medical terminology a-l

a-

not; without

ab-

off, from, away

acromi-

point of the shoulder blade

acu-

a needle

ad-

to; toward

adipo-

fat

aesthes-

sensation; perception

alb-

white

amput-

cut off; cut away

an-

without

anti-

opposite of; against

apex-

tip; extremity

aqua-

water

arthr-

joint

asthma

gasping; panting

audi-

hearing

aur-

an ear

axilla-

armpit

benign

good, friendly, kind

bi-

two, twice, double

brachi-

the arm

brachy

or brevi-short

buccal-

cheek

caec-

blind

calcaneo

heel

calx-

heel

capit-

head

carcinoma

cancer

card-

the heart

carp-

the wrist

castr-

deprive of generative power

caud-

tail

cele-

a rupture, hernia; a tumor

cephal-

head

cer-

head

cereb-

brain

cervic-

neck

chondr-

cartilage

chori-

a skin, membrane

circum-

around

cis-

on this side

cleid

the clavicle

cnem-

part of the leg between the knee and ankle

cochl-

a snail

condyl-

a knuckle; knob

corn-

horn; horny

cost-

rib

cox-

hip

crani-

the skull

crist-

the crest

crur-

the leg

cryo-

cold

cuspi-

a point

cuti-

skin

cyan-

blue

cyst-

the bladder

cyt-

a cell

delt-

triangular

dorsi-

back

dur-

hard

dys-

bad, malicious; hard

ecto-

outside

ectop-

displaced; foreign

-ectomy

cut out

edema

swelling

eff-

out; away from

embol-

a wedge

-emia

blood

-emesis

vomit

encephal-

brain

endo-

within; inner

enter-

intestine

epi-

above

erythr-

red

esthesi-

sensation; perception

eu-

good, well

exo-

outside, out

fibul-

a clasp; buckle

fasci-

a bundle; a band

front-

the forehead

gangli-

a knot on a string

gast-

the stomach; belly

giganto-

gigantic

gingiv-

the gums

glen-

a pit; socket

glom-

a ball

gloss-

tongue

glut-

the rump

gomph-

a wedge-shaped bolt or nail

gyn-

a woman; female

hallu-

big toe

hem-

blood

hemi-

one hand

hepato-

liver

herni-

rupture

hist-

tissue

humer-

shoulder

hyal-

glass; transparent

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

beneath; under