medical terminology

a-, an-

not, without, less

ante-

before

anti-

against

-ary

pertaining to

contra-

against

dextr(o)-

right, on the right side

di-

two

di-, dis-

apart, separation, reversal

dif-

apart, separation

dromo-, -drome

running, conduction, course

dys-

bad, difficult, abnormal, painful

-eal

pertaining to

end(o)-

within, inner

ent(o)-

within, inner

epi-

on, upon, following

etio-

cause

eu-

true, good, well

ex-

out of, away from

exo-

exterior, external, outward

extra-

outside, without

gen-, -gen, -genesis, -genic

producing, coming to be, precursor

-graph

instrument used to record data or picture

-graphy

process of recording

hemi-

one-half

home(o)-

similar

hyp(o)-

beneath, diminution, deficiency, the lowest

hyper-

extreme or beyond normal

-ia

a condition or state

-iasis

condition, state

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

1. related to or resembling, 2) alkaline (chemical suffix)

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

-ism

1. condition, disease; 2) practice or doctrine

morph(o)-, -morph

form, shape, structure

-oid

resemblance to

-osis, -oses (plural)

a condition, disease or increase

-ous

pertaining to

para-

1. involvement of two like parts, 2) abnormal, 3) alongside

peri-

around, surrounding

-phobia

exaggerated fear, sensitivity, aversion

physi(o)-

1. physical, 2) natural

post-

after, behind, posterior

pre-

anterior, before in time

pro-

1. before or forward 2) precursor

proxim(o)-

near point of origin

quadr(i)-

four

semi-

one-half, partly

-stasis

stopping, standing

sub-

beneath, less than normal, inferior

super-

in excess, above, superior

supra-

above, excessive

sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

similarity or being together

-tome

1. cutting instrument, 2) section or segment

ton(o)-

tone, tension, pressure

trans-

across, through, beyond

anxi(o)-

fear, worry

arch(e), arch(i)-, -arche

first, primitive, beginning

-asthenia

weakness

audi(o)-

hearing

aur(i)-, aur(o)-

of or pertaining to the ear

bi-

twice, double, two

-blast

an immature precursor cell

blast(o)-

budding by cells or tissue

blephar(o)-

of or pertaining to the eyelid

cata-

down, under

cephal(o)-

of or pertaining to the head

cerebr-

brain or cerebrum

cervic(o)-

of or pertaining to the neck or the cervix

chrom(o), chromat(o)-

color

coreo-

of or pertaining to the pupil

crani(o)-

belonging or relating to the cranium

cycl-

circle, cycle, ciliary body

dacry(o)-

of or pertaining to tears

-dynia

pain

-emia

blood condition

encephal(o)-

of or pertaining to the brain; see also cerebro-

erythr(o)-

red, redness

esthesi(o)-

sensation, perception

fibr(o)-

fiber

gli(o)

glue, gluelike

granul(o)-

granular, granule

halluc-

to wander in mind

hema-, hem(at)-, hem(ato)-, hema-, hemo-

of or pertaining to blood

iatr(o)-

of or pertaining to medicine or a physician

-iatry -iatry

denotes a field in medicine emphasizing a certain body component

ipsi-

same

irid(o)-

of or pertaining to the iris

-ite

the nature of, resembling

kerat(o)-

cornea (eye or skin)

-lepsis, -lepsy

attack, seizure

leuk(o)-

denoting a white color

lymph(o)-

lymph

macr(o)-

large, long

mening(o)-

membrane

micro-

small

my(o)-

of or relating to muscle

myel(o)-

of or relating to bone marrow or the spinal cord

neur(i)-, neur(o)-

of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system

noci-

pain, injury, hurt