HOSA - Medical Terminology

a-, an-

without, lack of

ab-

from, away

-ac, -ic

pertaining to

acr/o

extremities (arms and legs)

ad-

toward, near

aden/o

gland, glandular

adren/o

adrenal gland

aer/o

air

-al

similar, pertaining to

alba-, albi-

white

alges/i/a

pain

-algia

pain

ambi-

both, both sides

an/o/us-

anus

angi/o

vessel

ankyl-

crooked, looped, immovable, fixed

ante- (ro)

before, in front of, ahead of

anti-

against

append/i/o-

appendix

arter/i/o-

artery

-ase

enzyme

-asis

condition of

-asthenia

weakness, lack of strength

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

fatty, lipid

audi/o

sound, hearing

aur-

ear

auto-

self

bi- (s)

twice, double, both

bio-

life

-blast

germ/embryonic cell

blephar/o

eyelid, eyelash

brachi-

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bronch- (i, o)

air tubes in lungs

bucc- (a, o)

cheek

calc- (u, ulus)

stone

carcin- (o)

cancer

cardi- (a, o)

pertaining to the heart

carp- (o)

wrist

-cele, -coele

swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia

cent- (i)

hundred

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

cephal- (o)

head, pertaining to head

cerebro-

brain

cerv- (ic, io)

neck, neck of uterus

cheil/o

lip

chem- (o)

drug, chemical

chlor- (o)

green

chol- (e, o)

bile, gallbladder

chrond- (i, r, ri)

cartilage

chrom- (a, at, o)

color

-cide

causing death

circum-

around, about

-cise

to cut

co- (n)

with, together

-coccus

round

col- (in, o)

colon, bowel, large intestine

colp- (i, o)

vagina

contra-

against, counter

cost- (a, i, o)

rib

crani- (o)

skull, cranium

-crine

to secrete

cryo-

cold

crypt- (o)

hidden, obscure

cut- (an)

skin

cyan- (o)

blue

cyst- (i, o)

bladder, bag, sac

cyt- (e, o)

cell

dacry- (o)

tears, tear duct

dactyl- (o)

finger, toe

dec- (a, i)

ten

dent- (i, o)

tooth, teeth

derm- (a, at, o)

skin, pertaining to skin

-desis

surgical union or fixation

dextr- (i, o)

right

di- (plo)

double, twice

dia-

through, between, part

dis- (ti, to)

separation, away from

dors- (i, o)

to the back, back

duoden- (o)

duodenum

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

e/c

without

ec- (ti, to)

outside, external

-ecstasis

expansion, dilation, stretching

-ectomy

surgical removal

electr- (o)

electrical

-emesis

to vomit, vomiting

-emia

blood, blood condition

encephal/o

brain

endo-

within, inner

enter- (i, o)

intestine

epi-

upon, over, upper

erythro-

red

faci-

face

-fascia (l)

fibrous band

fibr- (a, i, o)

fiber, connective tissue

fore-

in front of

-form

form, shape