Medical Terminology

Abdomin (o)

Abdomen

Aden (o)

Gland

Angi (o)

Vessel

Arteri (o)

Artery

Arthr (o)

Joint

Bronch (i) (o)

Bronchus, one of the larger passages conveying air to and from the lungs

Cardi (o)

Heart

Cephal (o)

Head

Cerebr (o)

Brain

Chol (e)

Bile

Col (o)

Colon, large intense

Crani (o)

Skull

Cyst (o)

Bladder, cyst

Cyt (o)

Cell

Dent (i) (o)

Tooth

Dermat (o)

Skin

Encephal (o)

Brain

Enter (o)

Small intestine

Erythr(o)

Red

Fibr(o)

Fiber

Gastr (o)

Stomach

Geront (o)

Elderly

Gloss (o)

Tongue

Glyc (o)

Sugar

Gynec (o)

Female

Hem (o)

Blood

Hepat (o)

Liver

Hydr (o)

Water

Hyster (o)

Uterus

Lapar (o)

Abdomen, flank, loin

Laryng (o)

Larynx

Lith (o)

Stone

Mamm (o)

Breast

Mast (o)

Breast

Men (o)

Menstruation

My (o)

Muscle

Myel (o)

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Nephr (o)

Kidney

Neur (o)

Nerve

Ocul (o)

Eye

Opthalm (o)

Eye

Oste (o)

Bone

Ot (o)

Ear

Ped (i) (o)

Child

Pharyng (o)

Throat, pharynx

Phelb (o)

Vein

Pneum (o)

Lung, air, gas

Proct (o)

Rectum

Psych (o)

Mind

Pulm (o)

Lung

Py (o)

Pus

Rect (o)

Rectum

Rhin (o)

Nose

Splen (o)

Spleen

Stern (o)

Sternum

Throac (o)

Chest

Thromb (o)

Clot

Tox (o)

Poison

Trache (i) (o)

Trachea

Ur (o)

Urine

Urethr (o)

Urethra

Urin (o)

Urine

Uter (i) (o)

Uterus

Ven (o)

Vein

Peri

Around

Ooph (o)

Ovaries

Cyan (o)

Blue

Lip

Fat

Inter (o)

Occurring Between

a-

Without

brady-

Slow

dys-

Pain

hyper-

Above, excessive

hypo-

Low, deficient

pan-

All

poly-

Many

post-

After

pre-

Before

retro-

Behind

tachy-

Fast

ecto-

Outside

di-

Double

macro-

Large

ortho-

Straight

trans-

Across

adipo-

Fat

anti-

Against

ante-

Forward

psued-

False

neo-

New

bi-

Two

en-

Inside

circum-

Round

auto-

Self

hemi-

Half

-algia

pain

-ectomy

removal of

-emia

blood

-gram

record

-itis

inflammation