Medical Terminology: Chapter 1 Davi-Ellen Chabner

aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cyst/o

urinary bladder

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestine (often small intestine)

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

gnos/o

knowlege

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen

leuk/o

white

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

psych/o

mind

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

thromb/o

clotting

platelet

is a small cell that helps blood to clot

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

cutting out; removal, excision

-emia

blood condition

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition, process

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist in the study of

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-opsy

to view

-osis

abnormal condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visual examination

-sis

state of

-tomy

process of cutting into

a-, an-

no, not

aut-

self

dia-

complete, through

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

within

exo-

outside

hyper-

excessive, more than normal, too much

hypo-

below, less than normal, under

peri-

around, surrounding

pro-

before, forward

re-

back

retro-

behind

sub-

below

trans-

across, through

adenitis

inflammation of the gland

adenoma

tumor of the gland

anemia

condition of no blood

arthralgia

pain of the joint

arthritis

inflammation of the joint

arthrogram

record of the joint (xray)

arthroscope

instrument used to visually examine the joint

arthroscopy

visual examination of the joint

autopsy

examination of a dead body with one's own eye (self-view)

biology

the study of life

biopsy

process of viewing living organisms

carcinoma

cancerous tumor

cardiac

pertaining to the heart

cardiology

Study of the heart

cephalic

pertaining to the head

cerebral

pertaining to the cerebrum, largest part of the brain

cerebrovascular

Disorder of the blood vessels within the cerebrum, also known as a stroke

Cystoscope

instrument used for visual examination of the bladder

cystoscopy

visual examination of the urinary bladder

cytology

study of cells

dermal

pertaining to the skin

dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin

dermatosis

abnormal condition of the skin

diameter

the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

dysentery

an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

electrocardiogram

record of the electrical activity of the heart

electroencephalogram

record of the electricty of the brain

endocardium

inner lining of the heart

endocrine glands

Glands that secrete hormones within the body.

endocrinology

study of the endocrine glands

enteritis

inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine)

erythrocyte

red blood cell

exocrine

external secretion of a gland