Medical Terminoolgy 101

adip/o

Combining Form Meaning: Fat

anter/o

Combining Form Meaning: before, front

caud/o

Combining Form Meaning: lower part of body, tail

aden/o

Combining Form Meaning: gland

poster/o

Combining Form Meaning:, Behind, toward the back

cephal/o

Combining Form Meaning:, Head

cyt/o, -cyte

Combining Form Meaning:, cell

hist/o

Combining Form Meaning:, Tissue

endo-

Prefix meaning: within, inner, on the inside

dys-

Prefix meaning: Bad, difficult, painful

hypo-

Prefix meaning: Below, Deficient, Decreased

hyper-

Prefix meaning: excessive, increased

exo-

Prefix meaning: out of, outside, away from

path/o, -pathy

Root/Suffix meaning , disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

Root/Suffix meaning, development, growth, formation

-otomy

Suffix meaning, Cut into, incision into

-itis

Suffix meaning, INFLAMMATION

-plasty

Suffix meaning, SURGICAL REPAIR

-osis

Suffix meaning, abnormal condition or disease

-rrhea

Suffix meaning, flow or discharge

-algia

Suffix meaning, pain, suffering, painful condition

-ostomy

Suffix meaning, surgical creation of an opening

-rrhaphy

Suffix meaning, surgical suturing

-rrhexis

Suffix meaning, Rupture

-ologist

Suffix meaning, Specialist

-ectomy

Suffix meaning, Surgical removal, cutting out, excision.

-ology

Suffix meaning, The Study Of

-sclerosis

Suffix meaning, abnormal hardening

-rrhage

Suffix meaning, bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-stasis, -static

Suffix meaning, control, maintaining a constant level