med terms ch 4-6

A-

Without

Epi-

Above

Hypo-

Under

Sub-

Below, under

Acr/o

Extremities

Adip/o

Fat

Albin/o

White

Cutane/o

Skin

Cyan/o

Blue

Derm/o

Skin

Diaphor/o

Sweat

Dist/o

Far, distant

Epitheli/o

Skin, epithelium

Melan/o

Dark, black

My/o

Muscle

Onych/o

Nail

Seb/o

Sebum

Sebace/o

Sebum

Squam/o

Scale

Sudor/o

Sweat

Trich/o

Hair

-al

Pertaining to

-cytes

Cells

-esis

Action, condition, state of

-ism

Process, condition

-malacia

Softening

-osis

Condition of, usually abnormal

-ous

Pertaining to

An-

Without

Mal-

Bad

Neo-

New

Angi/o

Vessel

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Contus/o

To bruise

Crypt/o

Hidden

Dermat/o

Skin

Erythem/o

Redness, flush

Exanthemat/o

Rash

Follicul/o

Follicle, small sac

Hem/o

Blood

Hidr/o

Sweat

Hirsut/o

Hairy

Ichthy/o

Dry, scaly

Kel/o

Tumor, fibrous growth

Kerat/o

Hard, horny tissue

Leuk/o

White

Lip/o

Fat

Melan/o

Dark, black

Myc/o

Fungus

Necr/o

Death

Sarc/o

Flesh

Steat/o

Fat

Stomat/o

Mouth

Umbilic/o

Umbilicus

Ur/o

Urine

Varic/o

Varicose veins

-algia

Pain

-drome

To run

-emesis

Vomit

-lapse

To fall out of place

-lithiasis

Condition of stones

-lysis

Breakdown

-megaly

Enlargement

-meter

Measure

-oma

Tumor, mass

-ous

Pertaining to

-pepsia

Ingestion

-phagia

Eating, swallowing

-plakia

Plaque

-rrhea

Discharge, flow

-rrhoid

Protrusion, sac

-trophy

Development

CD

Crohn’s disease

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

HG

Hyperemesis gravidarum

IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease

IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome

OL

Oral leukoplakia

UC

Ulcerative colitis

Elasto-

Elastic

Endo-

Within

Bar/o

Weight

Gingiv/o

Gum

Lapar/o

Abdominal wall, abdomen

Palat/o

Palate

Scler/o

Hardening

Uvul/o

Uvula

-ectomy

Excision, removal, resection

-gram

Record

-pexy

Suturing

-plasty

Surgical repair

-tripsy

Crushing

CT

Computed tomography

DRE

Digital rectal examination

EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

EMG

Electromyograph

ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

EUS

Endoscopic ultrasonography

FOBT

Fecal occult blood test

G-tube

Gastrostomy tube