Week 1 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
a- anabadantiante-
negative or without
away from
towards
against
before
Root words
angio
arthro
cardio
cerebro
gastro
vessel
joint
heart
brain
stomach
Week 2 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
bitwo, both
brachyshort
bradyslow
dyspainful, difficult
dorsback
Root words
chondro
costo
cyte
hepat
nephro
surgical repair
suture
abnormal hardening
instrument for viewing
narrowing
Suffixes
-osis
-ostomy
-otomy
-orrhea
-pathy
abnormal condition
surgical opening
surgical incision
flow
disease
Suffixes
-algia
-asthenia
-cele
-centesis
-ectomy
painful
weakness
hernia
surgical puncture
removal
cartilage
ribs
cell
liver
kidney
Week 3 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
polymany
postafter
subbelow
superabove
tachyfast
Root words
myo
oophor
oto
pneumo
rhino
Suffixes
-plasty
-rrhaphy
-sclerosis
-scope
-stenosis
muscle
ovary
ear
lung/air
nose
Week 4 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
malmicroneoparaperi-
bad
small
new
beside or below
around
Root words
arterio
colo
hemo
lipo
neuro
artery
large intestines/colon
blood
fat
nerve
Week 5 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
endoinside
hemihalf
hyperexcessive, above, more
hypodecrease, below, less
macrolarge, big
Root Words
mammo
cervi
entero
hystero
masto
naso
osteo
plegia
procto
Suffixes
-itis
-gram
-malacia
-megaly
-necrosis
inflammation,infection
picture
abnormal softening
enlargement
death of tissue
Suffixes
-ology
study of
Suffixes
-emesis
-graph
-oma
-pepsia
-phagia
vomit
instrument for recording
tumor
digestion
to eat
breast
neck
small intestines
uterus
breast
nose
bone
paralysis
rectum
Week 6 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
autoself
epiabove, upon
interbetween, among
intrawithin, inside
melanoblack
Root Words
latero
side
medial
tendo
trachi
thorac
middle
tendon
trachea (wind pipe)
chest
Week 7 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
erythrored
cholebile, gallbladder
cystbladder, bag, sac
gly(co)sugar
biolife
Root Words
uria
derma
toxic
meno
blepharo
condition, state, or process
abnormal reduction in #
birth, labor
causing death
development, creation
Suffixes
-mortem
-poiesis
-trophy
-therapy
-al
death
to make
growth, development
treatment
similar, pertaining to
Suffixes
-philia
-emia
-tension
-oxia
-phobia
attraction to
blood condition
pressure
oxygen
abnormal fear
urination
skin
poison
menstruation
eyelid
Week 8 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
pyroheat, fire
chlorogreen
leukowhite
monoone, single
orthostraight, normal
Root Words
dactyl
gloss
carp
gingiva
labi
Suffixes
-osis
-penia
-partum
-cide
-genesis
finger, toe
tongue
wrist
gums
lip
Week 9 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
pseudofalse, fake
syntogether, with
pachythick
oligofew
homosame
Root Words
onycho
nail
blast
sprout
bucc
chorea
dent
cheek (inside)
dance
tooth
Week 10 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
cyanoblue
poliogray
eugood
retro
behind
trithree
Root Words
tonsillo
litho
laryngo
laparo
adipo
pertaining to
breaking down,destruction
break
tissue
head
Suffixes
-dote
-edema
-opia
-porosis
-rrhagia
what is given
swelling
vision condition
lessening in density
bleeding
tonsils
stone
throat
abdomen
fat
Week 11 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
ambiboth sides, double
decaten
esoinward
presbyold age
nyctal night
Root Words
adreno
alopeco
aqueo
lympho
hetero
Suffixes
-ose
-lysis
-clasis
-ium
-ceps
gland
baldness
water
lymphatic tissue
other, different
Week 12 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
narcostupor
claustrobarrier
acrotop
agoramarket place
klepto
steal
Root Words
axill
armpit
pneumo
lung
pylo
renal pelvis
Suffixes
-occult
-tripsy
-phasia
-lepsy
-mania
hidden, difficult to see
to crush
speech
seizure
madness
meningo
pedicul
meninges
lice
Week 13 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
carcinocancerous
chemodrug, chemical
cryocold
Suffixes
-algesic
-phylaxis
-static
crypto-
hidden
-kinesia
-pnea
Root Words
plastic
bacterio
taxo
broncho
colpo
orchid
development, growth, formation
bacteria
coordination, order
bronchial tube
vagina
testes
Week 14 Medical Terminology
Prefixes
Suffixes
transacross, through
-ion
-dynia
-penia
-ism
Root Words
abraso
rub or scrape off
arachno
spider web, spider
uretero
uterter
cuspi
point, pointed flap
echo
sound
thrombo
clot
somno
sleep
ambulo
walk
schizo
division, split
phreno
mind
painful, pain sense
prevention
control, maintenance of constant
level
movement
breath, breathing
condition
pain
deficiency, lack, too few
condition, state of