Medical Terminology

gastr

gastr

stomach

cardi

heart

megal

enlarged

itis

inflammation

dermat

skin

plast

surgical repair, plastic repair

cerebr

brain

path

disease

ectomy

surgical removal of all or part of

enter

intestines(usually small)

osis

condition, any condition

otomy

cut into, incision into

ic

ac

is

al

pertaining

aden

gland

angi

vessel(usually blood)

oma

tumor

nephr

kidney

arthr

join

hepat

liver

blephar

eyelid

ologist

a specialist in the study of

rhin

nose

gingiv

gum

malacia

soft or soft condition

ology

study of

spasm

invlountary contraction

algia

pain, painful condition

crani

skull

end

inside, within

hemi

half

oid

like, resembling

hyper

above, more than normal

cyst

sac containg fluid, bladder

chloe

bile

hypo

under, beneath deficient

scop

look, observe

hyster

uterus, womb

ostomy

to create an opening.

para

beside, beyond

lysis

loosening, destruction, set free

cervic

neck

chondr

cartilage

cyan

blue

hem(at)

blood

ost

bone

psycho

mind

lip

fat

my

muscle

lith

stone

opthalm

opt

eye

proct

anus

cost

rib

gram

record,white

acro

extremities

rhexis

break, burst

carcin

cancer

penia

decrease

gen

original production, producer of the beginning of

burso

sac containg lubricating fluid

retr(o)

backwards

trip

rub, friction

strept

twist

desis

binding, affixed surgical anion

mani

madness, mental disturbance