Purdue HSCI 131 Medical Terminology

skin

Word root: dermat

skin

Word root: cutane

kidney

Word root: nephr

kidney

Word root: ren

mouth

Word root: stomat

mouth

Word root: or

inflammation

suffix: itis

enlargement

suffix: megaly

tumor

suffix: oma

cell

suffix: cyte

without, not

prefix: an

excessive, above normal

prefix: hyper

in, within

prefix: intra

near, beside, beyond

prefix: para

many, much

prefix: poly

before

prefix: pre

condition

suffix: ia

liver

word root: hepat

pertaining to

suffix: ar

bone

word root: oste

cartilage

word root: chondr

joint

word root: arthr

inflammation of the kidney

nephritis

fixation of a joint

arthrodesis

inflammation of the skin

dermatitis

specialist of teeth

dentist

excision of the stomach

gastrectomy

tumor of the liver

hepatoma

pertaining to muscle

muscular

inflammation of the cartilage

chondritis

pertaining to the stomach

gastric

tumor of the bone

osteoma

blood

root word: hemat

vomiting

suffix: emesis

vomiting blood

hematemesis

inflammation of a joint

arthritis

study of blood

hematology

surgical puncture

suffix: centesis

surgical puncture of a joint

arthrocentesis

pain

suffix: dynia

pain in bone

osteodynia

brain, head

(word root:) cephal

inflammation of the bone and joint

osteoarthritis

inflammation of the brain and meninges

encephalomeningitis

osteoarthropathy

disease of the bone and joint

encephalomeningopathy

disease of the brain and meninges

binding, stabilization

(suffix:) desis

to break, surgical fracture

(suffix:) clasis

surgical fracture of the bone

osteoclassis

excision, removal

(suffix:) ectomy

excision of the appendix

appendectomy

separation, destruction, loosening

(suffix:) lysis

destruction or loosening of a blood clot

thrombolysis

fixation (of an organ)

(suffix:) pexy

appendix

(root word:) append

blood clot

(root word:) thromb

breast

(root word:) mast

surgical repair

(suffix:) plasty

surgical repair of the nose

rhinoplasty

nose

(root word:) rhin

suture

(suffix:) rrhaphy

suture of a muscle

myorrhaphy

forming an opening (mouth)

(suffix:) stomy

forming and opening into the trachea

tracheostomy

instrument to cut

(suffix:) tome

instrument to cut bone

osteotome

incision

(suffix:) tomy

incision of the trachea

tracheotomy

crushing

(suffix:) tripsy

stone, calculus

(root word:) lith

crushing a stone

lithotripsy

Record of output that is of quantitative nature

(suffix:) gram

Record of output that is of visual nature

(suffix:) graph

process of recording

(suffix) graphy

instrument for examining

(suffix:) scope

visual examination

(suffix:) scopy

pain

(suffix:) algia

hernia, swelling

(suffix:) cele

dilation, expansion

(suffix:) ectasis

blood condition

(suffix:) emia

form, product

(suffix:) gen

forming, producing

(suffix:) genesis

abnormal condition, increase

(suffix:) osis

disease

(suffix:) pathy

decrease, deficiency

(suffix:) penia

fear

(suffix:) phobia

paralysis

(suffix:) plegia

prolapse, downward displacement

(suffix:) ptosis

fetus

(root word:) nat

discharge, flow

(suffix:) rrhea

rupture

(suffix:) rrhexis

abnormal hardening

(suffix:) sclerosis

involuntary contraction, twitching

(suffix:) spasm

narrowing, stricture

(Suffix:) stenosis

poison

(suffix:) toxic

pertaining to

(suffix:) ac

pertaining to

(suffix:) al

pertaining to

(suffix:) ar

pertaining to

(suffix:) ary

pertaining to

(suffix:) eal