Medical Terminology Final JMU

Anti-

against, opposite of

Brady-

slow

Endo-

within

Epi-

upon, over, above, on top

Neo-

new

Pre-

to come before

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

cerebr/o

brain, cerebrum

dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

laryng/o

voice box, larynx

leuk/o

white

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

ment/o

mind

nat/o

birth

path/o

disease

proct/o

rectum, anus

psych/o

mind

rhin/o

nose

tonsill/o

almond, tonsil

vas/o

vessel

-al

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical excision, removal

-emia

condition of blood

-gram

a record or image

-ia

condition of

-iatry

treatment, speciality

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study or science of

-pathy

disease

-philia, -phil

loving, affinity for

-plasty

surgical repair

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-tic

pertaining to

-meter

measure, measuring instrument

-ous

pertaining to

-scopy

process of viewing

-drome

run, or running

-emesis

vomiting

-malacia

softening

-opsy

view of

-oxia

condition of oxygen

-phagia

eating or swallowing

-phasia

speaking

-physis

growth

-plegia

paralysis

-oma

tumor

-stasis

standing still

-algia

condition of pain

-asthenia

weakness

-atresia

a closure or the absence of a normal body opening

-cele

hernia, swelling, or protrusion

-dynia

pain

-osis

condition of

-ism

condition or disease

-penia

deficiency or abnormal reduction in number

-rrhagia

abnormal discharge

-rhea

discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

condition of hardening

-centesis

surgical puncture

-clasia, -clasis, -clast

break apart

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-phylaxis

protection

-rrhaphy

suturing

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

-tome

instrument used to cut

-tomy

incision

-tripsy

surgical crushing

-ion

process

a-

without, absence of

ab-

away from

hyper-

excessive, abnormally high, above

hypo-

deficient, abnormally low, below

intra-

within

post-

to follow after

pre-

to come before

sub-

under, beneath, below

contra-

counter or against

meta-

after or change

con-

together, with, jointly

ana-

up, toward

dia-

through

dis-

apart, away

ec-, ecto-

outside or out

eso-

inward

ex-, exo-

outside or away from

para-

alongside, abnormal

peri-

around