Medical Terminology: Anatomical Roots and Suffixes

aden(o)-

gland

angi(o)-

vessel

brachi(o)-

arm

bronch(i)(o)-

bronchus

cardi(o)-

heart

cephal(o)-

head

encephal(o)-

brain

chondr(o)-

cartilage

cost(o)-

rib

cyt(o)-

cell

dermat(o)-

skin

esophag(o)-

esophagus

fibr(o)-

fiber

gastr(o)-

stomach

hist(o)-

tissue

lapar(o)-

abdomen/abdominal wall

lymph(o)-

lymph/lymphatic system

myel(o)-

spinal cord/bone marrow

nas(o)- /rhin(o)-

nose

oophor(o)-

ovary

orchi(o)(do)-

testis

ost(e)(eo)- /oss(eo)(i)-

bone

pharyng(o)-

pharynx

pneum(a)(o)(ato)(ono)-

lung/air/breath

pod(o)-

foot

psych(o)-

mind

ren(i)(o)- / ren(o)- / nephr(o)-

kidney

sacr(o)-

sacrum

thorac(o)- /steth(o)-

chest

thyr(o)-

thyroid

ureter(o)-

ureter

vertebr(o)-

vertebra/spinal column

an(o)-

anus

arter(o)-/arteri(o)-

artery

bucc(o)-

cheek

cervic(o)-

neck

crani(o)-

skull

cyst(o)- /cyst(i)-

bladder, cyst or sac

enter(o)-

intestine

hepat(o)

liver

lingu(o)- /gloss(o)-

tongue

mamm(o)- /mamm(a)- /mast(o)-

breast

or(o)- /stomat(o)-

mouth

somat(o)-

body

laryng(o)-

larynx

my(o)- /muscul(o)-

muscle

ocul(o)- /ophthalm(o)-

eye

pulm(o)- /pulmon(o)- / pneum(o)-

lung

stern(o)-

sternum

urethr(o)-

urethra

ven(o)- /ven(i)- /phleb(o)-

vein

rect(o)- /proct(o)-

rectum

sarc(o)-

flesh

trache(o)-

trachea

hyster(o)- /uter(o)-

uterus

mening(o)-

membrane covering brain and spinal cord

arthr(o)-

joint

canth(o)-

corner of eye

celi(o)-

abdomen

cerebell(o)-

cerebellum

cerebr(o)-

cerebrum

dors(i)(o)-

posterior/back

gli(o)-

neuroglia

faci(o)-

face

haem(o)(ato)-

blood

neur(o)

nerve

ot(o)-

ear

pleur(o)-

pleura

ventr(i)(o)-

front of body (belly)

col(o)- /colon(o)-

colon

-algia

pain

-centesis

puncture, tap

-cide

killing

-crine

condition of endocrine secretion

-crit

to separate

-cyte

cell

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emia

condition of blood

-emesis

vomiting

-gen

origin, formation

-gram

record of data

-graph

instrument that records

-ician

one who

-iasis /-osis

state or condition of

-megaly

enlargement

-itis

inflamation

-metry

measurement of

-meter

instrument for measuring

-ology

study of

-odynia

pain

-opia

eye, vision

-oma

tumour

-ostomy

creation of artificial opening

-oxia

oxygen

-otomy

cut into, make an incision

-pathy

disease

-paresis

slight paralysis

-pepsia

digestion

-penia

decrease in