Medical Terminology
a-, an-
without, not, lack of
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward, near
ante-
before, forward, in front of
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
double, two, twice
brady-
slow
circum-
around
contra-
against, opposite
de-
down from
dia-
across, through, apart
dis-
apart, free from
dys-
bad, difficult, abnormal
ecto-
outer, outside
en-
in, into, within
endo-
inner, inside
epi-
over, on, upon
eryth-
red
eu-
normal, good, well, healthy
ex-
out, out of, from, away from
hemi-
half
hyper-
excessive, too much, high
hypo-
under, decreased, less than normal
in-
in, into, within
inter-
between
intra-
within
intro-
within
leuk-
white
macro-
large
mal-
bad, illness, disease
meg-
large
micro-
small
mono-
one, single
neo-
new
non-
not
olig-
small, scant
para-
beside, beyond, after
per-
by, through
peri-
around
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of,prior to
pro-
before, in front of
re-
again, backward
retro-
backward, behind
semi-
half
sub-
under, beneath
super-
above, over, excess
supra-
above, over
tachy-
fast, rapid
trans-
across
uni-
one
abdomin/o
abdomen
aden/o
gland
adren/o
adrenal gland
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
broncho
bronchus, bronchi
card, cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
chole, chol/o
bile
chondr/o
cartilage
colo
colon, large intestine
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
bladder, cyst
cyt/o
cell
dent/o
tooth
derma
skin
duoden/o
duodenum
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines
fibr/o
fiber, fibrous
gastr/o
stomach
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
glucose
glyc/o
sugar
gyn, gyne, gyneco
woman
hem, hema, hemo, hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hydr/o
water
hyster/o
uterus
ile/o, ili/o
ileum
laparo
abdomen, loin, flank
laryng/o
larynx
lith/o
stone
mamm/o
breast, mammary gland
mast/o
breast, mammary gland
meno
menstruation
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
necro
death
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
ocul/o
eye
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
orth/o
straight, normal, correct
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
ped/o
child, foot
pharyng/o
pharynx
phleb/o
vein
pnea
breathing, respiration
pneum/o
lung, air,gas
proct/o
rectum
psych/o
mind
pulmo
lung
py/o
pus
rhin/o
nose
scalping/o
Eustachian tube, uterine tube
splen/o
spleen
sten/o
narrow, constriction
stern/o
sternum
stomat/o
mouth
therm/o
heat
thoraco
chest
thromb/o
clot, thrombus
thyr/o
thyroid
toxic/o
poison, poisonous
trache/o
trachea
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
uro
urine, urinary tract, urination
uter/o
uterus
vas/o
blood vesse, vas deferens
ven/o
vein
vertebr/o
spine, vertebrae
-algia
pain
-asis
abnormal condition
-cele
hernia, herniation, pouching
-centesis
puncture, and aspiration of
-cyte
cell
-ectasis
dilation, stretching
-ectomy
excision, removal of
-emia
blood condition
-genesis
development, production, creation
-genic
producing, causing
-gram
record
-graph
diagram, a recording instrument
-graphy
making a recording
-iasis
condition of
-ism
a condition
-itis
inflammation
-logy
the study of
-lysis
destruction of, decompisition
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
measuring instrument
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition
-osis
condition
-pathy
disease
-penia
lack, definciency
-phagia
to eat or consume, swollowing
-phasia
speaking
-phobia
an exaggerated fear
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-pstosis
falling, sagging, dropping down
-rrhage, -rragia
excessive flow
-rrhaphy
stitching, suturing
-rrhea
profuse flow, discharge
-scope
examination instrument
-scopy
examination using a scope
-stasis
maintenance, maintaining a constant level
-stomy, -ostomy
creating an opening
-tomy, -otomy
incision, cutting into
-uria
condition of urine
-ac/ic
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-blast
embryo form
-clasis
dissolving
-clast
dissolving
-culture
growing, raising
-er
one who
-ia
condition
-iasis
condition
-ist
one who specializes in
-kinesia
movement
-ologist
one who studies
-y
condition
corne/o
cornea
dactyl/o
finger
electr/o
electrical
esephag/o
esophagus
flor/o
flower
myc/o
fungis
nat/o
birth
necro
death
ren/o
kidney
hist/o
tissue
lith/o
stone
-metry
measurement
-oid
resembling
-silv/o
forest
ge/o
earth
nephritis
inflammation of kidney
hydrology
study of water
necrosis
death from abnormal condition
gastric
pertaining to the stomach
histology
study of tissues
geometry
measurement of earth
thromboid
resembling a clot
pathology
study of diseases
neuroma
tumor of nerves
gastritis
inflammation of stomach
hepatic
pertaining to liver
dermatitis
inflammation of skin
psychology
study of mind
arthrosis
abnormal condition of the joint
geology
study of earth
hydroid
resembling water
cardiology
study of the heart
hepatoma
study of/in the liver
neuritis
inflammation of nerves
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
abnormal condition of the kidneys
nephrosis
inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
the study of handwriting
graphology
abnormal condition of the m ind
psychosis
a tumor of the brain
encephaloma
pertaining to a clot
thrombic
recording a heart action
cardiography
inflammation of the joints
arthritis
recording of features of the earth's surface
geography
pertaining to poison
toxic
study of death
necrology
study of skin
dermatology
pertaining to skin
dermic
study of the kidney
nephrology
recording of brain action
encephalography
abnormal condition of the nerves
neurosis
abnormal clotting condition
thrombosis
pertaining to the mind
psychic
study of the nerves
neurology
abnormal condition of sleep
narcosis
a drug that resembles poison
toxoid
resembling a stone
lithlid
tumor of the liver
hepatoma
abnormal condition of the skin
dermatosis
otic
pertaining to the ear
osteoblast
embryonic form of bone
cytopenia
cell deficiency
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
corneotomy
incision into the cornea
cephalgia
pain in the head
renal
pertaining to kidney
dactylic
pertaining to the finger
cytolysis
destruction of cells
floriculture
growing flowers
natal
pertaining to birth
cephalemia
blood condition in the head
opthalmic
pertaining to eye
rhinoma
tumor of the nose
electrocardiogram
electrical written record of the heart
nephrolithiasis
condition of kidney stone
laryngectomy
cut out larynx
rhinotomy
incision of nose
mycology
study of fungi
cardiologist
one who studies the heart
appendicitis
inflammation of appendix
esophagostomy
new opening of esophagus
cephalatome
cutting instrument for the head
otorhinolaryngologist
one who studies ear, nose, and larynx
an embryonic form a cell
cytoblast
one who studies of the nose
rhinology
inflammation of the larynx
laryngitis
movement within a cell
cytokenesia
an abnormal fungust condition
mycosis
creating a new opening in the larynx
laryngostomy
removal of the liver
hepatectomy
cutting into the skull
craniotomy
removal of the eye
opthalmectomy
creating a new opening in the stomach
gastrostomy
deficiency of water in the body
hydropenia
one who specializes in the study of electricity
electrologist
resembling a finger
dactyloid
the study of the ear
otology
diseased condition of the nose
rhinopathy
resembling a cell
cytoid
an abnormal condition of the brain
encephalosis
tumor in the head
cephaloma
inflammation of the nose
rhinitis
incision into the larynx
laryngotomy
diseased condition of the brain
encephalopathy
pain in the nose
rhinalgia