Medical Terminology

ab-

"from, away from"

abdomin/o

abdomen

abort/o

to miscarry

-ac

pertaining to

acid/o

acid

acous/o

hearing

acr/o

extremity

acromi/o

acromion (projection of scapula)

-acousis

hearing

-ad

toward

ad-

toward

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

aer/o

air

af-

toward

agglutin/o

"clumping, gluing"

agora-

marketplace

-al

pertaining to

albin/o

white

albumin/o

albumin (protein)

-algesia

sensitivity to pain analgesic - drug acting to relieve pain

-algia

pain

allo-

"other, differing from the normal"

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

ambly/o

"dull, dim"

amni/o

amnion (amniotic sac)

an-

"without, not"

an/o

anus

ana-

against; up; back

andr/o

male

aneurysm/o

widened blood vessel

angi/o

Vessel (usually blood or lymph)

aniso-

"unequal, dissimilar eg anisocytosis is a patient's red blood cells are of an uneven size. happens in anemia"

ankyl/o

"stiffness; bent, crooked eg ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic inflammatory condition that can cause fusion of vertebrae."

ante-

"before, in front of"

anter/o

"anterior, front"

anthrac/o

"coal, coal dust"

anti-

against

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

aque/o

water

-ar

pertaining to

-arche

beginning

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

arter/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

-ary

pertaining to

asbest/o

asbestos

-asthenia

"weakess, debility e.g. myasthenia is loss of muscle strength"

astr/o

star

-ate

"having the form of, possessing"

atel/o

incomplete; imperfect e.g. atelocephaly - A congenitally incomplete development of the skull atelectasis - [ atelo- + -ectasis ] 1. A collapsed lung; an airless lung. 2. A condition in which the lungs of a fetus remain partially or totally unexpanded at birth.

ather/o

"fatty plaque e.g. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls"

-ation

process (of)

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

auricul/o

ear

auto-

"self, own"

ax/o

"axis, axon"

azot/o

nitrogenous compounds comes from Greek word azote meaning without life

bacteri/o

bacteria (bacterium)

balan/o

"glans penis eg Balanitis is when the head of the penis (the glans) is red, swollen, itchy, and sore. It is a common condition affecting males, especially the uncircumcised ones"

bas/o

"base (alkaline, opposite of acid)"

bi-

two

bil/i

"bile, gall"

bi/o

life

-blast

embryonic cell

blast/o

embryonic cell

blephar/o

eyelid eg blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids) and blepharoplasty (surgical repair of the eyelid).

brachi/o

arm

brachy-

short eg brachycephaly (short head) and brachydactyly (short fingers and toes)

brady-

slow

bronch/o

"bronchus (plural, bronchi)"

bronchi/o

bronchus (bronchi)

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

bucc/o

cheek

calc/o

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneum (heel bone)

-capnia

carbon dioxide (CO2) Hypercapnia: Increased levels of CO2 in the blood. Hypocapnia: Decreased levels of CO2 in the blood.

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

-cardia

heart condition

carp/o

carpus (wrist bone)

cata-

down

caud/o

tail

cauter/o

"heat, burn"

cec/o

cecum

-cele

"hernia, swelling eg: bronchocele - broncho means windpipe. this is swelling of the thyroid gland. enterocele, a hernia of the pouch of Douglas, between the rectum and uterus; gastrocele, a hernia of the stomach; hydrocele, a tumour containing fluid, especially in the scrotum; meningocele, a protrusion of the meninges"

-centesis

surgical puncture

cephal/o

head

-ceps

head

-ception

conceiving

cerebell/o

cerebellum