Intro to Medical Terminology - Word List 1

a-

without, not

an-

without, not

bi-

two

circum-

around

dia-

through, across

dipl-

double

diplo-

double

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

endo-

in, within

epi-

above, upon

exo-

outside, outward

extra-

outside

homeo-

same

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

under, below, deficient

infra-

below, under

inter-

between

intra-

in, within

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

para-

near, beside, beyond

peri-

around

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

before, in front of

primi-

first

retro-

backward, behind

sub-

under, below

super-

upper, above

supra-

excessive, superior, above

trans-

through, across

uni-

one

-ago, -esis, -ia, -osis, -iasis, -ion, -ism

abnormal condition

-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cele

swelling, hernia (hernia-organ protrusion)

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasis

break, surgical fracture (surgical procedure/intervention)

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-gram

record, writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus

-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

act of measuring

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition, increase (blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-penia

decrease, deficiency

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhage

bursting forth (of)

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of)

-rrhapy

suture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-scope

instrument of examining

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-stomy

forming and opening (mouth)

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

incision

-toxic

poison

-tripsy

crushing

-trophy

development, nourishment

ambulatory

able to walk

afebrile

without fever

axilla

armpit

cachectic

appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting

crepitus

cracking/crunching sound

epistaxis

nosebleed

etiology

cause of a symptom

febrile

fever

malaise

general feeling of illness (feeling "sick")

rhinorrhea

runny nose

somnolent

drowsy or sleepy appearance

sepsis

severe bacterial blood infection