Medical Terminology for Medical Assistant

a/an-

without

ab-

away

ad-

toward

ante-

before

anti-

against

brady-

slow

contra-

against

cryo-

cold

tri-

three

bi-

two

dys-

difficult, bad, painful

eu-

good, normal

gyno-

female

hyper-

excessive, above, increased

hypo-

below, decreased

macro-

large

mal-

bad

metro-

uterus

micro-

small

mono-

one

neo-

new

oligo-

decreased, less

pneu-

lung

tachy-

fast

presby-

related to old age

inter

between

intra

within

extra

outside

pne

lung

post

after

pre

before

angi/o

blood vessel

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

arthr/o

joint

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

braci/o

arm

chondr/p

cartilage

colp/o

vagina

cutane/o

skin

cysto-

bladder

cyto-

cell

derm-

skin

encephalo-

brain

entero-

intestines

gastro-

stomach

hepat-

liver

hystero-

uterus

masto-

breast

metro-

uterus

myo-

muscle

narco-

sleep

ophthal-

eye

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

phleb-

vein

pneum-

lung

pyro-

fever/heat

reno-

kidney

rhino-

nose

-pnea

breathing

-centesis

aspirate

-stasis

to slow or stop

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-edema

swelling

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood

-sclerosis

hardening

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlarged

-oma

tumor

-opia

vision

-ostomy

surgical opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-oxia

oxygen

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

excessive flow