Medical Terminology

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

chole

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

bidning, affixed surgical union

mani

madness, mental distrubance

lobo

section

emesis

vomiting

contra

against, counter, acting against

iasis

condition, formation of, presence of

trans

through,across,beyond

brady

slow, slowness, abnormal slowness

ectasis

expansion, stretching out, enlargement

cyt

cell

odont

tooth

leuk

white

esthesia

sensation, feeling

cantho

angle at the end of the eyelid

steno

narrow,contracted

cheil

lip

cele

hernia, tumor or swelling

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

celio

abdomen

erythro

red

vaso

vessel

melan

black or dark brown

cauda

tail/ rear end back

lingua

tounge

myring

eardrum

spondyl

spinal column or vertebra

ovar

eggs, female reproductive cell

centesis

puncture

oto

ear

bili

bile

squam

scale

mening

membrane covering the brain

cec

blind passage

macul

spot or stain