logist

one who specializes in the study or treatment of

-phil

attraction for

-poiesis

formation

-scope

instrument for examination

-y

condition or process of 

a-,an-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, or near

ana-

up, apart 

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

bi-

two or both

e-,ex-,exo-

out or away

endo-

within

epi-

upon

hyper-, super-

above or excessive

inter-

between

macro-

large

micro-

small

mano-,uni-

one

pan-

all

para-

alongside of or abnormal

peri-

around

post-

after

semi-

half 

sub-

below or under

trans-

across or through

tri-

three

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue 

path/o

disease

tom/o

to cut

ur/o, urin/o

urine

adip/o, lip/o

fat 

derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

skin

melan/o

black

squam/o

scale

acr/o

extremity or topmost

arthr/o

joint

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o 

skull

lumb/o

loin (lower back)

my/o, muscul/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow or spinal cord

oste/o

bone

spin/o 

thorn 

thorac/o, pector/o

chest

vertebr/o , spondyl/o

vertebra

angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

atri/o

atrium

coron/o

circle or crown

ven/o , phleb/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle (belly or pouch)

erythr/o

red

immun/o

safe

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

clear fluid

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

clot

thym/o

thymus gland or mind

alveol/o

alveolus

bronch/o

bronchus

laryng/o

larynx

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx or throat

pneum/o, pneumon/o

air or lung

pulmon/o

lung