Medical term 1 word roots

Myel/o

spinal cord/bone marrow

Oste/o

bone

My/o

muscle

Neur/o

nerve

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

poli/o

gray

–cyte

cell

–osis

means abnormal condition or disease

–oma

tumor

–itis

inflammation

Gastr

stomach

Enter

small intestine

–plasty

surgical repair

–rrhaphy

surgical suturing

Tonsil

tonsils

–ectomy

surgical removal

Suffixes as noun endings

a,um,y,e,us

Crani

skull

Cardi

heart

Suffixes meaning pertaining to

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

Gastr

stomach

Abnormal condition or disease suffixes

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

Path

disease

–ology

study of

–algia

pain+suffering

–dynia

pain

–megaly

enlargement

–malacia

abnormal softening

–necrosis

tissue death

–sclerosis

abnormal hardening

–stenosis

abnormal narrowing

hepat/o

liver

arteri/o

artery

–centesis

is a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid.

abdomin/o

abdomen

–centsis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

–graphy

means the process of producing a picture or record.

angi/o

blood vessel

–graphy

process of recording

–gram

picture or record

–plasty

surgical repair

–scopy

visual examination

arthr/o

joint

–rrhage + –rrhagia

sudden, severe bleeding

hem/o

blood

–rrhaphy

surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue

ten/o

tendon

–rrhea

flow or discharge, refers to the flow of most body fluids

Dia

through

Nat

birth

–al

pertaining to

Pre

before

Post

after

Peri

surrounding

Ab

away from, negative/absent

Dextro

right side

Ex

outside, away from

Macro

abnormal size, large, long

Mega/megalo

big

Ad

toward/ in the direction of

Sinistro

left side

Micro

small

Oligo

scanty, few

ot/o

ear

Scope

instrument used for viewing or examining

o/logist

one who specializes in the study

rhino/o

nose

laryng/o

larynx/throat

Ab

away from

Dys

bad, difficult, painful

Eu

good, normal, well, easy

Hyper

increased

Hypo

decreased

Inter

between or among

Intra

within or inside

Sub

under/below

super/supra

excessive/above

–trophy

development

Lith

stone

Appendic

appendix

Singular end in –a

plural change to –ae

Singular end in –ex or –ix

plural change to –ices

Singular end in –is

plural –es

Singular end in –itis

plural change to –is ending to –ides

Singular end suffix in – nx

change to –x to –ges

Singular ends in suffix–on plural change ending to –a

Singular –um plural change to –a

Singular ends in –us plural change it to –i

ather/o

plaque or fatty substance

–oma

tumor

–ostomy

surgical creation of a artificial opening to the body surface

–otomy

cutting or surgical incision

Mening

meninges

Tendin

tendon

Myc

fungus

–ologist

specialist

–ology

the study of