Study Guide Midterm - Medical Terminology

dys-

Bad

hyper-

Above

para-

Near

sub-

Under

endo-

Within

epi-

Above

ex-

Out

hemi-

Half

a-

without

in-

in

hypo-

Deficient or Below

poly-

Many

an-

Without

post-

After

trans-

Across

brady-

Slow

-gen

Substance that Produces

hemi-

Half

a-

without

-tomy

Incision

-oma

Tumor

trans-

Across

brady-

Slow

post-

After

-sclerosis

Hardening

-ic

pertaining to

-ose

sugar

-al

Pertaining to

a-

without

-tomy

Incision

-oma

Tumor

-kinesia

movement

-rrhagia

abnormal flow condition

-scope

instrument for viewing

-ctye

cell

-rrhea

Discharge

-somes

bodies

-algia

pain

-cele

Hernia

-plegia

Paralysis

-genic

Producing

-plasty

Surgical Repair

in-

in

-ctye

cell

-ia

condition of

-pexy

Fixation

-ectomy

Excision or Surgical Removal

-cele

Hernia

Stone

Lith/o

Kidney

Ren/o

Renal pelvis

Pyel/o

Menses

-uria

Urination

-genic

Producing

-plasty

Surgical Repair

Blood

Hemat/o

hypo-

Deficient or Below

poly-

Many

-lytic

Destruction

-pathy

Disease

Stomach

Gastr/o

Spleen

Splen/o

Cold

Cry/o

Vulva

Vulv/o

Prostate Gland

Prostat/o

Urinary bladder

Cyst/o

Head

Cephal/o

Liver

Hepat/o

Color

Chrom/o

Intestines

enter/o

Epididymis

epididym/ o

Cause

Eti/o

Ileum

Ile/o

Uterus

Hyster/o

Milk

Lact/o

Testis

Test/o

Sugar

Gluc/o

Cell

cyt/o

White

Albin/o

Abdomen

abdomin/o

Lip

Labi/o

Hidden

Crypt/o

Thirst

Dips/o

Seed

Gon/o

Meatus

meat/o

Woman

Gynec/o

Disease

Path/o

Breast

Mamm/o

Scanty

Olig/o

Nerve 

Neur/o

Color 

Chrom/o

Gallbladder

Choleycst/o

Sperm

Sperm/o

Urine

Ur/o

Monster

Terat/o

Nephropathy

Nephr / o / pathy

Mammoplasty

Mamm / o / plasty

Balanitis

Balan / itis

Varicocele

Varic / o / cele

Adipose

Adip / ose