Chapter 1
pneum-, pneumon-, pneum/o — (root/combining form) air; lung
pulmon-, pulmon/o — (root/combining form) lung
respir-, respir/a — (root/combining form) breathe
bronch-, bronch/o — (root/combining form) bronchus; windpipe
hem-, hem/o — (root/combining form) blood
hemat-, hemat/o — (root/combining form) blood
cardi-, cardi/o — (root/combining form) heart
dermat-, dermat/o — (root/combining form) skin
arthr-, arthr/o — (root/combining form) joint
gastr-, gastr/o — (root/combining form) stomach
neur-, neur/o — (root/combining form) nerve
erythr-, erythr/o — (root/combining form) red
oste-, oste/o — (root/combining form) bone
arteri-, arteri/o — (root/combining form) artery
lith-, lith/o — (root/combining form) stone
rhin-, rhin/o — (root/combining form) nose
trache-, trache/o — (root/combining form) trachea
herni-, herni/o — (root/combining form) hernia
gene- — (root) origin; gene
-chezia — (diagnostic suffix) passing stool
-crit — (diagnostic suffix) separate
-gram — (diagnostic suffix) record
-graph — (diagnostic suffix) recording instrument
-lysis — (diagnostic suffix) destruction; breakdown
-oma — (diagnostic/pathologic suffix) tumor; mass
-philia — (diagnostic suffix) attraction; tendency
-ptysis — (diagnostic suffix) spitting
-rrhage — (diagnostic suffix) profuse flow
-rrhoid — (diagnostic suffix) flow
-uria — (diagnostic suffix) urine
-centesis — (surgical suffix) surgical puncture
-desis — (surgical suffix) surgical fixation
-ectomy — (surgical suffix) surgical removal
-plasty — (surgical suffix) surgical repair
-rrhaphy — (surgical suffix) surgical suturing
-stomy — (surgical suffix) creation of an opening
-tomy — (surgical suffix) surgical incision
-tripsy — (surgical suffix) crushing
-algia — (pathologic suffix) pain
-ectasis — (pathologic suffix) dilation; expansion
-edema — (pathologic suffix) fluid accumulation; swelling
-emesis — (pathologic suffix) vomiting
-genesis — (pathologic suffix) formation; production
-itis — (pathologic suffix) inflammation
-oma — (pathologic/diagnostic suffix) tumor; mass
-osis — (pathologic suffix) abnormal condition
-pathy — (pathologic suffix) disease
-penia — (pathologic suffix) deficiency; lack
-phobia — (pathologic suffix) fear
-stenosis — (pathologic suffix) narrowing
-ac — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-al — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ale — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-alis — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ar — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-aris — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ary — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-atic — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ative — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-eal — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ent — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-etic — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ial — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ic — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ica — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ical — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ine — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ior — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-iosum — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ious — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-istic — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ius — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-nic — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-ous — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-tic — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-tiz — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-tous — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-us — (adjectival suffix) pertaining to
-iatry — (noun suffix) treatment; medical specialty
-ician — (noun suffix) specialist; expert
-icle — (noun suffix) small
-ist — (noun suffix) specialist; expert
-istry — (noun suffix) medical specialty
-ole — (noun suffix) small
-ule — (noun suffix) small
-logy — (noun suffix) study of
-logist — (noun suffix) specialist; one who studies
-scopy — (diagnostic suffix) visual examination
-um — (noun suffix) structure
-tics — (noun suffix) knowledge; science of
ante- — (position prefix) before; forward
anti- — (position prefix) against
circum- — (position prefix) around
endo- — (position prefix) inside; inner
epi- — (position prefix) above; over; upon
exo- — (position prefix) outside; outward
hyper- — (position prefix) above; excessive
hypo- — (position prefix) below
inter- — (position prefix) between
intra- — (position prefix) inside; within
para- — (position prefix) beside; alongside
peri- — (position prefix) around
post- — (position prefix) after
pre- — (position prefix) before
retro- — (position prefix) backward
supra- — (position prefix) above; excessive
trans- — (position prefix) across; through
ultra- — (position prefix) beyond; higher
bi- — (number/measurement prefix) two; double
brady- — (number/measurement prefix) slow
di- — (number/measurement prefix) two
eu- — (number/measurement prefix) normal
hemi- — (number/measurement prefix) half
macro- — (number/measurement prefix) large
micro- — (number/measurement prefix) small
mono- — (number/measurement prefix) one; single
multi- — (number/measurement prefix) many
pan- — (number/measurement prefix) all
poly- — (number/measurement prefix) excessive; many
primi- — (number/measurement prefix) first
quadri- — (number/measurement prefix) four
tachy- — (number/measurement prefix) rapid
tri- — (number/measurement prefix) three
uni- — (number/measurement prefix) one; single
ab- — (direction/location prefix) away from
ad- — (direction/location prefix) toward
ante- — (direction/location prefix) before; in front
post- — (direction/location prefix) after; behind
sub- — (direction/location prefix) under; beneath
syn- — (direction/location prefix) together
medical — (unique word) relating to medicine
care — (unique word) treatment or attention provided to a patient
breath — (unique word) air inhaled or exhaled
cough — (unique word) forceful expulsion of air from the lungs
mucus — (unique word) secretion produced by mucous membranes
record — (unique word) documented information
patient — (unique word) person receiving medical care
knee — (unique word) joint between the thigh and lower leg
apex — (unique word) tip; highest or pointed end
patent — (unique word) open; unobstructed
quadrant — (unique word) one of four regions
umbilicus — (unique word) navel
toxin — (unique word) poison
lymph — (unique word) fluid of the lymphatic system
breech — (unique word) fetal presentation with buttocks or feet positioned first
specialist — (unique word) person with expertise in a particular field
ilium — (look-alike term) large upper portion of the hip bone
ileum — (look-alike term) final portion of the small intestine
ureter — (look-alike term) tube carrying urine from a kidney to the bladder
urethra — (look-alike term) tube carrying urine from the bladder to outside the body
trapezius — (look-alike term) large muscle of the upper back and neck
trapezium — (look-alike term) carpal bone of the wrist
malleus — (look-alike term) small bone of the middle ear
malleolus — (look-alike term) bony prominence of the ankle
neurology — (look-alike term) study/medical specialty of the nervous system
urology — (look-alike term) study/medical specialty of the urinary system