Healthcare Foundations - Medical Terminology

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Cephal

head

Cerebr/o

pertaining to head

Crani/o

skull

Myel/o

spinal cord

Neur/o

nerve cell

Ocul/o

within the eye

Psycho

mind

Vertebr/o

vertebrae/bones in spine

Angi/o- & Vas/o

pertaining to a blood vessel

Arteri/o

artery

hemo

blood

Phleb/o

vein

Thromb/o

clots

Ven/o

pertaining to a vein

Brady-

slow

Tachy-

fast

-emia

condition of blood

-globin

protein

-stenosis

narrowing/constricting (circulatory)

Aden

gland

Adren/o

adrenal gland

Andro

male

Calci/o

calcium

Estro

female

Gluc/o

Glucose

Ren/o

kidney

Uro

Urine

Homeo-

constant, similar, or alike (Endocrine)

-genesis

production or produce

Bronchi/o

bronchi

Laryng/o

larynx

nas/o

nose

Phraryng/o

Pharynx

Pnea

breathing or breath

Pneumo/o

Lung, air, or breathing

Rhino

nose/nasal cavities

Spiro

to breath or respiration

thorax

chest

Trachi/o

trachea

Abdomin/o

abdominal

Append/o

appendix

Col/o

colon

Dont/o

teeth

Enter/o

small intestine

Enzym/o

enzyme

Gastro

stomach

Hepat/o

liver

Linu/o

tongue

Proct/o

anus/rectum

arthro

joints

Cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

Kinesi/o

movement

My/o

muscle

Oste/o

bone

Scolio

crooked, bent

Tend/o

tendon

cost/o

rib

spin/o

spine

-trophy

growth or development (skeletal)

A/an-

without or lacking

Ab-

away from

Ad-

Toward

Anti-

opposing or against

Auto-

self

Co/con-

together

Contra-

against or opposed to

Cyte-

cell

Dys-

bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

Endo-

within

Epi-

on, over, above

Exo-

outside

Hydro-

water

Hyper-

excessive

Hypo-

deficient

Inter-

between

Intra-

within or inside

Macro-

large

micro-

small

Peri-

surrounding

Poly-

multiple

Post-

after or behind

Pre-

before, or infront of

Retro/re-

backward or again

Sub-

underneath or below

Super/supra-

above, excessive, or superior

Trans-

through or across

Ultra-

excessive

-Ac,ic,al,ous,tic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ate,ize

subject to, or use

-cide/cidal

kill or destroy, causing death

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

cutting out or surgically removing

-esis,is,osis,sis, la

state or condition of

-genic

produced by

-gram

written record of

-graphy

process of recording

-ism

condition, method, or process

-itis

inflammation