Medical Terminology Master List

Cardi/o, Coron/o

Heart

Hepat/o

Liver

Ren/o

Kidney

Col/o

Colon

Gastr/o

Stomach

Enter/o

Intestine

Ven/o

Vein

Oste/o

Bone

Arthr/o

Joint

a-, an-

no/not

af-

away

ambi-

both

ambly-

dull

ante-, pre-

before

anti-, contra-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two

brady-

slow

cata-

down

circum-, peri-

around

con-

with

crypto-

hidden

de-

down/away from

dia-, per-

through

dipl-

double

dys-

bad

e-, ec-, ef-, ex-

out

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

em-, en-, endo-, intra-

in/inside

epi-

upon

eso-

inward

eu-

good/normal

hemi-, semi-

half

hetero-

different

homo-

similar

hyper-

over

hypo-

under

idio-

private

inter-

between

iso-

equal

macro-

large

meta-

after/other/beyond

micro-

small (prefix)

mono-, uni-

one

neo-

new

ob-

in the way

oligo-

few

ortho-

straight

pan-

all

par-, para-

around/beside

poly-, multi-

many

post-

after

presby-

old

pro-

before/on behalf of

pros-

to/toward

pseud-, pseudo-

false

re-

again

schizo-

divided

sub-

under/beneath

sym-, syn-

with/together

tachy-

fast

trans-

through/across

-ectomy

surgical removal

-plasty

surgical repair

-tomy

surgical incision

-centisis

surgical puncture

-rrhaphy

suture

-stomy

creating a mouth-like opening

-desis

binding/fixing

-pexy

fixation/suspension

-clasis

refracture/break

-lysis

split/loosen from adhesions

-tripsy

to crush

-cidal, -cide

killing/destroying

-gram, -graph

record

-graphy

recording

-scope

examining

-scopy

visual examination process

-tome

cutting

-meter

measuring

-metry

measurement

-edema

swelling

-itis

inflammation

-emia

blood condition

-osis

abnormal

-algia, -dynia, -aglesia

pain

-thermia

heat/fever

-megaly

enlargment

-cele

hernia

-lepsy, -leptic

seizure

-lith

stone

-malacia

softening

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-ptosis

drooping/prolapse

-sclerosis

hardening

-static

not in motion

-stenosis

stricture/narrowing