| Root word/ Prefix/ Suffix Term | Definition |
| Root Word | Main Core/ Foundation
of the medical term |
| Combining Vowel | A letter that is added between word parts |
| Suffix | Must be added to a word root/
Always placed after the root word/ending of the term |
| Prefix | Comes before the root and begins the term |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| angi/o | vessel |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer; cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyst/o | cyst or sac conteining fluid |
| cyt/o | cell |
| electr/0 | electricity |
| enter/o | intestines |
| fibrin/o | fiber |
| gnath/o | jaw |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | keratin/a protein |
| lip/o | fat |
| mast/o | breast |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| onc/o | tumor |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/o | pelvic |
| radi/o | x-rays(radiation) |
| ren/o | renal/kidney |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sial/o | saliva/salivary glands |
| thromb/o | clot |
| trache/o | trachea |
| uter/o | uterus |
| a-
an- | without, not
apnea- without breathing |
| ab- | away from //
abnormal-away from normal |
| ad- | toward, to,near //
adduction-toward the center |
| ambi- | both |
| ante-
pre-
pro- | before //
antepartal- before labor or childbirth
prenatal-before birth |
| anti- | against;opposed to
antibiotic-against bacteria(life?) |
| auto- | self
autoimmune-immunity to self |
| bi-
di- | two;both
bilateral-both sides |
| bio- | life
biology-study of life |
| brady- | slow
bradycardia-slow heart rate |
| circum-
peri- | around;circular movement /
circumorbital-around the orbit(eye)
pericardium-around heart |
| con-
sym-
syn | with or together
symbiotic- with life
synergy-with energy |
| de- | not;from;down
decalcify-removal of calcium |
| dia-
trans- | across or through |
| dis- | apart; separate //
disease- separate from ease |
| dys- | foulty;painful;difficult
dysuria-painful urinating |
| e-
ec-
ex- | out;away |
| ecto-
exo-
extra- | outside //
ectoderm-outer layer of skin
exotermic-release of heat |
| en-
endo-
intra- | inside; within
enclosed-containd inside
endocardium-inner layer of the heart
intra abdominal-within abdomen |
| epi- | upon
epigastric-upon the stomach |
| eu- | normal, good //
eupnea-normal breathing |
| hemi-
semi- | half
hemicardia-half of heart
semilunar-half moon |
| hyper- | above;excessive;extreme
hyperkalemia-excess potasium |
| hypo-
infra-
sub- | below;deficient
hypoglicemia-low blood sugar
subdural-below dura mater |
| inter- | between //
intercellular- between cells |
| mal- | bad //
malfunction-
bad function |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond; after; change
matastasis-extension of diseasefrom one part of the body to another |
| micro- | small
microcardia-small heart |
| mono-
uni- | one//
mononuclear- one nucleus |
| neo- | new
neonatal-new bith |
| pachy- | thick//
pachyderma-thick skin |
| pan- | all //
panimmunity-immune to all diseases |
| para- | abnormal;alongside;beside
Paranormal-abnormal |
| poly-
multi- | many / polycythemia-many red blood cells
multidisciplinary- many areas of study |
| per- | through //
percutaneous-through skin |
| post- | after //
postmortem- after death |
| quadri-
tetra- | four
quadriplegic
tetradactulism |
| re- | again or back //
resorb-absorb again |
| retro- | backward or behind
retroflexion-backward bending |
| sub- | under;below
subvaginal-below vagina |
| super- | above or excessive
superficial-near the surface |
| supra- | outside or beyond |
| tachy- | fast
tachycardia-fast heart beat |
| tri- | three
trigeminy-three abnormal heart beat |
| ultra- | beyond;excessive //
ultrasonic-excessive sound |
| -ac -eal -tic
-al -ic
-ar -ose
-ry -ous | pertaining to //
hemophiliac/
temporal/
/sensory/
gastric/
adipose/
esophageal |
| -blast | immature /
osteoblast-immature bone cell |
| -cyte | cell
osteocyte-bone cell |
| -e | noun marker(that word is a noun)
melanocyte-pigment producing skin cell |
| -gram | record
cardiogram -record of heart activity |
| -graph | instrument for recording
cardiograph instrument to record heart activity |
| -graphy | process of recording
cardiography |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -iatric | treatment /
psychiartric-treatment of the pscyhe |
| -iatry
-logy | study of
psyhiatry/ urology |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment
cardiologist |
| -icle
-ole
-ule
-ula | small //
ventricle/arteriole/macula/
pustule-small lesion |
| -ium
-eum | tissue or structure //
periosteum-structure surrounding the bone |
| -ize
-ate | make;use;subject to
anestetize-subject to anestezia
impregnate-make pregnant |
| -or | one who, /
medicator-one who gives medicine |
| -poiesis | formation//
erythropoiesis-formation of red blood cells |
| -scope | instrument for examining
cytoscope |
| -scopy | examination |
| -stasis | stop or stand hemostasis-stop bleading |
| -algia
-dynia | pain
myalgia-muscle pain |
| -cele | pouch,sack or hernia
cystocele-hernia of the bladder |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | condition of blood,/
anemia-low iron in blood |
| -form
-oid | like or resembling osteoid-resembling bone |
| -genic
-genesis | beginning,origin of production,/
pyogenic-production of pus
pathogenesis-origin of disease |
| -ia
-ism | condition of /
dysuria; asthigmatism |
| -iasis | formation;presence of
psoriasis |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | breaking down
hemolysis- breaking down of blood |
| -malacia | softening |
| -magaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -penia | abnormal reduction; lack of
leucocytopenia-abnormal re4duction of red blood cells |
| -phage
-phagia
-phagy | eat;devour
aerophagy-swaollowing air |
| -phile
-philia | attraction for; love for
pedophile; hemophilia-attraction for blood |
| -phobia | fear of |
| -plasia | formation /
displasia-wrong formation |
| -pnea | breathing
apnea-without brathing |
| -ptosis | drooping; falling or downward displacement
mastoptosis-drooping breast |
| -rrhage
-rrhagia
-rrhagic | to burst forth //
hemorrhage-burst fort of blood
hemorrhagia-condition of bleeding |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| -rrexis | rupture or breaking |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -trophy | development |
| -y | condition or process of
ambulatory-proces of walking |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid
abdominocentesis |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | surgical removal
mastectomy |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstraction |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | surgical creation of artifical opening
colostomy-in the colon |
| -tomy | incision /
tracheotomy |
| -tripsy | crushing /
lithotripsy-crashing of stones |
| apex-singular | apices-plural |
| appendix-sing. | appendices-plur. |
| bacterium-sing. | bacteria-plur. |
| cardiopathy-sing. | cardiophaties-plur. |
| diagnosis-sing. | diagnoses-plur. |
| fungus-sing. | fungi-plur. |
| thorax-sing. | thoraces-plur. |
