Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology Medical Abbreviations Prefix / Suffix

Interpreting Word Parts • Parts include prefix, suffix, & word roots • Word roots = main word (prefix / suffix can be added) • Prefix = syllable/word @ the beginning of a word root • Suffix = syllable/word @ the end of a word root

Examples 1. Tonsillitis Tonsil = word root itis = suffix 2. Appendicitis Appendix = word root itis = suffix

Examples • Bradycardia • cardia = word root • Brady = prefix • Apnea • pnea = word root • A = prefix

Medical Words • Define each word by identifying the word parts 1. Encephalitis 2. Encephalogram 3. Hepatomegaly 4. Cystitis

A’s • A-, an- • Ab- • Ad- • Adren- • Alba- • - Algia • Angio- • Anti- • Arterio- • Arthr-

B’s • Bi- • Brachi- • Brady- • Bronchi- • Bucc-

C’s • Carcin- • Cardi- • -centesis • Cephal- • Cerebro- • Chol- • -clysis • Col- • Cranio- • Cyan- • Cyst- • Cyt-

D’s • Dent- • Derm- • -desis • Dis- • Dys- • Dorsi- • Duoden-

E’s • -ectomy • Electro- • -emia • Encephal- • Endo- • -esis • -emesis • Enter- • Erythro-

F’s • Faci- • -fascia • Fibr- • -form • Fore- • -fuge

G’s • Gast- • Gingiv- • Gluco- • -gram • -graph • Geronto- • Gly-

H’s • Hema(o)- • Hepat- • Hydro- • Hyper- • Hypo-

I’s • -ia, -iais • -ic, -ac • Idio- • Inter- • Intra- • -ism • Iso- • -itis

K’s • -kinesis, -kinetic

L’s • Latero- • Leuko- • -logy (-ology) • Lympho- • -lys

M’s • Macro- • Mal- • -mania • -megaly • Micro- • Muc- • Multi- • Myo-

N’s • Naso- • Nephro- • Neuro- • Noct- • Non-

O’s • Ocul- • Oligo- • -ologist • -ology • -oma • -opia • Osteo- • -oscopy • -otomy

P’s • Pancreat- • Path- • -pepsis • Pharyng- • -phasia • Phleb-

Q’s & R’s • Quad- • Radi- • Ren(o)- • Rhin- • -rraphy

S’s • Sanguine- • Sarc- • -sarcoma • -sclerosis • -scope • -scopy • -sect • Semi- • -soma • -spasm • Spleno- • -stasis • Sterno- • Sub- • sym

T’s • Tachy- • -therapy • Thermo- • Thoraco- • Thrombo- • Thyro- • -toxic • Trach- • Tri- • -trophy • Tympano-

U’s • Ultra- • Uni- • Uro- • Ureter- • Urethro • -uria

V’s • Vaso- • Vena- • Ventro- • Vertebr(o)- • Viscero-

X’s & Z’s • -xenia • Zoo- • Zymo-

Medical Terminology