HOSA Med term

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain or suffering

Appendic /o

Appendix

Arteri/o

artery

Arthr/o

joint

Ather/o

plaque

Cardi/o

heart

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Col /o

Colon

-dynia

pain

Dys-

bad; painful; difficult

-ectomy

surgical removal

Enter/o

intestines (small intestines)

Gastr/o

stomach

-graphy

process of recording

Hem/o

blood

Hyper-

above; excessive

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

Laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

Myc/o

fungus

Myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow

My/o

muscle

-necrosis

tissue death

Nephr/o

kidney

Hypo-

deficient; below

Neur/o

nerve

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-osis

abnormal condition

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

-otomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease; emotion

Peri-

around

-plasty

surgical repair

Poly-

many; much

Py/o

pus

Rhin/o

nose

-rrhage

excessive/abnormal flow or discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow; discharge

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

tightening; narrowing structure

Sub-

under; below

Supra-

above; upper

Coron/o

crown; head

Adip/o

fat

Aden/o

gland

Caud/o

tail; feet

Cephal/o

head

Lapar/o

abdomen

Epi-

above; on

Cyt/o

cell

Home/o

no change; constant

Hist/o

body tissue

Col/o

large intestines

-stasis

to stop; control

Path/o

disease

-plasm

formation structure

Retro-

behin; backward

Phleb/o

vein

Hystero/o

uterus

Derm/o

skin

Orchid/o

testicles

Inguin/o

groin

Exocrine

glands that secrete products onto the epithelium

Dysplasia

abnormal development or growth of cells

Proximal

positioned nearest the point of origin

Posterior

back or behind

Distal

positioned farthest from the point of origin

Etiology

Diagnose

Oste/o

bone

Arteri/o

artery

Gastr/o

stomach

Nephr/o

kidney

Ren/o

kidney

Encephal/o

brain

Seb/o

sebum

Neur/o

nerve

Orchid/o

testicles

Oophor/o

ovary

Anterior

front

Ventral

refers to the front or belly side of the body or organs

Dorsal

refers to the back of the body or organ

Transverse plane

horizontal plane, divide body into upper and lower portions

Coronal plane

frontal plane, divides the body in back and front portions

Midsagittal plane

midline, divides the body from top to bottom into right and left halves

retr/o

behind

Anaplasia

change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other

Hyperplasia

an abnormal increase in the number of cells in normal arrangement in a tissue

Hypoplasia

the incomplete development of an organ or tissue

Aphlasia

the lack of development of an organ or tissue

Chondr/o

cartilage

Arthr/o

joints

Cost/o

rib