Unit 5 Medical Terminology

a-/an-

without

anti-

against

aut-

self

bi-

two

brady-

slow

de-

without

dia-

apart or through

endo-

inner

exo-

outside of

extra-

outer/outside of

hyper-

above/over or excessive

hypo-

under or insufficient

inter-

between

intra-

within

media-

middle

medio-

within

normo-

normal

per-

through

peri-

around

physi-/physio-

physiology or related to nature

poly-

many

pro-

before/from or in front of

re-

back or again

retro-

behind or back/backward

sub-

under/below or less than normal

syn-/sy-/syl-/sym-

union or association

tachy-

fast

tetra-

four

trans-

across or through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond or excess

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cision

process of cutting

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal/excision

-gram

written record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition process or method

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

process of freeing or destroying

-lytic

destruction

-manometer

instrument to measure pressure

-megaly

enlarged

-ole

small

-oma

growth

-ologist

one who studies

-opsy

to view

-ose

pertaining to

-osis

condition

-ostomy

formation of an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

visual examination with a lighted instrument

-sis

state or condition of

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-stasis

to stop/control or place

-stenosis

narrowing

-tension

pressure

-therapy

treatment

-thoracic

chest

-tic

pertaining to

-tonic

pertaining to tone

-ule

small

aort(o)

aorta

angi(o)

vessel

arter(o)/arteri(o)-

artery

ather(o)

fatty substance

atri(o)

atrium

cardi(o)

heart

coron(o)

heart or crown

corpor(o)

body

cutane(o)

skin

duct(o)

to bring

ech(o)

sound

electr(o)

electricity

embol(o)

plug or blockage

fluor(o)

emitting of reflecting light

hem(o)

blood

isch(o)

to hold back

lip(o)

fat

mediastin(o)

mediastinum

my(o)

muscle

orth(o)

straight

path(o)

disease

pector(o)

chest

phleb(o)

vein

pulmon(o)

lung

radi(o)

x-ray or radiant energy

sept(o)

a wall/partition or septum