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Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tonsilla | Tonsil |
| Therm | Heat |
| Gno | To Know |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hypo | Under |
| Intra | Within |
| Plasm | Growth, Formation |
| Ped | Foot |
| Function | Normal Action |
| Carcin(o) | Crab |
| Sarc(o) | Flesh |
| Cerebr | Brain |
| Glyc | Sugar |
| Cephal | Head |
| Card | Heart |
| Bio | Life |
| Erythr(o) | Red |
| Statistics | Numerical Facts |
| Blast | Germ Cell |
| Itis | Inflammation of |
| Osis | Condition of |
| Lysis | Breakdown, destruction of |
| Ology | Study Of |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Al | Pertaining to |
| Emia | Blood |
| Neo | New |
| Bi | Two |
| Dys | Difficult, Painful |
| En | In |
| Peri | Around |
| Aden | Gland |
| Pancreat | Pancreas |
| Thyr | Thyroid gland |
| Hem, Hemat | Blood |
| Phleb | Vein |
| Thromb | Clot |
| Arthr | Joint |
| Brachi | Arm |
| Cervic | Neck |
| Chondr | Cartilage |
| Cost | Rib |
| Crani | Skull |
| Dactyl | Finger or Toe |
| Fibr | Connective tissue |
| My | Muscle |
| Oste | Bone |
| Pod | Foot |
| Sacr | Sacrum |
| Spondyl, Vertebr | Vertebra |
| Ten, Tendin | Tendon |
| Abdomin | Abdomen |
| An | Anus |
| Appendic | Appendix |
| Bil, Chol | Bile, gall |
| Col | Colon |
| Dent | teeth |
| Enter | Intestines |
| Esophag | Esophagus |
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Gingiv | Gums |
| Gloss | Tongue |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Icter | Jaundice |
| Ile | Ileum |
| Lapar | Abdominal wall |
| Lingu | Tongue |
| Pancreat | Pancreas |
| Pepsia | Digestion |
| Phag | Eating, swallowing |
| Proct | Rectum |
| Splen | Spleen |
| Stomat | Mouth |
| Andr | Male |
| Colp | Vagina |
| Cyst | Bladder |
| Gravid | Pregnant |
| Gynec | Female |
| Hyster | Uterus |
| Mamm, Mast | Breast |
| Metr | Uterus |
| Nephr | Kidney |
| Ov | Ovum |
| Oophor | Ovary |
| Orchid | Testicles |
| Prostat | Prostate gland |
| Pyel | Pelvis of the kidney |
| Ren | Renal/kidney |
| Salping | Fallopian tube |
| Ureter | Ureters |
| Ur | Urinary |
| Vesic | Bladder |
| Bronch | Bronchial |
| Laryng | Larynx |
| Nas | Nose |
| Pleur | Pleura |
| Pneum, pneumon | Lungs, air |
| Pulmon | Lung |
| Rhin | nose |
| Steth | chest |
| Thorac | Thorax |
| Trache | Trachea |
| Derm, dermat | skin |
| Hidr | sweat |
| Trich | Hair |
| Onych | nail |
| Xer | dry |
| angi | blood vessel |
| Arteri, arter | artery |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Vas | Vessel |
| Ven | Vein |
| Blephar | Eyelid |
| Cephal | head |
| Cerebr | Cerebrum |
| Encephal | Brain |
| Esthesi | Sensation |
| Irid, ird | Iris |
| Mening, meningi | Membranes, meninges |
| Myel | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Myring | Eardrum |
| Neur | Nerve |
| Ocul, ophthalm | eye |
| Ot | ear |
| Adip | Fat |
| Bio | Life |
| Carcin | Cancer |
| Cry | Cold |
| Dors | Back portion of the body |
| Gluc, glyc | Sugar |
| Hemi | Hernia |
| Hist | Tissue |
| Hydra | Water |
| Lact | Milk |
| Later | Side |
| Lip | Fat |
| Lith | Stone |
| Med, medi | middle |
| Narc | Numbness, stupor, sleep |
| Necr | Death |
| Onc | Tumor |
| Path | Disease |
| Ped | Child:foot |
| Psych | Mind |
| Pyo | Pus |
| Pyr | Fever, heat |
| Septic | Infection |
| Therm | Heat |
| A-, an- | Without |
| Ab | Away, from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Ambi | Both |
| Ante | Before |
| Anti | Against |
| Auto | Self |
| Bi | Two, twice, double |
| Brady | Slow |
| Circum | Around |
| Contra | Against |
| De | Down |
| Dys | Painful, abdominal, difficult, bad |
| Endo | Within, inside |
| Epi | Above, on |
| Eu | Normal, good |
| Ex-, extra-, exo- | Outside of |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hyper | Above, excessive, increased |
| Hypo | Below, decreased, insufficient |
| Infra | Beneath |
| Inter | Between, among |
| Intra | Withing, during |
| Levo | To the left |
| Macro | Large |
| Mal | Bad |
| Mega | Exceptionally large |
| Meso | Middle |
| Meta | Over, beyond |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono | One |
| Multi | Many |
| Neo | New |
| Peri | around |
| Poly | Many |
| Post | After, behind |
| Pre, pro | Before, in front of the |
| Presby | Older age |
| Primi | First |
| Pseudo | False |
| Quadri | Four |
| Retro | Behind, in back of |
| Sten | Narrowed |
| Sub | Under |
| Super, supra | Above, excess |
| Sym, syn | Together, with |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Trans | Across |
| Tri | Three |
| Ultra | Beyond, excess |
| Uni | one |
| -age | Related to |
| -cidal, -cide | Pertaining to kill |
| -form | Shape |
| -fuge | driving away |
| -iatry, -iatrist | Healing by a provider/healer |
| -Ical | Pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -logy, logist | Study of, one who studies |
| -ole | little, small |
| -opia | vision |
| -phylaxis | protection, prevention |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -uria | Urine |
| -Centesis | Surgical puncture |
| -cise | cut, remove |
| -clasis | Break down |
| -desis | Stabilization, binding |
| -ectomy | Removal, excision |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ion | process |
| -lepsy | seizure, convulsion |
| -lysis | Destruction, separation |
| -meter | device for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -pexy | Fixation, to put in place |
| -plasty | Surgical repair, reformation |
| -scopy | Visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary twitch |
| -stasis | Stopping or controlling |
| -stomy | a new opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | swelling, herniation |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -emisis | vomiting |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -gen | producing |
| -ia, -ism | condition of |
| -iasis | Presence of, formation of |
| -I | inflammation |
| -malacia | weakening or softening of |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation |
| -megay | enlargement |
| -oid | seeming like |
| -ole | small |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | Condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | disorder, disease |
| -penia | deficiency, decrease |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -Phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation of |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -sclerosis | Hardening condition |
| -trophy | development |
Created by:
Kristen-McDaniel