Upload
jannatut-thoifatul-khusnah
View
240
Download
1
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 1/25
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 2/25
N
U
M
B
E
R
One = uni = one
Seven = hepta-, sept-, septi-
Six = hex-, hexa-, sex-
Ten = deca-
Three = tri-
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 3/25
P
R
E
F
I
X
a-, an- = no, not, without
ab- = away from)
ad-, af- = toward
agora- = marketplace
ambi- = around, on both sides, about
amphi- = around, on both sides
ana- = up, apart, backward, again, anew
ante- = before, forward
anti- = against
apo- = o, away
atmo- = steam, vapor
atreto- = closed, lacking an openingaut-, auto- = self! own
batho-, bathy- = deep, depth
bi- = two
bary- = weight, pressure
brachy- = short
brady- = slow
cata- = down
circum- = around
con- = together! with
contra- = against! opposite
de- = lack of! down! less! removal of
demi- = half
dia- = complete! through
dis- = apart, to separate
dorsi- = back
dys- = bad" painful" di#cult" abnormal
ec- = out! outside
echo- = re$ected sound
ecto- = out! outside
em- = in
en- = in! within
end- = in! within
endo- = in! within
epi- = above! upon! on
e%ui- = e%uality, e%ualeso- = inward
eu- = good! normal
ex- = out! away from
exo- = out! away from
extra- = outside
fore- = before, in front
hemi- = half
heredo- = heredity
holo- = entire, complete
hyper- = above! excessive
hypo- = de&cient! below! under! less thannormal
hypsi- = highin- = in, into, not
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 4/25
P
R
E
F
I
X
infra- = below! inferior to! beneath
inter- = between
intra- = within! into
ipsi- same
ir- = in
ithy- = erect, straight
'uxta- = near
levo- = left
macro- = large
mal- = bad
mega- = large
meso- = middlemeta- = change! beyond
micro- = small
mogi- = di#cult
multi- = many
octa- = eight
octi- = eight
octo- = eight
pent- = &ve
penta- = &ve
%uadri- = four
%uin%ue- = &ve
semi- = half
tetra- = four
mono- = one
neo- = new
noci- = to cause harm, in'ury or pain
nomen- = name
noni- = ninenulli- = none
oxy- = swift! sharpp! acid
pachy- = heavy! thick
pali- = recurrence, repetition
pan- = all
par- = other than! abnormal
para- = near! beside! abnormal! apart from
per- = through
peri- = surrounding
platy- = broad, $at
polio- = gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
poly- = many, much
post- = after, behindpre- = before, in front of
primi- = &rst
pro-, pros- = before, forward
pseudo- = false
%uadri- = four, s%uare
%ual- = %uality, characteristic%uant- = how much
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 5/25
P
R
E
F
I
X
%uasi- = to some degree, as if
%uart- = fourth, four
%uer- = to seek, search
%uint- = &fth, &ve
%uota- = how many
re- = back, again, backward
retro- = behind, back, backward
sub- = under! below
super- = above, beyond
supra- = above! upper
sym-, syn- = together! with
tachy- = fasttauto- = identical, same
tetra- = four
trans- = across! through
tri- = three
ultra- = beyond! excess
uni- = one
with- = together, united
xiphi- = sword shaped
xylo- = wood eg xylum
xys- = &le, scrape
yocto- = one septillionth part of
*eo- = boil
*inco- = +ertaining to or containing theelement *inc
*on- = girdle, belt
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 6/25
S
U
F
F
I
X
-ac = pertaining to
-acusis = hearing
-ad = toward
-agogue = producer, leader
-agon = to assemble, gather
-agra = excessive pain
-al = pertaining to
-algesia = sensitivity to pain
-algia = pain
-amine = nitrogen compound
-an = pertaining to
-apheresis = removal-ar = pertaining to
-arche = beginning
-arthria = articulate
-artresia = closure, occlusion
-ary = pertaining to
-ase = en*yme
-assay = to examine, analy*e
-asthenia = lack of strength
-ation = process, condition
-basia = walking
-blast = embryonic! immature cell
-blastoma = immature tumor (cells)
-boulia = will
-calculia = to compute
-capnia = carbon dioxide
-cataphasia = a#rmation
-cathisia, -kathisia = sitting
-cele = hernia
-centesis = surgical puncture to remove $uid
-chalasia = relaxation
-chalasis = relaxation
-che*ia = defacation! elimination of wastes
-chroia = skin coloration
-cide = killing
-cidal = pertaining to killing-clasis = to break
-clast = to break
-clysis = irragation! washing
-coccus = berry-shaped bacterium
-coimesis = sleeping
-coma = deep sleep
-constriction = narrowing
-crine = to secrete! separate
-crit = to separtate
-cusis = hearing
-cyesis = pregnancy
-cyte = cell
-cytosis = condition of cells! slight increase innumbers
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 7/25
S
U
F
F
I
X
-derma = skin
-desis = to bind! tie together
-dilation = widening! stretching! expanding
-dote = to give
-drome = to run
-dynia = pain
-eal = pertaining to
-ectasia = dilation! dilatation! widening
-ectasis = dilation! dilatation! widening
-ectomy = removal! excision! resection
-edema = swelling
-elasma = $at plate-ema = condition
-emesis = vomiting
-emia = blood condition
-emic = pertaining to blood condition
-emphraxis = stoppage, obstruction
-er = one who
-esis = action! condition! state of
-esthesia = nervous sensation
-eurysm = widening
-facient = to cause, make happen
-ferent = to carry
-&cation = process of making
-&da = split
-form = resembling! in the shape of
-fusion = to pour! to come together
-gen = substance that produces
-genesis = producing! forming
-genic = produced by or in
-globin = protein
-globulin = protein
-grade = to go
-gram = record
-graph = instrument for recording
-graphy = process of recording
-gravida = pregnant woman-helminth = worm
-hexia = habit
-ia = condition
-iac = pertaining to
-iasis = abnormal condition
-ic = pertaining to
-ical = pertaining to
-ician = specialist
-icle = small
-in, -ine = a substance, chemical, chemicalcompound
-ine = pertaining to
-ion = process-ior = pertaining to
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 8/25
S
U
F
F
I
X
-ism = process, condition
-ist = specialist
-itis = in$ammation
-ium = structure! tissue
-kinesis = movement
-labile = unstable, perishable
-lapse = to slide, fall, sag
-lemma = sheath! covering
-lepsy = sei*ure
-leptic = to sei*e, take hold of
-lexia = word, phrase
-lipsis = omit, fail-listhesis = condition of stones
-lithotomy = incision (for removal) of a stone
-logist = specialist
-logy = study (process of)
-lucent = to shine
-lysis = breakdown, separation, destruction
-lytic = to reduce, destroy, separate!
breakdown
-malacia = softening
-mania = obsessive preoccupation
-masesis = mastication, chewing
-megaly = enlargement
-meter = measure-metry = process of measuring
-mimesis = imitation, simulation
-mimetic = mimic! copy
-mission = to send
-mnesia = memory
-mortem = death-motor = movement
-lalia = speech, babble
-noia = mind, will
-oid = resembling, derived from
-ole = little! small
-oma = tumor! mass! $uid collection
-one = hormone
-opa%ue = obscure
-opia, -opsia = vision condition
-opsy = view of
-or = one who
-orexia = appetite
-ose = full of, pertaining to, sugar-osis = condition, usually abnormal
-osmia = smell
-ostosis = condition of bone
-otia = ear condition
-ous = pertaining to
-oxia = oxygen
-pagus = con'oined twins
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 9/25
S
U
F
F
I
X
-para = to bear, bring forth (live births)
-parous = to bear, bring forth
-paresis = weakness
-pareunia = sexual intercourse
-partum = birth! labor
-pathy = disease! emotion-penia = de&ciency
-pepsia = digestion
-pexy = &xation! to put in place
-phage = eat, swallow
-phagia = eating, swallowing
-phasia = speech
-pheresis = removal
-phil, -philia = attraction for
-phobia = fear
-phonia = voice! sound
-phoro = to bear
-phoresis = carrying, transmission
-phoria = to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)-phthisis = wasting away
-phylaxis = protection
-physis = to grow
-phyte = plant
-piesis = pressure
-plakia = pla%ue
-plasia = development! formation-plasty = surgical repair
-plegia = paralysis! palsy
-plasm = formation! structure
-plastic = pertaining to formation
-plegic = paralysis, palsy
-pnea = breathing
-poiesis = formation-poietin = substance that forms
-pore = opening, passageway
-porosis = condition of pores (spaces)
-posia = drinking
-prandial = meal
-praxia = action
-pterygium = abnormality of the con'unctiva
-ptosis = droop, sag, prolapse, protrude
-ptysis = spitting
-puncture = to pierce a surface
-receptor, -ceptor = receiver
-rrhage = bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhagia = bursting forth (of blood)-rrhaphy = suture
-rrhea = $ow, discharge
-rrhexis = rupture
-salpinx = fallopian tube! oviduct
-schisis = to split
-sclerosis = hardening
-scope = instrument for visual examination-scopy = visual examination
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 10/25
S
U
F
F
I
X
-sepsis = putrefaction
-sis = state of! condition
-sol = solution
-some = body
-somnia = sleep
-spadia = to tear! cut
-spasm = sudden contraction of muscles
-sphyxia = pulse
-stalsis = contraction
-stabile = stable, &xed
-stalsis = contraction
-stasis = to stop! control! place
-stat = deviceinstrument for keeping something
-static = pertaining to stopping! controlling
-stenosis = tightening! stricture
-sthenia = strength
-stitial = to set! pertaining to standing orpositioned
-stomia = condition of the mouth
-stomy = new opening (to form a mouth)
-stroma = supporting tissue of an organ
-suppression = to stop
-tension = pressure
-therapy = treatment
-thorax = chest! pleural cavity
-tropia = to turn
-thymia = mind (condition of)
-thymic = pertaining to mind-tic = pertaining to
-tocia = labor! birth (condition of)
-tocin = labor! birth (a substance for)
-tome = instrument to cut
-tomy = process of cutting
-tresia = opening
-tripsy = to crush-trophy = nourishment! development (condition
of)
-tropia = to turn
-tropic = turning
-tropin = stimulate! act on
-tumescence = swelling
-type = classi&cation! picture
-ule little! small
-um structure! tissue! thing
-uresis = urination
-uria = condition of urine
-us = structure! thing
-verse, -version = to turn
-volemia = blood volume-ward = in the direction of
-where = location eg anywhere
-wise = direction eg clockwise
-y = condition! process
-yne = ending for alkynes
-yl = a monovalent hydrocarbon radical eg ethyl
-ylene = bivalent organic radical-*yme = en*yme
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 11/25
W
OR
D
R
OO
T
abdomino = abdomen
acantho = spiny, thorny
acaro = mites
acetabulo = acetabulum
acouso = hearing
acousto = hearing, sound
acro = extremities, top, extreme point
acromio = acromion
actino = light
acuo = sharp, severe, sudden
adeno = gland
adenoido = adenoidsadipo = fat
adreno, adrenalo = adrenal gland
aero = air
agglutino = clumping, sticking together
albo = white
albino = white
albumino = albumin
algeso = sensitivity to pain
allo = other
alveolo = alveolus
amblyo = dim, dull
ammono = ammonium
amnio = amnion
amylo = starch
ano = anus
andro = male
aneurysmo = aneurysm
angio = vessel (blood)
aniso = une%ual
ankylo = sti
antero = front
anthraco = coal
anthro = antrum of the stomach
anxio = uneasy, anxious
aorto = aortaaphtho = ulcer
aponeuro = aponeurosis
appendo = appendix
appendico = appendix
a%ueo = water
arachno = spider
arsenico = arsenic
artero, arterio = artery
arteriolo = arteriole
arthro, articulo = 'oint
asbesto = asbestos
aspiro = removal
astro = star, star-shaped
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 12/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
atelo = incomplete
athero = pla%ue, fatty
atrio = atrium
audio, audito = hearing
auro = ear
auriculo = ear
ausculto = to listen
auto = self, own
auxo = growth, acceleration
axillo = armpit
axio = axis
a*oto = urea, nitrogenbromo = bromine
broncho, bronchio = bronchus
bronchiolo = bronchiole
bucco = cheek
buniono = bunion
burso = bursa
byssino = cotton dust
brachio = arm
blenno = mucus
blepharo = eyelid
bolo = cast, throw
bio = life
bil. = bile, gall
bilirubino = bilirubin
baso = base, opposite of acid
bacillo = bacilli bacteria
bacterio = bacteria
balano = glans penis
baro = pressure, weight
bartholino = /artholin glands
caco = bad
calco = calcium
calcaneo = calcaneus (heel bone)
calcio = calcium
calculo = to computecalio = calyx
calico = calyx
calori = heat
campto = bent
capillaro = capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
capno = carbon dioxide
capso, capsulo = capsule, container
carcino = cancerous! cancer
cario = caries, rottenness
cardio = heart
carpo = wrist bones (carpals)
catharo, catharto = cleansing, purging
caudo = tail, lower part of body
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 13/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
causo = burn! burning
cautero = heat! burn
cavo, cavito = hollow, cavity
ceco = cecum (&rst part of colon)
celio = belly! abdomen
centro = center
cephalo = head
cerebello = cerebellum
cerebro = cerebrum
cerumino = cerumen
cervico = neck! cervix (neck of uterus)
cheilo = lipchemo = drug! chemical
chiro = hand
chloro = green
chlorhydro =hydrochloric acid
chole = bile! gall
cholangio = bile! vessel
cholecysto = gallbladder
choledocho = common bile duct
cholesterolo = cholesterol
chondro = cartilage
choreo = dance
chorio, choriono = chorion
choroido = choroid layer of eye
causo = burn! burning
cautero = heat! burn
cavo, cavito = hollow, cavity
ceco = cecum (&rst part of colon)
celio = belly! abdomen
centro = center
cephalo = head
cerebello = cerebellum
cerebro = cerebrum
cerumino = cerumen
cervico = neck! cervix (neck of uterus)
cheilo = lipchemo = drug! chemical
chromo = color
chrono = time
chryso = gold
chylo = chyle
chymo = to pour
cibo = meal
cineo = movement
cirrho = orange-yellow
ciso = to cut
claustro = enclosed space
claviculo = clavicle (collar bone)
cleido = clavicle
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 14/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
clino = to slope, bend
coagulo = coagulation (clotting)
coccygo = coccyx (tail bone)
cochleo = cochlea (inner part of ear)
colo = colon (large intestine)
colla = glue
colono = colon (large intestine)
colpo = vagina
comato = deep sleep
comio = to care for
conio = dust
con'unctivo = con'uctiva (lines of eyelids)conscio = awareness, aware
constricto = narrowing, binding
contuso = to bruise
coro = pupil
coreo = pupil
corneo = cornea
corono = heart
corporo = body
cortico = cortex, outer region
costo = rib
coxo = hip
cranio = skull
craso = mixture! temperament
crino = secrete
critico = crisis, dangerous
cryo = cold
crypto = hidden
cubito = elbow, forearm
culdo = cul-de-sac
cupro = copper
cutaneo = skin
cyano = blue
cyclo = ciliary body of eye! cycle! circle
cysto = urinary bladder! cyst! sac of $uid
cyto = celldacryo = tear
dacryoadeno = tear gland
dacryocysto = tear sac! lacriman sac
dactylo = &ngers! toes
demo = people
denti = tooth
dermo = skin
dermato = skin
desicco = drying
dextro = right
diaphoro = sweat
dilato = to enlarge, expand
diplo = double
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 15/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
dipso = thirst
disto = far! distant
dolicho = long
doloro = pain
dorso = back (of body)
ducto = to lead! carry
duodeno = duodenum
duro = dura mater
dynamo = power, strength
echino = spiny, prickly
ectroo = congenital absence
electro = electricityeleo = oil
emboloo = embolus
embryo = embryo
emmetro = in due measure
enantio = opposite, opposed
encephalo = brain
entero = intestines (usually small intestine)
eosino = red! rosy! dawn-colored
epididymo = epididymis
epiglotto = epiglottis
episio = vulva
epithelio = skin! epithelium
e%uino = horse
ergo = work
erethismo = irritation
erythemo = $ushed! redness
erythro = red
escharo = scab
esophago = esophagus
estheso = nervous sensation
esthesio = nervous sensation
estro = female
ethmo = sieve
etio = cause
exanthemato = rashfacio = face
fascio = fascia (membrane supportingmuscles)
febr. = fever
femoro = femur (thigh bone)
ferri, ferro = iron
feto = fetus
&bro = &ber
&broso = &brous connective tissue
&bulo = &bula
&li, &lo, &lamento = threat, threadlike
$avo = yellow
$exo = to bendfolliculo = follicle, small sac
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 16/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
$uoro = luminous
foveao = small pit or depression
frigo, frigido = cold
functo = performance
fungi = fungus, mushroom
furco = forking, branching
fusco = dark brown
galacto = milk
gangliono = ganglion
gastro = stomach
gelo = to free*e, congeal
gemello = twinsgenio = chin
genito = reproduction
geo = earth, soil
gero, geronto = old age
gesto = pregnancy
gestero = pregnancy
giganto = huge
gingivo = gum
glauco = gray
glio = glial cells! neuroglial cells
glomerulo = glomerulus
glosso = tongue
gluco, glyco = glucose! sugar
glycogeno = glycogen! animal starch
glycoso = glucose! sugar
gnatho = 'aw
gnoso = knowledge
gono = seed
gonado = sex glands
gonio = angle
granulo = granule(s)
grapho = writing
gravido = pregnancy
gyneco = woman! female
gyro = circle, spiralhallucino = hallucination
haplo = simple, single
helco = ulcer
helio = sun
hemo, hemato = blood
hemoglobino = hemoglobin
hepato = liver
hernio = hernia
hidro = sweat
hirsuto = hairy
histo, histio = tissue
homeo = sameness! unchanging! constant
hormono = hormone
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 17/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
hymeno = hymen
humero = humerous
hydro = water
hygro = moisture
hirundi = leech
hypno = sleep
hypophyso = pituitary gland
hypothalamo = hypothalamus
hystero = uterus, womb
iatro = physician! treatment
ichthyo = dry! scaly
ideo = idea, mental imagesidio = unknown! individual! distinct
ileo = ileum
ilio = ilium
immuno = immune! protection! safe
inguino = groin
insulino = insulin (pancreatic hormone)
iodo = iodine
iono = ion! to wander
iro, irido = iris
iso = same, e%ual
ischo = to hold back, back
ischio = ischium
ixodi = ticks
'aundo = yellow
'e'uno = 'e'unum
kali = potassium
karyo = nucleus
kelo = tumor, &brous growth
kerato = cornea! hard, horny tissue
kerauno = lightning
kern- = nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the
brain)
keto, ketono = ketones! acetones
kineso, kinesio = movement
klepto = to stealkoilo = hollow, concave, depressed
krauro = dry
kymo = waves
kypho = humpback
labio = lip
lacrimo = tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
lacto = milk
lalo = speech, babble
lamino = lamina
lampro = clear
laparo = abdominal wall, abdomen
laryngo = larynx (voice box)
latero = sidelecitho = yolk, ovum
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 18/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
leio = smooth
leiomyo = smooth (visceral) muscle
lepido = plakes, scales
lepro = leprosy
lepto = thin, slender
letho = deathleuko = white
lexo = word! phrase
lieno = spleen
ligamento = ligament
ligato = binding, tying
limo = hungerlinguo = tongue
lipo = fat! lipid
litho = stone, calculus
lobo = lobe
logado = whites of the eyes
logo = study
lopho = ridge
lordo = curve! swayback
loxo = obli%ue, slanting
lumbo = lower back! loin
lumino = light
luteo = yellow
luxo = to slide
lympho = lymph
lyo = to dissolve, loosen
lymphadeno = limph gland (node)
lymphangio = lymph vessel
malleolo = malleolus
mammo = breast
mandibulo = mandible (lower 'aw bone)
masto = breast
mastoido = mastoid process (behind the ear)
maxillo = maxilla (upper 'aw bone)
meato = meatus (opening)
medio = middlemedico = to heal, healing
mediastino = mediastinum
medio = middle
medullo = medulla , middle
melano = black
melo = limb, limbs
meno = menses, menstruation
meningo, meningio = meninges
mento = mind! chin
mero = part
metacarpo = metacarpals (hand bones)
metatarso = metatarsals (foot bones)
methodo = procedure, techni%ue
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 19/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
metro, metrio = uterus
metro = measure
mio = smaller, less
mono = one, single
morpho = shape, form
morto = deathmuco = mucus
mucoso = mucous membrane (mucosa)
musculo, myo, myoso = muscle
muta = genetic change
mutageno = causing genetic change
myco = fungusmydro = wide
myelo = spinal cord! bone marrow
myocardio = myocardium (heart muscle)
myomo = muscle tumor
myringo = tympanic membrane (eardrum)
myxo = mucus
narco = numbness! stupor! sleep
naso = nose
nati = birth
natro = sodium
necro = death
necto = to bind, tie, connect
nephro = kidney
neuro = nerve
neutro = neither, neutral, neutrophil
nido = nest
nocto = night
nodo = knot
nomo = custom, law
normo = rule, order
noso = disease
nucleo = nucleus
nutrio, nutrito = to nourish
nycto = night
obstetro = pregnancy! birthoculo = eye
odonto = tooth
odyno = pain
oleo = oil
olecrano = olecranon (elbow)
oligo = scanty
omo = shoulder
omphalo = umbilicus (navel)
onco = tumor
onycho = nail
oo = egg
oophoro = ovary
ophryo = eyebrow
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 20/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
ophthalmo = eye
opistho = backward, behind
opto, optico = eye, vision
oro = mouth
orcho, orchio, orchido = testis
organo = organortho = straight
oscheo = scrotum
osphresio = sense of smell
ossiculo = ossicle (small bone)
osteo = bone
oto = earovo, ovulo = egg
ovario = ovary
oxo = oxygen
oxysmo = sudden
palato = palatum
paleo = old
palliato = to soothe, relieve
palpebro = eyelid
palpo, palpato = to touch gently
palpito = $utter, throbbing
pancreato = pancreas
panto = all, whole
papillo = nipple-like, optic disc
papulo = papule, pimple
parasito = parasite
parathyroido = parathyroid glands
patella, patello = patella
patho = disease
pectoro = chestpediculo = louse
pedo = child, foot
pelvi, pelvo = pelvis! hip region
pendo = to hang
percusso = to tap
perineo = perineumperitoneo = peritoneum
pero = deformed, maimed
peroneo = &bula
perspiro = breathe through
petro = stone, petrous region of temporal
bone
phaco, phako = lens of eye
phago = eat, swallow
phalango = phalanges
phallo = penis
phanero = visible, apparent
pharmaco, pharmaceuto = drug
pharyngo = throat (pharynx)phaso = speech
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 21/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
pheo = dusky, dark
philo = like, love, attraction to
phimo = mu**le
phlebo = vein
phobo = fear
phono = voice, soundphosphato = phosphate
photo = light
phreno = diaphragm
phylo = race, species, type
physio = nature, function
physico = physical, naturalphyso = air, gas
phyto = plant
picro = bitter
piesi = pressure
pilo = hair
pimelo = fat, fatty
pinealo = pineal gland
pino = to drink
pituitaro = pituitary gland
plano = $at, level, wandering
planto = sole of the foot
plaso = development, formation
pleo = more, many
pleuro = pleura
plexo = plexus, network (of nerves)
pneumo, pneumono = lung, air, gas
podo = foot
poikilo = varied, irregular
polo = extremepolypo = polyp, small growth
ponto = pons ( a part of the brain)
poro = opening, passageway
posito = arrangement, place
postero = back (of body), behind
presbyo = old ageprocto = anus and rectum
proso = forward, anterior
prosopo = face
prostato = prostate gland
proto = &rst
proteo = protein
proximo = near
prurito, psoro = itching
psammo = sand, sand-like material
psycho = mind
psychro = cold
ptyalo = saliva
pubo = pubis
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 22/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
pulmono = lung
pulso, pulsato = to beat, beating
pupillo = pupil
purpuri = purple
purulo, pyo = pus
pycno = thick, densepyelo = renal pelvis
pyle = portal vein
pyloro = pylorus, pyloric sphincter
pyro = fever, &re
pyreto, pyrexo = fever
rachio = spinal column, vertebraeradio = x-rays, radioactivity, radius
radiculo = nerve root
recto = rectum
reno = kidney
respiro = breath
resuscito = to revive
reticulo = network
retino = retina
rhabdo = rod
rhabdomyo = striated (skeletal) muscle
rheo = $ow, current, stream
rheumato = watery $ow
rhino = nose
rhi*o = root
rhodo = red, rosy
rhytido = wrinkle
roentgeno = x-rays
roto, rotato = turn, revolve
rhythmo = rhythmrubro, rubri = red
saccharo = sugar
sacro = sacrum
salpingo = fallopian tube! auditory
(eustachian) tube
sangui = blood
sanita = health
sapro = rotten, decay
sarco = $esh (connective tissue)
scapulo = scapula! shoulder blade
schisto = split, cleft
schi*o = split
sinistro = left
scinti = spark
scirrho = hard
sclero = sclera (white of eye)
scoleco = worm
scolio = crooked! bent
scoto = darknesssebo = sebum
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 23/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
sebaceo = sebum
secto = to cut
semi- = half
semini = semen! seed
sepso = infection
septo = partitionsero = serum, serous
sialo = saliva
sialadeno = salivary gland
sidero = iron
sigmoido = sigmoid colon
silico = glasssinuso = sinus
sito = food
skeleto = skeleton
somato = body
somno = sleep
sono = sound
spano = scanty, scarce
spectro = image, spectrum
spermo = spermato*oa! sperm cells
spermato = spermato*oa! sperm cells
spheno = wedge! sphenoid bone
sphero = globe-shaped! round
sphygmo = pulse
splanchno = viscera (internal organs)
spino = spine (backbone)
spiro = to breathe
spleno = spleen
spondylo = vertebra (backbone)
s%uamo = scalestapedo = stapes (middle ear bone)
staphylo = clusters! uvula
stapedo = stapes
steato = fat! sebum
steno = narrowed, constricted
stero = solid structure! steroidstereo = solid! three-dimensional
sterno = sternum (breastbone)
stetho = chest
sticho = rows
stigmato = mark, point
stomato = mouth
strepto = twisted chains
stylo = pole or stake
submaxillo mandible (lower 'aw bone)
succo = 'uice
sudo = sweat
symptomo = occurrence
synapso, synapto = point of contact, to 'oin
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 24/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
syncopo = to cut o, cut short! faint
syndesmo = ligament
synovo = synovia
syringo = tube
systemo = system
systolo = contractiontalo = talus
tarso = tarsus! hindfoot or ankle
taxo = order! coordination
techno = skill, art
telo = complete
teleo = distant
tempo, temporo = period of time, the templesteno, tendino = tendon
tenso = stretched, strained
tephro = gray (ashen)
terato = monster! malformed fetus
testo = testis
tetano = tetanus
thalamo = thalamusthalasso = sea
thanato = death
theo = put! place
theco = sheath
thelo = nipple
therapeuto = treatment
thermo = heatthoraco = chest
thrombo = clot
thymo = thymus gland
thyro = thyroid gland! sheild
thyroido = thyroid gland
tibio = tibia (shin bone)
toco = labor! birth
tomo = to cut
tono = tension
toneo = to stretch
tonsillo = tonsil
topo = place! position! location
torso = twisted
toxo = poison
toxico = poison
tracheo = trachea (windpipe)
traumato = trauma, in'ury, wound
tremo, tremulo = shaking, trembling
tricho = hair
trigono = trigone (area within the bladder)
trio = to sort out, sorting
tropho = nourishment! development
tubo = tube
tumesco = swelling
tympano = tympanic membrane (eardrum)! middleear
typhlo = cecum, blindness
ulno = ulna (middle lower arm bone)
ulo scar, scarringumbilico = umbilicus (navel)
7/24/2019 {Ppt} - Medical Terminology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ppt-medical-terminology 25/25
W
OR
D
R
O
O
T
unguo = nail
urano = palate
uro = urine! urinary tract
uretero = ureter
urethro = urethra
urico = urine condition
urino = urine
utero = uterus (womb)
uveo = uvea
uvulo = uvula
vaccino = vaccine
vago = vagus nerve
vagino = vaginavalvo = valve
valvulo = valve
varico = varicose veins
vaso = vessel! duct! vas deferens
vasculo = vessel (blood)
veno = vein
veni = veinvenero = venereal (sexual contact)
ventilo = to aerate, oxygenate
ventro = belly side of body
ventriculo = ventricle (of heart or brain)
venulo = venule (small vein)
vermi = worm
verruci = wart i
vertebro = vertebra (backbone)
vesico = urinary bladder
vesiculo = seminal vesicle
vestibulo = vestibule of the inner ear
viro = virus
viscero = internal organsvito = life
vitro = vitreous body (of the eye)
vitreo = glass
vivo = life
volvo, voluto = to roll
vulvo = vulva
xantho = yellow
xeno = stranger, foreigner
xero = dry, dryness
xipho = sword shaped
yalos = 0lass
ydor = 1ater
yoeides = 2-shapedyper = bove
ypo = 2nder
ypsi = 3igh
ystera = 2terus
*oo = animal life
*ygo = union, 'unction, pair, yoke, tied
togetherf