Medical Terminology
-gram
a record or image
eponym
a term derived from a name
combining vowel
a vowel used when a suffix starts with a consonant
constructed terms
a word made up of multiple word parts
suffix
a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
word root
a word part that provides the primary meaning of a term
anti-
against, opposite of
pertaining to against life
antibio
surgical removal of the appendix
appendectomy
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
hypo-
below
study or science of life
biology
nat/o
birth
hem/o
blood
oset/o
bone
condition of a slow heart
bradycardia
encephal/o
brain
cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
pertaining to the cerebrum
cerebral
pertaining to the mind
cerebral
-ia
condition of
-emia
condition of blood
-oxia
condition of oxygen
surgical repair of the skin
dermaplasty
inflammation of the skin
dermatitis
study or science of the skin
dermatology
-pathy
disease
path/o
disease
-phagia
eating or swallowing
electr/o
electricity
inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
inflammation of within the heart
endocarditis
disease within the nose
endorhinopathy
salping/o
fallopian tube
quadri-
four
surgical removal of the stomach
gastrectomy
-physis
growth
cardi/o
heart
inherited defect in blood coagulation
hemophilia
pertaining to the liver
hepic
instrument used for viewing the uterus
hysteroscope
-itis
inflammation of
-scope
instrument used for viewing
inflammation of the larny
laryngitis
instrument for viewing the larnyx
laryngoscope
laryng/o
larynx
bi/o
life
hepat/o
liver
-philia
loving, affinity for
surgical repair of the breast
mammoplasty
-meter
measure, measuring instrument
ment/o
mind
psych/o
mind
neur/o
nerve
study or science of nerves
neurology
disease of the nerve
neuropathy
neo-
new
rhin/o
nose
-logist
one who studies
dysphagia
painful or difficult eating or swallowing
-plegia
paralysis
quadriplegia
paralysis of four limbs
-al
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-scopy
process of viewing
proct/o
rectum or anus
study or science of the nose
rhinology
-drome
run or running
surgical removal of the fallopian tube
salpingoplasty
dermat/o
skin
brady-
slow
-malacia
softening
-phasia
speaking
gastr/o
stomach
-logy
study or science of
-ectomy
surgical removal
-plasty
surgical repair
non constructed terms
terms that are not formed from individual word parts
pre-
to come before
syn-
together
tonsill/o
tonsil
surgical removal of the tonsils
tonsillectomy
-iatry
treatment, specialty
-oma
tumor
osteoma
tumor of bone
epi-
upon, over, above, on top
hyster/o
uterus
vas/o
vessel
-opsy
view of
laryng/o
voice box, larynx
-emesis
vomiting
leuk/o
white
endo-
within
a-
without or absence of
aphasia
without or absence of speaking
prefix
word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
