Anatomy Medical Terminology

a

Without

adeno

relating to a gland

aero

air or gas

al

pertaining to

albi

white (albino)

andro

man, masculine

angi

blood vessel

ante

before, in front of

anti

against, opposite

ary

associated with

ase

forms names of enzymes

athero

fatty plaque

auto

self

bi

two, twice, double

blasto

embryonic form

brachi

arm

brady

slow

carcino

cancer, tumors

cardi

pertaining to the heart

cauda

tail

cephalo

head

cervi

neck, narrow part

chondro

cartilage

clast

to break

co

together

cyto

cell

contra

against, opposite

corpo

body

costa

ribs

cutane or cuti

skin

derma

skin

dorsi

back

dys

bad, painful, difficult

ec or ecto

out, outside, outer

encephalo

brain, inside head

endo

inside

epi

above

eryth or erythro

red

eu

good, normal

exo

outside

form

shape

gastro

stomach

gen or genesis

forming, producing, origin

glia

glue

gluco

glucose

glyco

sugar

hemi

half

hemo

blood

hetero

different

histo

tissue

homeo

same

homo

unchanged

hydro

water, fluid

hyper

beyond normal

hypo

under, below

ia

condition, disease

ic

like, related to

infra

beneath

inter

between, among

intra

inside

iso

equal

itis

inflammation

juxta

near

lacto

milk

lamina

thin layer

latero

side

leuko

white

lyso, lyto

destruction

maero

large

medi

middle

mega

huge

meso

middle

meta

change

micro

small

mono

one

morpho

form

myo, mysi

muscle

neo

new

nephro

kidney

neuro

nervous system

oo

egg

oculo

eye

ology

study of

oma

tumor or mass

osteo

bone

oxy

sharp

para

beside

patho

suffering

pedi

foot