Medical Terminology
constructed terms - ANSa word made up of multiple word parts
eponym - ANSa term derived from a name
non constructed terms - ANSterms that are not formed from individual word parts
prefix - ANSword part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - ANSa word part that provides the primary meaning of a term
suffix - ANSa word part that is affixed to the end of a word
combining vowel - ANSa vowel used when a suffix starts with a consonant
anti- - ANSagainst, opposite of
brady- - ANSslow
endo- - ANSwithin
epi- - ANSupon, over, above, on top
neo- - ANSnew
pre- - ANSto come before
append/o, appendic/o - ANSappendix
bi/o - ANSlife
cardi/o - ANSheart
cerebr/o - ANSbrain, cerebrum
dermat/o - ANSskin
electr/o - ANSelectricity
encephal/o - ANSbrain
,gastr/o - ANSstomach
hem/o - ANSblood
hepat/o - ANSliver
hyster/o - ANSuterus
laryng/o - ANSvoice box, larynx
leuk/o - ANSwhite
mamm/o - ANSbreast
mast/o - ANSbreast
ment/o - ANSmind
nat/o - ANSbirth
neur/o - ANSnerve
path/o - ANSdisease
proct/o - ANSrectum or anus
psych/o - ANSmind
rhin/o - ANSnose
tonsill/o - ANStonsil
vas/o - ANSvessel
-al - ANSpertaining to
-ectomy - ANSsurgical removal
-emia - ANScondition of blood
-gram - ANSa record or image
-ia - ANScondition of
, -iatry - ANStreatment, specialty
-ic - ANSpertaining to
-itis - ANSinflammation of
-logist - ANSone who studies
-logy - ANSstudy or science of
-pathy - ANSdisease
-philia - ANSloving, affinity for
-plasty - ANSsurgical repair
-scope - ANSinstrument used for viewing
-tic - ANSpertaining to
disease within the nose - ANSendorhinopathy
surgical removal of the tonsils - ANStonsillectomy
surgical removal of the fallopian tube - ANSsalpingoplasty
salping/o - ANSfallopian tube
inflammation of the skin - ANSdermatitis
study or science of the nose - ANSrhinology
pertaining to the mind - ANScerebral
disease of the nerve - ANSneuropathy
inherited defect in blood coagulation - ANShemophilia
inflammation of the larny - ANSlaryngitis
laryng/o - ANSlarynx
study or science of the skin - ANSdermatology
constructed terms - ANSa word made up of multiple word parts
eponym - ANSa term derived from a name
non constructed terms - ANSterms that are not formed from individual word parts
prefix - ANSword part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root - ANSa word part that provides the primary meaning of a term
suffix - ANSa word part that is affixed to the end of a word
combining vowel - ANSa vowel used when a suffix starts with a consonant
anti- - ANSagainst, opposite of
brady- - ANSslow
endo- - ANSwithin
epi- - ANSupon, over, above, on top
neo- - ANSnew
pre- - ANSto come before
append/o, appendic/o - ANSappendix
bi/o - ANSlife
cardi/o - ANSheart
cerebr/o - ANSbrain, cerebrum
dermat/o - ANSskin
electr/o - ANSelectricity
encephal/o - ANSbrain
,gastr/o - ANSstomach
hem/o - ANSblood
hepat/o - ANSliver
hyster/o - ANSuterus
laryng/o - ANSvoice box, larynx
leuk/o - ANSwhite
mamm/o - ANSbreast
mast/o - ANSbreast
ment/o - ANSmind
nat/o - ANSbirth
neur/o - ANSnerve
path/o - ANSdisease
proct/o - ANSrectum or anus
psych/o - ANSmind
rhin/o - ANSnose
tonsill/o - ANStonsil
vas/o - ANSvessel
-al - ANSpertaining to
-ectomy - ANSsurgical removal
-emia - ANScondition of blood
-gram - ANSa record or image
-ia - ANScondition of
, -iatry - ANStreatment, specialty
-ic - ANSpertaining to
-itis - ANSinflammation of
-logist - ANSone who studies
-logy - ANSstudy or science of
-pathy - ANSdisease
-philia - ANSloving, affinity for
-plasty - ANSsurgical repair
-scope - ANSinstrument used for viewing
-tic - ANSpertaining to
disease within the nose - ANSendorhinopathy
surgical removal of the tonsils - ANStonsillectomy
surgical removal of the fallopian tube - ANSsalpingoplasty
salping/o - ANSfallopian tube
inflammation of the skin - ANSdermatitis
study or science of the nose - ANSrhinology
pertaining to the mind - ANScerebral
disease of the nerve - ANSneuropathy
inherited defect in blood coagulation - ANShemophilia
inflammation of the larny - ANSlaryngitis
laryng/o - ANSlarynx
study or science of the skin - ANSdermatology
