Chapter 5 Medical Terminology

abdimin/o

abdomen

acou/o

hear

aden/o

gland

alb/o

adip/o

alges/o

pain

andr/o

man,male

angl/o

vessel

angin/o

blood vessel

ankyl/o

fused, stiff

anter/o

front

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

arteri/o

artery

arth/o

joint

asthen/o

weak

atel/o

incomplete

ather/o

fat

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

to hear

aur/o

ear

aut/o

self

bacteri/o

bacteria

bi

two

bi/o

life

bil/i

bile

blast/o

germ, bud, developing cell

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

bronchi/i

airway,bronchus

bucc/o

cheek

burs/o

pouch or sac

calc/i

calcium

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

cartil/o

cartilage, gristle

caud/o

tail

cec/o

blind intestine, cecum

cel/o

hernia, protrusion

cent/e

to puncture (a body cavity)

cent/i

one-hundredth or 100

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

brain, cerebrum

cervic/o

neck

chol/e

bile

chondr/o

cartilage

cyan/o

blue

leuk/o

white

erythr/o

red

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

melan/o

black

poli/o

gray

alb

white

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward

de-

down, from, away

circum-

around, about

peri-

around

trans-

across, through, beyond

epi-

above, upon, on

supra-

above, over

retro-

behind

sub-

under, beneath

infra-

below, under

para-

near, beside, beyond, apart from

contra-

against, opposite

ecto-

out, outside

endo-

within

extra-

outside, in addition

intra-

inside, within

ipsi-

same

anterior vs posterior

front of body vs back of body

superior vs inferior

closest to the head vs closest to the feet

proximal vs distal

closest to the point of attachment vs farthest from the point of attachment

medial vs lateral

closer to the midline

deep vs superficial

farthest from the surface of the skin vs closest to the surface of the skin

palmer vs planter

region of the palm vs the bottom of the foot

apex

the tip of a structure

flexion vs extension

bending vs straightening

adduction vs abduction

motion towards the midline vs motion away from the midline

prone vs supine

lying facedown vs lying face up

fowler position

semi-reclining position

semi-fowler position

45 degrees

big-fowler position

90 degree

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pertaining to pain

-asthenia

weakness

-blast

immature cell

-cele

pertaining to a tumor or swelling

-centesis

pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

pertaining to sensation or perception

-genic

causing

-gram

record

-graph

a record or the instrument used to create the record

-ia

condition of

-ic

pertaining to