| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, largest part of the brain |
| cis/o | to cut |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines; usually small intestines |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| iatr/o | physician, treatment |
| leuk/o | white |
| log/o | study of |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child; foot |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sacr/o | flesh, muscle |
| sect/o | to cut |
| thromb/o | clot, clotting |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | to cut out, remove, excision, resection |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | pertaining to producing produced by produced in |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -ist | specialist, MD |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | process of study |
| -oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -sis | condition |
| -tomy | to cut, incision |
| -y | process, condition |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| aut-, auto- | self, own |
| dia- | complete, through |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex-, exo- | outside of, out, outward |
| hyper- | above normal, excessive, more than normal |
| hypo- | less then normal, deficient, below, under |
| in- | into, in |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland |
| adenopathy | disease of a gland |
| anemia | lack of RBCs or hemoglobin |
| arthralgia | pain in a joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| autopsy | to examine a dead body |
| biology | study of life |
| biopsy | to examine cells or tissue under a microsope |
| carcinogenic | producing cancer |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| cardiac | heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cephalic | head |
| cerebral | cerebrum |
| cystitis | inflammation of the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy | visually examining the urinary bladder |
| cytology | study of cells |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatology | study of the skin |
| diagnosis | state of complete knowledge |
| electrocardiogram | record of the heart's electricity |
| electroencephalogram | record of the brain's electricity |
| endocrine glands | hormonal glands, glands that secrete into the body |
| endocrinologist | specialist in the study of hormones |
| endocrinology | study of hormones |
| endoscope | instrument used to view inside the body |
| endoscopy | process of looking inside the body |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestines |
| enteropathy | disease condition of the intestines |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| epigastric | area above the stomach |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| excision | to cut out, remove, resection |
| exocrine glands | glands that secrete to the outside of the body (oil, sweat) |
| gastrectomy | to cut out part or all of the stomach |
| gastric | stomach |
| gastroenterology | study of the intestines and stomach |
| gastrotomy | to cut into the stomach |
| gynecologist | specialist in the study and treatment of women |
| gynecology | study of women |
| hematology | study of blood |
| hematoma | mass or collection of blood |
| hemoglobin | blood protein |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| hyperglycemia | excess sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | condition of excessive thyroid hormone |
| hypodermic | under the skin |
| hypogastric | below the stomach |
| hypoglycemia | condition of low blood sugar |
| iatrogenic | produced by the treatment or physician |
| incision | process of cut into |
| leukemia | cancerous WBC condition |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| leukocytosis | abnormal white blood cell condition |
| nephrectomy | to cut out or remove a kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| neural | nerves |
| neuralgia | pain in the nerves |
| neurologic | study of the nerves |
| neurology | process of studying the nerves |
| oncologist | specialist in the study and treatment of cancer |
| oncology | study of cancer |
| ophthalmologist | specialist in the study and treatment of the eyes |
| ophthalmoscope | instrument to examine the eyes |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bones |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the bones and joints |
| osteotomy | to cut into bone |
| pathogenic | produced by a disease |
| pathologist | person (Medical Examiner) that does autopsies and biopsies |
| patholgy | study of disease |
| pediatric | child's doctor |
| pericardium | structure surrounding the heart |
| prognosis | guess about the outcome of a person's condition |
| prostate gland | hormonal gland in males in front of the urinary bladder |
| psychiatrist | specialist in the study and treatment of the mind |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| radiology | study of x-rays |
| renal | kidney |
| resection | process of cutting out, removing |
| retrocardiac | behind the heart |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| subhepatic | below the liver |
| thrombocyte | clotting cell; platelet |
| transhepatic | through the liver |
| urology | study of the urinary tract |
