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