Medical Terminology
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-itis
Inflammation
-osis
Abnormal condition
-ectomy
To cut out; remove
-otomy
To cut into
-ostomy
To make an opening
a/an
Without; none
micro
Small
macro
Large
mega/-megaly
Enlarged
-scopy/-scopic
To look; observe
-graphy/-graph
Recording an image
-gram
The image produced
-ology/-ologist
Study of; specialist in
stomato
Mouth
dento
Teeth
glosso/linguo
Tongue
gingivo
Gums
encephalo
Brain
gastro
Stomach
entero
Intestine
colo
Large intestine (colon)
procto
Anus; rectum
hepato
Liver
nephro/rene
Kidney
orchido
Testis
oophoro
Ovary
hystero/metro
Uterus
salpingo
Uterine tubes
dermo
Skin
masto/mammo
Breast
osteo
Bone
cardio
Heart
cysto
Bladder
rhino
Nose
phlebo/veno
Vein
pneumo/pulmo
Lung
hemo/emia
Blood
leuk/o
White
melan/o
Black
cyan/o
Blue
xanth/o
Yellow
aden/o
Gland
lip/o
Fat
my/o
Muscle
lymph/o
Lymph tissue
carcin/o
Malignant; cancerous
osteo/o
Bone
-oma
Tumor; swelling
endo
Within; inside
peri
Around
circum
Around
retro
Behind
epi
Upon; on top of
trans
Through
intra
Within
sub
Below
cephal/o
Head
encephal/o
Brain
mening/o
Membranes surrounding brain and spinal cord
myel/o
Spinal cord
neur/o
Nerve
dys
Difficult; painful; abnormal
-cele
Hernia; abnormal protrusion
-pathy
Disease; abnormality
-plasia
Development; formation; growth
-plegia
Paralysis
oste/o
Bone
chondr/o
Cartilage
arthr/o
Joint
myel/o
Bone marrow
ten/o, tendin/o
Tendon
ligament/o
Ligament
burs/o
Bursa
my/o, myos/o
Muscle
-malacia
Softening
-porosis
Porous condition
-asthenia
Weakness
-trophy
Development; growth; maintenance
-algia, -algesia
Pain
Signs of inflammation
Pain, Redness, Heat, Swelling