Medical terminology
List 1
Aden/o
• Gland
– Adenoma
– Adenitis
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Adenoma
• Aden/oma
– Aden = gland
– -oma = tumor or mass
• Tumor of the gland
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Adenitis
• Aden/itis
– Aden = gland
– -itis = inflammation
• Inflammation of the
gland
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Arthr/o
• Joint
– Arthritis
– Arthroscopy
– Arthrogram
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Arthritis
• Arthr/itis
– Arthr/o = joint
– -itis = inflammation
• Inflammation of the
joint
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Arthroscopy
• Arthr/o/scopy
– Arthr/o = joint
– -scopy = process of
visual examination
• Process of visual
examination of the joint
• (Visualizing the joint)
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Arthrogram
• Arthr/o/gram
– Arthr/o = joint
– -gram = record
• Record of the joint
Bi/o
• Life
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Biology
Biologist
(Biography)
(Biopsy)
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Biology
• Bi/o/logy
– Bi/o = life
– -logy = study of
• Study of life
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Biologist
• Bi/o/logist
– Bi/o = life
– -logist= Specialist in the study
of
• A specialist in the study
of life
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Cardi/o
• Heart
– Cardiology
– Cardiogram
– Cardiologist
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Cardiology
• Cardi/o/logy
– Cardi/o = heart
– -logy = study of
• Study of the heart
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Cardiogram
• Cardi/o/gram
– Cardi/o = heart;
– -gram = record
• Record of the heart
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Cardiologist
• Cardi/o/logist
– Cardi/o = heart
– -logist = specialist
in the study of
• Specialist in the
study of the heart
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Cerebr/o
• Cerebrum (largest part
of the brain)
– Cerebral
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Cerebral
• Cerebr/al
– Cerebr = cerebrum
– -al = pertaining to
• Pertaining to the
cerebrum
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Dermat/o
• Skin
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Dermatitis
Dermal
Dermatologist
Dermatology
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Dermatitis
• Dermat/itis
– Dermat = skin
– -itis = inflammation
• Inflammation of the
skin
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Dermal
• Derm/al
– Derm = skin
– -al = pertaining to
• Pertaining to the skin
Dermatologist
• Dermat/o/logist
– Dermato = skin
– -logist = specialist in the study
of
• Specialist in skin
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Dermatology
• Dermat/o/logy
– Dermat/o = skin
– -logy = study of
• The study of skin
Enter/o
R★
• Intestines
– Enteritis
– Enteral
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Enteritis
• Enter/itis
– Enter = intestines
– -itis = inflammation of
• Inflammation of the
intestines
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Enteral
• Enter/al
– Enter = intestines
– -al = pertaining to
Gastr/o
R★
• Stomach
– Gastroscopy
– Gastroenteritis
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Gastroscopy
• Gastr/o/scopy
– Gastro = stomach;
– -scopy = process of
visual examination
• Visual examination of
the stomach
Gastroenteritis
☤
• Gastr/o/enter/itis
– Gastr/o = stomach
– enter = intestines
– -itis = inflammation
• Inflammation of the
stomach and intestines
Hemat/o
• Blood
– Hematoma
– Hematologist
– Hematology
R★
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Hematoma
• Hemat/oma
– Hemat = blood
– -oma = tumor or mass
• Tumor or mass of blood
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Hematologist
• Hemat/o/logist
– Hemato = blood
– -logist = specialist
• Specialist in blood
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Hematology
• Hemat/o/logy
– Hemat/o = blood
– -logy = study of
• Study of blood
Hepat/o
• Liver
– Hepatitis
– Hepatic
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Hepatitis
• Hepat/itis
– Hepat = liver
– -itis = inflammation
• Inflammation of the
liver
SUFFIX
• - the word ending!
-al
• Pertaining to
– Cerebral
– Cerebr/al
• Pertaining to the
cerebrum
– Dermal
– Derm/al
• Pertaining to the skin
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-algia
S★
• Pain
– Arthralgia
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Arthralgia
• arthr/algia
– Arthr = joint
– -algia = pain
• Pain in the joint
-gram
S★
• Record
– Arthrogram
– Arthr/o/gram
• Record of the joint
– Cardiogram
– Cardi/o/gram
• Record of the heart
-ia
S★
• Condition of
– Phobia
• Condition of fear
– Pneumonia
• Condition of the lung
-ic
S★
• Pertaining to
– Gastric
• Pertaining to the stomach
– Hepatic
• Pertaining to the liver
– Hematic
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Hematic
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Hematic
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•
Hemat/ic
Hemat = blood
-ic = pertaining to
Pertaining to the blood
-itis
S★
• Inflammation
– Adenitis
• Inflammation of the gland
– Dermatitis
• Inflammation of the skin
– Enteritis
• Inflammation of the
intestines
-logist
S★
• Specialist
– Biologist
• Specialist in life
– Cardiologist
• Specialist of the heart
-logy
S★
• Study of
– Biology
• Study of life
– Cardiology
• Study of the heart
-oma
S★
• Tumor or mass
– Adenoma
• Tumor of the gland
– Hematoma
• Mass of blood
-scopy
S★
–
Process of visual
examination
– Gastroscopy
• Process of visual
examination of the
stomach
– Arthroscopy
• Process of visual
examination of the joint
Prefix
• - a word part attached
to the beginning of the
word
a- / an• No, not
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Apnea
Asymptomatic
Asocial
asymmetrical,
Anaerobic
Anarchy
Anonymous
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dia-
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• Complete, through
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Diagnosis
Diarrhea
Diaphragm
Diagram
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Diagram
• Dia/gram
– Dia = complete
– -gram = record
• A complete record
dys•
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Dysentery
Dyslexia
Dysfunction
Dystrophy
Dysrhythmia
P★
• Bad, painful, difficult,
abnormal
– Dys/enter/y
• Dys = bad
• enter = intestines
• -y = condition
– Condition of bad
intestines
hyper-
P★
• Excessive, more than
normal (too much)
– Hyperactive
– Hypertension
– Hypersensitive
hypo• Below, less than
normal, under
– Hypothermia
– Hypotension
– hypothalamus
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Sample Quiz Question
• Using slashes (/) divide the following term into
its component parts and give the meaning for
the whole term. Adenoma:
___________________
– ADEN/OMA
– Mass or Tumor of the gland
Sample Quiz Question
• Complete the sentence using one of the medical
terms given. A mass of blood, or “black and blue”
mark, is a (an) _________
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Hemoglobin
Hematoma
Hepatitis
Adenoma
Cerebral
Sample Quiz Question
• Give the meaning of the following suffix: -itis
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Pertaining to
Record
Condition of
Inflammation
Tumor
Sample Quiz Question
• Give the meaning of the following prefix: diaA. No, not
B. Complete, through
C. Bad
D. Excessive
E. Below