A vowel added between two roots or between a root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier.
Combining Vowel
above, over
supra -
mind
psych (o)
gland
aden (o)
joint
arthro (o)
around
peri -
down , from
de -
condition of
- iasis
vein
ven (o)
plegia
Paralysis
clot, thrombus (plural: thrombi)
thromb (o)
The back surface of the body - often used to indicate the position of one structure to another.
Dorsal (see posterior)
cell
- cyte
white
leuk -
inner, inside
endo -
trachea
trache (o)
Neuralgia
Pain in a nerve
Inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis means inflammation of the kidney (nephro) kidney and it is (inflammation)
Nephritis
The farthest away from the midline of the body.
Lateral
asis
A condition, usually abnormal
woman (plural: women)
gyn, gyne, gynec (o)
Excision (removal) of an ovary.
Oophorectomy
thyroid
thyr (o)
Caused by bacteria
Enteritis
by, through
per -
stitching, suturing
- rrhaphy
profuse flow, discharge
- rrhea
water
hydro (o)
an exaggerated fear
- phobia
Painful or difficult urination.
Dysuria
narrow; constriction
sten (o)
within
infra -
macro
Large
under, decreased, less than normal
hypo -
myel
Spinal cord, bone marrow
adrenal gland
adren (o)
above, over, excess
super -
mucous
muco -
blood
sang -
circum
Around
brain
encephal (o)
excision, removal of
- ectomy
menstruation
men (o)
enter
Intestines
Bradycardia
Slow Heart Rate
breast, mammary gland)
mamm (o)
measurement
- metry
child (plural: children)foot (plural: feet)
ped (o)
to, toward, near
ad -
urethra
urethr (o)
inflammation
itis
puncture and aspiration of
- centesis
stone
lith (o)
examination using a scope
- scopy
disease
- pathy
development, production, creation
- genesis
under, beneath
sub -
Cyanosis
Blue Color or condition
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part.
Anterior
nose
rhin (o)
skin (plural: skin)
derma
Examination of using a scope
scopy
Located at or toward the front of the body or body part.
Ventral (see Anterior)
Dysuria
Difficultly urinating
tongue
gloss (o)
destruction of, decomposition
-lysis
new
neo -
maintainenance, maintaining a constant level
- stasis
py
Pus
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
in, into, within
en -
examination instrument
- scope
before, in front of, prior to
pre -
crani
skull
vein
phleb (o)
self
auto -
mouth
stomat (o)
A suffix is placed at the end of a root to change the meaning of the word, but it is not used alone.
Suffix
cell
cyt (o)
mammary gland, breast
mast (o)
again, backward
re -
The closest to the midline of the body.
Medial
lung
pulm (o)
A word element placed at the end of the root to change the meaning of the word, but is not used alone.
Suffix
ileum ( plural: ilea)
ile (o) , ili (o)
genic
Producing, causing
across, through, apart
dia -
death
necro (o)
blood
hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)
thin, watery fluid
sero -
duodenum
duoden (o)
pharynx
pharyng (o)
ptosis
Falling, sagging, dropping, down
sugar
glyc (o)
after, behind
post -
head
cephal (o)
pain
- algia
heart
cardi, cardi (o)
measuring instrument
meter
red
eryth
blue
cyan (o)
straight, normal, correct
ortho (o)
The part farthest from the centre or from the point of attachment.
Distal
phasia
Speaking
A shortened form of a word or phrase.
Abbreviation
poison
tox (o)
backward, behind
retro -
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
aden
Gland
fibre, fibrous
fibr (o)
uni
One
before, in front of
pro -
rectum
rect (o)
blood vessel, vas deferens
vas (o)
dilation, stretching
- ectasis
before, forward, in front of
ante -
Bronch
Bronchus, bronchi
nerve
neur (o)
leuk
White
oma
Tumour
urine ( plural : urine)
urin (o)
The back surface of the body - often used to indicate the position of one structure in relation to another.
Posterior ( called dorsal)
Tacypnea
Rapid Breathing
out, out of, from, away from
ex -
condition of the urine
- uria
excessive flow
- rrhage, -rrhagia
megaly
Enlargement
Bluish colour
Cyanotic
supra
Above, over
outer, outside
ecto -
record
- gram
A word element containing the basic meaning of the word.
Root
beside, beyond, after
para -
over, on, upon
epi -
double, two, twice
bi -
condition
- osis
normal, good, well, healthy
eu -
heat
therm (o)
Arthrscopy
Examination of a joint with a scope
blood condition
- ernia
bone
oste (o)
Cholecystectomy
Removal of the gall bladder
ear
ot (o)
half
semi -
the study of
- logy
breathing, respiration
pnea
into, within
intra -
abdomen, loin, or flank
lapar (o)
speaking
- phasia
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side if the body.
against , opposite
contra -
large
macro -
sweetness, glucose
gluc (o)
vessel
angi (o)
dys
Difficult, abnormal
enlargement
megaly
Instrument used examine bronci
Bronchoscope
producing, causing
- genic
liver
hepat (o)
slow
brady -
tooth ( plural: teeth)
dent (o)
a diagram, a recording instrument
graph
lack, deficiency
- penia
eye
ocul (o)
Incision into the stomach.
Gastrostomy
pus ( plural: pus)
py (o)
abdomen
abdomin (o)
hernia, herniation, pouching
- cele
Brady
Slow
small
micro -
around
circum -
bladder, cyst
cyst (o)
chest
thorac (o)
make something happen
- duction
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastritis treatment
sternum
stern (o)
uterus
hyster (o)
against
anti -
Without, not, lack of
a - , an -
difficult, abnormal
dys -
creation of an opening
- stomy, - ostomy
Inflammation of the tongue
Glossitis
one
uni -
Nearest to the trunk of the body of the point of origin.
Proximal
apart, free from
dis -
condition, usually adnormal
- asis
uterus
uter (o)
fast, rapid
tachy -
artery ( plural: arteries )
arteri (o)
Neo
New
intestines
enter (o)
making a recording of
- graphy
bile ( plural: bile)
chole , chol (o)
skull
crani (o)
falling, sagging, drooping, down
- ptosis
across, over
trans -
Inflammation of the kidneys
Nephritis
Examination of the rectum with an instrument.
Proctoscope
Ileostomy
Opening into the Ileum
Incision into large intestine
Colostomy
tumour
- oma
angi
Vessel
surgical repair or reshaping
-plasty
Tracheostomy
Opening of the trachea?
one, single
mono -
cartilage
chondr (o)
small, scant
olig -
eye
ophthalm (o)
paralysis
- plegia
a condition
- ism
poison, poisonous
toxic (o)
half
hemi -
colon, large intestine
col (o)
rib
cost (o)
gynec
Women
away from
ab -
spine, vertebrae
vertebr (o)
urine, urinary tract, urination
ur (o)
many, much
poly -
bronchus (plural: bronchi )
bronch (o)
in, into, within, not
in -
large
meg -
muscle
my (o)
auto
Self
Study of the skin.
Dermatology
stomach
gastr (o)
kidney
nephr (o)
Caused by bacteria
Bacteriogenic
not
non -
lung, air, gas
pneum (o)
incision, cutting into
- tomy , - otomy
fallopian or uterine tube
salping (o) or tube
excessive, too much, high
hyper -
illness, disease
mal -
rectum
proct (o)
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