Medical Terminology Ch. 1, 2 - Review
mamm/o
breast
medical terminology
the universal language of medicine
pertaining to
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
condition of
-ia
pertaining to
-ic
condition of
-ism
pertaining to
-ous
-algia
Pain (Suffix) -a...
-atresia
a closure or the absence of a normal body opening (Suffix)
-practic
a practice (Suffix)
-gram
a record or image (Suffix)
prefix
a word part affixed to the beginning or a word
word root
a word part that provides the primary meaning of a term
anti-
against, opposite of (Prefix)
-graph
an instrument for recording (Suffix)
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix (longer word)
nat/o
birth
hem/o
blood
encephal/o
brain
-clast, clasis, clasia
break apart (Suffix)
mast/o
breast
-pnea
breathing (Suffix)
-emia
condition of blood (Suffix)
-hemia
condition of blood (Suffix) (with h)
-osis
condition of or increase (Suffix)
-rrhagia
condition of profuse bleeding (Suffix)
-tome
cutting instrument (Suffix)
-penia
deficiency, abnormal reduction in number (Suffix)
path/o
disease
-pathy
disease (Suffix)
-phagia
eating or swallowing (Suffix)
electr/o
electricity
-rrhea
excessive discharge (Suffix)
salping/o
fallopian tube
-phobia
fear (Suffix)
-plasia
growth, formation (Suffix)
-sclerosis
hardening (Suffix)
cardi/o
heart
-cele
hernia, swelling, or protrusion (Suffix)
-tomy
incision (Suffix)
-itis
inflammation (Suffix)
-scope
instrument used for viewing (Suffix)
cerebr/o
largest part of brain
laryng/o
larynx
bi/o
life
hepat/o
liver
-philia
love or affinity for (Suffix)
-meter
measure or measuring instrument (Suffix)
ment/o
mind
psych/o
mind
neur/o
nerve
rhin/o
nose
-logist
one who studies (Suffix)
-oxia
oxygen (Suffix)
-dynia
pain (Suffix) -d...
-plegia
paralysis (Suffix)
-ae
plural form (Suffix)
-ion
process (Suffix)
-scopy
process of viewing (Suffix)
-phylaxis
protection (Suffix)
-graphy
recording process (Suffix)
proct/o
rectum, anus
-drome
run, running (Suffix)
-rrhexis
rupture (Suffix)
-a
singular form (Suffix)
dermat/o
skin
brady-
slow (Prefix)
-malacia
softening (Suffix)
-phonia
sound (Suffix)
-phasia
speaking (Suffix)
-stasis
standing still (Suffix)
-physis
state of growing (Suffix)
gastr/o
stomach
-logy
study or science of (Suffix)
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contractions (Suffix)
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening (Suffix)
-tripsy
surgical crushing (Suffix)
-ectomy
surgical excision or removal (Suffix)
-pexy
surgical fixation or suspension (Suffix)
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion, immobilization (Suffix)
-centesis
surgical puncture (Suffix)
-plasty
surgical repair (Suffix)
-rrhaphy
suturing (Suffix)
eponym
term derived from a person's name
constructed term
term made up of word parts
nonconstructed terms
terms committed to memory
tonsill/o
tonsil
-ad
toward (Suffix)
-iatry
treatment or specialty (Suffix)
-oma
tumor (Suffix)
hyster/o
uterus
vas/o
vessel
-opsy
view of (Suffix)
-emesis
vomiting (Suffix)
-asthenia
weakness (Suffix)
leuk/o
white
