Med Term Comprehensive

a-, an-

no, not, without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, near

abdomin/o

abdomen

-ac, -al

pertaining to

-an, -ar, -ary

pertaining to

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

-algesia

sensitivity to pain

-algia

pain

ana-

up, apart, backward, again, anew

angi/o

vessel (blood)

ante-

before, forward

anter/o

front

anti-

against

aort/o

aorta

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

arter/o, arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

-ase

enzyme

audi/o, audit/o

hearing

aut/o, aut-, auto

self, own

axill/o

armpit

bacert/i/o

bacteria

bi-

two

bil/i

bile, gall

brachi/o

arm

brady-

slow

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchial tube

bucc/o

cheek

calc/o

calcium

carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o

heart

-cele, coele

swelling, hernia

cell/u

cell level

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

cervic/o

neck

chol/e

bile, gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

-cidal

pertaining to killing

col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

comi/o

to care for

contra-

against, opposite

coron/o

heart

cost/o

rib

cran/i

skull

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

cyt/o, -cyte

cell

de-

lack of, less

derm/o, derma, dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

sweat

dist/o

far, distant

dors/o, dorsi

back (of body)

dys-

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

removal; excision; resection

-emia

blood condition

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

end-, end/o

in; within

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

epi-

above; upon; on

erythr/o

red

erythem/o

flushed; redness

-esis

action; condition; state of

ex-

out; away from

gastr/o

stomach

-gensis

producing; forming

-ger/i, -geront/o

old age

gluc/o, glyc/o

glucose; sugar

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hemi-

half

hepat/o

liver

herni/o

hernia

hydr/o

water

hyper-

above, excessive, greater than normal

hypo-

deficient, below, less than usual

hyster/o

uterus, womb

-ia

condition

-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior

pertaining to

-iasis

abnormal condition

ile/o

ileum

inguin/o

groin

inter-

between

intra-

within, into

-ism

process, condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

jaund/o

yellow

jejun/o

jejunum

Kal/i

potassium

ket/o, keton

ketones; acetones

kyph/o

hunch back

lapar/o

abdominal wall; abdomen

later/o

side

leuk/o

white

lip/o

lipid, fat