Anatomy - Medical Terminology

an

an

no; not; without

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix (C)

brady

slow

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cyt/o

cell

cyte

cell (E)

derm/o

skin

derma

skin (A)

dermat/o

skin (AT)

ectomy

removal; excision; resection

emia

blood condition

en

in; within

encephal/o

brain

endo

in; within (DO)

epi

above;

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

hyper

above; excessive

hypo

deficient; below; under; less than

hyster/o

uterus; womb

ia

condition

ic

pertaining to

intra

within; into

itis

inflammation

leuk/o

white

logy

study (process of)

megaly

enlargement

my/o

muscle

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

odont/o

tooth

oophor/o

ovary

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pnea

breathing

pneum/o

lung; air; gas

pneumon/o

lung; air; gas (ON)

pseudo

false

salping/o

fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube

therm/o

heat

thorac/o

chest

um

structure; tissue; thing