Medical Terminology EXAM 1

prefix

word part at the beginning of the term that changes meaning

suffix

word part at the end of the term that changes meaning

word root

foundational meaning of a word

combining form

a word root with a combining form vowel

Osteoarthritis

Inflammation of bone and joint.

oste/o

is a combining form that means bone

arthr/o

is a combining form that means joint

-itis

a suffix that means inflammation

Intravenous

Pertaining to within a vein.

Intra

is a prefix that means within

ven/o

is a combining form that means vein

-ous

is a suffix that means pertaining to

Gastr/o/enter/o/logy

The study of the stomach and the intestines

A-, An-

Without; Lacking

Andr/o-

Male

Anti-

Against

Auto-

Self

Bio-

Life 

Chem/o-

Chemistry

Contra-

Against 2

Cyt/o-

Cell

Dis-

Separation; Taking apart

Dys-

Difficult; Abnormal

Eu-

Good; Well

Fibr/o-

Fiber

Gluco-, Glyco-

Glucose; Sugar

Gyn/o-, Gynec-

Female

Hydr/o

Water

Idio-

Self; One’s own

Lyso-, Lys-

Break down; Destruction; Dissolving

Mal-

Bad; Abnormal

Myc/o-

Fungus

Necr/o-

Death

Neo-

New

Oxy-

Sharp; Acute; Oxygen

Pan-, Pant/o-

All or everywhere

Pharmaco-

Drug; Medicine

Re-

Again; Backward

Somat/o-, Somatico-

Body; Bodily

Acous/o-

Hearing

Aden/o-

Gland

Adip/o-

Fat

Adren/o-

Gland 2

Angi/o-

Blood vessel

Arteri/o-

Artery

Arthr/o-

Joint

Bucc/o-

Cheek

Bronch/i-

Bronchus

Burs/o-

Bursa

Carcin/o-

Cancer

Cardi/o-

Heart

Cephal/o-

Head

Chol-

Bile

Chondri

Cartilage

Coron-

Heart

Cost-

Rib

Crani/o-

Brain

Cutane-

Skin

Cyst/o-, Cysti-

Bladder or sac

Derm-, Dermat/o-

Skin

Duoden/o-

Duodenum

Gastr-

Stomach

Gloss-

Tongue

Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

Blood

Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

Liver

Hist/o-, Histio-

Tissue

Hyster/o-

Uterus

Ileo-

Ileum

Ischi/o-

Ischium

Kerat/o-

Cornea (eye or skin)

Lacrim/o-

Tear (from your eyes)

Lact/o-, Lacti-

Milk

Laryng/o-

Larynx

Lingu/o-

Tongue

Lip/o-

Fat

Lymph/o-

Lymph

Mamm-, Mast/o-

Breast

Mening/o-

Meninges

Muscul/o-

Muscle

My/o-

Muscle 2

Myel/o-

Spinal cord or bone marrow

Nephr/o

Kidney 2

Neur/i-, Neur/o-

Nerve 2

Oculo-

Eye

Onco-

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

Onych/o-

Fingernail; Toenail

Oo-

Egg; Ovary

Oophor/o-

Ovary

Op-, Opt-

Vision

Ophthalm/o-

Eye 2

Orchid/o-, Orchio-

Testis

Orth/o-

Straight; Normal; Correct

Osseo-

Bony

Ossi-

Bone 2

Ost-, Oste/o-

Bone 3

Ot/o-

Ear 2

Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-

Ovary 2

Phalang-

Phalanx

Pharyng/o-

Pharynx; Throat

Phleb/o-

Vein