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Medical Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -OMA | =tumor or mass. |
| -ITIS | = inflammation. |
| -LOGY | =study of. |
| -OPSY | = (process of) viewing. |
| carcin/o | = cancer, cancerous |
| cardi/o | =heart |
| cephal/o | = head |
| -IC | = pertaining to. |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, largest par tof the brain |
| -AL | = pertaining to |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| -OMA | tumor or mass. |
| -ITIS | inflammation. |
| -LOGY | study of. |
| -OPSY | (process of) viewing. |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head cephalic _ |
| -IC | pertaining to. |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, largest par tof the brain |
| -AL | pertaining to |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| -GRAM | record. |
| encephal/o | |
| enter/o | intestines(often the small intestine) |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman,female |
| hem/o or hemat/o | blood |
| -GLOBIN | protein. |
| -OMA | mass or tumor. |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen (area between the chest and hip) |
| leuk/o | white |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| -ECTOMY | cutting out—an excision or resection of an organ or other part of the body. |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor(cancerous) |
| -IST | specialist. |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| AUT- | self, |
| -OPSY | (process of) viewing. |
| psych/o | mind |
| -OSIS | abnormal condition. |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -AL, | “pertaining to.” |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| thromb/o | clotting |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | condition of pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| ectomy | cutting out; removal excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ia | condition |
| -IA | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition, process |
| HYPER- | excessive. |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -sis | state of prognosis _ |
| -tomy | process ofcutting into; Incision |
| a-, an- | no, not |
| aut | self |
| dia | complete, through |
| dys | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| -Y | condition or process. |
| endo | within |
| CRIN/O | to secrete (to form and give off). |
| -UM | structure. |
| exo- | outside |
| hyper- | excessive, more than normal ,too much |
| GLYC/O | sugar |
| hypo- | below, less than normal, under |
| peri- | surrounding |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | back |
| -SECTION | cutting into an organ |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes(leading from the wind pipe to the lungs) |
| cervic/o | neck of the body orneck (cervix) of the uterus |
| chondr/o | cartilage (connective tissue attached to bones) |
| SARC, | flesh |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| -EAL | pertaining to. |
| crani/o | skull |
| epitheli/o | skin, surface tissue |
| esophag/o | esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach) |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| later/o | side lateral |
| lumb/o | loin (waist) lumbar |
| -AR | pertaining |
| lymph/o | lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels) |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum(space betweenthe lungs) mediastinal _ |
| pelv/o | pelvis (bones of the hip) |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| sacr/o | sacrum (five fused bones in the lower back) |
| spin/o | spine (backbone) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| vertebr/o | vertebra(backbone) |
| Anterior | Front side The nose is on the anterior of the head. |
| Posterior | Back side The heel is on the posterior of the foot. |
| Inferior | Below The liver is inferior to the right lung. |
| Superior | Above The stomach is superior to the intestines. |
| Lateral Side | The ears are lateral to the mouth. |
| Medial Middle | The heart is in the medial area of the chest. (mediastinum) |
| Distal Far | The distal end of the thigh bone (femur) is at the knee. |
| Proximal Near | The proximal end of thigh bone (femur) is at the hip. |
| Deep | Away from the surface The stab wound penetrated deep into the skin. |
| Superficial | On the surface Superficial veins can be seen on the surface of the skin. |
| Supine | Facing up The patient lies supine during an examination of the abdomen. |
| Prone | Facing down The backbones are examined with the patient in a prone position |
| aden/o | gland |
| amni/o | amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo) |
| angi/o | vessel (usually a blood vessel) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque (a yellow, fatty material) |
| axill/o | armpit (underarm) |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | drug; also chemical |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon (large intestine or bowel) |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or a cyst |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus (tube leading from the throat to the stomach) |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body) |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen (abdominal wall) |
| laryng/o | voice box (larynx) |
| leuk/o | white |
| mamm/o | breast (use with -ARY, -GRAPHY, -GRAM, and -PLASTY) |
| mast/o | breast (use with -ECTOMY and -ITIS) |
| men/o | menses (menstruation); month |
| mening/o | meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord) |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord (nervous tissue connected to the brain, located within the spinal column.) MYEL/O can also mean bone marrow (soft, inner part of bones, where blood cells are made) |
| necr/o | death (of cells) |
| nephr/o | kidney (use with all suffixes, except -AL and -GRAM; use REN/O with -AL and -GRAM) |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pelv/o | hip area |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane surrounding organs in the abdomen) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| ren/o | kidney (use with -AL and -GRAM) |
| rhin/o | nose |
| salping/o | fallopian (uterine) tube |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| septic/o | pertaining to infection |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | windpipe; trachea |
| ur/o | urine or urea (a waste material); |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| -algia | condition of pain, pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | conditon |
| -itis | inflammation |
| appendicitis | Inflammation of the appendix (hangs from the colon in the lower right abdomen) |
| bursitis | Inflammation of a small sac of fluid (bursa) near a joint |
| cellulitis | Inflammation of soft tissue under the skin |
| dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin |
| endocarditis | Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocardium) |
| epiglottitis | Inflammation of the epiglottis (cartilage at the upper part of the windpipe) |
| gastritis | Inflammation of the stomach |
| hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver |
| myositis | Inflammation of muscle (MYOS/O muscle) |
| nephritis | Inflammation of the kidney |
| osteomyelitis | Inflammation of bone and bone marrow |
| otitis | Inflammation of the ear |
| peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum |
| pharyngitis | Inflammation of the throat |
| thrombophlebitis | Inflammation of a vein with formation of clots |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| CHONDR/O | cartilage |
| FIBR/O | fibrous tissue |
| LEIOMY/O | visceral or “smooth” muscle |
| LIP/O | fat |
| OSTE/O | bone |
| RHABDOMY/O | skeletal muscle |
| MYEL/O | bone marrow |
| -osis | condition, abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge. |
| -rrhage or – rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -uria | condition of urine condition. |
| -al or – eal | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | removal, resection, excision |
| adenectomy | Excision of a gland |
| adenoidectomy | Excision of the adenoids |
| appendectomy | Excision of the appendix |
| colectomy | Excision of the colon |
| gastrectomy | Excision of the stomach |
| laminectomy | Excision of a piece of backbone (lamina) to relieve pressure on nerves from a (herniating) disk |
| myomectomy | Excision of a muscle tumor (commonly a fibroid of the uterus) |
| pneumonectomy | Excision of lung tissue: total pneumonectomy (an entire lung) or lobectomy (a single lobe) |
| prostatectomy | Excision of the prostate gland |
| splenectomy | Excision of the spleen |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | separation, breakdown, destruction |
| -plasty | surgical repair, or surgical correction |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -stomy | opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision, cutting into |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus (opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body) |
| bi/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| carp/o | carpals (wrist bones) |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| gen/o | to produce, to begin |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hemat/o | blood |
| later/o | side |
| men/o | menses (monthly discharge of blood from the lining of the uterus) |
| nat/i | birth |
| neur/o | nerve |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| oste/o | bone |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen) |
| plas/o | formation, growth, development |
| ren/o | kidney |
| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| son/o | sound |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| top/o | to put, place, position |
| troph/o | development, nourishment |
| urethr/o | urethra (tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body) |
| uter/o | uterus |
| ven/o | vein |
| vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ation | process, condition |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | to produce |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition, process |
| -lapse | to fall, slide |
| -lysis | loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -mortem | death |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -partum | birth |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -phagia | eating |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plasia | formation (condition) |
| -plasm | formation (tissue) |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -section | to cut |
| -stasis | to stand, place, stop, control |
| -tension | pressure |
| -thesis | to put, place (state of putting or placing) |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -trophy | nourishment; development |
| -um | structure |
| -uria | urine condition |
| -y | process, condition |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, near |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before,forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, both |
| brady | - slow |
| con- | with, |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| ec- | out, outside |
| endo- | within, in, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, too much, above |
| hypo- | deficient, too little, below |
| in- | in, into |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside, near, along the side of |
| -PLEGIA | paralysis, |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| -LAPSE | to slide |
| pros- | before, forward |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back, behind |
| retro- | back, behind |
| sub- | under, less than |
| syn- | with, together |
| -DROME | running or occurring |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| -CUSPID | pointed end |
| ultra- | beyond |
| uni- | one |
| -plasia | formation, |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -phasia | means speech. |
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