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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a,an | Without |
| anti,ant | against |
| brachy | short |
| dys | abnormal, difficult |
| mal | bad, inadequate |
| peri | around, about, near |
| poly | many |
| pyo | pus |
| leuko | white |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat | liver |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kinday |
| trachi | trichi, |
| col/o | colon |
| oste/o | bone |
| cyte | cell |
| dynia | pain |
| ectomy | removal of |
| gram | recording |
| hetero | different |
| logy | study, practice |
| oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| pathy | disease |
| A & P | auscultation & percussion |
| q | every |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| AMA | against medical advice |
| ac, al, ic, ar, ial, ary, ous, tic, eal, | pertaining to |
| ist, ologist | one who studies |
| cyst/o | bladder |