Medical Terminology

a-

without, away from

an-

without

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against

auto-

self

brady-

slow

contra-

against

de-

without

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

within, inner

epi-

upon, over

eso-

inward

eu-

normal, good

ex-

external, outward

exo-

outward

extra-

outside of

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

over, above

hypo-

under, below

in-

not, inward

inter-

among, between

intra-

within, inside

macro-

large

micro-

small

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

pan-

all

para-

besides, near

per-

through

peri-

around

post-

after

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

before

pseudo-

false, fake

retro-

backward, behind

sub-

under, below

supra-

above

tachy-

fast

trans-

across, through

ultra-

beyond, excess

un-

not

bi-

two

hemi-

half

mono-

one

multi-

many

nulli-

none

poly-

many

primi-

first

quadri-

four

semi-

half, partial

tetra-

four

tri-

three

-algia

pain

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-cyte

cell

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilatation

-gen

that which produces

-genesis

produces, generates

-genic

producing, produced by

-ia

state, condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-iatry

medical treatment

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction/ break down

-lytic

destruction

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement, large

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-phobia

fear

-stenosis

narrowing

-therapy

treatment

-trophy

nourishment, development

-ule

small

-gram

record or picture

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-meter

instrument for measuring

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument for viewing

-scopy

process of visually examining

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-otomy

cutting into

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture

stomat/o

mouth

dent/i

teeth

gloss/o , lingu/o

tongue

gingiv/o

gum

encephal/o

brain

gastr/o

stomach

enter/o

intestine

col/o

large intestine

proct/o

anus/rectum

hepat/o

liver

nephr/o , ren/o

kidney

orchid/o , orchi/o

testis

oophor/o

ovary

hyster/o , metr/o , metri/o

uterus

salping/o

uterine tubes

derm/o

skin

mast/o , mamm/o

breast

oste/o

bones

cardi/o

heart

cyst/o

urinary bladder

rhin/o

nose

phleb/o , ven/o , ven/i

veins

pneum/o , pneumon/o

lung ; air ; gas

pulmon/o

lung

hem/o & hemat/o , -emia

blood, blood condition

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

cyan/o

blue

xanth/o

yellow

aden/o

gland

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

lymph/o

lymph tissue

carcin/o

cancerous ; cancer

osteo/o

bone