Medical Terminology For Health Professions 9th edition - All Terms

gastr/o

stomach, belly

-itis (suffix)

inflammation

hyper-

excessive

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

my/o

muscle

oste/o

bone

neur/o

nerve

arth/o

joint

cyan/o

blue

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

poli/o

gray

enter

small intestine

plasty (suffix)

surgical repair

-rraphy

surgical suturing

-ectomy

surgical removal

tonsils

tonsill/o

crani/o

skull

ac

pertaining to

-osis

abnormal condition

-algia

pain, painful condition

-dynia

condition of pain

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

abnormal softening

necrosis

death of tissue

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-graphy

process of recording

-gram

to record

-scopy

visual examination

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhea (suffix)

discharge, flow

pre

before

nat

birth

peri-

surrounding, around

post

after

ab

away from

dextro

right

ex

out

macro

large

sinistr/o

left

micro

small

oligo

few

eu

good

hypo-

under

inter

between

instra

within

Larynx

voice box

rhin/o

nose

ot/o

ear

lith

stone

-otomy

surgical incision

edema

swelling

arteri/o, arter/o

artery

ather/o

fatty plaque

artho

joint

fissure

an opening; a groove; a split

fistula

an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

ileum

third part of the small intestine

ilium

part of the hip bone

tendin/o

tendon

infection

Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms

-malasia, -malacia

softening

Exudate

fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

laceration

to cut

lesion

tissue destruction

mucous

pertaining to mucus

mucus

slimy fluid secreted by the mucous membranes

-ologist

specialist

Palpation

to examine by touch

palpitation

pounding or racing heart

pyel/o

renal pelvis

py/o

pus

pry/o

fever, fire

Supination

movement that turns the palm up

supperation

formation of pus

Triage

A method of prioritizing treatment

trauma

wound or injury

viral

pertaining to a virus

virile

masculine; manly

Anatomy

The study of body structure

Physiology

The study of body function

anatomical position

To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

midsaggital (median) plane

divides the body into an equal left and right side

tranverse plane

a horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half

frontal plane

Divides the body into front and back portions.

Caphalic

pertaining to the head

Anterior

front of the body

Posterior

toward the back

Ventral

belly side

Dorsal

toward the back

Proximal

Nearer to the trunk of the body

Distal

Farther from the trunk of the body

Midline

An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves.

Superior

toward the head

Inferior

below

Caudal

pertaining to the tail

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body