Med Term chapter 1 basic

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ial

pertaining to

-ical

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

ior

pertaining to

-ory

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-ago

abnormal condition, disease

-esis

abnormal condition, disease

-ia

abnormal condition, disease

-iasis

abnormal condition, disease

-ion

condition

-ism

condition, state of

-nic

pertaining to

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-a

noun ending

-e

noun ending

-y

noun ending

-ae

pleural noun ending

-i

pleural noun ending

-um

singular noun ending

-us

singular noun ending

-algia

pain, suffering

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyte

cell

-derma

skin

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-gram

picture or record

-graphy

process of producing a picture or record

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargment

-necrosis

tissue death

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-otomy

cutting, surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal/excessive fluid discharge

-rrhapy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

append

appendix

appendic

appendix

arteri

artery

arther

fatty substance

cardi

heart

col

colon

crani

skull

dermat

skin

enter

small intestine

gastr

stomach

larying

throat

lith

stone

mening

meninges

myc

fungus

myel

spinal cord

nat

birth

path

disease

pyel

renal pelvis

pyr

fever, fire

tendin

tendon

tonsil

tonsils

vir

virus, poison

angi o

blood vessel

arteri o

artery

arthr o

joint

ather o

plaque or fatty substance

cyan o

blue

dextr o

right

erythr o

red

gastr o

stomach

hem o

blood

hepat o

liver

laryng o

throat

leuk o

white

megal o

larger

melan o

black

my o

muscle

myc

fungus

neur o

nerve

olig o

scanty, few

ot o

ear

poli o

gray

py o

pus

pyel

renal pelvis

pyr o

fever fire

sinistr o

left