Chapter 10: Medical Terminology

a, an-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

anti-

against

aut-

self

brady-

slow

di-

two

dor-

back (not post)

dys-

painful/difficult

endo-

inside/within (not intra)

epi-

upper/above

ex-

out from

hyper-

excessive/above/more than

hypo-

deficient/below/less than

inter-

between

intra-

inside/within

macro- or mega-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one/single

neo-

new

ortho-

straight

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

behind/after

pre-

before/in front of

semi-

half

sub-

below

super- or supra-

above

tachy-

rapid/fast

trans-

across

-a, -ac, -al, -ic, -ical, -is, -um

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cente

puncture

-crine

secrete

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

suffix for blood

-emesis

vomit

-ia

a disease/an unhealthy state or condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

destruction

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlarged

-ologist

person who studies

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-orrhagia

hemorrhage

-orrhaphy

suture

-orrhea

flow

-osis

condition of

-ostomy

surgical opening

-otomy

incision into

-pathy

disease

-penia

deficiency

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping down

-sclerosis

hardening/stiffining

-scope

picture/inspection

-spasm

contraction

-stasis

stoppage

-uria

urine

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

angi/o

blood vessel

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

aud/i or aud/o

ear/hearing

blephar/o

eyelid

bronch/i or bronch/o

bronchial

carcin/o

cancer

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

brain

cervic/o

neck

chol/e or chol/o

bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o

colon/large intestine

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

skull

cyst/o and vesic/o

bladder/sac

derm/a or derm/o and cut/i or cut/o

skin

duoden/o

duedenum

edema/o

swelling

electr/o

electric

emesis/o

vomit

enter/o

small intestine

erythr/o

red

cyan/o

blue

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus/womb

lapar/o

abdomen

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black