Day 1 Medical Terminology

a-, an-

without, not, no
(atypical)

anti-

against
(antibiotic)

brady-

slow
(bradycardia = slow heart rate)

tachy-

fast
(tachydardic = fast heart rate)

contra-

against
(contradicted, for meds)

eu-

good, normal
(euthermic = normal temp)

hyper-

over, above
(hypertension = high blood pressure)

hypo-

below, under
(hypotension = low blood pressure)

iso-

equal
(isotonic)

leuk-

white
(leukocyte = white blood cell)

macro-

large

(macrophage = large immune cell)

micro-

small

(microscopic)

mal-

poor

(malnutrition)

pan-

all

(pancytopenia = all cells)

sub-

below, under

(subtherapeutic)

andr/o

male

(androgen)

angi/o

vessel

arthr/o

joint
(arthralgia = joint pain)

bucc/o

cheek
(buccal)

cardi

heart

(cardiovascular)

derm/a

skin

(dermatology)

gluc/o

sugar

(glucose)

glyc/o

sugar

(glycemic)

gastr/o

stomach

(gastrointestinal)

hepat/o

liver

(hepatitis = liver inflammation)

lipid

fat

(hyperlipidemia)

my/o

muscle

(myocardia = muscle around the heart)

neur/o

nerve

(neurology)

ocul/o

eye

(ocular)

opthalm/o

eye

(opthalmic)

oste/ol

bone

(osteoporosis = bone cell)

ot/o

ear

(ototoxicity)

phleb/o

vein

(phlebotomy)

psych/o

mind

(antipsychotic)

pneum/o

lungs

(pneumonia)

pulm/o

lungs

(pulmonology)

ren/o

kidney

(renal)

rhin/o

nose

(rhinoplasty)

thromb/o

blood clot

(thrombosis)

ven/o

vein

(venous)

uter/o

uterus

(uterine)

-algia

pain

(arthalgia = joint pain)

-ase

enzyme

(lactase)

-logy

study of

(biology)

-graphy, -graph

instrument for recording

(radiograph)

-gram

record

(electrocardiogram)

-itis

inflammation of

(tonsilitis)

-osis

condition

(osteoporosis)

-rrhage

excessive flow

(hemorrhage = excessive flow of blood)

-ectomy

surgical removal

(tonsillectomy)

-logist

specialist

(pathologist)

-scopy

viewing of

(endoscopy)

-scope

instrument

(otoscope = instrument to view ears)

-sclerosis

hardening

(atherosclerosis = hardening of arteries)

-oma

tumor

(carcinoma)

-cyte

cell

(osteocyte = bone cell)

-emia

blood condition

(anemia = means without blood)

-iatryl

treatment

(podiatry)

-lysis

breaking down

(hemolysis = breaking down of blood)

-lytic

destroy

(osteolytic = destruction of bone)

-meter

measuring instrument

(thermometer)

-penia

decreased number

(neutropenin = decreased number of cells)

-stomy

artificial opening

(colostomy)