Med Terms

H & I Med Terms 

  1. hem-(a,ato,o) – blood

  2. hemi- half

  3. hetero – different

  4. hist-(o) tissue

  5. hom-(eo,o) same

  6. hydro – water

  7. hyper – excessive, above normal

  8. hypno- sleep

  9. hyster-(o) uterus

  10. –ia, -iasis – condition of

  11. –ic, -ac – pertaining to

  12. idio- peculiar to an individual

  13. ile-(o,um) – Ileum

  14. infra – beneath, below

  15. inter – between, among

  16. –ism – condition, theory, state of being

  17. iso – equal, alike, same

  18. –itis – Inflammation of


  1. Hemithorax- lateral half of the thorax

  2. Infracostal- situated beneath the ribs

  3. Histology- study of the microscopic structure of tissues

  4. Homeostasis- Tendency towards equilibrium

  5. Intercostal- between the ribs

  6. Hypoadrenalism- rare disorder of the adrenal glands

  7. Isometric- having equal dimensions.

  8. Hematoma- clotted blood

  9. Bronchitis- inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes

  10.  Carbohydrate- biomolecule with C, H, and O.

  11.  Hyperalgia- Abnormally heightened sensitivity to pain

  12.  Hypnotic- sleep-inducing.

  13.  Cardiac- Pertaining to the heart

  14.  Ileocecal resection- removing terminal ileum

  15.  Idiopathic- disease of unknown cause

  16.  Heterogenous- different in type

  17.  Hysterectomy- surgery to remove the uterus

  18.  Malaria- disease caused by a parasite