Medical Terminology - Honors Anatomy & Physiology

-ache

meaning: pain
example: headache, backache, earache, toothache

aden(o)

meaning: gland, glandulae tissue
example: adenitis, adenotomy, adenoids, adenocarcinoma

aer(o)

meaning: air, with air, with oxygen, in gas
example: aerobic, aerate, aerosol, aerocele

-algia

meaning: pain
example: gastragia, neuralgia, arthralgia, fibromyalgia

angi(o)

meaning: blood vessel
example: angioplasty, angioma, angiogenesis

ante-

meaning: before, forward, in front of
example: antepartum, anteflexion, anteversion

anti-

meaning: against
example: antihistamine, antiinflammatory, antipyretic

arteri(o)

meaning: artery
example: arteriopathy, arteriosclerosis, arterial

arthr(o)

meaning: joint
example: arthritis, arthrotomy, arthralgia

-ase

meaning: enzyme
example: protease, urease, amylase, lactase

audi(o)

meaning: hearing
example: audiogram, auditory, audiology

brady-

meaning: slow
example: bradycardia, bradypnea, bradyphasia

bronch(o)

meaning: bronchial tube, bronchus
example: bronchoscope, bronchospasm, bronchitis

carcin(o)

meaning: cancer

example: carcinogen, carcinoma, carcinogenic

cardi, cardia, cardio

meaning: heart
example: cardiac, cardiotonic, cardiovascular, cardiopathy

-cele

meaning: hernia, protrusion, tumor
example: cystocele, meningocele, encephalocele

-centesis

meaning: surgical procedure (aspiration of fluid)
example: amniocentesis, arthrocentesis, paracentesis

cephal(o)

meaning: head
example: cephalogram, cephalagia, cephalic

cerebr(o)

meaning: cerebrum, brain
example: cerebrospinal, cerebral, cerebrovascular

cervic(o)

meaning: neck, cervix
example: cervical, cervicectomy, cervicitis

chol(e)

meaning: bile, gall
example: cholorrhea, cholecystogram, cheloresis

chondr(o)

meaning: cartilage
example: chondral, chondrotomy, hypochondriac

-coccus, -cocci

meaning: bacteria, organism
example: pneumococcus, gonococcus