Nursing: Unit 1: Chapter 8: Medical Terminology

brady-

Slow (prefix)

circum-

around (prefix)

dia-

through, across, apart (prefix)

inter-

between (prefix)

intra-

within (prefix)

mal-

bad, illness, disease (prefix)

olig-

small, scant (prefix)

para-

beside, beyond, after (prefix)

tachy-

fast, rapid (prefix)

angi/o

vessel (root)

chole/o, col/o

bile (root)

chondr/o

cartilage (root)

cost/o

rib (root)

cyst/o

bladder, cyst (root)

dur/o

dura mater (outer lining of the brain and spinal cord)

gloss/o

tongue (root)

glyc/o

sugar (root)

gluc/o

Sweetness, glucose (root)

hepat/o

liver (root)

hyster/o

uterus (root)

lapar/o

abdomen, loin, flank (root)

lith/o

stone (root)

mamm/o, mast/o

breast (root)

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow (root)

necr/o

death (root)

nephr/o ren/o

kidney (root)

onc/o

tumor (root)

oophor/o

ovary (root)

orth/o

straight, normal, correct (root)

ot/o

ear (root)

ped/o

child, foot (root)

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat) (root)

pneum/o

lung, air, gas (root)

proct/o

rectum (root)

py/o

pus (root)

salping/o

eustachian tube, fallopian tube (root)

stomat/o

mouth (root)

urethr/o

urethra (root)

ur/o

urine, urinary tract, urination (root)

uter/o

uterus (root)

vas/o

blood vessel, vas deferens (root)

ven/o

vein (root)

-ac, -al

pertaining to (suffix)

-asis

condition, usually abnormal (suffix)

-cele

hernia, herniation, pouching (suffix)

-cardia

heart action or location (suffix)

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid (suffix)

-ectasis

dilation, stretching (suffix)

-genesis

development, production, creaetion (suffix)

-gram

record (suffix)

-graph

a diagram, recording instrument (suffix)

-iasis

condition of (suffix)

-mentia

condition of the mind (suffix)

-opsy

to view (suffix)

-peni

lack, deficiency (suffix)

-phasia

speaking, speach (suffix)

-plegia

paralysis (suffix)

-pnea

breathing, respiration (suffix)

-ptosis

dropping, sagging (suffix)

-rrhaphy

stiching, suturing (suffix)

-rrhage, -rrhagia

excessive flow (suffix)

-stasis

maintenance, maintain a constant level, controlling, stopping (suffix)

-sentosis

narrowing (suffix)

-tomy, -otomy

incision(suffix)

-stomy, -otomy

creating an opening (suffix)

-uria

urine (suffix)

aphasia

lack of speaking ability

cyanosis

condition of having a blue color

dysphasia

difficulty swollowing

endocarditis

inflammation of the inner part of the heart.

Gastrotomy

surgically created opening in the stomach

mastectomy

removal of the breast

nephritis

inflammation of the kidney

oliguria

A small amount of urine.