NCCT FINAL EXAM 2022 MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY
osis (suffix) - abnormal condition
myel/o - spinal cord, bone marrow
sub- - under, below
ven/o - vein, vena cava
-ist - one who specializes in
-graphy - process of recording
intra- - within, inside
mamm/o - breast, mammary glands
encephala/o, cerebr/o - brain, cerebrum
arthr/o, articul/o - joint, articulation
hepat/o - combining form for liver
-stomy - surgical opening
-ectomy - surgical removal
-pathy - disease
cyst/o - bladder
vesic/o - urinary bladder
isch/o - deficiency, blockage
ather/o - plaque, fatty substance
py/o - pus
cerebr/o, encephal/o - cerebrum, brain
peri- - surrounding, around
,pre- - in front of, before
post- - after, behind
poly- - many
spir/o - breathing
angi/o - blood vessel
aden/o - gland, glandular
pysch/o - mind
blast/o - embryonic cell
thorac/o - thorax, chest
malign/o - intentionally causing harm; cancer
necr/o - death (of cells or whole body)
my/o - muscle
laryng/o - larynx (voice box)
olig/o - scanty, few
gloss/o - tongue
pulmon/o - lung
son/o - sound, sound waves
somat/o - body
micr/o - small
thromb/o - blood clot
ventil/o - to aerate, oxygenate
pharyng/o - pharynx (throat)
or/o - mouth
, alveol/o - alveolus, air sac
neur/o - nerve, nervous system
dors/o - back of body
-osis - abnormal condition
myel/o - spinal cord, bone marrow
sub- - under, below
ven/o - vein
-ist - specialist
-graphy - process of recording
intra- - within, inside
mamm/o - breast
encephala/o - inside the head (brain)
arthr/o - joint
hepat/o - liver (combining form)
-stomy - surgical opening
-ectomy - surgical removal
-pathy - disease
cyst/o - bladder
vesic/o - urinary bladder
isch/o - to hold back
ather/o - fatty plaque
py/o - pus
cerebr/o - cerebrum
TERMINOLOGY
osis (suffix) - abnormal condition
myel/o - spinal cord, bone marrow
sub- - under, below
ven/o - vein, vena cava
-ist - one who specializes in
-graphy - process of recording
intra- - within, inside
mamm/o - breast, mammary glands
encephala/o, cerebr/o - brain, cerebrum
arthr/o, articul/o - joint, articulation
hepat/o - combining form for liver
-stomy - surgical opening
-ectomy - surgical removal
-pathy - disease
cyst/o - bladder
vesic/o - urinary bladder
isch/o - deficiency, blockage
ather/o - plaque, fatty substance
py/o - pus
cerebr/o, encephal/o - cerebrum, brain
peri- - surrounding, around
,pre- - in front of, before
post- - after, behind
poly- - many
spir/o - breathing
angi/o - blood vessel
aden/o - gland, glandular
pysch/o - mind
blast/o - embryonic cell
thorac/o - thorax, chest
malign/o - intentionally causing harm; cancer
necr/o - death (of cells or whole body)
my/o - muscle
laryng/o - larynx (voice box)
olig/o - scanty, few
gloss/o - tongue
pulmon/o - lung
son/o - sound, sound waves
somat/o - body
micr/o - small
thromb/o - blood clot
ventil/o - to aerate, oxygenate
pharyng/o - pharynx (throat)
or/o - mouth
, alveol/o - alveolus, air sac
neur/o - nerve, nervous system
dors/o - back of body
-osis - abnormal condition
myel/o - spinal cord, bone marrow
sub- - under, below
ven/o - vein
-ist - specialist
-graphy - process of recording
intra- - within, inside
mamm/o - breast
encephala/o - inside the head (brain)
arthr/o - joint
hepat/o - liver (combining form)
-stomy - surgical opening
-ectomy - surgical removal
-pathy - disease
cyst/o - bladder
vesic/o - urinary bladder
isch/o - to hold back
ather/o - fatty plaque
py/o - pus
cerebr/o - cerebrum
