CCMA terms

Stomato

= mouth

Dento

= teeth

Glosso/linguo

= tongue

Gingivo

= gums

Encephalo

= brain

Gastro

= stomach

Entero

= intestine

Colo

= large intestine

Procto

= anus/rectum

Hepato

= liver

Nephro/rene

= kidney

Orchido

= testis

Oophoro

= ovary

Hystero/metro

=uterus

Salpingo

= uterine tubes

Dermo

= skin

Masto/mammo

= breast

Osteo

= bones

Cardio

= heart

Cysto

= bladder

Rhino

= nose

Phlebo/veno

= veins

Pneumo/pulmo

= lung

Hemo/emia

= blood

Leuk/o

= white

melan/o

= black

cyan/o

= blue

xanth/o

= yellow

Aden/o

= gland

Lip/o

= fat

My/o

= muscle

Lymph/o

= lymph tissue

Carcin/o

= malignant

Osteo/o

= bone

-Oma

= a swelling

Endo

= within, inside of

Peri

= around

Circum

= around

Retro

= behind

Epi

= upon, on top

Trans

= through

Intra

= within

Sub

= below

Cardi/o

= heart

Brady/tachy

= slow/fast

Angi/o

= vessel

Veno/phlebo

= vein

-stasis

= to stop

-cyte

= cell

Hem/o, -emia

= blood

Cephal/o

Head

Encephal/o

Inside the head (brain)

Mening/o

Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Myel/o

Spinal cord

Neur/o

Nerve

Dys

Difficult, painful, abnormal

-cele

Hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position

-pathy

Disease, abnormality

-plasia

Development, formation, growth

-plegia

Paralysis

Gastr/o

Stomach

Hepat/o

Liver

Chol/e

Gall, bile

Cyst/o

Bladder, sac

Emes/o

Vomit

Lith/o

Stone

Lapar/o

Abdominal wall

-centesis

To puncture

-tripsy

To crush

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-iasis
(-osis)

Abnormal condition

Rhin/o

Nose

Laryng/o

Larynx, “voice box”*

Trache/o

Trachea, “windpipe”

Bronch/o

Lung air passageways

Pne/u, -pnea

Breath, air, lung

Pulmo/o

Lung

-ptysis

Spitting (coughing)

-plasty

Reconstruction

Nephr/o, ren/o

Kidney

Hydro/o

Water

Cyst/o

Bladder

Pyel/o

Renal collecting ducts

Ur/o, -uria

Urine

Olig/o

Scanty, less than normal

-pexy

To surgically reattach, fix in normal position

Orchid/o, test/o

Testes (male gonad) *

Balan/o

Head of the penis

Andr/o

Male

Prostat/o

Prostate

Vas/o

Vessel, duct

-rrhaphy

To suture

Hyster/o, metr/

Uterus

Salping/o, -salpinx

Uterine tube

Colp/o

Vagina

Oophor/o

Ovary

Men/o

Menstruation

Mamm/o, mast/o

Breast

-pareunia, coitus

Intercourse

Oste/o

Bone

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Arthr/o

Joint

Myel/o

Bone marrow

Ten/o, tendin/o

Tendon (binds muscle to bone)

Ligament/o

Ligament (binds bone to bone)

Burs/o

Bursa, “bag”, (shock absorber between tendons and bones)

My/o, myos/o

Muscle

-malacia

Softening

-porosis

Porous

-asthenia

Weakness, loss of strength

-trophy

Development, stimulation, maintenance

-algia, algesia

Pain

-itis

= inflammation

-osis

= abnormal condition

-ectomy

= to cut out (remove)

-otomy

= to cut into

-ostomy

= to make a
“mouth”

a/an

= without, none

micro

= small

macro

= large

mega/ -megaly

= enlarged

-scopy/ -scopic

= to look, observe