HOSA Medical Terminology

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ab-

from, away

-ac

pertaining to

acr/o-

extremities

ad-

to, toward, near

aden-

gland, glandular

adren-

adrenal gland

-al

like, similar, pertaining to

alba-

white

-algia

Pain

ambi-

both, both sides

arthr/o-

joint

-ase

enzyme

-asthenia

weakness, lack of strength

auto-

self

bio-

life

blephar/o-

eyelid

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bucc/a-

cheek

carcin/o-

cancer, malignancy

cardi/o-

heart

cerebro-

brain

cerv/ic-

neck, neck of uterus

cheil/o-

lip

chlor/o-

green

chrom/o-

color

circum-

around, about

colp/o-

vagina

cost/a-

rib

cryo-

cold

cut-

skin

cyan/o-

blue

dacry/o-

tear, tear duct

dactyl/o-

finger, toe

derm-

skin

dextr/o-

to the right

dia-

through, between, part

-ectasis

expansion, dilation, stretching

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-emesis

vomit

-emia

blood

encephal/o-

brain (2)

endo-

within, innermost

enter/o-

intestine

epi-

upon, over, above

erythro-

red

eu-

easy, normal, well

faci-

face

ferous

producing

fore-

in front of

-form

having the form of, shape

-fuge

driving away, expelling

galacto-

milk, galactose

gast/ro-

stomach

geront/o-

elderly, old age

gingiv-

gums, gingiva

gyn-

woman, female

hepat/o-

liver

hist/o-

tissue

hydro-

water

hypno-

sleep

hyster/o-

uterus

iso-

equal, alike, same

-itis

inflammation, inflammation of

kerat/o-

cornea of eye

lacrima-

tears

leuko-

white (2)

lingu-

tongue

mal-

bad, abnormal, poor

megaly-

large, enlarged

melano-

black

meno-

monthly, menstruation

myel/o-

bone marrow, spinal cord

narc/o-

sleep, numb, stupor

-natal

birth

noct-

night, at night

odont/o-

tooth

-ology

study of, science of

-oma

tumor, a swelling

-oophor

ovary, female egg cell

opt-

vision, eye

or/o-

mouth

orch/ido-

testes, testicles

-orrhea

flow, discharge

-osis

condition, state, process

pan-

all, complete, entire

-phagia

to eat, consume, swallow

phleb/o-

vein

pnea-

breathing

pyr/o-

heat, fever

quad-

four

rect/o-

rectum

rhin/o-

nose, pertaining to the nose

semi-

half, part

soma/to-

body

trich/o-

hair

-trophy

nutrition, growth, development

uria-

urine

vit/a-

necessary for life

xanth/o-

yellow