2025-26 Intro To Med Terminology

Full med terms of the year!

Physi/o

nature or physical

-ology

study of

hypo-

below

epi-

above

ventr/o

belly side of the body

dors/o

back of the body

lumb/o

lower back

-al

pertaining to

hist/o

tissue

a-

without

hyper-

excessive

-ior

pertaining to

-trophy

development

anter/o

front or before

poster/o

back or toward the back

-itis

inflammation

cephal/o

head

-plasia

formation

-ic

pertaining to

home/o

the same, unchanging

-stasis

control, maintenance of a constant level

anti-

against

aseptic-

without infection

dis-

apart, free of

vir/o

virus

fung/i

fungus

seps/o

infection

immun/o

immune, immunity

path/o

disease

immun/-

protected, safe

-emia

blood condition

-phobia

fear

-pathy

disease

brady-

slow

hyper-

abve; excessive

-iasis

abnormal condition

-pnea

breathing

steth/o-

chest

-opsy

views

-cusis

hearing

hypo-

deficient, below, under

palp/o, palpat/o

to touch gently

pyr/o-

fever, fire

tachy-

fast

-osis

condition, usually normal

-scopy

visual examination

respir/o-

breath

-graphy

process of recording

abdomin/o

abdomen

bucc/o

cheek

gloss/o

tongue

pepsia

digestion

stomat/o

mouth

phag/o

eat/ swallow

phagia

eating/ swallowing

emesis

vomiting

dent/i/o

tooth

Derm/o/at/ato

skin

cutane/o

skin

-cyte,cyt/o

cell

onych/o

nail

pil/o

hair

seb/o

sebum (oil, fat)

sudor/i/

sweat

albin/o

white

cirrh/o

yellow

cyan/o

blue

epi

upon

itchy/o

dry,scaly (fishlike)

melan/o

black

sub

below

xer/o

dry

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

-ectasis

dilation

-emia

blood

endo

inner, inside

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

my/o

muscle

peri-

around, surrounding

phleb/o

vein

-stenosis

a narrowing

thromb/o

clot

valv/o, valvul/o

valve

ven/o

vein

bronespiratoch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus

laryng/o

larynx

nas/o

nose

-oxia

oxygen

or/o

mouth/opening

pharyng/o

pharynx

phren/o

diaphragm

pluer/o

pluera

-pnea

breathing

pneum/o

air, lung

pulmon/o

lung

throracic/o

thorax, chest