Quick Midterm Medical Terminology

*Not in depth + relation to anatomy

erythr/o

red

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

thromb/o

clot

-rrhagia

abnormal flow/discharge

-hemia, -emia

referring to blood

aden/o

gland

bacteri/o

bacteria

immun/o

exempt

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

clear fluid

path/o

disease

tox/o

poisonous

medial

towards midline

lateral

towards sides

superficial

external

deep

internal

proximal

toward origin of attachment to trunk

distal

away from origin of attachment to trunk

superior

above

inferior

below

anterior

front

posterior

back

frontal or coronal plane:

a vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

sagittal plane:

a vertical plane dividing the body into right and left portions

transverse plane:

a horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

angi/o

blood vessel

aort/o

aorta

arter/o, arteri/o

artery

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

crown or circle; heart

my/o, myos/o

muscle

pector/o

chest

valvul/o

little valve

vas/o

vessel

vascul/o

little vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

little belly, ventricle

-emesis

vomiting

-phagia

swallowing

or/o

mouth

lingu/o

tongue

esopag/e, esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

abdomin/o

abdomen

chol/e

bile, gall

cyst/o

bladder, sac

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

hepat/o

liver

pancreat/o

pancreas

col/o, colon/o

colon

rect/o

rectum

-phasia

speaking

-oxia

condition of oxygen

-pnea

breath

-phonia

sound production

capn/o

carbon dioxide

rhin/o

nose

nas/o

nasil

sept/o

partition

muc/o

mucus

laryng/o

larynx

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

bronch/o

airway/bronchus

alveol/o

air sac

lob/o

lobe/rounded

pleur/o

rib, pleura

phragm/o, phragmat/o

partition

pneum/o, pneumon/o

air, lung

pulmon/o

lung

-uresis

urination

-uria

pertaining to urine

nephr/o

kidneys

ren/o

kidneys

pyel/o

renal pelvis

glomerul/o

glomerulus

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

ur/o, urin/o

urine

meat/o

opening, passage

ket/o, keton/o

ketones

albumin/o

albumin

gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o

sweet, sugar

py/o

pus

noct/o

night

olig/o

few in number