Medical Terminology Ch. 1, 2 - Review

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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


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