Medical Terminolgy

Gastr-

Stomach.

Cardi-

Heart.

Megal-

Enlarged.

-Itis

Inflammation.

Dermat-

Skin.

Plast-

Surgical Repair.

Cerebr-

Brain.

Path-

Disease.

-Ectomy

Surgical Removal.

Enter-

Intestines.

-Osis

Any condition.

-Otomy

Cut into/ Incision.

Aden-

Gland.

Angi-

Vessel.

-Oma

Tumor.

Nephr-

Kidney.

Hepat-

Liver.

Arthr-

Joint.

Blephar-

Eyelid.

-Ologist

Specialist.

Rhin-

Nose.

Gingiv-

Gum.

-Malacia

Soft.

-Ology

The Study of.

Spasm

Involuntary contraction.

-

-Algia

Pain

Crani-

Skull

End-

Inside/Within

Hemi-

Half

-oid

Like

Hyper-

Above, more than normal.

Cyst-

Sac containing fluid.

Chole-

Bile.

Hypo-

Under.

-scop-

Observe.

Hyster-

Uterus

-Ostomy

Create an opening

Para-

Beside, beyond.

-Lysis

Loosening, destruction.

Cervic-

Neck

Chondr-

Cartilage

Cyan-

Blue

Hem(at)-

Blood

Ost-

Bone

Psycho-

Mind

Lip-

Fat

My-

Muscle

Ophthalm-

Eye

Lith-

Stone

Proct-

Anus

Cost-

Rib

-Gram

Record

Acro-

Extremities

-Rhexis

Break, Burst

Carcin-

Cancer

-Penia

Decrease

Gen-

Original, Production.

Burso-

The sac around the joint.

Retr(o)-

Backwards

Trip-

Rub, Friction

Strept-

Twist

-Desis

Binding

Mani-

Madness

Glosso-

Tongue

-Trophy

Development

Supra-

Above

-ptosis

Falling, Drooping

Dyn-

Pain

Mast-

Breast

-Rrhaphy

Suture

Dent-

Teeth

Cephal-

Head

Auto-

Self

Epi-

Upon

Hydro-

Water

Lobo-

Section

-Emesis

Vomiting

Contra-

Against, Counter

-Iasis

Condition

Trans-

Through, across

Brady-

Slow

-Ectasis

Expansion

Cyt-

Cell

Odont-

Tooth

Leuk-

White

-Esthesia

Sensation

Cantho-

Angle at the end of the eyelid

Steno-

Narrow, Contracted

Cheil-

Lip

-Cele

Hernia

Benign

Mild, not cancerous

Semen

Seed

Celio-

Abdomen

Erythro-

Red

Vaso-

Vessel

Melan-

Black

Cauda-

Tail

Lingua

Tongue

Myring-

Eardrum