Section I/Medical Terminology>English (Glossary of Words)
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- a-, an-
- no, not
- ab-
- away from
- abdomin/o
- abdomen
- -ac
- pertaining to
- ad-
- toward
- aden/o
- gland
- adren/o
- adrenal gland
- -al
- pertaining to
- -algia
- pain
- alveol/o
- alveolus (air sac within the lung)
- amni/o
- amnion (sac that surrounds the embryo)
- -an
- pertaining to
- ana-
- up, apart
- an/o
- anus
- angi/o
- vessel(blood)
- ante-
- before, forward
- anti-
- against
- append/o,
- appendix
- appendic/o
- -ar
- pertaining to
- arteri/o
- artery
- arteriol/o
- small artery
- arthr/o
- joint
- -ary
- pertaining to
- -ation
- process, condition
- axill/o
- armpit
- balan/o
- penis
- bi-
- two
- bio
- life
- brady-
- slow
- bronch/o
- bronchial tube
- bronchiol/o
- small bronchial tube
- calcane/o
- calcaneus (heel bone)
- capillar/o
- capillary
- carcin/o
- cancer,cancerous
- cardi/o
- heart
- carp/o
- wrist bones (carpals)
- -cele
- hernia
- -centesis
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- cephal/o
- head
- cerebell/o
- cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
- cerebr/o
- cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
- cervic/o
- neck
- chem/o
- drug, chemical
- cholecyst/o
- gallbladder
- choledoch/o
- common bile duct
- chondr/o
- cartilage
- chron/o
- time
- -cision
- process of cutting
- cis/o
- to cut
- clavicul/o
- clavicle (collar bone)
- -coccus
- berry-shaped bacteria (pl. cocci)
- coccyg/o
- tailbone
- col/o
- colon (large intestine)
- colon/o
- colon
- colp/o
- vagina
- comi/o
- to care for
- con-
- with, together
- coni/o
- dust
- -coniosis
- abnormal condition of dust
- coron/o
- heart
- cost/o
- rib
- crani/o
- skull
- crin/o
- secrete
- -crine
- secretion
- -crit
- separate
- cry/o
- cold
- cutane/o
- skin
- cyst/o
- urinary bladder
- cyt/o
- cell
- -cyte
- cell
- dermat/o, derm/o
- skin
- dia-
- through, complete
- dur/o
- dura mater (outermost meningeal layer)
- dys-
- painful, abnormal, bad, difficult
- -eal
- pertaining to
- ec-
- out, outside
- ecto-
- out, outside
- -ectomy
- excision (resection, removal)
- -emesis
- vomiting
- -emia
- blood condition
- en-
- within, in, inner
- encephal/o
- brain
- endo-
- within, in, inner
- endocrin/o
- endocrine glands
- endometri/o
- endometrium (inner lining of the uterus)
- enter/o
- intestines (usually small intestine)
- epi-
- above, upon
- epiglott/o
- epiglottis
- epitheli/o
- skin (surface tissue)
- erythr/o
- red
- esophag/o
- esophagus
- esthesi/o
- sensation
- ex-,extra-
- out, outside
- femor/o
- femur, thigh bone
- fibut/o
- fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
- gastr/o
- stomach
- gen/o
- to produce
- -gen
- to produce
- -genesis
- producing, forming
- -genic
- pertaining to producing, produced by
- ger/o
- old age
- glyclo
- sugar
- gnos/o
- knowledge
- -gram
- record
- -graphy
- process of recording, to record
- gynec/o
- woman, female
- hemat/o, hem/o
- blood
- hepat/o
- liver
- humer/o
- humerus (upper arm bone)
- hyper-
- excessive, above
- hypo-
- below, deficient
- hypophys/o
- pituitary gland
- hyster/o
- uterus
- -ia
- condition
- iatr/o
- treatment
- -ic
- pertaining to
- ile/o
- ileum (third part of small intestine)
- ili/o
- ilium (upper part of hip bone)
- in-
- in, into
- -ine
- pertaining to
- inguin/o
- groin
- inter-
- between
- intra-
- within
- -ior
- pertaining to
- isch/o
- to hold back
- -ism
- condition, process
- -ist
- specialist
- -itis
- inflammation
- lapar/o
- abdomen
- laryng/o
- larynx (voice box)
- later/o
- side
- leuk/o
- white
- -listhesis
- to slip, slide
- lith/o
- stone
- -lith
- stone
- -logy
- study of
- lumb/o
- loin, waist region
- lymph/o
- lymph
- lymphaden/o
- lymph nodes
- lymphangi/o
- lymph vessel
- lys/o
- separation, breakdown, destruction
- -lysis
- separation, breakdown, destruction
- mal-
- bad
- mamm/o
- breast
- mast/o
- breast
- mediastin/o
- mediastinum
- medull/o
- medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain)
- -megaly
- enlargement
- men/o,
- menstruation
- meningto
- meninges
- meta-
- beyond,change
- metacarp/o
- metacarpals (hand bones)
- metatars/o,
- metatarsals (foot bones)
- metr/o,
- uterus; to measure
- -metry
- measurement
- -mortem
- death
- -motor
- movement
- muscul/o
- muscle
- my/o
- muscle
- myel/o
- bone marrow (with -blast, -oma, -cyte, -genic)
- myel/o,
- spinal cord (with -gram, -itis, -cele)
- myo/o
- muscle
- myring/o
- eardrum
- nas/o
- nose
- nat/i
- birth
- neo-
- new
- nephr/o
- kidney
- neur/o
- nerve
- nos/o,
- disease
- obstetr/o
- midwife
- ocui/o
- eye
- -oma
- tumor, mass, swelling
- onc/o
- tumor
- oophor/o
- ovary
- ophthalm/o
- eye
- -OPSY
- process of viewing
- opt/o
- eye
- or/o
- mouth
- orch/o
- testicle, testis
- orchi/o
- testicle, testis
- orchid/o
- testicle, testis
- orth/o
- straight
- -osis
- abnormal condition
- oste/o
- bone
- ot/o
- ear
- -OUS
- pertaining to
- ovari/o
- ovary
- pancreat/o
- pancreas
- para-
- beside, near, along the side of
- -partum
- birth
- path/o
- disease
- -pathy
- disease condition
- ped/o
- child
- pelv/o
- hip bone
- per-
- through
- peri-
- surrounding
- peritone/o
- peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs)
- perone/o
- fibula
- -pexy
- fixation (surgical)
- phalang/o
- phalanges (finger and toe bones)
- pharyng/o
- pharynx, throat
- -philia
- attraction to
- phleb/o
- vein
- phren/o
- mind
- plas/o
- formation, growth, development
- -plasm
- formation, growth, development
- -plasty
- surgical repair
- -plegia
- paralysis
- pleur/o
- pleura (membranes surrounding the lungs)
- -pnea
- breathing
- pneum/o
- air, lung
- pneumon/o
- lung
- -poiesis
- formation
- post-
- after, behind
- pre-
- before
- pro-, pros-
- before, forward
- proct/o
- anus and rectum
- prostat/o
- prostate gland
- psych/o
- mind
- -ptosis
- prolapse, sagging
- -ptysis
- spitting
- pulmon/o
- lung
- pyel/o
- renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)
- radi/o
- x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
- re-,retro-
- behind, back
- rect/o
- rectum
- ren/o
- kidney
- retin/o,
- retina of the eye
- rheumat/o
- flow, fluid
- rhin/o
- nose
- -rrhage
- bursting forth of blood
- -rrhagia
- bursting forth of blood
- -rrhea
- flow, discharge
- sacr/o
- sacrum.
- salping/o
- fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube
- -salpinx
- fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube
- sarc/o
- flesh
- scapul/o
- shoulder blade (bone)
- -sclerosis
- condition of hardening
- -scope
- instrument to view or visually examine
- -scopy
- process of viewing or visual examination
- scrot/o
- scrotal sac, scrotum
- -section
- to cut
- -sept/o
- infection
- septic/o,
- infection
- -sis
- condition
- -somatic
- pertaining to the body
- son/o
- sound