Latin Derived Medical Terminology Unit 2

Aur-

ear

Later-

side

Oss-

bone

Radic-

root

Sopor-

sleep

Vas-

vessel

ab- / abs-

away from

ad-

(vac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; as- before s; a- before sp; at- before t)

to, toward

ambi-

both

ante-

before, forward

bi-/ bin-/ bis-

two, twice, double, both

circum-

around

con-

(co- before h; col- before l; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)

together, with, thoroughly, very

contra-

against, opposite

de-

down, away, from, absent

dis-

(di- before g, v, and usually before l; dif- before f)

apart, away

ex-

(e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)

out of, away from

extra- / extro-

on the outside, beyond

(1) in-

(il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)

in, into

(2) in-

not

(3) in-

very, thoroughly

infra-

beneath, below

inter-

between

intra- / intro-

within

mult-/ multi-

many, much, affecting many parts

non-

not

ob-

(oc- before c; op- before p)

against, toward, very, thoroughly

per-

(pel- before l)

through, very, thoroughly

post-

after, following, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, in front

re-

back, again

retro-

backward, in back, behind

se-

apart, away from

semi-

half

sub-

(suf- before f; sup- before p)

under

super-/ supra-

over, above, excess

trans-

across, through

ultra-

beyond, excess

-al

pertaining to, located in

adjective-forming

-an

pertaining to, located in

adjective-forming

-ar

pertaining to, located in

adjective-forming

-arium

denotes a place for something

noun-forming

-ary (N-F)

denotes a place for something

noun-forming

-ary (A-F)

pertaining to

adjective-forming

-ate

having the form of, possessing

adjective-forming

-ia

state, quality, condition

abstract noun-forming

-ian

indicated an expert in a certain field

noun-forming

-ic

pertaining to

adjective-forming

-id

pertaining to

adjective-forming

-ile

pertaining to, capable of

adjective-forming

-ine

pertaining to, located in

adjective-forming

-ive

pertaining to

adjective-forming

-lent

full of

adjective-forming

-ose

full of

adjective-forming

-ous

full of

adjective-forming

-ty

state, quality, condition

abstract noun-forming

-y

state, quality, condition

abstract noun-forming

-ad

indicated direction toward a part of the body

adverb-forming

Abdomin-

belly, abdomen

Adip-

fat

Bacill-

(rod, staff) bacillus

Burs-

(leather sack) bursa

Calc-

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

Calor-

heat, energy

Capit-

head

Cerebr-

brain

Cost-

rib

Dent-

tooth

Dors-

back (of the body)

Extern-

outer

Fibr-

fiber, filament

Fistul-

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

Frig- / Frigor-

cold

Insul-

island

Intern-

inner

Meat-

passage, opening, meatus

Nas-

nose

Pur-

pus

Radic-/ Rad-/ Radix-

root

Ren-

kidney

Sangui(n)-

blood

Son-

sound

Synov-

synovial fluid, synovial membrane/sac

Tub-

(trumpet) tube

Tuss-

cough

Vacc-

cow , (have to do with vaccine)

Vir- / Virus-

poison, venom, virus

Viscus- / Viscer-

internal organ(s)

uni-

1

tri-

3

quadr-

4

quint-

5, fifth

sex-/sext-

6, sixth

sept-

7

oct-/ octa-

8

non-

9

dec-/ deca-

10, one-tenth

-ad

toward a part of the body

-able

adjective-forming

capable of (being), able to