Med Term Exam 3

-gram

record of data

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

act of recording data

gravida

pregnant woman

gyn/o

woman

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hemi-

half, one side

-hemia

condition of blood

hepat/o

liver

hetero-

other, unequal, different

hidr/o

sweat

hist/o

tissue

homo-, homeo-

same, unchanging

hydr/o

water

hyper-

excess, over, increased

hypn/o

sleep

hypo-

under, below, decreased

hypophys-

pituitary

hyster/o

uterus

-ia

condition of

-ian

specialist

iatr/o

physician

-iatrics, -iatry, -ics

medical specialty

-ic, -ical, ile

pertaining to

idio-

self, one’s own

im-, in-

not

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

-ism

condition

iso-

equal, same

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near, beside

kale/i

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

kerat/o

cornea

kinesi/o

movement

labi/o

lip

labyrinth/o

inner ear

lacrim/o

tear

lact/o

milk

-lalia

speech

lapar/o

abdominal wall

lent/i

lens

-lepsy

seizure

lepto-

light, slender

leuk/o, leukocyt/o

white, white blood cell

-lexia

reading

lingu/o

tongue

lip/o

fat

lith

calculus, stone

-logy

study of

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

-lysis

separation, destruction

-lytic

dissolving, loosening

macro-

large, abnormally large

mal-

bad, poor

-malacia

softening