Medical Terminology 1

aden/o gland

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum, largest part of the brain

cyst/o

urinary bladder

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain (ex.electroencephalogram) (EEG)

enter/o

intestines (often the small intestines)

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen

leuk/o

white

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

psych/o

mind

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

thromb/o

clotting

al

pertaining to

algia

pain

cyte

cell

ectomy

cutting out; removal, excision

emia

blood condition

globin

protein

gram

record

ia

condition

ic

pertaining to

ism

condition, process

itis

inflammation

logist

specialist in the study of

logy

study of

oma

tumor, mass

opsy

process of viewing

osis

abnormal condition

scope

instrument to visually examine

scopy

process of visual examination

sis

state of

tomy

process of cutting into (incision)

a-, an

no, not

aut

self

dia

complete, through

dys

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

endo

within

epi

above, upon, on

exo

outside

hyper

excessive, more than normal, too much

hypo

below, less than normal, under

pan

all

peri

surrounding

pro

before, forward

re

back

retro

behind

sub

below, under

trans

across, through

Cardi

ology

ologist

omegaly

Adenopathy

disease of gland

 Adenectomy

surgical removal of a gland

 Adenosis

condition of a gland

Adenoma

tumor with a glandlike structure

 Example of types of adenoma:

Nephradenoma-adenoma of kidney

Angiitis

inflammation of vessel

 Angiomegaly

enlargement of a vessel

Angiopathy

disease of a vessel

Angiosis

condition of a vessel

Arthritis

inflammation of a joint

 Arthrotomy

cutting into or incision of joint

 Arthrosis

condition or disease of joint

Arthropathy

any disease of a join

Blepharal

pertaining to the eyelid

Blepharoplasty

plastic repair or surgery of an eyelid

Blepharospasm

involuntary contractions of the eyelid

Blepharitis

inflammation of an eyelid

Blepharectomy

surgical removal of all or part of the eyelid

Cardiac

pertaining to the heart

Carditis

inflammation of the heart

Cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

Cardiology

study of the heart

 Cerebral

pertaining to the brain

Cerebritis

inflammation of the brain

Cerebrospinal

pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

Dermal

pertaining to skin

Dermatitis

inflammation of skin

Dermatosis

condition or disease of skin

Dermatology

study of skin