Medical Terminology

-emia

blood condition

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

diminished

cardio

heart

gastro

stomach

hemo, hemato

blood

hepato

liver

osteo

bone

acro-

extremity (topmost)

adeno-

gland

arthro-

joint

cephalo-

head

cyto-

cell

myo-

muscle

rhino-

nose

nephro-

kidney

oro-

mouth

pneumo-

air (lung)

cyano-

blue

erythro-

red

leuko-

white

melano-

black

hemo-

blood

pyo-

pus

necro-

death

phago-

eat (swallow)

phaso-

speech

psycho-

mind

steno-

narrow

-ia

condition of

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-dynia

pain

con-

together (with)

syn-

together

sym-

together

dys-

painful, difficult, faulty

eu-

good (normal)

neo-

new

a-

without

an-

without

anti-

against

contra-

against

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

circum-

around

peri-

around

dia-

across

trans-

through

E-

out

ec-

away

ex-

out

ecto-

outside

extra-

outside

en-

within

intra-

within

endo-

within

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond

para-

alongside

para-

abnormal

retro

backward (behind)

sub-

below

infra-

under

bi-

both

hemi-

half

semi-

half

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one

oligo-

deficient (few)

pan-

all

poly-

many

quadri-

four

super-

above

supra-

excessive

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond

ante-

before

pro-

before

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

post-

after

re-

again

-ia

condition of

-ism

condition of

-poiesis

formation

-stasis

stop (stand)

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-genesis

origin (production)

-lysis

breaking down (dissolution)

-megaly

enlargement

-penia

abnormal reduction

-rrhea

discharge

-ectasis

expansion

-ectasis

dilation

-emia

blood condition

-ptosis

falling

RTC

return to clinic