Human Pathophysiology Medical Terminology

System Terms

• Lip, lipo: fat

• Angio, vaso, vasculo: Vessel

• Cardio: Heart

• Entero: Small intestine

• Esophago: Esophagus

• Gastro: Stomach

• Hemo, hemato: Blood

• Hepato: Liver

• Osteo: Bone

• Uro, urino: urine

Organ and Structure Terms

• Abdomino-, laparo-: Abdomen

• Acro-: Extremity or topmost

• Adeno-: Gland

• Arthro-: Joint

• Cephalo-: Head

• Colo-, colono-: Colon

• Cyto-: Cell

• Dermo-, dermato-, cutaneo-: Skin

• Myo-, musculo-: Muscle

• Naso-, rhino-: nose

• Nephro-, reno: Kidney

• Oro-: Mouth

• Pneumo-, pneumono-: Air or lung

Color Prefixes

• cyano-: Blue

• Erythro-: Red

• Leuko-: White

• Melano-: black

Substance Prefixes

• Aero-: Air or gas

• Hemo-, hematol-: Blood

• Hydro-: Water

• Lipo-: Fat

• Pyo-: Pus

• Uro-, urino-: urine

General Prefixes

• Hyper-: Excessive

• Hypo-: diminished

• Necro-: Death

• Onco-: Tumor or mass

• Ortho-: Straight, normal or correct

• Patho-: Disease

• Pedo-: Child or foot

• Phago-: Eat or swallow

• Phaso-: Speech

• Phobo-: Exaggerated fear or sensitivity

• Plaso-: Formation

• Psycho-: Mind

• Sclero-: Hard

• Sono-: Sound

• Steno-: Narrow

• Thermo-: Heat

• Toxo-, toxico-: Poison

• Tropho-: Nourishment or development

Suffixes

• -emia: Blood condition

• -al, -eal: Pertaining to

• -ac, -al, -ar: Pertaining to

• -ectasis: Expansion or dilation

• -ectomy: Excision, removal

• -ia: Condition of

• -itis: Inflammation

• -ology: Study of

• -megaly: Enlargement

• -stomy: Creation of an opening

• -tomy: incision

• -dynia: Pain

• -ium: Structure or tissue

• -rrhaphy: Suture

• -rrhexis: Rupture