| Term | Definition |
| Gen/o
JIN-oh | Creation, cause (pathogenic) r |
| Hydr/o
HAI-droh | Water (Hydrophobia, dehydration) r |
| Morph/o
MOR-foh | Change (morphology) r |
| Myc/o
MAI-koh | Fungus (dermatomycosis) r |
| Necr/o
NEH-kroh | Death (necrosis) r |
| Orth/o
OR-thoh | Straight (orthodontist) r |
| Path/o
PAH-thoh | Suffering, disease (pathology) r |
| Phag/o
FAY-goh | Eat (aphasia) r |
| Plas/o
PLAH-soh | Formation (hyperplasia) r |
| Py/o
PAI-oh | Pus (pyorrhea, pyemia) r |
| Scler/o
SKLEH-roh | Hard (scleroderma) r |
| Sten/o
STIH-noh | Narrowing (stenosis) r |
| Troph/o
TROH-foh | Nourishment, development (trophology, hypertrophy) r |
| Xen/o
ZEE-noh | Foreign (xenograft) r |
| -ac
Ak | Pertaining to (cardiac) A & S |
| -al
Al | Pertaining to (skeletal) A & S |
| -ar
Ar | Pertaining to (muscular) A & S |
| -ary
Ar-ee | Pertaining to (pulmonary) A & S |
| -eal
Ee-al | Pertaining to (esophageal) A & S |
| -ic
Ik | Pertaining to (medic) A & S |
| -tic
Tik | Pertaining to (neurotic) A& S |
| -ous
Us | Pertaining to (subcutaneous) A& S |
| -ia
Ee-ah | Condition (pneumonia) N & S |
| -ism
In-zum | Condition (autism) N & S |
| -ium
Ee-um | Tissue, structure (pericardium) N & S |
| -y
Ee | Condition, procedure (hypertrophy) N & S |
| -icle
Ik-el | Small (ventricle) D & S |
| -ole
Ohl | Small (arteriole) D & S |
| -ule
Yool | Small (pustule) D & S |
| -ula
Yoo-lah | Small (uvula) D & S |
| -iatrics
ee-AH-triks | Medical Science (peditatrics) C & S |
| -iatry
AI-ah-tree | Medical science (psychiatry) |
| -iatrist
EE-ah-trist | Specialist in medicine of (psychiatrist) |
| -ist
ist | Specialist (dentist) |
| -logist
loh-jist | Specialist in the study of ( psychologist) |
| -logy
loh-jee | Study of (psychology) |
| -algia
AL-jah | Pain (myalgia) S & D & C |
| -dynia
DIN-ee-ah or DAI-nee-ah | Pain (gastrodynia) |
| -cele
SEEL | Hermia 'a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong' (hydrocele) |
| -emia
EEM-ee-ah | Blood condition (leukemia) |
| -iasis
AI-ah-sis | Presence of (lithiasis) |
| -itis
AIT-is | Inflammation (arthritis) |
| -lysis
LIT-sis | Loosen, break down (hemolysis) |
| -malacia
mah-LAY-shee-ah | Abnormal softening (osteomalacia) |
| -megaly
MEG-ah-lee | Enlargement (hepatomegaly) |
| -old
OYD | Resembling (keloid) |
| -oma
OH-mah | Tumor (melanoma) |
| -osis
OH-sis | Condition (thrombosis) |
| -pathy
pah-thee | Disease (myopathy) |
| -penia
PEE-nee-ah | Deficiency (leukopenia) |
| -ptosis
puh-TOH-sis | Drooping (nephroptosis) |
| -rrhage
RIJ | Excessive flow (hermorrhage) |
| -rrhagia
RAY-jee-ah | Excessive Flow (mernrrhagia) |
| -rrhea
REE-ah | Flow (diarrhea) |
| -rrhexis
REK-sis | Rupture (metrorrhexis) |
| -spasm
spazm | Involuntary contraction (myospasm) |
| -centesis
sin-TEE-sis | Puncture (amniocentesis) Tests |
| -gram
gram | written record (cardiogram) |
| -graph
graf | Instrument used to produce a record (cardiograph) |
| -graphy
grah-fee | Process of recording (cardiography) |
| -meter
meet-er | Instrument used to measure (cephalometer) |
| -metry
meh-tree | Process of measuring (cephalometry) |
| -scope
skohp | Instrument used to look (arthroscope) |
| -scopy
skoh-pee | Process of looking (arthroscopy) |
| -desis
DEE-sis | Binding, fixation (arthrodesis) Treatment |
| -ectomy
EK-toh-mee | Removal (vasectomy) |
| -pexy
PEK-see | Surgical fixation (retinopexy) |
| -plasty
PEK-tee | Reconstruction (rhinoplasty) |
| -rrhaphy
rah-fee | Suture (herniorrhaphy) |
| -stomy
stoh-mee | Creation of an opening (colostomy) |
| -tomy
toh-mee | Incision (dermotomy) |
| -a
-ae | |
| -ax
-aces | |
| -ex
-ices | |
| -ix
-ices | |
| -is
-es | |
| -ma
-mata | |
| -on
-a | |
| -um
-a | |
| -us
-a | |
| -us
-i | |
| -y
-ies | |
| a-
ay | not |
| an-
an | not |
| anti-
AN-tee | Against |
| contra-
KON-trah | against |
| de-
dee | down, away from |
| ante-
AN-tee | before |
| pre-
proh | before, on behalf of |
| brady-
BRAH-dih or BRAY-dih | slow |
| tachy-
TAH-kih | fast |
| post-
pohst | after |
| re-
ree | again |
| ab-
ab | away |
| ad-
ad | toward |
| circum-
SIR-kum | around |
| peri-
PER-ee | around |
| dia-
DAI-ah | through |
| trans-
tranz | through |
| e-
Eh | out |
| ec-
ek | out |
| ex-
eks | out |
| ecto-
EK-toh | outside |
| exo-
EK-soh | outside |
| extra-
EKS-trah | outside |
| en-
en | in, inside |
| endo-
EN-doh | in, inside |
| intra-
IN-trah | in, inside |
| epi-
EH-pee | upon |
| sub-
Sub | beneath |
| inter-
IN-ter | between |
| bi-
bai | two |
| hemi-
HEH-mee | half |
| semi-
SEH-mee | half |
| hyper-
HAI-per | over |
| macro-
MAH-kroh | large |
| micro-
MAI-kroh | small |
| mono-
MAW-noh | one |
| uni-
YOO-noh | one |
| oligo-
AW-lih-goh | few |
| pan-
pan | all |
| poly-
PAW-lee | many |
| multi-
MUL-tee | many |
| con-
kon | with, together |
| syn-
sin | with, together |
| sym-
sim | with, together |
| dys-
dis | bad |
| eu-
yoo | good |
| Osteitis | Bone inflammation |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain |
| MRI | Best diagnostic test for soft tissue injuries |
| Macle, macule(freckle) | Small, flat, discolored area |
| Patch vitlligo) | Larger, flat, discolored area |
| Papule | Small solid mass |
| Plaque | Solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| Nodule | Solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| Tumor | Larger solid mass |
| Vesilce | Smaller blister |
| Bulla | Bubble |
| Erosion | Loss of skin |
| -rosion | Gnaw/oat |
| Ulcer | Sore |
| Excorlation | Scratch |
| Fissure | Crack in the skin |
| Scale | Skin flaking off |
| Crust | Dried substance on the skin |
| Vascular Lesion | Wounds related to blood vessels |
| Cherry angloma | Small blood vessel tumor |
| Excisional Biopsy | Removal (cut it out) |
| Incisional Bisopsy | Removal (Cut into it) |
| necr- | Death |
| pachcy- | Thick |
| par- | Around |
| ichthy- | fish scale |
| psor- | itch |
| sclero-, scler- | hard |
| actin- | sun ray |
| basal | base |
| malignant cutane | harmful, skin |
| malignant melan | bad, black |
| squam | scale |
| myc, myc/o | fungus |
| chemo- | chemical |
| cryo- | cold |
| electro- | electricity |
| rhytido- | wrinkle |
| homo- | Similar |
| hetero- | Different |
| xeno- | Foreign |
| auto- | Self |
| tympano- (Sensory organs) | eardrum |
| cochle- | cochlea |
| labyrintho- | labyrinth |
| vertibulo- | vestibile |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| Conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o | eye |
| lacrim/o, dacry/o | tear |
| -opia, -opsia | Vision condition |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| corne/o, kerat/o | cornea |
| scler/o | sclera (the white of the eye) |
| Vitre/o | vitreous liquid (also called vitreous humor) |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| rentin/o | retina |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| phac/o, phak.o | lens |
| aur/o, ot/o | ear |
| acous/o, audi/o | sound, hearing |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| salpong/o | eustanchian tube |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| ambly- | dull |
| -opsia | vision condition |
| dipl- | double |
| my- | shut |
| presby- | old age |
| scot- | darkness |
| blepharo- | eyelid |
| ophthalm- , ophthalm/o | eye |
| -stigmat | point |
| cyclo- | ciliary body |
| ex- | out (eye) |
| exo- | inward (eye) |
| optic- | patriating to eye |
