Medical Terms

Anatomy & Physiology Unit 0

a-

without/lacking

adeno-

gland

aero-

air

-al

pertaining to

albi-

white

andro-

male

angi-

blood vessel

ante-

before, forward

anti-

against

-ary

pertaining to

-ase

enzyme

athero-

plaque, fatty substance

auto-

self

bi-

two

blasto-

bud, producer

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

carcino-

cancer

cardi-

heart

cauda-

tail

cephalo-

head

cervi-

neck

chondro-

grain, cartilage

clast-

to break

co-

together

contra-

against, opposite

corpo-

body

costa-

rib

cutane-

skin

cuti-

skin

cyto-

cell

derma- , dermato-

skin

dorsi-

back

dys-

bad, abnormal

ec-, ecto-

out, outside

encephalo-

brain

endo-

within, inner, internal

epi-

above, upon

eryth-, erythro-

red

eu-

good, normal

exo-

out

-form

shape

gastro-

stomach, belly

-gen, -genesi -

producing, give rise to

glia-

glue

glyco-

sugar

gluco-

sugar

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

different, other

histo-

tissue, web

homeo-

constant, unchanging

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

under, below, deficient

ia-

condition

ic-

pertaining to

inter-

between

infra-

below, beneath

intra-

within

iso-

same, equal

-itis

inflammation of

juxta-

next to

lacto-

milk

lamina-

layer

latero-

side

lueko-

white

lyso-, lyto-

split, apart, break down

macro-

large

medi-

middle

mega-

large

meso-

in the middle

meta-

beyond, next in series

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

morpho-

form, shape, structure

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

Nephro-

kidney

Neuro

nerve

oo

egg

oculo-

eye

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor, mass

osteo-

bone

oxy-

oxygen, quick, sharp

para-

next to

patho-

disease

pedi-

foot, child

peri-

around

phago-

eat

philo-

loving

phobo-

attracted to

Physio-

nature

Pneumo-

air, breath, lung

poly-

many, much

pro-

before, first

Pseudo-

false

quadri-

four