IPHY 2400: Medical Terminology Cumulative Terms

abdomin/o-

abdomen

arteri/o-

artery

intestin/o-

intestine

muscul/o-

muscle

thyroid/o-

thyroid (gland)

tonsill/o-

tonsil

ven/o-

vein

arthr/o-

joint

cardi/o-

heart

derm/o-

skin

gastr/o-

stomach

mamm/o-

breast

nas/o-

nose

lapar/o-

abdomen

intestin/o-

intestine

enter/o-

intestine

esthet/o-

feeling; sensation

blephar/o-

eyelid

rhytid/o-

wrinkle

pil/o-

hair

dermat/o-

skin

hem/o-

blood

cyan/o-

blue

eryth/o-

red

phag/o-

eating; swallowing

gloss/o-

tongue

proct/o-

rectum and anus

hepat/o-

liver

jaund/o-

yellow

lith/o-

stone

oste/o-

bone

malac/o-

softening

chondr/o-

cartilage

genu

knee

hallux

great toe (big toe)

arthr/o-

joint

alges/o-

sensation of pain

my/o-

muscle

sarc/o-

connective tissue

kines/o-

movement

cephal/o-

head

neur/o-

nerve

somn/o-

sleep

pulmon/o-

lung

pector/o-

chest

pneum/o-

air; lung

py/o-

pus

cyst/o-

bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst

pne/o-

breathing

tuss/o-

cough

card/o-

heart

scler/o-

hard; sclera

tens/o-

pressure

phleb/o-

vein

systole

contraction

ech/o-

echo of a sound wave

auscult/o-

listening

hemat/o-

blood

ur/o-

urinary system; urine

neohr/o-

kidney; nephron

gynec/o-

female; women

mast/o-

breast

orchid/o-

testis

balan/o-

gland penis

pareun/o-

sexual intercourse

gynec/o-

female; women

obstetr/o-

pregnancy and childbirth

salping/o-

uterine tube

metri/o-

uterus; womb

men/o-

month

ectop/o-

outside

gestat/o-

conception to birth

colp/o-

vagina

hyster/o-

uterus; womb

crin/o-

secrete

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ive

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-ation

being; having; process

-ion

action; condition

-ia

condition; state; thing

-ism

disease from a specific cause; process

-itis

infection or inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

mass; tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; process

-pathy

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture; record

-graphy

process of recording

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument used to examine

-scopy

process of using an instrument to examine

-tomy

process of cutting; process of making an incision

-plasty

process of reshaping by surgery