Medical Terminology

Anastasia Kellogg

Ab- From, away

Ad- Toward

Arthr(o)- Refers to a joint

Auto- Pertaining to self

Blepharo- Refers to the eyelid

Brachy- Short

Brady- Slow

Cardio- Relating to the heart

-centesis Aspiration

Cephalo- Refers to the head

Chondro- About cartilage

Chorio- Related to a membrane

Costo- Relating to the ribs

Cysto- About the bladder

-cyte Denotes a cell

Derm- Signifies skin

Dys- Difficult/painful

Ecto- Outside, on, without

-ectomy Surgical removal

-emia Related to blood

Endo- Within

Enter(o)- Related to intestines

Exo- Outside

Gnath- Related to the jaw

Hepat- Denotes the liver

Hemo- Denotes the blood

Hydro- Denotes water

Hyper- Excessive, above

Intra- Within

Iso- Equal, alike, same

-itis Inflammation of

Leuko- White

Lyso- Splitting/destruction

Mal- Ill or bad

Meta- After, behind

Myco- Refers to fungus

-oma Denotes a tumor

-osis Denotes a process

Osteo- Denotes a bone

Para- Beside, beyond, apart

Peri- Around

-phage, phago Eating or devouring

Pneumo- Relating to the lungs

Pyo- Relating to pus

Rhino- Related to the nose

-rrhage Excessive flow

-rrhea Flow or discharge

Septic- Pathogenic organisms

Supra- Above or over

Syn- Associated with

Epi- Denotes on, upon

Tachy- Fast

Toco- Relating to birth

-tomy Cutting or incising

Trans- Across or through

-uria Pertaining to urine

-vaso Related to a duct