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Medical coding terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prefix: brady- | Slow |
| Prefix: circum- | Around, about |
| Prefix: dys- | Bad, abnormal |
| Prefix: ecto- and endo- | On outer side, situated on. Within, inner, absorbing. |
| Prefix: eu- | Normal, good |
| Prefix: hydro- and hyper- | -Water -excessive |
| Prefix: hypo- | Under, below normal |
| Prefix: lipo- | Fat |
| Prefix: meta- | Change,after |
| Prefix: my- or myo- | Muscle |
| Prefix: nulli- | None |
| Prefix ortho- | Straight, normal |
| Prefix: pan- | All, entire |
| Prefix: retro- | Backeard, located behind |
| Prefix: symptoms or syn | Toegther, joined |
| Prefix: tachy- | Rapid, fast |
| Prefix: tele- | Distant |
| Combining form: abdomen/o | Abdomen |
| Combing form: acou/o or acoust/o | Hearing |
| Combining form: acr/o | Extremity, extreme |
| Combing form: aden/o and adren/o | -Gland -adrenal gland |
| Cf: aer/o | Air or gas |
| Cf:albumin/o | Albumin |
| Cf: Alveol/o | Alveol (air sac) |
| Cf: amni/o or amnion/o | Amnion, amniotic fluid |
| Cf: an/o | Anus |
| Cf:andr/o | Male |
| Cf: angi/o | Blood vessel |
| Cf: ankyl/o | Crooked |
| Cf: anter/o | Front |
| Cf:aort/o | Aorta |
| Cf: appendic/o | To hand onto, appendix |
| Aque/o | Water |
| Arche/o | First, beginning |
| Arter/o or arteri/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Ashenti/o | Weakness |
| Atel/o | Imperfect, incomplete |
| Ather/o | Fat |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Aud/o or audi/o | Hearing |
| Aur/i | Ear |
| Aut/o | Self |
| Azot/o | Urea, nitrogen |
| Bacter/o | Bacteria |
| Balan/o | Glans penis |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Bil/i | Bile |
| Blast/o | Germ, bud |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Bronch/I or bronch/o | Bronch (airway) |
| Burs/o | Purse or sac, bursa |
| Calc/i | Calcium |
| Cancer/o or carcin/o | Cancer |
| Card/o or cardi/o | Heart |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Cartil/o | Gristle, Cartilage |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Cec/o | Blind intestine, cecum |
| Cel/o | Hernia, protrusion |
| Celi/o | Abdomen |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum (little brain) |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum (brain) |
| Cerumin/o | Wax |
| Cervic/o | Cervix, neck |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Chem | Chemistry, drug |
| Chir/o | Hand |
| Chol/e | Bile, gall |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chori/o | Membrane, chorion |
| Chromat/o | Color |
| Clon/o | Spasm |
| Col/o | Colon, large intestine |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Conjunctiv/o | To bind together, conjunctiva |
| Cor/o or core/o | Pupil |
| Corne/o | Horny, cornea |
| Coron/o | Crown, circle |
| Cortic/o | Tree bark, outer covering, cortex |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Cran/o or crani/o | Skull, cranium |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cyes/i or cyes/o | Pregnancy |
| Cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dacry/o | Tear |
| Dent/i | Teeth |
| Derm/of or dermat/o | Skin |
| Diaphragmat/o | Diaphragm |
| Dipl/o | Double |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Dist/o | Away |
| Derverticul/o | small blind pouch, Diverticulum |
| Dors/o | Back |
| Duct/o | Lead, move |
| Duoden/o | Twelve, duodenum |
| Dur/o | Hard |
| Ech/o | Sound |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Emol/o | Plug |
| Embry/o | Embryo |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Endocrin/o | Endocrine |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Episi/o | Vuvla |
| Eryth/of or erythr/o | Red |
| Esophag/o | Gullet, Esophagus |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis |
| Crani/o | Cranium (skull) |
| Root:chondro | Cartilage |
| Root: gloss | Tongue |
| Root: hepato | Liver |
| Root: hyster | Uterus |
| Root: lapar | Abdomen |
| Root: lact | Milk |
| Root: lith | Stone |
| Root: nat | Birth |
| Root: oophor | Ovary |
| Prefix:a- or an- | Without |
| Suffix: -algia | Pain |
| Suffix: -emia | Blood condition |
| S: -itis | Inflammation |
| S: -megaly | Enlargement |
| S: -meter | Measure |
| S: -oma | Tumor, mass |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram is a test that detects electricAL activity I the brain. EKG or ECG is for the heart. |
| S:-osis | Abnormal condition |
| S:-pathy | Disease condition. |
| S:-rrhagia | Bursting forth of blood. |
| S:-rrhea | Discharge, flow |
| S:-sclerosis | Hardening |
| S:-scopy | To view, visual exam. |
| S:-centesis | Surgical puncture. |
| S:-ectomy | Removal, excision. |
| S:-gram | Record Ex: echocardiogram |
| S:-graphy | Process of recording. |
| S:-lysis | Seperation, breakdown, destruction. |
| S:-pexy | Surgical fixation. |
| S:-plasty | Surgical repair. |
| S:-rraphly | Suture. |
| S:-stomy | Opening. |
| S:-therapy | Treatment. |
| S:-tomy | Incision, to cut into. |
| Coronal/frontal | Vertical plane dividing the body into front and back surfaces. |
| Transverse | Horizontal plane dividing the body into top and bottom sections. |
| Sagittal | Vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides. |
| Anterior /ventral | Front of body surface. |
| Posterior /dorsal | Back of body surface. |
| Mediel | Middle of body structure. |
| Lateral | The side. |
| Inferior | Below. |
| Superior | Above |
| Distal | Far from origin, away from. |
| Proximal | Near the origin, closer. |
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