Medical Terminology

comprehensive test

a-

without, not

-a

noun ending that indicates a singular form

ab-

from, away from

abdomin/o

abdomen

abort/o

to miscarry

-ac

pertaining to

acid/o

acid

acous/o

hearing

acr/o

extremity

acromi/o

acromion (projection of the scapula)

-acusia

hearing

-acusis

hearing

-ad

toward

ad-

toward

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

aer/o

air

af-

toward

agglutin/o

clumping,gluing

agora-

marketplace

-al

pertaining to

albin/o

white

albumin/o

albumin (protein)

-algesia

pain

-algia

pain

allo-

other, differing from the normal

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

ambly/o

dull,dim

amni/o

amnion (amniotic sac)

an-

without, not

an/o

anus

ana-

against;up;back

andr/o

male

aneurysm/o

aneurysm (widened blood vessel)

angi/o

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

angin/o

choking pain

aniso-

unequal, dissimilar

ankyl/o

stiffness; bent, crooked

ante-

before, in front of

anter/o

anterior, front

anthrac/o

coal, coal dust

anti-

against

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

aque/o

water

-ar

pertaining to

-arche

beginning

arteri/0

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

arthr/o

joint

-ary

pertaining to

asbest/o

asbestos

-asthenia

weakness, debility

astr/o

star

-ate

having the form of, possessing

atel/o

incomplete, imperfect

ather/o

fatty plaque

-ation

process (of)

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

auricul/o

ear

auto-

self,own

ax/o

axis, axon

azot/o

nitrogenous compounds

bacteri/o

bacteria (singular, bacterium)

balan/o

glans penis

bas/o

base (alkaline, opposite of acid)

bi-

two

bil/i

bile, gall

bi/o

life

-blast

embryonic cell

blast/o

embryonic cell

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

bronch/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

bronchi/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

bucc/o

cheek

calc/o

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneum (heel bone)

-capnia

carbon dioxide (CO2)

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

-cardia

heart condition

carp/o

carpus (wrist bones)

cata-

down

caud/o

tail

cauter/o

heat, burn

cec/o

cecum

-cele

hernia, swelling

-centesis

surgical puncture

cephal/o

head