HOSA Competition Medical Terminology

-itis

inflammation

dermat-

skin

plasty

surgical repair

cerebr-

brains

path-

disease

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

-otomy

surgical incision

adren-

Adrenal glands

blephar-

eye lids

-ologist

specialist

-ology

the study of

spasm

involuntary contraction

-algia

pain // fibromyalgia

crani-

skull

hemi-

half

-oid

like, resembling // rheumatoid

hyper-

above, more than normal // hyperglycemia

cyst/o

sack containing fluid, bladder //cystostomy

chole-

bile

hypo-

deficient, below // hypothermia

-ostomy

surgical opening

para-

beside, beyond

-lysis

loosening, destruction

cervic-

neck // cervical

chondr/o

cartilage

cyan/o

blue //cyanotic

hem/o-

blood //hematologists

psych/o

mind // psychology

lip/o

fat // lipid

lith/o

stone

ophthalm/o, opt/o, ocul/o

eye

proct/o

anus and rectum

-gram

record

-rrhexis

break, burst

carcin-

cancer

gen-

original, production

burso-

sac

retro-

backwards

trip-

rub, friction

strept

twist

-desis

binding

mani-

madness

glosso-

tongue

-trophy

development

supra-

above

-ptosis

falling

-dyn-

pain

-rrhaphy

suture

cephal/o

head

hydr/o-

water

lobo-

section

-emesis

vomitting

contra-

against, counter

-iasis

condition

trans-

through, across

brady-

slow

-ectasis

expansion

cyt/o

cell

leuk/o

white

-esthesia

sensation

cantho-

angle at the end of the eyelid

steno-

narrow, contracted

cheil-

lip

benign

mild, not cancerous

semen

seed

celio-

abdomen

erythro-

red

vaso-, vascul

blood vessel

cauda-

tail

lingua-

tongue

spondyl-

vertabrae

ovar-

egg

-centesis

puncture

ot/o, accous/o

ear

bili-

bile

squam-

scale

mening-

membrane

cec-

blind passage

macul-

spot

-pexy

surgical fixation

sub-

under

spiro-

coil

lacrim-

tear

lact-

milk

onych-

nail, claw

thorac-

chest

pyle-

gate

vesic-

bladder

sphenic-

wedge

myel-

marrow, spinal cord

anti-

against

myco-

fungus

hallux

big toe

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

Artery

ather/o

Hardening

atri/o

Atrium

brady-

Slow