Medical Terms - Chap 1

-er, -ist

one who

-iatrician

practitioner

-logist

one who studies; specialist

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ical

pertaining to

-iatrics, -iatry

medical profession or treatment

-logic, -logical

pertaining to the science or study of

-logy

study or science of

cardi(o)

heart

crin(o)

to secrete

dermat(o)

skin

esthesi(o)

feeling or sensation

gastr(o), enter(o)

stomach, intestines*

ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)

elderly or aged

gynec(o)

female

immun(o)

immune

ne(o), nat(o)

new, birth

neur(o)

nerve

obstetr(o)

midwife

onc(o)

tumor

ophthalm(o)

eye

orth(o), ped(o)

orth(o) means straight, ped(o) means child or foot

ot(o), laryng(o)

ear, larynx

path(o)

disease

psych(o)

mind

radi(o)

radiation, radiant energy

rheumat(o)

rheumatism (chronic pain or inflammation in joints)

rhin(o)

nose

ur(o)

urinary tract