Medical terminology

ab-

away from

dextro-

right side

ad-

toward, in the direction of

sinistro-

left side

ex-

outside

in-

into, not, without

macro-

large, abnormal

micro-

small

mega-/megalo-

large

oligo-

scanty, few

pre-

before

post-

after

peri-

surrounding

hyper-

increased

hypo-

decreased

neo-

new

gastr/o

stomach

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

oste/o, oss/i, oss/e, ost/o

bone(s)

my/o

muscle

enter/o

small intestine

cardi/o

heart

neur/o

nerve

tonsill

tonsils

hem/o

blood

ather/o

fatty substance

pyel/o

renal pelvis

myc/o

fungus

pyr/o

fire, fever

arteri

artery

abdomin/o

abdomen

cyan/o

blue

erthyr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

poli/o

gray

arthr/o

joint

path/o, -pathy

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

nat/o

birth

ten/o

tendon

col/o

colon

append/o

appendix

py/o

pus

derma

skin

hepat/o

liver

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

anter/o

before, front

caud/o

lower part of the body, tail

cephal/o

head

cyt/o, -cyte

cell

end-, endo-

in, within, inside

exo-

out of, outside, away from

hist/o

tissue

-ologist

specialist

-ology

the science or study of

plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

growth, formation

poster/o

behind, toward the back

-stasis, -static

control, maintenance of a constant level

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

-graphy

produce record

-scopy

visual exam

-otomy

surgical incision

-ectomy

surgical removal

-centesis

removal of fluid

-gram

record and or picture

-ostomy

artificial opening

-dynia

pain

-osis

abnormal disease

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

abnormal, soft

-stenosis

abnormal, narrow

-itis

inflammation

-algia

pain

-necrosis

tissue death

-sclerosis

abnormal, hard

ankyl/o

crooked, bent, stiff

burs/o

bursa

chondr/i, chondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o

cranium

-desis

to bind, tie together

kyph/o

bent, hump

lord/o

curve, swayback, bent

lumb/o

lumbar, lower back

scoli/o

curved, bent

spondyl/o

vertebrae, vertebrae column, backbone

synovi/o, synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchial tube, bronchus

laryng/o, -larynx

throat

nas/o

nasal

ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

oxygen

pharyng/o

throat, pharynx

phon/o

sound, voice

pleur/o

-pleura, side of the body

-phea

breathing

pneum/o, pnuemon/o

lung, air

pulm/o, pulmon/o

lung

sinus/o

sinus