Medical Terminology: Coining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes

Vocabulary practice cards covering common medical combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes, along with specific examples of medical terminology as presented in the lecture transcript.

Aden/o

Gland

Adenoma

Tumor of a gland

Arthr/o

Joint

Arthritis

Inflammation of the joints

Bi/o

Life

Biology

Study of living things

Carcin/o

Cancerous/cancer

Carcinoma

Cancerous tumor

Cardi/o

Heart

Cardiology

Study of the heart

Cephal/o

Head

Cephalic

Pertaining to the head

Cerebr/o

Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

Cerebral

Pertaining to the cerebrum

Cis/o

To cut

Incision

Procession of cutting into

Cyst/o

Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

Cystocopy

Visual examination of a cyst

Cyt/o

Cell

Cytology

Study of cells

Derm/o

Skin

Dermat/o

Skin

Dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin

Electo/o

Electricity

Electrocardiogram

Recording electrical acitivity of the heart

Encephal/o

Brain

Electroencephalogram

Recording electrical activity of the brain

Enter/o

Intestines (usually small intestines)

Enteritis

Inflammation of the intestines

Gastro/o

Stomach

Gastrectomy

Removal of part of the stomach

Gynec/o

Woman/female

Gynecology

Study of woman

Hemat/o

Blood

Hem/o

Blood

Hematology

Study of blood

Hepat/o

Liver

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver

Leuk/o

White

Leukocyte

White blood cell

Nephr/o

Kidney

Nephritis

Inflammation of the kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Neurology

Study of nerves

Onc/o

Tumor

Oncologist

One who specializes in the field of tumors

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Ophthalmoscope

Instrument used to examine the eye

Oste/o

Bone

Osteitis

Inflammation of the bone

Path/o

Disease

Patholgy

Study of disease

Ped/o

Child

Pediatric

study

Radi/o

O-rays

Radiology

Study of x-rays

Ren/o

Kidney

Renal

Pertaining to/describing kidneys

Rhin/o

Nose

Rhinitis

Inflammation of the nose

Thromb/o

Clot/clotting

Thrombocyte

Clotting cells/blood platelets

ur/o

Urinary tract, urine

Urology

Study of urinary tract

-ac

Pertaining to

Cardiac

Pertaining to heart

-al

Pertaining to

Neural

Pertaining to nerves

-algia

Pain

Arthralgia

Joint pain

-cyte

Cell

Erthyrocyte

Red blood cells

-ectomy

Excision, removal

Nephrectomy

Kidney removal

-emia

Blood condition

Leukemia

Blood condition of white blood cells

-genic

Pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in

Carcinogenic

Producing cancer

-gram

Record

-ic

Pertaining to

-ical

Pertaining to

Gastric

Pertaining to the stomach

-ist

Specialist

Gynecologist

Specialist in women's health

-itis

Inflammation

Cystitis

Inflammation of a cyst

-logy

Process of study

-oma

Tumor, mass, swelling

Hepatoma

Tumor of the liver

-opsy

Process of viewing

Biopsy

Viewing a piece of live tissue

-osis

Condition, usually abnormal

Nephrosis

Abnormal kidney

-pathy

Disease, condition

Adenopathy

Gland disease

-scope

Instrument to visually examine

Endoscope

Instrument to examine within

-scopy

Process of visually examining with a endoscope

Endoscopy

Examining within using an endoscope

-tomy

Process of cutting, incision