Term | Definition |
A | Without |
Ab | Away from |
Abdomen | Abdomen |
ac, al, ar, ary, an | Pertaining to |
Acu | Needle; sharp |
Ad | toward |
Abiotic | Nonliving |
Abduct | Take away; move away |
Abdominal | Pertaining to the abdomen |
Coronary | Pertaining to the heart |
Acupuncture | Therapy using needles |
Adduction | Moving toward the midline |
Aden | Gland |
Adip | Fat |
Aer | Air |
Albin | White |
–algesia | Pain |
–algia | Pain |
Adenoma | Tumor of a gland |
Adipose | Pertaining to fat |
Aerobic | Pertaining to air |
Albino | Unpigmented skin |
Analgesia | Without pain perception |
Neuralgia | Nerve pain |
Ambi- | Both |
Amni- | Amnion (sac covers Fetus) |
An- | Without |
Andr | Male |
Angi | Vessel |
Ante- | Before |
ambidextrous | Using both hands |
Amniotic | Pertaining to the amnion |
Anaerobic | Without air |
Androgen | Male sex hormone |
Angiogram | x-ray of bld vessels |
Antepartum | Before birth |
Antero | Before, in front of |
Anterior | In front of |
Anti- | Against |
Antibiotic | Works against microorganisms |
Arter | artery |
Arteriole | Small artery |
Arthr | Joint |
Arthroscopy | Examination of the joint with a scope |
Auto | Self, own |
Autoimmune | Attack of one’s own immunity |
Axill | Armpit |
Axillary | Pertaining to the armpit |
Bi | Two |
Biceps | Muscle with 2 origins |
bio | Life |
Biology | Study of life |
–blast | Immature, embryonic |
Cytoblast | Immature cell |
Blephar | Eyelid |
blepharoplasty | Surgically repair eyelid |
Brachi | Arm |
Brachial | Pertaining to the arm |
Brady | Slow |
Bradycardia | Pertaining to a slow heartbeat |
Bronch | Bronchus |
Bronchial | Pertaining to the bronchus |
Bucc | Cheek |
Buccal | Pertaining to the cheek |
Carcin | Cancer |
Carcinogen | Cancer causing agent |
Cardi | Heart |
Cardiogram | Record of heart activity |
Carp | Wrist |
Carpal | Pertaining to the wrist |
Caud | Tail |
Caudal | Pertaining to the tail |
-cele | Protrusion |
Hydrocele | Water filled protrusion |
-Centesis | Puncture to withdraw fluid |
Amniocentesis | Withdrawal of fluid from the amnion |
Cephal | Head |
Cephalic | Pertaining to the head |
Cerebr | Brain |
Cerebrum | Pertaining to the brain |
Cervic | Neck |
Cervical | Pertaining to the neck |
Chem | Chemical; drug |
Chemotherapy | Drug treatment |
Chlor | Green |
Chlorine | Green tinted gas |
Cholecyst | Gallbladder |
Cholecystectomy | Removal of the gallbladder |
Chondr | Cartilage |
Chondrocyte | Cartilage cell |
chrom | Color |
Chromatic | Pertaining to color |
chron | Time |
Chronology | Study of time |
–cide | To kill |
Suicide | To kill one’s self |
circum- | Around |
Circumduction | Movement of a part in a circular pattern |
celi- | Abdomen |
Celiotomy | Incision into the abdomen |
–cise | To cut |
Excise | To cut out |
–cle | Small |
Vesicle | Small fluid-filled sac |
–coccus | Round |
Staphylococcus | Round grape-like clustered bacteria |
col | Colon |
Colonoscopy | Using a scope to view the colon |
con- | With;together |
Consult | Work together |
contra | Against; opposite |
Contralateral | On opposite sides |
coron | Heart |
Coronary | Pertaining to the heart |
cost | Rib |
Costal | Pertaining to the ribs |
crani | Skull |
Craniopathy | Any disease relating to the skull |
cryo- | Cold |
Cryotherapy | Treatment using cold |
cyan | Blue |
Cyanosis | Bluish skin |
cyst | Bladder |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
cyt | Cell |
Cytoplasm | Fluid of a cell |
–cyte | Cell |
Erythrocyte | Red blood cell |
cutane | Skin |
Subcutaneous | Beneath the skin |
dactyl | Fingers; toes |
Polydactyly | Having too many fingers or toes |
de- | Down; away from |
Depress | Move down |
derm- | Skin |
Dermis | Pertaining to the skin |
dermat | skin |
Dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin |
dextro- | To the right |
Dextrocardia | Displacement of the heart to the right |
di- | Two |
Didactyly | 2 fingers or toes on one hand or foot |
dia- | Through; across |
diapedesis | Blood cells through blood vessels |
dipl | Two; double |
Diplopia | Double vision |
dips | Thirst |
Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
dorso | Back |
Dorsal | Pertaining to the back part |