Medtermonlogy 1-3

aden-

gland

aero-

extremities

-algia

pain, painful condition

-angi

vessel (usually blood)

arth-

joint

auto-

self

benign

mild, not cancerous

blephar-

eyelid

brady-

slow

burso-

sac

cantho-

angle at the end of the eyelid

carcin-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

-cele

hernia, tumor or swelling

celio-

abdomen

cephal-

head

cerebr-

brain

cervic-

neck

cheil-

lip

chole-

bite

chondr-

cartilage

contra-

against, counter

cost-

rib

crani-

skull

cyan-

blue

cyst-

sac containing fluid, bladder

cyt-

cell

dent-

teeth

dermat-

skin

-desis

binding, fixation

dyn-

pain

-ectasis

expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal of all or part of

-emesis

vomiting

end-

inside, within

enter-

intestines (usually small)

epi-

upon, in addition to

erythro-

red

-esthesia

sensation, feeling

gastr-

stomach

gen-

original, production

gingiv-

gum

glosso-

tongue

-gram

ecord, write

hem(at)-

blood

hepat-

liver

herni-

half

hydro-

water

hyper-

above, higher than normal

hypo-

under, beneath, deficient

hyster-

uterus (womb)

-iasis

condition, formation of, presence of

-itis

inflammation

leuk-

white

lingua-

tongue

lip-

fat

lith-

stone

lobo-

section

-lysis

loosening, destruction, set free

-malacia

soft, soft condition

mani-

madness, mental disturbance

mast-

breast

megal-

enlarged

melan-

black

my-

muscle

myring-

eardum

nephr-

kidney

odont-

tooth

oid-

like, resembling

-ologist

a specialist in the study of

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

ophthalm-

eye

-osis

condition, any condition

ost-

bone

-ostomy

to create an opening

-otomy

cut into, incision into

para-

beside, beyond

path-

disease

-penia

decrease

plast-

surgical repair; plastic repair

proct-

anus

psycho-

mind

-ptosis

falling, drooping

retr(o)-

backwards

rhexis

break, burst

rhin-

nose

-rrhaphy

suture, suturing

-scop-

look, observe

semen

seed

spasm

involuntary contraction

steno-

narrow, contracted

srept-

twist

supra-

above, over

tans-

though, across, beyond

trip-

rub, friction

-trophy

development, growth

vaso-

vessel

lovar-

egg (female reproduction cell)