Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Terms

a-, an-

without; not

-al

pertaining to

-algia, -dynia

pain

allo-

other, differing from the normal

aque/o

water

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

auto-

self, own

-cele

hernia; swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture

dia-, trans-

through; across

dipl-, diplo-

double

-ectomy

excision, removal

-edema

swelling

-emia

blood condition

endo-, intra-

in, within

-er

one who

-graft

transplantation

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

hetero-

different

homo-, homeo-

same

hydr/o

water

hyper-

excessive; above normal

hypo-

under, below; deficient

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

seperation; destruction; loosening

macro-

large

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease; deficiency

peri-

around

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

post-

after; behind

pre-

before, in front of

retro-

backward; behind

-rrhage

bursting forth (of)

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument for examining

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-stomy

forming an opening

super-

upper, above

-tome

instrument to cut

-toxic

pertaining to poison

-tripsy

crushing