Tuesday, August 09, 2011

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Example:

  

Root word

Definition

   

tracheostomy = an opening in the trachea

tracheo

=trachea

   

gastrotomy = incision into the stomach

gastro

=stomach

   
        

Prefix

Prefix Definition

 

Root Word

Root Definition

   

  

  

 

  

  

   

a-, an-, ar-

without or not

 

Circulatory System

  

   

ab-

away from

 

cardio

heart

   

ad-

toward, to

 

angio, vaso

vessel

   

adeno-

glandular

 

hem, hema, hemato

vein

   

aero-

air   

 

arteria

artery

   

ambi-

around, on both sides

 

lympho

lymph

   

ante-

before, forward

 

thrombo

clot (of blood)

   

anti-

against, counteracting

 

embolus

moving clot

   

bi-, bis-

two, double

 

  

  

   

bio-

life

 

Digestive System

  

   

brachi-

arm

 

bucca

cheek

   

brady-

slow

 

os, stomato

mouth

   

co-

together

 

gingival

gum

   

contra-

against, opposite

 

glossa

tongue

   

costo-

ribs

 

pharyngo

pharynx

   

demi-

half

 

esophago

esophagus

   

eryth-

red

 

gastro

stomach

   

ex-

out, out of, away from

 

hepato

liver

   

ferro-

iron

 

cholecyst

gallbladder

   

fore-

before, in front of

 

entero

intestines

   

glyco-

sugar

 

duodeno

uodenum

   

holo-

whole, entire

 

jeuno

jejunum

   

hyper-

too much, too high

 

ileo

ileum

   

hypo-

under, decreased

 

caeco

cecum

   

inter-

between

 

colo

colon

   

intra-

within

 

recto

rectum

   

juxta-

near, close to

 

ano, procto

anus

   

latero-

side

 

  

  

   

leuk-

white

 

Respiratory System

  

   

macro-

large, big

 

naso, rhino 

nose

   

mal-

bad, poor

 

laryngo

larynx

   

medio-

middle

 

tracheo

trachea

   

megalo-

large, great

 

bronch

bronchus (pl. bronchi)

   

micro-

small

 

pulmo, pneum 

lung (sac with air)

   

mono-

single

 

  

  

   

neo-

new

 

Nervous System  

  

   

noct-

night

 

neuron

nerve

   

ob-

against, in front of

 

crebrum

brain

   

pan-

all

 

oculo, opthalmo

eye

   

para-

beside, accessory to

 

oto

ear

   

path-

disease

 

psych

mind

   

per-

by, through

 

  

  

   

phelb-

vein

 

Urinary System

  

   

poly-

too much, many

 

urethra

urethra

   

pre-

before

 

cysto

bladder

   

post-

after

 

uretero

ureter

   

pyro-

fever, heat

 

reni, reno, nephro 

kidney

   

quad-

four

 

pyleo

pelvis of the kidney

   

sarco-

flesh

 

uro

urine

   

sclero-

hard, hardening

 

  

  

   

semi-

half

 

Female Reproductive System

   

steno-

narrowing, construction

 

Perineo

perineum

   

sub-

under

 

vag, colpo 

vagina

   

super-

above, excess

 

utero

uterus, womb

   

syn-

together

 

tubo, salpingo 

fallopian tubes

   

tachy-

fast

 

ovario, oophoro

ovaries

   

trans-

across, over

 

  

  

   

tri-

three

 

Male Reproductive System

   

ultra-

beyond

 

Orchido

testes

   

un-

not, back, reversal

 

  

  

   

uni-

one

 

Regions of the body

  

   
   

cranio, cephalo

head

   
   

cervico, tracheo

neck

   
   

thoraco

chest

   
   

abdomino

abdomen

   
   

dorsum

back

   
   

  

  

   
   

Tissues

  

   
   

cutis, dermato 

skin

   
   

lipo 

fat

   
   

musculo, myo 

muscle

   
   

osteo

bone

   
   

myelo

marrow

   
   

chondro

cartilage

   
   

  

  

   
   

Miscellaneous

  

   
   

cyto 

cell

   
   

genetic

formation, origin

   
   

gram

tracing or mark

   
   

graph

writing, description

   
   

kinesis

motion

   
   

meter

measure

   
   

oligo

small

   
   

phobia 

fear

   
   

photo

light

   
   

pyo  

pus

   
   

scope

instrument for visual examination of

   
   

roentgen

X-ray

   
   

lapar

flank; through the abdominal wall 

   
        
 

Suffix

Definition

 

ostomy

=to form an opening

 

tomy

=incision into

   
 

Suffix

Suffix Definition

 

  

  

 

-able

able to

 

-algia

pain

 

-cele

tumor, swelling

 

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

 

-cephaly

head

 

-cide

killing, destructive

 

-cule

little

 

-cyte

cell

 

-ectasia

dilating, stretching

 

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal of

 

-emia

blood

 

-esis

action

 

-form

shaped like

 

-genesis

formation, origin

 

-gram

tracing, mark

 

-ism

condition

 

-itis

inflammation

 

-ize

to treat

 

-lith

stone, calculus

 

-logy

study

 

-lysis

disintegration

 

-megaly

enlargement

 

-oid 

likeness, resembalance

 

-opathy

disease of

 

-orrhaphy

surgical repair

 

-osis

disease or condition of

 

-ostomy

to form an opening or outlet

 

-pexy 

fixation

 

-phage

ingestion

 

-plegia

paralysis

 

-rhage

to burst forth

 

-rhea

excessive discharge

 

-rhexis

rupture

 

-tomy

incision into         

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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