Week 1-10 Medical Terminology

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

ation

process, condition

audio

hearing

auto

self, own

bacterio

bacteria

bi 

two 

brachio

arm

brachy

short

brady

slow

broncho

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

secrete

cutaneo 

skin

cyano

blue

cysto

bladder

cyto

cell 

de-

cessation

derm

skin

di

double

disto

far, farthest

dorso

back 

duct

to lead

-duction

act of leading

dys

bad, painful

-ectomy

excision

-emia 

blood 

en/endo 

in, within 

encephalo 

brain

epi

above

erythro

red

-esis

condition

eu

normal

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

excessive, above

hystero

uterus 

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

idio

unknown

immuno

immune 

-ine

pertaining to

infero

lower, below

inter

between

intra

in, within

iso

same, equal

-itis

inflammation

-ization

process 

jaund 

yellow 

kinesio/-kinesia

movement

laparo

abdomen

latero

side

leuko

white

lipo

fat

-lysis

destruction of

macro

large

-malacia

softening

mammo

breast

-mania

state of mental disorder, frenzy

mega/megalo/-megaly 

enlargement 

meso

middle

meta

beyond

micro

small 

multi

mMany

musculo

muscle

myo

muscle