SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
COMMON MEDICAL TERMS
Suffixes:
-ectomy
-itis
-ostomy
-otomy
-plasty
-rrhaphy
-algia
-megaly
-centesis
-scopy
-graphy
-pexy
-tripsy
surgical removal
inflammation
surgical creation of an opening
surgical incision
surgical repair
to suture
pain, suffering
enlargement
surgical puncture
visual examination
recording a picture or record
fixation
crushing
Prefixes:
PrePeriPostSubInterIntraSupraHypoHyperEndo-
Word Roots:
before
surrounding
after
under, less
between
within, inside
above
below, deficient
above, excessive
within
Cardi/o
Arteri/o
Phleb/o
Thromb/o
Col/o, colon/o
Duoden/o
Esophag/o
Gastr/o
Cholecyst/o
Hepat/o
Derm/o
My/o
Encephal/o
Neur/o
Colp/o
Hyster/o
Oophor/o
Orchi/o
Salping/o
Trache/o
Arthr/o
Pneum/o
Chondr/o
Cost/o
Thorac/o
Crani/o
Kerat/o
Myring/o
Oste/o
Ot/o
Nephr/o
Tympan/o
Cyst/o
Ureter/o
Lith/o
Urethr/o
Lapar/o
heart
artery
vein
clot
colon, lg. Intestine
duodenum
esophagus
stomach
gallbladder
liver
skin
muscle
brain
nerve
vagina
uterus
ovary
testes
fallopian tubes
trachea
joint
lung
cartilage
rib
chest
skull
cornea
tympanic membrane
bone
ear
kidney
tympanic membrane
bladder
ureters
stone
urethra
abdomen