Final Exam Review - Medical Terminology

aden-

gland

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against

auto-

self

brady-

slow

bucc-

cheek

arthr-

joint

cardio-

heart

cephalo-

head

chole-

bile, gallbladder

chondr-

cartilage

-cide

causing death

cost-

rib

cyst-

bag, bladder, sac

cyte-

cell

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emesis

vomit

eu-

normal

endo-

within

gast-

stomach

gloss-

tongue

-gram

tracing, picture, record

gyn-

female

hemo-, -emia

blood

hepat-

liver

hypo-

decreased, low, under

hyster-

uterus

-ia, -iasis

abnormal condition

inter-

between

-itis

inflammation

latero-

side

leuko-

white

lith-

stone

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction, dissolving

macro-, mega

large

mast-, mammo-

breast

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one, single

myo-

muscle

necro-

death

neo-

new

nephro-, ren-

kidney

-oma

tumor

-orrhea

flow, discharge

orch-

testicle

orth-

normal, straight

-otomy

cutting into

pan-

all, complete

-partum

birth

path-

disease, abnormal

-penia

lack of, deficiency

peri-

around

-phasia

speech

-plasty

surgical correction

-plegia

paralysis

poly-

much, many

-ptosis

drooping, sagging

retro-

backward, behind

rhin-

nose

-rrhaphy

suture, sewing up

-scopy

observation

-stomy

artificial opening

tachy-

fast

-trophy

nutrition, growth

ultra-

beyond

-uria

urine