MEd term

1. Sub- – Under, below

2. Per- – Surrounding

3. Inter- – Between

4. Neo- – New

5. a- – Without, lack of

6. Poly- – Many, much

7. -algia – Pain

8. -um – Structure, tissue

9. -osis – Abnormal condition

10. -itis – Inflammation

11. -al – Pertaining to

12. -scopy – The process of visual examination using a scope

13. -rrhea – Flow or discharge (often excessive)

14. -phagia – Eating or swallowing

15. -ectomy – Surgical removal or excision

16. -chalasia – Relaxation (often referring to a sphincter or muscle)

17. -uria – Urine condition

18. Odont/o – Tooth

19. Py/o – Pus

20. Hist/o – Tissue

21. Cyt/o – Cell

22. Cervic/o – Neck, cervix

23. Lumb/o – Lower back, loin

24. Lapar/o – Abdomen

25. Later/o – Side

26. Ot/o – Ear

27. Thorac/o – Chest

28. Poster/o – Back, behind

29. Anter/o – Front

30. Myel/o – Bone marrow or spinal cord

31. Dactyl/o – Fingers or toes

32. Arthr/o – Joint

33. Olecran/o – Elbow

34. Syndesm/o – Ligament

35. Humer/o – Humerus (upper arm bone)

36. My/o – Muscle

37. Oste/o – Bone

38. Plant/o – Sole of the foot

39. Chondr/o – Cartilage

40. Enter/o – Intestines (usually small intestine)

41. Chol/e – Bile, gall

42. Gloss/o – Tongue

43. Hepat/o – Liver

44. Pharyng/o – Pharynx (throat)

45. Lip/o – Fat

46. Sial/o – Saliva, salivary gland

47. Proct/o – Rectum, anus

48. Or/o – Mouth

49. Lith/o – Stone, calculus

50. Olig/o – Few, scanty

51. Ur/o – Urine, urinary tract

52. Ureter/o – Ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)

53. Cyst/o – Bladder, sac

54. Pyel/o – Renal pelvis (part of the kidney)

55. Nephr/o – Kidney

56. Cholecyst/o – Gallbladder

57. Gastr/o – Stomach

58. Gingiv/o – Gums

59. Lingu/o – Tongue

• -cyte = Cell

• -cytosis = Abnormal increase in cells

• -edema = Swelling

• -emia = Blood condition

• -gen = Producing, generating

• -globin = Protein (specifically in hemoglobin)

• -penia = Deficiency, lack of

• -philia = Attraction to, affinity for

• -poiesis = Formation, production

• -siderin = Related to iron storage

• Axill/o = Armpit

• Inguin/o = Groin

• Myel/o = Bone marrow, spinal cord

• Spleen/o = Spleen

• Cyt/o = Cell

• Leuk/o = White

• Neutr/o = Neutral (often referring to neutrophils, a type of white blood cell)

• Thromb/o = Clot

• Eosin/o = Red, rosy (related to eosinophils, a type of white blood cell)

• Lymphaden/o = Lymph node

• Nucle/o = Nucleus

• Thym/o = Thymus

• Erythr/o = Red

• Lymphangi/o = Lymph vessel

• Plasm/o = Plasma

• Tonsill/o = Tonsil

• Granul/o = Granules (often referring to granulocytes, a type of white blood cell)

• Lymph/o = Lymph

• Pyr/o = Fever, fire

• Hemat/o = Blood

• Morph/o = Shape, form

• Ser/o = Serum

• Brady- = Slow

• -pathy = Disease

• -cardia = Heart condition

• -sclerosis = Hardening

• Echo- = Sound, reflection

• Tachy- = Fast, rapid

• -graphy = Process of recording

• Tetra- = Four

• -megaly = Enlargement

• -um = Structure, thing

• Angi/o = Vessel

• Coron/o = Crown, coronary

• Isch/o = Deficiency, blockage

• Pulmon/o = Lung

• Aort/o = Aorta

• Corpor/o = Body

• Lumen/o = Light, opening

• Sept/o = Septum (wall between chambers)

• Arteri/o = Artery

• Cyan/o = Blue

• Myocardi/o = Heart muscle

• Thromb/o = Clot

• Endocardi/o = Inside the heart

• Pariet/o = Wall (often refers to body cavity walls)

• Vascul/o = Vessel

• Atri/o = Atrium (upper heart chamber)

• Epicardi/o = Outer layer of the heart

• Pericardi/o = Pericardium (sac around the heart)

• Cardi/o = Heart

• Hemangi/o = Blood vessel

• Phleb/o = Vein