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oma

Tumour

ptosis

Falling, sagging, dropping, down

megaly

Enlargement

plegia

Paralysis

Examination of using a scope

scopy

asis

A condition, usually abnormal

phasia

Speaking

genic

Producing, causing

Bronch

Bronchus, bronchi

duoden

Duodenum

gynec

Women

myel

Spinal cord, bone marrow

py

Pus

aden

Gland

mast

Mammary gland, breast

enter

Intestines

crani

skull

angi

Vessel

dys

Difficult, abnormal

Neo

New

uni

One

supra

Above, over

Brady

Slow

circum

Outer,insider

macro

Large

auto

Self

leuk

White

circum

Around

Examination of the rectum with an instrument.

Proctoscope

Instrument used examine bronci

Bronchoscope

Inflammation of the kidneys

Nephritis

Incision into large intestine

Colostomy

Excision (removal) of an ovary.

Oophorectomy

Study of the skin.

Dermatology

Bluish colour

Cyanotic

Arthrscopy

Examination of a joint with a scope

Inflammation of the tongue

Glossitis

Neuralgia

Pain in a nerve

Caused by bacteria

Bacteriogenic

Tracheostomy

Opening of the trachea?

Caused by bacteria

Enteritis

Cyanosis

Blue Color or condition

Inflammation of the stomach

Gastritis treatment

Ileostomy

Opening into the Ileum

Painful or difficult urination.

Dysuria

Hemiplegia

Paralysis on one side if the body.

Incision into the stomach.

Gastrostomy

Dysuria

Difficultly urinating

Cholecystectomy

Removal of the gall bladder

Bradycardia

Slow Heart Rate

Tacypnea

Rapid Breathing

Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis means inflammation of the kidney (nephro) kidney and it is (inflammation)

Nephritis

A suffix is placed at the end of a root to change the meaning of the word, but it is not used alone.

Suffix

spine, vertebrae

vertebr (o)

vein

ven (o)

blood vessel, vas deferens

vas (o)

uterus

uter (o)

urine ( plural : urine)

urin (o)

urethra

urethr (o)

urine, urinary tract, urination

ur (o)

trachea

trache (o)

poison, poisonous

toxic (o)

poison

tox (o)

thyroid

thyr (o)

clot, thrombus (plural: thrombi)

thromb (o)

chest

thorac (o)

heat

therm (o)

mouth

stomat (o)

sternum

stern (o)

narrow; constriction

sten (o)

spleen

splen (o)

fallopian or uterine tube

salping (o) or tube

nose

rhin (o)

rectum

rect (o)

pus ( plural: pus)

py (o)

lung

pulm (o)

mind

psych (o)

rectum

proct (o)

lung, air, gas

pneum (o)

breathing, respiration

pnea

vein

phleb (o)

pharynx

pharyng (o)

child (plural: children)foot (plural: feet)

ped (o)

ear

ot (o)

bone

oste (o)

straight, normal, correct

ortho (o)

eye

ophthalm (o)

ovary ( plural: ovaries)

oophor ( o)

eye

ocul (o)

nerve

neur (o)

kidney

nephr (o)

death

necro (o)

spinal cord, bone marrow

myel (o)

muscle

my (o)

menstruation

men (o)

mammary gland, breast

mast (o)

breast, mammary gland)

mamm (o)

stone

lith (o)

larynx

laryng (o)

abdomen, loin, or flank

lapar (o)

ileum ( plural: ilea)

ile (o) , ili (o)

uterus

hyster (o)

water

hydro (o)

liver

hepat (o)

blood

hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)

woman (plural: women)

gyn, gyne, gynec (o)

sugar

glyc (o)

sweetness, glucose

gluc (o)

tongue

gloss (o)

stomach

gastr (o)

fibre, fibrous

fibr (o)

intestines

enter (o)

brain

encephal (o)

duodenum

duoden (o)

skin (plural: skin)

derma

tooth ( plural: teeth)

dent (o)

cell

cyt (o)

bladder, cyst

cyst (o)

blue

cyan (o)

skull

crani (o)

rib

cost (o)

colon, large intestine

col (o)

cartilage

chondr (o)

bile ( plural: bile)

chole , chol (o)

head

cephal (o)

heart

cardi, cardi (o)

bronchus (plural: bronchi )

bronch (o)

joint

arthro (o)

artery ( plural: arteries )

arteri (o)

vessel

angi (o)

adrenal gland

adren (o)

gland

aden (o)

abdomen

abdomin (o)

condition of the urine

- uria

incision, cutting into

- tomy , - otomy

creation of an opening

- stomy, - ostomy

maintainenance, maintaining a constant level

- stasis

examination using a scope

- scopy

examination instrument

- scope

profuse flow, discharge

- rrhea

stitching, suturing

- rrhaphy

excessive flow

- rrhage, -rrhagia

falling, sagging, drooping, down

- ptosis

paralysis

- plegia

surgical repair or reshaping

-plasty

an exaggerated fear

- phobia

speaking

- phasia

lack, deficiency

- penia

disease

- pathy

condition

- osis

tumour

- oma

measurement

- metry

measuring instrument

meter

enlargement

megaly

destruction of, decomposition

-lysis

the study of

- logy

inflammation

itis

a condition

- ism

condition of

- iasis

making a recording of

- graphy

a diagram, a recording instrument

graph

record

- gram

producing, causing

- genic

development, production, creation

- genesis

blood condition

- ernia

excision, removal of

- ectomy

dilation, stretching

- ectasis

make something happen

- duction

cell

- cyte

puncture and aspiration of

- centesis

hernia, herniation, pouching

- cele

condition, usually adnormal

- asis

pain

- algia

one

uni -

across, over

trans -

fast, rapid

tachy -

above, over

supra -

above, over, excess

super -

under, beneath

sub -

thin, watery fluid

sero -

half

semi -

blood

sang -

backward, behind

retro -

again, backward

re -

before, in front of

pro -

before, in front of, prior to

pre -

after, behind

post -

many, much

poly -

around

peri -

by, through

per -

beside, beyond, after

para -

small, scant

olig -

not

non -

new

neo -

mucous

muco -

one, single

mono -

small

micro -

large

meg -

illness, disease

mal -

large

macro -

white

leuk -

into, within

intra -

between

inter -

within

infra -

in, into, within, not

in -

under, decreased, less than normal

hypo -

excessive, too much, high

hyper -

half

hemi -

out, out of, from, away from

ex -

normal, good, well, healthy

eu -

red

eryth

over, on, upon

epi -

inner, inside

endo -

in, into, within

en -

outer, outside

ecto -

difficult, abnormal

dys -

apart, free from

dis -

across, through, apart

dia -

down , from

de -

against , opposite

contra -

around

circum -

slow

brady -

double, two, twice

bi -

self

auto -

against

anti -

before, forward, in front of

ante -

to, toward, near

ad -

away from

ab -

Without, not, lack of

a - , an -

A part of a word.A term is translated by separating the word into elements.Medical terms are made up of word elements (prefix, root, suffix - based on Greek and Latin languages).

Word Element

Located at or toward the front of the body or body part.

Ventral (see Anterior)

A word element placed at the end of the root to change the meaning of the word, but is not used alone.

Suffix

A word element containing the basic meaning of the word.

Root

Nearest to the trunk of the body of the point of origin.

Proximal

A word element placed at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the word. Prefixes are combined with other word elements.

Prefix

The back surface of the body - often used to indicate the position of one structure in relation to another.

Posterior ( called dorsal)

The closest to the midline of the body.

Medial

The farthest away from the midline of the body.

Lateral

The back surface of the body - often used to indicate the position of one structure to another.

Dorsal (see posterior)

The part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment.

Distal

A vowel added between two roots or between a root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier.

Combining Vowel

Located at or toward the front of the body or body part.

Abbreviation