Biomedical Terminology - Chapter 1

-logy

study of

hemat-

blood

-gram

record

electr-

electricity

cardi-

heart

gastr-

stomach

-scope

instrument to examine with

-ic

pertaining to

-ac

pertaining to

enter-

intestines

-itis

inflammation

trans-

across

retro-

behind

aden-

gland

arthr-

joint

bi/o-

life

-opsy

process of viewing

carcin/o-

cancerous

-oma

tumor, mass

cephal-

head

cerebr-

cerebrum, largest part of brain

-al

pertaining to

-vascular

pertaining to blood vessels

cyst-

urinary bladder

cyt-

cell

derm-

skin

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red

-scopy

process of visual examination with instrument

-sis

state of

dia-

complete, through

pro-

before

gnos-

knowledge

gynec-

woman

hem-

blood

-globin

protein

hepat-

liver

lapar-

abdomen

-tomy

cutting into

abdomin-

combining form for abdomen

leuk-

white

nephr-

kidney

-ectomy

cutting out

neur-

nerve

onc-

tumor (cancerous)

-ist

specialist

opthalm-

eye

oste-

bone

path-

disease

aut-

self

psych-

mind

-osis

abnormal condition

ren-

kidney

rhin-

nose

sarc-

flesh

thromb-

clotting

-algia

condition of pain

-emia

blood condition

-ia

condition

-ism

condition, process

hyper-

excessive

a, an-

no, not

dys-

bad, abnormal, painful

-meter

measurement

-y

condition, process

-crin

secrete

-um

indicates a structure

epi-

above, upon

exo-

outside

glyc-

sugar

pan-

all

demo-

people

peri-

surrounding

-state

stands

re-

back

-section

cutting into an organ

(singular) bulla

(plural) bullae

(singular) bursa

(plural) bursae

(singular) vertebra

(plural) vertebrae

(singular) prosthesis

(plural) prostheses

(singular) pubis

(plural) pubes

(singular) apex

(plural) apices

(singular) varix

(plural) varices

(singular) ganglion

(plural) ganglia

(singular) spermatozoon

(plural) spermatozoa

(singular) bacterium

(plural) bacteria

(singular) ovum

(plural) ova

(singular) bronchus

(plural) bronchi

(singular) nucleus

(plural) nuclei