Ch1 and Ch2 Medical Language and Health Care Today

Greek plural -is + example

-ides

Greek plural -nx + example

-nges

Greek plural -oma + example

-omata

Greek plural -on + example

-a

Latin plural -a + example

-ae

Latin plural -us + example

-i

Latin plural -um + example

-a

Latin plural -is + example

-es

Latin plural -ex + example

-ices

Arthr/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Joint

Cardi/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Heart

Derm/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Skin

Gastr/o- Medical meaning + Related Word

Stomach

Mamm/o Medical meaning + Related Word

Breast

Nas/o medical meaning + related word

Nose

Cost/o medical meaning

rib

Cyan/o medical meaning

Blue

Enter/o- medical meaning

intestine

Hepat/o medical meaning

Liver

Lapar/o- medical meaning

Abdomen

Leuk/o medical meaning

blood

-ac meaning and example

pertaining to

-al meaning and example

pertaining to

-ar meaning and example

pertaining to

-ary meaning and example

pertaining to

-ic meaning and example

pertaining to

-ine meaning and example

pertaining to

-ive meaning and example

pertaining to

-ous meaning and example

pertaining to

-ation meaning and example

being, having, or process

-ion meaning and example

Action or condition

-ia meaning and example

condition; state; thing

-ism meaning and example

disease from a specific cause

-itis meaning and example

infection of; inflammation of

-megaly meaning and example

Enlargement

-oma meaning and example

mass; tumor

-osis meaning and example

Abnormal condition

-Pathy meaning and example

Disease

-ectomy meaning and example

surgical removal

-gram meaning and example

picture; record

-metry meaning and example

process of measuring

-graphy meaning and example

Process of recording

-scope meaning and example

instrument used to examine

-scopy meaning and example

process of using an instrument to examine

-tomy meaning and example

process of cutting or making an incision

-iatry meaning and example

medical treatment

-ics meaning and example

knowledge; practice

-ist meaning and example

person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

-logy meaning and example

the study of

epi- meaning and example

above; upon

inter- meaning and example

between

intra- meaning and example

within

peri- meaning and example

around

Post- meaning and example

After; behind

Pre- meaning and example

before; in front of

sub- meaning and example

below or under; less than

trans- meaning and example

across; through

bi- meaning and example

two

brady- meaning and example

slow

hemi- meaning and example

one half

Hyper- meaning and example

Above; more than normal

Hypo- meaning and example

Below; deficient

poly- meaning and example

many; much

quadri- meaning and example

four

Tachy- meaning and example

fast

Tri- meaning and example

Three

An- meaning and example

not; without

Anti- meaning and example

Against

Dys- meaning and example

Abnormal; difficult; painful

Re- meaning and example

Again and again; backward; unable to