Glossary of Medical terminology
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- -ac
- pertaining to (ex. caridiac = pertaining to the heart)
- -al
pertaining to (ex. duodenal = pertaining to the duodenem)
- -algia
- pain (ex. gastralgia = stomach pain)
- -an
pertaining to (ex. ovarian = pertaining to the ovary)
- -ar
- pertaining to (ex. ventricular = pertaining to ventricle)
- -dynia
- pain (ex. cardiodynia = heart pain)
- -ectomy
- surgical removal (ex. gastrectomy = surgically remove the stomach)
- -iac
pertaining to (ex. chondriac = pertaining to cartilage)
- -iasis
- abnormal condition (ex. lithiasis = abnormal condition of stones)
- -ism
- state of (ex. hypothyroidism = state of low thyroid)
- -itis
- inflammation (ex.cellulitis = inflammation of cells)
- -logist
- one who studies (ex. cardiologist = one who studies the heart)
- -lysis
- destruction (ex. osteolysis = bone destruction)
- -malacia
- abnormal softening (ex. chondromalacia = abnormal cartilage sofetning)
- -oma
- tumor, mass (ex. carcinoma = cancerous tumor)
- -osis
- abnormal condition (ex. cyanosis = abnormal condition of being blue)
- -otomy
- cutting into (ex. thoracototomy = cutting into the chest)
- -pathy
- disease (ex. myopathy = muscle disease)
- -pexy
- surgical fixation (ex. nephropexy = surgical fication of a kidney)
- -plasm
- formation, development (ex. neoplasm = new formation)
- -plasty
- surgical repair (ex. dermatoplasty = surgical repair of the skin)
- -ptosis
- drooping (ex. proctoptosis = drooping rectum)
- -rrhage
- discharge, flow (ex. rhinorrhea = discharge from the nose)
- -rrhaphy
- sew - repair myrorrhaphy = suture together muscle)
- -rrhexis
- rupture (ex. hysterorrhexis = ruptured uterus)
- -sclerosis
- hardening (ex. arteriosclerosis = hardening of an artery)
- -scope
- instrument for viewing (ex. gastroscope = instrument to view stomach)
- -scopy
- gastroscopy (ex. process of visually examininig the stomach)
- -stenosis
- narrowing (ex. aniostenosis = narrowing of a vessel)
- -therapy
- treatment (ex. chemotherapy = treatment with chemicals)
- -tic
- pertaining to (ex. acoustic = pertaining to hearing)
- -trophy
- nourishment, development (ex. hypertropy = excessive development)
- -uria
- condition of the urine (hematuria = blood in the urine)
-ic
- pertaining to (ex. gastric = pertaining to the stomach)
-ile
- pertaining to (ex. penile = pertaining to the penis)
-logy
- study of (ex. cardiology = study of the heart)
-ostomy
- surgically create an opening (ex. colostomy = surgically create an opening for the colon through the abdominal wall)
-plasia
development, growth (ex. dysplasia = abnormal development)
muscul/o
- muscle
path/o
disease
uni-
- one (ex. unilateral = one sided)
- a-
- without, away from (ex. aphasia = without speech)
- abdomin/o
- abdomen
- aden/o
- gland
- adip/o
- fat
- an-
- without (ex. anoxia = without oxygen)
- ante-
- before, in front of (ex. antepartum = before birth)
- anter/o
- front
- anti-
- against (ex. antibiotic = against life)
- bi-
two (ex. bilateral = two sides)
- brady-
- slow (ex. bradycardia = slow heartbeat)
- carcin/o
- cancer
- cardi/o
- heart
- cephal/o
- head
- chondr/o
cartilage
- crani/o
- skull
- dermat/o
- skin
- di-
- two (ex. diplegic = paralysis of two extremities)
- dist/o
- away from
- dys-
- painful, difficult (ex. dyspnea = painful breathing)
- endo-
- within, inner (ex. endoscope = instrument to view within)
- enter/o
small intestine
- epi-
- upon, over (ex. epigastric = upon or over the stomach)
- epitheli/o
- epithelium
- eu-
normal, good (ex. eupnea = normal breathing)
- gastr/o
- stomach
- gynec/o
- female
- hemat/o
- blood
- hemi-
- half (ex. hemiplegia = paralysis of one side/half of the body)
- heter-
different (ex. heterograft = a graft from another person's body)
- hist/o
- tissue
- homo-
- same (ex. homozygous = having two identical genes)
- hydr/o
- water
- hydro-
- water (ex. hydrotherapy = water therapy)
- hyper-
- over, above (hypertrophy = overdevelopment)
- immun/o
- immune
- infer/o
- below
- infra-
- under, beneath, below (ex. infraorbital = below, under the eye socket)
- inter-
- among, between (ex. interbertebral = between the vertebrae)
- intra-
- within, inside (ex. intravenous = inside, within a vein)
- laryng/o
voice box
- later/o
- side
- medi/o
- middle
- micro-
- small (ex. microcephalic = having a small head)
- mono-
- one (ex. monoplegia = paralysis of one extremity)
- multi-
- many (ex. multigravida =women pregnant more than once)
- neo-
- new (ex. neonate = newborn)
- nephr/o
kidney
- neur/o
nerve
- nulli-
- none (ex. nulligrava = women with no pregnancies)
- ophyhalm/o
- eye
- organ/o
- organ
- oste/o
- bone
- ot/o
- ear
- para-
- beside, beyond, near (ex. paranasal = near or alongside the nose)
- per-
- through (ex. percutaneous = through the skin)
- peri-
- around (ex. pericardial = around the heart)
- poly-
- many (ex. polyuria = large amounts of urine)
- post-
- after (ex. postpartum = after birth)
- pre-
- before, in front of (ex. prefrontal - in front of the frontal bone)
- quad-
- four (ex. quadriplegia = paralysis of four extremities)
- retro-
- backward, behind (ex. retrograde = movement in backwatds direction)
- rhin/o
nose
- semi-
partial, half (ex. semiconscious = partially conscious)
- sub-
- below, under (ex. subcutaneous = under, below the skin)
- super-
- above, excess (ex. supernumery = above the normal number)
- supra-
- above (ex. suprapubic = above the pubic bone)
- tachy-
- rapid, fast (ex. tachycardia = fast heartbeat)
- trans-
- through, across (ex. transurethral = across the urethra)
- tri-
- three (ex. triceps = muscle with three heads)
- ultra-
- beyond, excess (ex. ultrasound = high-frequency sound waves)
- ur/o
- urine, urinary tract
- a-
an- - without
- ab-
- away from
- ad-
- to, towards, near
- ante-
pre-
pro- - before
- Orchi-
Orchid-
Orchido- - Testicles (orchitis)
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