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Medical Terminology
Medical prefixes, suffixes, and terms
Term | Definition |
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myc/o | fungus |
scler/o | hardening |
necr/o | dead |
corne/o | cornea |
kerat/o | cornea; horn; hard |
adip/o | fat |
lip/o | fat |
steat/o | fat |
onych/o | nail |
cutane/o | skin |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
cyt/o | cell |
cyan/o | blue |
albin/o | white |
leuk/o | white |
hydr/o | water |
melan/o | black |
xer/o | dry |
pil/o | hair |
trich/o | hair |
cirrh/o | yellow |
xanth/o | yellow |
path/o | disease |
morph/o | shape |
hidr/o | sweat |
chromat/o | color |
erythem/o | red |
erythr/o | red |
eti/o | cause |
rhytid/o | wrinkle |
son/o | sound |
idi/o | unknown; peculiar |
seb/o | sebum |
dorsal | back |
prone | lying horizontally facing downward |
ventral | front |
supine | lying horizontally facing upward |
super/o | above |
superior | toward or nearer to the head; cranial |
protraction | scapular abduction; movement of the scapula away from the spinal column |
proxim/o | nearer to |
proximal | nearer to the axial body |
radial deviation | wrist abduction; movement of the wrist away from the body toward the radius |
dist/o | farther from |
distal | further from the axial body |
infer/o | below |
inferior | toward or nearer to the feet; caudal |
ulnar deviation | wrist adduction; movement of the wrist toward the body toward the ulna |
retraction | scapular adduction; movement of the scapula toward the spinal column |
supination | rotation movement of the forearm to palm up; palm facing foward |
adduction | movement toward the body |
anterior | toward or near the front |
abduction | movement away from the body |
base | lower, supporting part of any structure |
bilateral | both sides |
contralateral | opposite side |
deep | further into the body |
horizontal adduction | movement of the arm toward the midline, or anterior, when at shoulder level |
posterior | toward or near the back |
apex | pointed tip of a conical structure |
unilateral | one side |
ipsilateral | same side |
superficial | nearer to the surface of the body |
medi/o | middle |
medial | toward the midline; nearer to the middle |
eversion | movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the side or laterally. |
flexion | movement toward the front or anterior (exception at the knee joint) |
pronation | rotation movement of the forearm to palm down; palm facing anterior |
medial rotation | internal rotation; movement of the shoulder or hip toward the midline |
horizontal abduction | movement of the arm away from the midline, or posterior, when at shoulder level |
lateral | away from the midline; toward the side |
inversion | movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the midline or medially |
extension | movement toward the back or posterior (exception at the knee joint) |
lateral rotation | rotation movement of the shoulder or hip away from the midline; external |
-algesia | pain |
-algesic | pain |
-algia | pain |
-dynia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-cidal | destruction; killing |
-cide | destruction, killing |
-cyte | cell |
-cytic | cell |
-dipsia | thirst |
-ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-clasis | to break |
-clast | to break |
-derma | skin |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-edema | swelling |
-emia | a condition of the blood |
-emesis | vomiting |
-gram | record |
-graph | recording instrument |
-ia | condition |
-ism | condition |
-iasis | pathological condition or state |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-graphy | process of recording |
-esthesia | sensation |
-gen | creating, producing |
-genesis | creating, producing |
-genic | creating, producing |
-genous | creating, producing |
-meter | measuring instrument |
-lith | stone |
-kinesia | movement |
-kinesis | movement |
-megaly | enlargement |
-itis | inflammation |
-iatrist | specialist |
-ician | specialist |
-ician | specialist |
-logist | specialist |
-ologist | specialist |
-lysis | destruction |
-malacia | softening |
-ole | small |
-ule | small |
-oma | tumor |
-oid | resembling |
-oxia | oxygen |
-paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-opia | vision |
-opsia | view of |
-opsis | view of |
-opsy | vision |
-pepsia | digestion |
-penia | deficiency |
-pause | cessation, stopping |
-stasis | cessation, stopping |
-pathy | disease |
-phasia | speech |
-metry | measurement |
-phobia | fear |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-phage | eating, swallowing |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
-phoria | feeling |
-plasia | formation, growth |
-plasm | formation, growth |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhagia | bursting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
-ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
-pnea | breathing |
-scopy | visual examination |
-scope | viewing instrument |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-therapy | treatment |
-stomy | mouthlike opening |
-tripsy | crushing |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
-tome | cutting instrument |
-trophy | nourishment, growth |
-uria | urine |
-osmia | smell, odor |
-tomy | cutting into, incision |
-acusia | hearing |
-acusis | hearing |
-cusis | hearing |
-salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
-static | not in motion, at rest |
-lepsy | seizure |
-leptic | seizure |
-thorax | chest |
-partum | childbirth, labor |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-phonia | voice |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-eal | pertaining to |
-ial | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ory | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tous | pertaining to |
-iatrics | field of medicine |
-iatry | field of medicine |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together |
-logy | study of |
-ology | study of |
-constriction | narrowing |
-cytosis | a condition of cells |
-dilation | widening, stretching, expanding |
-spasm | sudden involuntary contraction |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-plastic | pertaining to formation or growth |
-plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
-pneic | pertaining to breathing |
-prandial | meal |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-uresis | urination |
tox- | poison |
tachy- | rapid |
ambi- | both, both sides, around, about |
inter- | between |
hypo- | below, beneath |
sub- | below, beneath |
infra- | below, beneath |
pro- | before, forward |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
ex- | away from, outside, external |
exo- | away from, outside, external |
extra- | away from, outside, external |
ec- | out, outside |
ecto- | out, outside |
neo- | new |
macro- | large |
uni- | one, single |
mono- | one, single |
multi- | many, much |
poly- | many, much |
eso- | inward |
hemi- | half |
semi- | half |
ultra- | beyond |
oligo- | deficiency |
quadri- | four |
tetra- | four |
para- | beside, near |
peri- | beside, near |
re- | behind, back |
retro- | behind, back |
hyper- | excessive, above |
super- | excessive, above |
supra- | excessive, above |
eu- | good, normal |
circum- | around |
post- | after, following |
pre- | before |
mal- | bad, inadequate |
ab- | away from |
anti- | against, opposite |
contra- | against, opposite |
epi- | above, upon |
brady- | slow |
iso- | same, equal |
tri- | three |
ad- | toward |
a- | without |
an- | absence of |
in- | not |
dia- | through, across |
trans- | through, across |
bi- | two |
di- | two |
micro- | small |
auto- | self |
en- | in, within, inner |
end- | in, within, inner |
endo- | in, within, inner |
in- | in, within, inner |
intra- | in, within, inner |