Medical Terminology
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extremities
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoid
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air
albino/o
white
alveol/o
alveoli
amni/o
amnion (amniotic sac), amniotic fluid
an/o
anus
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
ankyl/o
stiff joint
anter/o
anterior
anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
articul/o
joint
ather/o
thick, fatty
atri/o
atria
audi/o
hearing
azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bil/i
bile
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
bronchi/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheeck
burs/o
bursa, sac
calc/o
calcium
carcin/o
carcinoma
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpus
cec/o
cecum
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cervic/o
cervix, neck
cheil/o
lip
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chromat/o
color
cirrh/o
yellow
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
coron/o
heart
corne/o
cornea
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium
crypt/o
hidden
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
bladder
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear
dent/o
teeth
derm/o
dermat/o
skin
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dipl/o
double
dist/o
distal
dors/o
dorsal
duoden/0
duodenum
electr/o
electricity
embry/o
embryo
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
small intestine
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
erythem/o
red
erythr/o
red
esophag/o
esophagus
eti/o
cause
fasci/o
fascia
femor/o
femur
fet/o
fetus
fibul/o
fibula
galact/o
milk
gangli/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gli/o
glue, gluelike
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o glyc/o
glucos/o glycos/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
gynec/o
woman, female
hem/o
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hidr/o
sweat
home/o
same, unchanging
humer/o
numerus
hydr/o
water
hyster/o
uterus
idi/o
unknown, peculiar
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
immun/o
immune
infer/o
inferior
ir/o
iris
irid/o
iris
jejun/o
jejunum
kal/i
potassium
kerat/o
keratinized tissue, cornea
keton/o
ketone bodies (acids and acetones)
kinesi/o
movement
kyph/o
hump
labi/o
lip
lact/o
milk
lacrim/o
lacrimal gland
lamin/o
lamina
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
lateral
leuk/o
white
lex/o
word, phrase
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
lob/o
lobe
lord/o
bent backward
lumb/o
lower back
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
lymphocyt/o
lymph cell
mamm/o
vreat
mast/o
breast
meat/o
meatus, opening
medi/o
medial
melan/o
black
men/o
menses
mening/o
meninges
meningi/o
meninges
menisci/o
meniscus
metacarp/o
metacarpus
metatars/o
metatarsals
metr/o
uterus
morph/o
shape
muc/o
mucus
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
myc/a
fungus
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myring/o
tympanic membrane
narc/o
sleep, stupor
nas/o
nose
nat/o
birth
natro/o
sodium
necr/o
dead
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
noct/o
night
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
teeth
olig/o
deficiency
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
optic/o
eye
or/o
mouth
orcho/o
eye
or/o
mouth
orch/o
testis
orchid/o
testis
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
ov/o
ovum
ovari/o
ovary
ox/i
oxygen
oc/o
ocygen
pancreat/o
pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroid
patell/o
patella
path/o
diesease
pelvi/i
pelvis
pept/o
digestion
perine/o
perineum
peritone/o
peritoneum
phac/o
lens
phag/o
eating, swallowing
phak/o
lens
phalang/o
phalanges
phall/i
penis
pharyng/o
pharynx
phas/o
speech
phleb/o
vein
phon/o
sound, voice
pil/o
hair
placent/o
placenta
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o
pneumon/o
lung, air
poster/o
posterior
presby/o
old age
proct/o
rectum, anus
prostat/o
prostate
proxim/o
proximal
psych/o
mind
pub/o
pubis
pulmon/o
lung
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylorus
radi/o
radius
radicul/o
nerve root
rect/o
rectum
ren/o
kidney
retin/o
retina
rhin/o
nose
rhytid/o
wrinkle
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
tube (fallopian or eustachian)
scler/o
hardening, sclera
scoli/o
crooked, bent
seb/o
sebum
semin/o
sperm
ser/o
serum
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
sinus/o
sinus
son/o
sound
sperm/o
spermato
sperm
spin/o
spine
spir/o
breathing
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
bertebrae
steat/o
fat
stern/o
sternum
sthen/o
strenght
stomat/o
mouth, mouthlike opening
super/o
superior
synov/o
synovi/o
synovial membrane
tars/o
ankle (tarsal bones)
ten/o
tendon
tend/o
tendon
tendin/o
tendon
test/o
testis
testicul/o
testis
thalam/o
thalamus
thorac/o
thorax
thromb/o
thrombus (clot)
thym/o
thymus
thyr/o
thyroid
thyroid/o
thryoid
tibi/o
tibia
tonsill/o
tonsil
ton/o
tension
tox/o
toxin, poison
toxic/o
toxin, poison
trache/o
trachea
trich/o
hair
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
uln/o
ulna
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
uter/o
uterus
vagin/o
vagina
valv/o
valve
vas/o
vessel
vascul/o
blood vessel
ven/o
vein
ventr/o
ventral
ventricul/o
ventricle
vertebr/o
vertebrae
vesic/o
bladder
vulv/o
vulva
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry