Medical Terms

body parts, tests, procedures

bone

oste/o

nose

rhino

chest

thorac/o

muscle

myo

eardrum

tympan or myringo

lung

pneumo or pleura

nerves

neur

tooth

odont or dento

breast

mamm/o

skin

derm

skull

crani

blood clot

thromb/o

heart

cardi/o

eye

ophthalm or oculo

kidney

neph

ear

oto

shoulder

scapula

blood

hem, hemo, or sangu

tongue

lingu

arm

brachi/o

blood vessels

angi/o

liver

hepat/o

wrist

carp or carpo

veins

ven/o or phleb/o

gallbladder

cholecyst

rib

cost/o

aorta

aort

esophagus

esoph/a

back

dorsa

large intestine

colo

arteries

arteri/o

stomach

gastr/o

foot

pod/o or ped/o

brain

enceph

small intestine

ileo

macro

very large

micro

small

megalo or megaly

large

hyper

above normal

tachy

fast

hypo

below normal

Brady

slow

peri

around

endo

inside

trans

across

inter

between

electro

using electricity

echo

using ultrasonic waves

ectomy

removal of

dys

is not working correctly

gram

a picture

graph or graphy

the process of making a picture

otomy

making a surgical cut or incision

scopy

use of instrument for viewing

stomy

creating an opening, usually for the removal of waste or fluid

mal

bad

emia

blood condition

itis

inflammation

osis

a condition or state

pathy

disease

-ology

the study of a part of the body

-ologist

a person working with a specific body of the body or specific disease

-iatry

medial treatment

-iatrist

a person providing specific treatment