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Med Term 2

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Term
Definition
hedon/o   pleasure  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hemi-   half  
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hemorrhoid/o   hemorrhoid  
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hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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heter/o   different  
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hiat/o   an opening  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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hidraden/o   sudoriferous gland (sweat gland)  
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hil/o   hilum  
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hist/o   tissue  
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home/o   same  
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homo-   same  
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humer/o   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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humor/o   liquid  
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hydr/o   water, fluid  
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hymen   hymen  
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hyper-   excessive, above  
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hypo-   deficient, below, under  
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hypophys/o   hypophysis, pituitary  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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-i   noun ending  
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-ia   condition, state of  
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-iac   pertaining to  
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-iasis   condition, presence of  
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iatr/o   treatment  
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-iatric   pertaining to treatment  
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-iatrician   one who specializes in treatment  
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-iatrist   one who specialized in treatment  
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-iatry   process of treatment  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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ichthy/o   fishlike  
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-ician   one who studies  
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-icle   small, tiny  
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-id   pertaining to  
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idi/o   unique, unknown  
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-ile   pertaining to  
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ile/o   ileum (third part of small intestine)  
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ili/o   ilium (superior, widest pelvic bone)  
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immun/o   safety, protection  
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-in   substance  
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in-   in, not  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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infer/o   downward  
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infra-   down  
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inguin/o   groin  
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insulin/o   insulin  
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inter-   between  
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insterstit/o   space between  
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intestin/o   intestine  
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intra-   within  
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-ion   process of  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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ipsi-   same  
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ir/o   iris  
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irid/o   iris  
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-is   structure, thing, noun ending  
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is/o   equal  
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isch/o   hold back, suppress  
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ischi/o   ischium (lower part of pelvic bone)  
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-ism   condition, state of  
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-ist   one who specializes  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-itic   pertaining to  
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-ium   structure, membrane  
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-ive   pertaining to  
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-ization   process of  
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-jejun/o   second part of small intestine (jejunum)  
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kal/i   potassium  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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kathis/o   sitting  
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kerat/o   hard, horny, cornea  
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ket/o   ketone  
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keton/o   ketone  
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-kine   movement  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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-kinin   movement substance  
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klept/o   to steal, stealing  
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kyph/o   roundback  
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labi/o   lips, labia  
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labyrinth/o   labyrinth (inner ear)  
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lacrim/o   tear  
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lact/o   milk  
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-lalia   condition of babbling  
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lamin/o   lamina, thin plate  
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lapar/o   abdomen  
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-lapse   falling, dropping, prolapse  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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later/o   side  
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lei/o   smooth  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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leuk/o   white  
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leukocyt/o   white blood cell  
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levo-   left  
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lex/o   word, speech  
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ligament/o   ligament  
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ligat/o   to tie, tying  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lip/o   fat  
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lipid/o   lipid, fat  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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-lithotomy   removal of stone  
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lob/o   lobe, section  
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lobul/o   small lobe  
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log/o   study of  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study of  
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-logy   study of  
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long/o   long  
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lord/o   swayback  
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lumb/o   lower back  
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lumin/o   lumen (space within vessel)  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph gland/node  
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lumphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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lymphat/o   lymph  
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lys/o   break down, dissolve  
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-lysis   breaking down, dissolving, loosening, freeing from adhesions  
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-lytic   pertaining to breaking down  
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macro-   large  
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macul/o   macula, macule, macula lutea, spot  
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mal-   bad, poor  
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-malacia   condition of softening  
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malle/o   malleus, hammer  
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malleol/o   distal process lower leg, little malleolus  
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mamm/o   breast  
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man/o   scanty pressure  
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mandibul/o   lower jaw  
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-mania   condition of madness  
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man/u   hand  
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mast/o   breast  
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mastoid/o   mastoid process  
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maxill/o   maxilla (upper jaw bone)  
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meat/o   meatus (opening)  
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medi/o   middle  
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mediastin/o   mediastinum (space between lungs)  
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medull/o   medulla, inner portion  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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melan/o   black, dark  
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men/o   menstruation, menses  
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mening/o   meninges  
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meningi/o   meninges  
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menisc/o   meniscus, crescent  
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menstru/o   menstruation  
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ment/o   mind, chin  
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meso-   middle  
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meta-   beyond, change  
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metacarp/o   metacarpal(hand bone)  
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metatars/o   metatarsal (foot bone)  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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metr/o   uterus  
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metri/o   uterus  
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-metry   process of measurement  
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micro-   small  
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