Medical Terminology Galen College of Nursing

a/an

without, not

ab

away from

abdomin/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremity

ad

toward

adeno

gland

adipo

fat

-algia

pain

andro

male

angio

vessel

ante

before, in front of

antero

anterior, front

anti

against

arterio

artery

arthro

joint

audio

hearing

auto

self, own

bacterio

bacteria

bi

two

brachio

bronchus

-capina

carbon dioxide

carcino

cancer

cardio

heart

cardia

heart condition

-cele

hernia, swelling

cephalo

head

cerebro

cerebrum

-cide

killing

circum

around

-cision

a cutting

contra

against, opposite

cranio

cranium

-crine

to secrete

cutane/o

skin

cyano

blue

cysto

bladder

cyto

cell

de-

double

disto

far, farthest

dorso

back

duct

to lead

-duction

act of leading

dys

bad, painful, difficult

-ectomy

excision, removal

-emia

blood

en-, endo-

in, within

encephalo

brain

epi-

above

erythro

red

-esis

condition

eu

normal, good

ex

out

gastro

stomach

gluco

sugar

-gnosis

knowing

gyn

female

hem

blood

hemi

one half

hepato

liver

histo

tissue

homeo

same, alike

hydro

water

hypo

under, below

hyper

above, excessive

hyster/o

uterus

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

idio

unknown

immuno

immune

-ine

pertaining to

infero

lower, below

inter

between

intra

within

iso

same, equal

-itis

inflammation

jaund

yellow

kinesi(o), -kinesia, -kinesis

movement, motion

lapar/o

abdomen

leuko

white

lipo

fat

-lysis

destruction

macro

large

-malacia

softening

mammo

breast

-mania

state of mental disorder, frenzy

medio

media

mega/meglao/-megaly

enlargement

meso

middle

meta

beyond

micro

small

multi

many

musculo

muscle

myco

fungus

myelo

bone marrow

narc

stupor, numbness, sleep

naso

nose

nerco

death

neo

new

nephron

kidney

neuro

nerve