CNA Chapter 8

Medical Terminology

a-/an-

without, no, not, lack of

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, near

ante-

before, forward, in front of

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

double, two, twice

brady-

slow

circum-

around

contra-

against, opposite

cyan-

blue

de-

down, from, off, opposite

dia-

across, through, apart

dis-

apart, free from

dys-

bad, difficult, abnormal, painful

ecto-

outer, outside

en-

in, into, within

endo-

inner, inside

epi-

on, upon, over

erythro-

red

eu-

normal, good, well, healthy

ex-

out, out of, from, away from

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive, too much, high

hypo-

under, decreased, less than normal

in-

in, into, within, not

inter-

between

intra-

within

intro-

into, within

leuko-

white

macro-

large

mal-

bad, illness, disease

meg-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

neo-

new

non-

not

olig-

small, scant

para-

beside, beyond, after

per-

by, through

peri-

around

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of, prior to

pro-

before, in front of

re-

again, backward

retro-

backward, behind

semi-

half

sub-

beneath, under

super-

above, over, excess

supra-

above, over

tachy-

fast, rapid

trans-

across

uni-

one

abdomin(o)

abdomen

aden(o)

gland

adren(o)

adrenal gland

angi(o)

vessel

arteri(o)

artery

arthr(o)

joint

bronch(o)

bronchus, bronchi

carcin(o)

cancerous, cancer

card, cardi(o)

heart

cephal(o)

head

cerebr(o)

cerebrum

chole, chol(o)

bile

chondr(o)

cartilage

col, colon (o)

colon, large intestine

cost (o)

rib

crani (o)

skull

cyst (o)

bladder, cyst

cyt (o)

cell

dent(i)

tooth

derm, dermat (o)

skin

duoden (o)

duodenum

dur (o)

dura mater

electr (o)

electricity

encephal (o)

brain

enter (o)

intestines

fibr (o)

fiber, fibrous

gastr (o)

stomach

gloss (o)

tongue

gluc (o)

sweetness, glucose

glyc (o)

sugar

gyn, gyne, gynec (o)

woman

hem, hema, hem (o), hemat (o)

blood

hepat (o)

liver

hydr (o)

water

hyster (o)

uterus

ile (o)

ileum

ili (o)

ilium

jejun (o)

jejunum

lapar (o)

abdomen, loin, flank

laryng (o)

larynx

lith (o)

stone

mamm, mast (o)

breast, mammary gland

men (o)

menstruation

my (o)

muscle

myel (o)

spinal cord, bone marrow

necr (o)

death