Medical Terminology

lapar-

abdomen

super-

above

supra-

above

trans-

across

anti-

against

contra-

against

pan-

all

brachio-

arm

circum-

around

peri-

around

arterio-

artery

ab-

away from

dors-

back

retro-

backwards

fascia-

band

pre-

before

ante-

before

post-

behind

sub-

below

para-

beside

inter-

between

chole-

bile

natus-

birth

part-

birth, labor

melan-

black

cysto-

bladder, sac

vesic-

bladder, sac

haemo-

blood

myelo-

bone marror

bi-

both, two

pyelo-

bowl of kidney

cerebro-

brain

encephal-

brain

mamm-, mast-

breast

bronchi, broncho

brachial

carcin-

cancer

ophthal-

eye

chondro-

cartilage

faci-

face

cyt-, cyte-

cell

pseudo-

false

buccal-

cheek

lip-

fat

paed-

child

onych-

finger, toe nail

thrombo-

clot

lymph-

fluid

col-

colon

ped-, pod-

foot

kerat-

cornea, scaly

pro-

forward

cort-

covering

cholecyst-

gallbladder

ankyl-

crooked, looped

aden-

gland

hypo-

deficient

gingiva-

gums

phrenic-

diaphragm

hemi-

half

diplo-

double

chiro-

hand

oto-

ear, hearing

cephalo-

head

aud-, aur-

ear, hearing

cardio-

heart

ovi-

egg

herm-

heat

cubitus-

elbow, forearm

coxa-

hip

hyper-

excessive

ili-

hip bone

centi-

hundredth

ocul-

eye

intra-

inside

endo-

inside, within

enter-

intestine

ile-

intestine part

iri-

iris

arthro-

joint

nephro-

kidney

ren-

kidney

genu-

knee

macro-

large

laryng-

larynx

al-

like, similar

labia-

lip

hepato-

liver

pneumo-

lung

pulm-

lung

poly-

many

mening-

membrane

meno-, mens-

menstruate

meso-

middle

lacto-

milk

psycho-

mind, soul

or-

mouth, bone

stoma-

mouth

myx-

mucus

myo-

muscle

stric-

narrowing