Medical terminology - HOSA

a-, an-

without; not

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

ante-

before; in front of

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two; double

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

circum-

around

contra-

against; opposite

de-

down; away; removal

dia-

through; complete

dys-

painful; difficult; abnormal

endo-

within; inside

epi-

upon; over

eu-

good; normal

extra-

outside of

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive; above normal

hypo-

below; deficient

inter-

between

intra-

within

macro-

large

micro-

small

neo-

new

pan-

all

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before; forward

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

semi-

half; partly

sub-

under; below

super-, supra-

above

trans-

across; through

tri-

three

uni-

one

somat/o

body

viscer/o

internal organs

hist/o

tissue

cyt/o

cell

path/o

disease

onc/o

tumor

necr/o

death

sarco-

flesh; muscle

sten/o

narrowing

scler/o

hardening

oste/o

bone

oss/e

bone

arthr/o

joint

chondr/o

cartilage

myel/o

bone marrow

crani/o

skull

mandibul/o

jaw

maxill/o

upper jaw

spondyl/o

vertebra

vertebr/o

vertebra

stern/o

sternum

cost/o

rib

scapul/o

shoulder blade

pelv/i

pelvis

femor/o

femur

tibi/o

tibia

patell/o

kneecap

carp/o

wrist

phalang/o

fingers/toes

my/o

muscle

myos/o

muscle

fasci/o

fascia

ten/o, tendin/o

tendon

kinesi/o

movement

dynam/o

power

ton/o

tension

rhin/o

nose

nas/o

nose

trache/o

windpipe

bronch/o

bronchi

pneum/o

air, lung

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

alveol/o

air sac

pharyng/o

throat

laryng/o

voice box

pleur/o

pleura

or/o, stomat/o

mouth

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

enter/o

small intestine

col/o

colon

hepat/o

liver

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

pancreat/o

pancreas

proct/o

rectum

an/o

anus

cheil/o

lip

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

cardi/o

heart