Common Prefix, root words, suffix Med Terms

Nephro

Referring to the kidneys

osteo

bone

Thrombo

blood clot

arthro

joint

Stomato

mouth

necro/necre

death/necrotic

Pneumo/pulmono

lung

erythr/erythro

red

Rhino

nose

dent

tooth

Cardio

relating to the heart

hema/hemo

relating to blood

Cephal/ cephalo

head

urethro

urethra

Crani

skull

cyst

bladder or sac

Gloss

tongue

myelo

spinal cord

Gastro

stomach

psych

mind

Myo

muscle

vertebro

vertebrae

gluco/ glyco

sugar or glucose

Derma

skin

Arterio

arteries

Thoraco

chest or thorax

Urin

urine

Phleb

veins

Therm

related to heat or temperature

Recto

rectum

Trache/o

trachea; windpipe or airway

Mammo

related to the breast or mammary glands

Cyan

blue

Colo

colon/large intestine

Toxic

poisonous or harmful

Hepato

liver

bronch

lungs or bronchial tubes

Brady

slow

Tachy

rapid/fast

Hypo

below/low

Hyper

above/excessive

Poly

many/multiple

Leuk

white

Bi

two

Anti

against/opposite

Dys

difficult

Olig

few or little

Micro

small or tiny

mono

one or single

ab

away from or off

Mal

bad or ill

ad

to or toward

Pre

before or in front of

hemi

half

Post

after or behind

Macro

large or long

Non

not or the opposite of

Auto

self or same

Contra

against or in opposition to

Intra

inside or within

Neo

new or recent

Peri

around or surrounding

Sub

under or below

uni

one or single

-algia

pain

-asis

a process or condition

-cyte

a cell

-ectomy

surgical removal of a tissue or organ

-emia

a condition of blood

-itis

inflammation of a tissue or organ

-oma

a tumor or mass.

-phagia

swallowing

-phasia

speech/speaking

-phobia

an irrational fear of something.

-plegia

paralysis or weakness

-ostomy

the creation of an opening in a bodily structure

-uria

a condition relating to urine.

-logy/-ology

study of

-gram

record or picture

-scope

an instrument for viewing

-otomy

surgical incision

-plasty

surgical repair or reconstruction

-osis

a condition or disease, often abnormal

-pathy

disorder or disease

-ism

a practice or philosophy, often related to a movement or ideology

-pnea

abnormal breathing condition