Medical Terms ch1,2,
arthr/o = joint
card/i/o = heart
derm/o/ato = skin
gen/o = origin, cause formation
ger/o/onto = old age
hem/a/ato = blood
iatr/o = physician
muscul/o = muscle
natal = birth, born
neur/o = nerve
os/teo = bone
path/o = disease
ped/ia = child
phren/o = diaphragm, mind
psych/o = mind
skelet/o = skeleton
tend/o, ten/o = tendon
epi- = upon, above, or in addition
micro- = small
peri- = around
post- = after
pre- = before
-al = adjective suffix
-algia = pain
-dynia = pain
-gen, - genesis = origin, cause, formation
- ic = adjective suffix denoting of
-itis = inflammation
- logy = study of
-pathy = disease
-scope = viewing, an instrument used for viewing
arter/i/o = artery
arthr/o = joint
card/i/o = heart
derm/at/o = skin
gen/i/o = origin, cause, formation
ger/o/onto = old age
hem/a/t/o = blood
hydr/o = water
iatr/o = physician
muscul/o = muscle
neur/o = nerve, nerve tissue
oste/o = bone
path/o = disease
ped/i/o = child
phren/o = diaphragm, mind
psych/o = mind
skelet/o = Skeleton
spin/o = spine
tend/i/n/o = tendon
ante- = before
brady- = abnormally slow rate of speed
neo- = new
post- = after
pre- = before
tachy- = rapid, abnormally high rate of speed
ab- = away from, outside of, beyond
ad- = toward, near to
con- = with, within
contra- = against
dia- = across, through
sym- = with
syn- = with, joined together
ес- = outside
ecto- = outside
en- = inside
endo- = within
epi- = upon, following, above, in addition
ex-, exo- = outside
extra- = beyond
hyper- = above, beyond normal
hypo- = low, below, below normal
infra- = inside or below
inter- = between
intra- = inside, within
meso- = middle
meta- = beyond
pan- = all or everywhere
рага- = alongside, near, disordered function
peri- = around
retro- = backward, behind
bi- = two
di-, dipl- = two, twice
hemi- = half
macro- = big
micro- = small
mono- = one
olig-, oligo- = a few, a little
pan- = all or everywhere
poly- = many
quadri- = four
semi- = half, partial
tetra- = four
tri- = three
uni- = one
a-, an- = not
anti- = against, opposed
de- = without
dis- = remove
-algia = pain
-cele = protrusion, hernia
-cyte = cell
-dynia = pain
-ectasis, -ectasia = expansion or dilation
-edema (also a standalone word) = excessive fluid
-emesis = vomiting
-emia = blood
-iasis = condition or state
-ism = a condition of, a process, or a state of
-itis = inflammation
-lith = stone, calculus, calcification
-lysis = disintegration, breaking down
- malacia = softening
-megaly = enlargement
-oid = resembling or like
-oma = tumor
-osis = abnormal condition
-pathy = disease
-penia = reduction of size or quantity
-phobia = fear
-plasia = abnormal formation
-plegia = paralysis
-pnea = breathing
-polesis = producing
-porosis = porous condition
-ptosis = downward displacement
-rrhage = flowing forth
-rrhea = discharge
-rrhexis = rupture
-sclerosis = hardness
-spasm = muscular contraction
-stasis = level, unchanging
-stenosis = a narrowing
-centesis = surgical puncture
- desis = surgical binding
-ectomy = surgical removal
-gen, -genic, - genesis = origin, producing
-gram = a recording, usually by an instrument
-graph = instrument for making a recording
-graphy = act of graphic or pictorial recording
-meter = instrument for measuring
-metry = act of measuring
-opsy = examination
-реху = surgical fixation
-plasty = surgical repair
-rrhaphy = suture
-scope = instrument for viewing
-scopy = act of viewing
-stomy = artificial or surgical opening
-tome = instrument for cutting
-tomy = incision
-tripsy = crushing
-ian = specialist
-iatrics = medical specialty
-iatry = medical specialty
-ics = medical specialty
-ist = specialist in a field of study
-logy = study of
a-, an- = not, without
ab- = away from, outside of, beyond
ad- = toward, near to
ante- = before
anti- = against, opposed
bi- = two
brady- = abnormally slow rate of speed
con- = with
contra- = against
de- = not
di-, diplo- = two, double
dia- = across, through
dis- = remove
dys- = painful, bad, difficult
ec-, ecto- = outside
en- = inside
endo- = within
epi- = upon, above, in addition
ex-, ехо- = outside
extra- = beyond
hemi- = half
hyper- = above, beyond normal
hypo- = below, below normal
infra- = inside or below
inter- = between
intra- = inside
macro- = big
meso- = middle
meta- = beyond
micro- = small
mono- = one
neo- = new
olig-, oligo- = a few, a little
pan- = everywhere
рага- = alongside, near
peri- = around
post- = after
pre- = before
quadri- = four
retro- = backward, behind
semi- = half, partial
sym- with
syn- = with, joined together
tachy- = rapid
tetra- = four
tri- = three
uni- = one
-ac, -al, -an, -aneous, -ar, -ary, -eal, -eous, -lac, -latric, -ic, -ical, -oid, -otic, -ous, -tic, -ular = converts a root or a noun term to an adjective
pain = -algia
-cele = protrusion, hernia
-centesis = surgical puncture
-cyte = cell
-desis = surgical binding
-dynia = pain
-ectasis, -ectasia = expansion or dilation
-ectomy = surgical removal
-edema = excessive fluid in intracellular tissues
-emesis = vomiting
-emia = blood
-genic = origin, producing
-gram = a recording, usually by an instrument
-graph = instrument for making a recording
-graphy = act of graphic or pictorial recording
-ian, -iatrist, -ist, -logist, -logy, -ics, -iatry, -iatrics = specialty of, study of, practice of
-iasis = condition or state
-ism = a condition of, a process, or a state of
-itis = inflammation
-lith = stone, calculus, calcification
-lysis = disintegration
-malacia = softening
-megaly = enlargement
-meter = device for measuring
-metry = act of measuring
-oid = resembling or like
-oma = tumor
-opsy = visual examination
-osis = abnormal condition
-pathy = disease
-penia = reduction of size or quantity
-реху = surgical fixation
-phobia = fear
-plasia = abnormal formation
-plasty = surgical repair
-plegia = paralysis
-pnea = breath, respiration
-poiesis = producing
-porosis = porous condition
-ptosis = downward displacement
-rrhage = flowing forth
-rrhaphy = suture
-rrhea = discharge
-rrhexis = rupture
-sclerosis = hardness
-scope = instrument for viewing
-scopy = act of viewing
-spasm = muscular contraction
-stasis = level, unchanging
-stenosis = a narrowing
-stomy = permanent opening
-tome = instrument for cutting
-tomy = incision
-tripsy = crushing