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CPC Study Guide 2025
Bold Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Away From |
| Acous/o- | Hearing |
| Ad- | Toward, Near |
| Angi/o-; Vas/o-; Vascul/o- | Vessel |
| Ante- | Before |
| Arter/o-; Arteri/o- | Artery |
| -arteriol/o | Arteriole |
| -ary | Pertaining To |
| Ather/o- | Yellowish, Fatty Plaque |
| Atri/o- | Atrium |
| Bacteri/o- | Bacteria |
| Bi/o- | Life |
| Blephar/o- | Eyelid |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Broncho-; Bronchi- | Bronchus |
| Bucc/o- | Cheek |
| Canth/o- | Corner Of Eyelid |
| -cardi/o- | Heart |
| -cele | Herniation/Prolapse |
| -centesis | Puncture, Tap Puncture Of A Cavity/Organ To Remove Fluid |
| -cholecyst/o- | Gallbladder |
| -cochle/o- | Cochlear |
| -colp/o- | Vagina |
| Conjunctiv/o- | Conjunctival |
| Cyst/o- | A Fluid Sac/Pouch, Urinary Bladder Relating To A Bladder |
| Cyt/o- | Cell |
| Dacry/o- | Relating To Lacrimal System, Tear |
| De- | Down; From |
| -derm/o- | Skin |
| -desis | Binding, Fusion |
| Dipl/o- | Two |
| Dys- | Painful, Bad, Disordered, Difficult |
| Ec-; Ecto- | Out, Outside |
| Ech/o-; Son/o- | Sound |
| -ectomy | Excision, Surgical Removal |
| -edema | Swelling |
| -electr/o- | Electrical |
| -encephal/o- | Brain |
| End/o- | In, Within |
| -enter/o- | Intestine |
| Epi- | Upon; Above |
| Ex/o- | Outside Of, Without |
| -gen/o- | Origin |
| Goni/o- | Angle |
| -gram | Recording, Writing |
| -graph- | Instrument Used To Record |
| -graphy | Act Of Recording Data Process of Recording |
| Hem/o; Hemat/o- | Blood |
| Hydr/o- | Relating To Fluid, Water/Hydrogen |
| -ia; -sis | Condition Of |
| Immun/o- | Immune |
| Irid/o- | Iris |
| -ium | Membrane |
| Kerat/o- | Corneal |
| Lith/o- | Calcification, Stone |
| -megaly | Enlarged |
| Micr/o- | Small |
| Mon/o- | One |
| My/o- | Muscle |
| Myc/o- | Fungus |
| Myel/o- | Spinal Cord, Bone Marrow |
| Myring/o- | Tympanic Membrane |
| Nephr/o- | Relating To The Kidney |
| -ole | Small |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -onych/o- | Nail |
| -opia | Vision |
| -orchi/o- | Relating To The Testicles |
| -orrhaphy | Suturing |
| Osche/o- | Relating To The Scrotum |
| -osis | Condition, Process |
| -oste/o- | Bone |
| Ot/o- | Ear |
| Ox/i- | Oxygen |
| Parasit/o- | Parasite |
| -path/o- | Disease |
| Peri- | Surrounding Around |
| -pexy | Surgical Fixation Fixation/Suspension |
| Phak/o- | Lens |
| Pharyngo- | Pharynx |
| Phleb/o-; Ven/o- | Vein |
| -phonia | Voice, Sound |
| Phot/o- | Light |
| Phreno- | Diaphragm |
| -plasty | Plastic Repair, Plastic Surgery, Reconstruction |
| -pleura- | Pleura |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| Pneumo-; Pneumato- | Air, Gas; Can Also Pertain To Lung, Respiration |
| Poly- | Many, Much |
| Post- | After, Behind |
| -ptosis | Droop |
| -pulm/o-; -pulmon/o-; -pulmono- | Lungs |
| -pyel/o- | Relating To The Renal Pelvis |
| Retin/o- | Retinal |
| Rhino-; Naso-; -rhin/o- | Nose |
| Scler/o- | Hard Ocular Sclera |
| -sclerosis | Hardening, Hardness |
| -sept/o- | Septum |
| Sin/o- | Sinus |
| Spiro- | Breathing |
| Staped/o- | Stapes |
| -stenosis | Narrowing; Stricture |
| Steth/o-; -thorac/o- | Chest |
| -stomy | Artificial Opening |
| -synov/i- | Synovial Fluid, Joint/Membrane |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Tars/o- | Margin Of Eyelid |
| -tome | Cutting Instrument |
| Trabecul/o- | Relating To Meshwork For Drainage Of Aqueous Humor |
| -trachea- | Trachea |
| -tripsy | Crushing |
| -uve/o- | Uveal |
| Venul/o- | Venule |
| -vesic/o- | Relating To The Urinary Bladder |
| -vir/o- | Virus |
| Vitre/o- | Vitreous |
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