Medical Terminology Terms Ch. 1

Include Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes and combining forms

-itis

-itis

Inflammation

thromb/o

clot

phleb/o

vein

psych/o

mind

-logy

study of

gastr/o

stomach

cardi/o

heart

-ac, -as, -al, -ary, -ic

pertaining to

epi-

upon, above, over

-ium

tissue

sub-

below or under

en-

inside

en-, endo-, intra-

within

-y

condition or process of

pulmon

lungs

-rrhage, -rrhagia

to burst forth, excessive flow, profuse, fluid discharge

-spasm, spasm/o

involuntary contraction

-rrhexis

rupture

-rrhaphy

suture

duct/o

to lead

ovi

egg

meta-

beyond, after, or change

-stasis

stop or stand

Derm/o, Dermat/o, Cutane/o

skin

Nephro/o & Ren/o

kidney

Rhin/o & Nas/o

Nose

-plasty

surgical correction/ repair

-phil & -philia

affinity for, tendency towards

hydr/o

water, hydrogen

cyan/o

blue

-osis

condition, status, abnormal increase

arthr/o

joint

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-rrhea

flow, discharge

tox/o & toxic/o

poison

de-

not, from, away from, down

a- & an-

without, not

anti- & contra-

against, opposed to, or opposite

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

e-, ec-, ex-

out or away

dia, trans

across or through

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, or near

epi-

above, over, upon

inter-

between

intra-

within

meso-

middle

para

alongside of, abnormal, near or beyond

retro-

backward or behind

sub-, infra-

below or under

moni-/ mono-, uni-

one (1)

bi-

two or both (2)

tri-

three (3)

-quadr/i, tetra-

four (4)

demi-, hemi-, semi-

half (1/2)

hyper-

above or excessive

hypo-

below or deficient

macro-

large

micro-

small

olig/o-

few, little, deficient

pan-

all

poly-, multi-

many, much

super-, supra-

above, excessive, beyond

ultra-

beyond or excessive

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

post-

after or behind

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

re-

again or back

com-, con-, syn-, sym-

together or with

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

neo-

new

tom/o

to cut (section/layer)

tomy-

surgical incision

hyster/o-

uterus

-ectomy

surgical removal

-algia, -dynia

pain

-emia

blood condition

-ation

process

-genesis

origin or production

-lysis

breaking down

-megaly

enlargement

-penia

abnormal reduction, deficiency

-cele

pouching, hernia, swelling

-ectasis, -ectasia

expansion, dilation

-iasis

formation or presence of

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

condition, increase, status

-ptosis

falling, downward, prolapse, drooping

-centesis

puncture for aspiration

-desis

binding, surgical fixation

-stomy

creation of an opening/ surgical opening

-pexy

suspension or fixation

-tripsy

crush, break

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-scope

instrument of examination

-scopy

examination (process)