HS 1 Medical Terminology

-ac

pertaining to

pan-

all

infra-

below, down, under

peri-

around. surrounding

epi-

above, upon

cephal

head

-ology

the study of

caud-

tail

para-

beside, beyond

ser-

(serous) watery fluid

-centesis

surgical puncture

viscer

internal organsm

meter

instrument to measure

tri-

three

ante-

forward, before

path-

disease

post-

after

poly-

many

inter-

between

intra-

inside, within

cyt-

cell

-ous

pertaining to

super-

above, beyond

-ologist

specialist, one who studies

pre-

before

bi-

two

counter-

against

infer-

below, under

supra-

above, beyond

pariet-

wall (of a part or cavity)

ventr-

front

anti-

against

aut/o

self

brady-

slow

circum-

around, surrounding

dyn-

pain

dys-

difficult, painful

end/o-

inside, within

hemi-

half

hyper-

above, upper, beyond

hypo-

under, below

later-

side

medi/o-

middle

mono-

one

post-

after

pre-

before

retro-

backwards, behind

semi-

half, part

sub-

below, under

-a/al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ase

enzyme

-cide

killing

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-genic

origin

-ism

condition

-itis

inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement

oma

tumor

-osis/iasis

condition, disease

-ostomy

to make a surgical opening

-otomy

to cut into

-path(y)

disease

phobia

fear (aversion)

-plasty

surgical reconstruction

-scope

instrument for visual observation

trans-

across

thromb-

clot

toxic

poison

hem/o/at-

blood

aqua

water

bronch-

bronchus

bucc-

cheek

cardi-

heart

cyan-

blue

pnea-

breathing

plegia-

paralysis

pneum-

lung(s)

pulmo-

lung

-rrhag/ia

excessive flow

sym/n-

together, joined

tachy-

fast

arthr

joint

burs

sac (containing fluid)

carpo

wrist

chondro

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

dactyl/digit

finger(s), toe(s)

malacia

softening

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

orth/o

straight

ost/eo

bone

pod-

foot

por/o

pore

spondyl-

vertebrae, spinal column

tarso-

ankle

thorac

chest

scolio

crooked, twisted