Medical Terminology: Absolute Terms!

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

amni/o

amnion

an/o

anus

angi/o

vessel (angi/o)

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

axill/o

armpit

bi/o

life

bronch/o

bronchial tube (bronch/o)

bronchi/o

bronchial tube (bronchi/o)

carcin/o

cancer (carcin/o)

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

carpals (wrist bones)

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cervic/o

neck; cervix

chem/o

drug; chemical

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

chron/o

time

cis/o

to cut

coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone)

coron/o

heart (crown or circle)

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium (skull)

cry/o

cold

cutane/o

skin (cutane/o)

cyst/o

urinary bladder; cyst

cyt/o

cell (cyt/o)

dem/o

people

derm/o, dermat/o

skin (derm/o, dermat/o)

dur/o

dura mater

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

endocrin/o

endocrine

enter/o

small intenstines

epitheli/o

epithelium (skin)

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

esthesi/o

feeling; sensation

gastr/o

stomach

gen/o

producing

ger/o

old age

glyc/o

sugar

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman

hem/o

blood (hem/o)

hemat/o

blood (hemat/o)

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus (hyster/o)

inguin/o

groin

isch/o

to hold back

lapar/o

abdomen; abdominal wall

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

later/o

side

iatr/o

treatment (iatr/o)

leuk/o

white

lumb/o

lower back

lymph/o

lymph

mamm/o

breast (mamm/o)

mast/o

breast (mast/o)

mediastin/o

mediastinum

men/o

menstruation

mening/o

meninges

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

nat/i

birth

necr/o

death (necr/o)

nephr/o

kidney (nephr/o)

neur/o

nerve

norm/o

rule; order

nos/o

disease (nos/o)

obstetr/o

pregnancy; childbirth

odont/o

tooth

onc/o

cancer, tumor (onc/o)

oophor/o

ovary

ophthalm/o

eye

opt/o

eye; vision (opt/o)

optic/o

eye; vision (optic/o)

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

ox/o

oxygen

path/o

disease (path/o)

ped/o

child; foot

pelv/o

pelvis

peritone/o

peritoneum

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

phleb/o

vein (phleb/o)

plas/o

development; formation; growth (plas/o)

pleur/o

pleura

pneumon/o

lung; air; gas

poster/o

back (of body); behind

psych/o

mind

pulmon/o

lung

radi/o

x-rays; radioactivity; radius (arm bone)

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney (ren/o)