1200 medical terminology

a-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward/to

append-

appendix

adeno-

glandular

ambi-

around/both

ante-

before/in front of

ano-, procto-

anus

angio-, vaso-

vessel

\-algia

pain

bi-

double

bili-

bile

brady-

slow

bronch-

bronchus

cardio-

heart

cholecyst-

gallbladder

colo-

colon

cysto-

bladder

circum-

around

contra-

opposite

crani-, cephalo-

head

derma-

skin

dys-

difficult

ecto-

outside

endo-

within, into

eu-

normal, good

ex-

out, away from

esophago-

esophagus

encephala-

brain

entero-

intestines

embolus

moving clot

\-ectasis

expansion, dilation

mal-

bad

macro-

big

mega-, megal-

big, large

\-ectomy

removal of

\-emia

blood

gastr-

stomach

gingiv-

gums

gloss-

tongue

glyco-

sugar

\-graphy

a recording of something

\-gram

the record made

hemi-

half

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

under, below normal

hem-, hemat-

blood

hepato-

liver

inter-

between

intra-

within

intro-

in, into

ileo-

ileum

\-ism

condition of

\-itis

inflammation of

\-iatry

treatment of

jejuno-

jejunum

latero-

side

leuk-

white

lympho-

lymph

laryngo-

larynx

lipo-

fat

\-lith

stone

\-lithiasis

presence of stones

\-lysis

dissolving, disintegration

\-logy

study of

\-phasia

speech

\-phagia

eating, swallowing

psych-

mind

micro-

small

mono-

single

multi-

many

myelo-

spinal cord, marrow

\-megaly

enlargement

myo-, musculo-

muscle

neo-

new

neuro-

nerve

nephro-

kidney

osteo-

bone

olig-

small, few

oculo-

eye

ophthalmo-

eye

oto-

ear

oophoro-

ovary

orchido-

testes

\-ology

study of, science of

\-opathy

disease of

\-orrhaphy

surgical repair of

\-oma

tumor

\-opsy

viewing

\-orrhea

discharge of, flow

\-osis

condition of, disease of

\-ostomy

opening of, outlet

\-otomy

to incise

pan-

all

path-

disease

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after, behind