Medical Terminology for PA School

Medical Terminology Book and List

ab-, a-, abs-

Prefixes meaning "away from" or "separation"

ac-

sharp or pointed

acu-

sharp or pointed 

Adip-

Prefix meaning "fat" or "fatty tissue"

Aesthet-

sensation or perception

Ambi-

meaning "both" or "on both sides"

ana-, an-

again, against, back up

andr-

referring to male or masculinity

ant-, anti-

against, opposed, preventitive

anthrop-

human

arthr-

joint 

audi-

hearing, sound 

aut-, auto-

self, directed from within

bac-

rod-shaped

bio

life

blast

germ, embryo, bud, cell with nucleus 

brachi

arm

brachy

short

brady

slow

bronch

windpipe

bucc

check, mouth cavity

aug-, auct-

grow, increase

caed-, cid-, caes-, cis-

cut

calor

heat

capit

head

carcin

cancer

cardi

r/t the heart

carn

flesh 

carp

r/t wrist

cathar

pure

cav

hollow

cephal

head

cervic-

r/t the neck or cervix

chir-

of the hand or hands

chord

cord

cili

eyelash

circum

around 

clast

broken

clav

key

coll

neck

corn 

horn 

corpor

body

cost

rib c

crani

skull

cub

lie 

cuspid

lance, point

cut

skin

cyt

cell

dactyl

finger, toe, digit

de-

from, away from, removing, down

delt

deltoid

dent

tooth

derm 

skin 

deuter

second

di

two

dia

apart, through

digit

finger

dipl

double, 2-fold

dorm

sleep

dors

back

duc-, duct-

lead

dys

badly, ill

ecto-

outside

eme

vomit

endo 

inside 

ep-, epi

upon

exo

outside

extrem-

outermost, utmost

f-, fat-

say, speak 

ferr

iron

find-, fiss-

split

fistul-

hollow, tube

fl-

blow 

flacc-

flabby

flect-, flex-

bend

form

shape

frang-, fring-, fract-, frag0

break

front

forehead

gastr-

stomach

ger-, gest-

bear, carry

germin

sprout 

gust

taste

guttur-

throat

gyn-

woman

haem-, hem-

blood

hal-, hel-

breatheh

haur-, haust

draw

herp

creep

home

like

horm

that which excites

hydr

water

hyp-, hypo-

under

kine

movement, motion

lacer-

tear

lacrim

cry, tears

lact

milk 

later

side

lax

not tense

led-, lens-

hurt

leps

grasp, seize