188 Terminology Term
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| a, an | without
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| ad | toward
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| ante | before
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| anti | against
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| dis | apart, away
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| dys | painful
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| endo | within
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| extra | outside
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| hyper | above, excessive
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| hypo | below, deficient
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| inter | between
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| intra | within, inside
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| neo | new
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| per | through
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| post | after
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| pre | before
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| sub | under, beneath
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| supra | above
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| bi | two/both sides
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| hemi | half
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| para | beside, near
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| peri | around, about
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| trans | across, through
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| adeno | gland
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| aero | air
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| arthro | joint
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| broncho | bronchus
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| cardio | heart
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| cerebro | brain
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| chole | bile
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| chondro/io | cartilage
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| costo | rib
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| cysto | bladder
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| cyto | cell
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| derma | skin
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| gastro | stomach
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| gyne | woman
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| hema / hemat | blood
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| hepat | liver
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| leuko | white
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| nephro | kidney
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| thrombus | blood clot
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| arthro | joint
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| colo | colon
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| cranio | skull
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| herni | rupture
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| hyster | uterus
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| lipo | fat
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| litho | stone
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| mast | breast
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| osteo | bone
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| tracheo | trachea
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| stoma | opening
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| oopher | ovary
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| rhino | nose
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| ac, ic, al, eal, ary, | pertaining to
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| algia | pain
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| cide | kill
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| emia | blood
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| genic | origin
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| gram | record / image of
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| itis | inflammation
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| megaly | large or enlargement
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| necrosis | death of tissue
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| ology | study of
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| oma | tumor
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| pathy | disease
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| rrhage | flow
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| cise | cut
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| ectomy | surgical removal
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| oscopy | visual examination
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| ostomy | creation of a new opening
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| otomy | incision into an organ
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| pexy | surgical fixation
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| plasty | surgical restoration
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| rrhaphy | to suture
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| tome | a cutting instrument
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| AAA | repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
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| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament
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| ACF | anterior cervical fusion
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| ALIF | anterior lumbar interbody fusion
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| AKA | above knee amputation
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| AV Graft | arteriovenous graft
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| BMT | bilateral myringotomy with tubes
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| BSO | bilateral salpingo–oophorectomy
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| BKA | below knee amptuation
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| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft
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| CR | closed reduction
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| D&C | dilitation (dilation) and curettage
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| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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| ESS | endoscopic sinus surgery
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| EUA | exam under anesthesia
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| I&D | incision and drainage
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| ICD | implantable cardioverter–defribrillator
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| IMN | intramudullary nail
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| IORT | intraoperative radiation therapy
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| LAVH | laparoscopic–assisted vaginal hysterectomy
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| L&B | laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| MIDCAB | minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
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| MIS | minimally invasive surgery
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| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation
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| PAL | power assisted liposuction
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| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention
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| PDA | patent ductus arteriosis
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| PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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| PICC | insertion of peripherally inserted central catheter
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| PLIF | posterior lumbar interbody fusion
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| STSG | split thickness skin graft
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| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy
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| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram
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| THA | total hip arthroplasty
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| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate
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| VATS | video assisted thoracospic surgery
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| VP Shunt | ventriculo–peritoneal shunt
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| Wound VAC | wound vac assisted closure
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| XLIF | extreme lateral interbody fusion
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| post | after
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| IOL | intraocular lens
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| TKA | total knee arthroplasty
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| excise | to cut out
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| para | beside or near
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| intercosto | between the ribs
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| hypo | below
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| root | tells the primary meaning of a term
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| ectomy | surgical removal
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| cardi | heart
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| hyper | above
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| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar
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| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose
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| dermopathy | skin disease
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| lithotripsy | surgical crushing of a stone
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| subcutaneous | beneath the skin
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| periosteal | pertaining to around the bone""
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| glomectomy | excision of a glomus (as the carotid body)
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| cholecystectomy | removal of gallbladder
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| hypophysectomy | removal of the pituitary gland
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| nephrectomy | excision of a kidney
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| osteotomy | incision into bone
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| thrombectomy | excision of a clot
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| tympanoplasty | reconstruct the middle ear
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| cleisis | closure, occlusion
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| desis | fusion
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| lysis | freeing of, reduction of
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| oma | tumor or neoplasm
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| oorhaphy | repair of
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| adeno | gland
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| colpo | vagina
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| cysto | bladder
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| lamin | posterior vertebral arch
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| orchio | testicle
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| os | opening (mouth) or bone
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| pyelo | pelvis of kidney
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| salping | fallopian tube
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| splanchno | viscera, abdominal organs
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| teno | tendon
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| trachel | neck
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| vas | vessel or duct
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| hemicolectomy | removal of half of the colon
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| pneumonectomy | removal of lung
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| salpinooophorectomy | removal of fallopian tube and ovary
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| craniotomy | incision into cranium
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| myringotomy | cut into tympanic membrane
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| thoracotomy | cut into chest
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| arthroplasty | reconstruct a joint
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| rhinoplasty | repair of a nose
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| blepharoplasty | repair of eye lid
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| herniorrhaphy | repair of a rupture (hernia)
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| colostomy | new opening into colon
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| gastrojejunostomy | new connection between stomach and jejunum
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| tracheostomy | make opening in trachea
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| bronchoscopy | examine lung through a scope
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| colonoscopy | examine colon through a scope
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| cystoscopy | examine urinary bladder through a scope
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| laparoscopy | examine abdomen/ pelvis through a scope
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| orchiopexy | fixation of a testicle
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| tuboplasty | repair of a fallopian tube
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| hydrocelectomy | excision of a hydrocele
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| cystectomy | removal of urinary bladder
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| episiotomy | incision into the perineum
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| lithotomy | cut into a duct or organ to remove a stone
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| tenorrhaphy | surgical repair of tendon
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| gastrectomy | removal of stomach
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| angioplasty | to reconstruct an artery or vein
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| arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint
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| tome | cutting instrument
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| laminectomy | removal of part of a lamina
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| encephalopathy | disease of the brain
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