Common Medical Terminology

A-

negative, without

Bi-

two, double

Dys-

difficult, painful

Eu-

good, normal

Ex-

outside

Hyper-

above, increased,excessive, high

Macro-

large

Poly-

many

Sub-

under, less, below

Uni-

one,single

Cardi/o

heart

Hepat/o

liver

Laryng/o

larynx

Neur/o

nerve

Ot/o

ear

Pulm/o

lung

Sinistr/o

left side

-al, -ic, -ia

pertaining to

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-osis

disease, abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-rrhea

flow, discharge

Ab-

away from

Ad-

toward

Ambi-

both sides

Hypo-

below, under, decreased, deficiency

Micro-

small

Inter-

between, among

Intra-

within, inside

Peri-

surrounding, around

Post-

after

Pre-

before

Super-

excessive, beyond

Supra-

excessive, beyond

Arthr/o

joint

Col/o

colon

Cost/o

ribs

Enter/o

small intestine

Derm/o

Skin

Dextr/o

Right Side

Gastr/o

stomach

Hem/o

blood

My/o

muscle

Nat/i

birth

Nephr/o

Kidney

Oste/o

Bone

Rhin/o

nose

-algia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood

-ism

Condition

-itis

Inflammation

-necrosis

death of tissue

-ology

the study of

-ologist

person that studies

-oma

tumor

-ostomy

surgically create opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-plasty

surgical repair

-plasia

formation, development

-rrhage

bursting forth, excessive flow

-rrhagia

bursting forth, excessive flow

-rrhaphy

suture, stitch

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening