Chapter 3 - Medical Terms

Abdomin/o

Abdomen

Acr/o

Extremities / Top / Extreme point

Acu/o

Sharp / Severe / Sudden

Aden/o

Gland

Adip/o

Fat

Amni/o

Amnion (sac surrounding embryo in the uterus)

Angi/o

Vessel

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Joint

Axill/o

Armpit

Bi/o

Life

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Bronch/o

Bronchial tubes

Carcin/o

Cancer

Cardi/o

Heart

Chem/o

Drug / Chemical

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Chron/o

Time

Col/o

Colon

Cyst/o

Urinary bladder

Encephal/o

Brain

Erythr/o

Red

Hem/o

Blood

Hepat/o

Liver

Hydr/o

Water / Fluid

Inguin/o

Groin

Isch/o

To hold back

Lapar/o

Abdomen / Abdominal wall

Laryng/o

Larynx

Leuk/o

White

Lymph/o

Lymph

Mamm/o

Breast

Mast/o

Breast

Morph/o

Shape / Form

Muc/o

Mucus

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Spinal cord / Bone marrow

Necr/o

Death

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Neutr/o

Neutrophil (WBC)

Nucle/o

Nucleus

Ophthalm/o

Eyelid

Oste/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear

Path/o

Disease

Peritone/o

Peritoneum

Phag/o

To eat / Swallow

Phleb/o

Vein

Plas/o

Formation / Development

Pleur/o

Pleura

Pneumon/o

Lungs

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Radi/o

X-ray

Rect/o

Rectum

Ren/o

Kidney

Rhin/o

Nose

Sarc/o

Flesh

Splen/o

Spleen

Staphyl/o

Clusters

Strept/o

Twisted chain

Thorac/o

Chest

Thromb/o

Clot

Tonsill/o

Tonsils

Trache/o

Trachea / Windpipe

Ven/o

Vein

-algia

Pain

-cele

Hernia

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-coccus

Berry-shaped bacterium (single)

-cocci

Berry-shaped bacterium (plural)

-cyte

Cell

-dynia

Pain

-ectomy

Excision / Removal / Restriction

-emia

Blood condition

-genesis

Condition of producing / Forming

-gram

Record

-graph

Instrument for recording

-graphy

Process of recording

-itis

Inflammation

-logy

Study of

-lysis

Breakdown / Destruction / Separation

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor / Mass / Collection of fluid

-opsy

To view

-osis

Condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

Disease / Condition

-penia

Deficiency

-phobia

Fear

-plasia

Development / Formation / Growth

-plasty

Surgical repair

-ptosis

Drooping / Falling / Prolapse

-rrhea

Flow / Discharge

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument used for visual examination

-scopy

Process of visual examination

-stasis

Controlling / Stopping

-stomy

Opening to form a mouth

-therapy

treatment