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Medical terminology (A-Z)

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　　 Most medical terms are made up of a relatively small number of parts that are strung together two or three at a time. Take

　　

　　for example ‘thrombocytopenia‘: ‘thrombo‘ - clotting, ‘cyto‘ - cell, ‘penia‘ - deficiency. So, a deficiency of clotting cells

　　

　　(platelets). Read on:

　　

　　A- lack of

　　Ab- away from

　　Acro- extremity/tip

　　Ad- towards or near

　　Adeno- a gland or glands

　　-aemia: blood

　　Aero: air/gas

　　-algia: pain

　　Angio- a duct or blood vessel

　　An- lack of

　　Ant{i)- opposing

　　Apical: tip of

　　Arterio- relating into an artery

　　Arthr(o)- joint

　　Atel- imperfect development

　　Artri(o)- atrium of the heart

　　Audi(o)- hearing

　　Auto- self

　　Axilla: arm pit

　　Azo- nitrogen compound

　　Bacteri- bacterial

　　-blast: formative cell Blenn- mucus

　　Brachi- arm

　　Brachy- shortness

　　Brady- slowness

　　Bronch- large airway in lung

　　Carcin- cancer

　　Cardi- heart

　　Carp- wrist

　　Cata- downward or against

　　Caudal: lower part of body

　　-cele/coele: swelling/tumour

　　Centri- centre

　　Cephal- head

　　Cerebr- brain

　　Cervic- neck

　　Chemo- chemical

　　Chole- bile

　　Chondro- cartilage

　　Chord- cord

　　Chrom- colour

　　-cide: kill

　　Circum- around

　　Co- together with

　　Col- colon

　　Cop- vagina

　　Contra- against

　　Copra- faeces

　　Cost- ribs

　　Cox- hip

　　Crani- skull

　　Cry- cold

　　Cut- skin

　　Cyan- blue

　　Cyst- bladder

　　-Cyt(e)- cell

　　Dacry- tears

　　Dactyl- fingers and toes

　　De- loss of

　　-derm: skin

　　Di- two

　　Dia- through

　　Didym- testicle

　　Dipl- double

　　Dis- separation

　　Dalicho- long

　　Dorsa- back

　　-dynia: pain

　　Dys- difficult/abnormal

　　Ec- outside

　　Ecto- external

　　-ectomy: surgical removal

　　Em/en- inside

　　Endo- inner/within

　　Epi- above/upon

　　Equi- equal

　　Erg- work

　　Eu- good/normal

　　Ex(o)- outside

　　Extra- outside/beyond

　　-facient: causing

　　Facio- face

　　Flav- yellow

　　- fuge: eliminate

　　Galact- milk

　　Gastro- stomach

　　-genesis: formation

　　Genito- reproductive organs

　　Genic- forming

　　Gero- old age

　　Gingiv- gums

　　Gloss- tongue

　　Gly- sugar

　　Gonado- reproductive organs

　　Goni- angle/corner

　　Gram- record/tracing

　　Gyn- female

　　Haem(ato)- blood

　　Hapt- touch

　　Helio- sun

　　Heme (Amer.)- blood

　　Hemi- half

　　Hepat- liver

　　Hetero- different

　　Hidr- sweat

　　Histo- tissue

　　Holo- complete

　　Homeo- similar

　　Homo- same

　　Hydr- water

　　Hygr- moisture

　　Hypo- low level/below

　　Hyper- excessive/above

　　Hypno- sleep

　　Hyster- uterus

　　-iasis: disease condition

　　Iatro- medicine

　　Ichthyo- fish

　　-id: like

　　Ideo- thinking

　　Idio- individual

　　Ileo- ileum (gut)

　　Ilio- ilium (hip)

　　Immuno- immune system

　　In- not/in

　　Infra- below

　　Intra- into

　　Irido- iris

　　Isch- deficiency

　　Iso- similar

　　-itis: inflammation

　　Juxta- next to

　　Karyo- cell nucleus

　　Kerato- cornea/thick skin

　　Kine- movement

　　Kypho- hump

　　Labio- lips

　　Lacto- milk

　　-lalia: speech

　　Laparo- loins/abdomen

　　Leio- smooth

　　Lepto- thin

　　Leuco- white

　　Levo- left

　　Lip(o)- fat

　　-lith: stone

　　-lysis: breakdown

　　Macro- large

　　Mal- disordered

　　-malacia: softening

　　Mast- breast

　　Meg-/-megal: abnormally large

　　Melan: black

　　Meno- menstrual

　　Meso- middle

　　Meta- distant/change

　　Metr- uterus

　　Micro- small

　　Mio- reduction

　　Mono- single

　　Morpho- shape

　　Myo- muscle

　　Myco- fungal

　　Myelo- spinal cord/bone marrow

　　Myx- mucus

　　Narco- stupor

　　Naso- nose

　　Natal- birth

　　Necro- death

　　Nephro- kidney

　　Neuro- nerve

　　Noct- night

　　Normo- normal

　　Noso- disease

　　Oculo- eye

　　Odont- tooth

　　-oid: like

　　Oleo- oil

　　Oligo, few, shortage

　　-oma: tumour

　　Onco- cancer

　　Onycho- nail

　　Oo- egg

　　Oophor- ovary

　　Opthal/opti- eye

　　-opia: defect in vision

　　Opisth- backward

　　Orchi(do)- testis

　　Ortho- straight

　　Osmo- smell

　　Oste(o)- bone

　　Oto- ear

　　-ostomy: surgical opening

　　-otomy: cut into

　　Ovi- egg

　　Pachy- thickening

　　Paed- children

　　Pan- all

　　Para- close to

　　Patho-/-pathy: disease

　　-penia: deficiency

　　Peri- around

　　-plexy: surgical fixation

　　-phagia: eating

　　Pharmaco- drugs

　　-philia: morbid attraction

　　Pheb- vein

　　Pilo- hair

　　-plasty: reconstruction

　　Platy- flat/round

　　-plegia: paralysis

　　Pleio- multiple/excessive

　　Pluri- many

　　Pneumo- air/breathing

　　-pnoea: breathing

　　Pod-foot

　　-poiesis: formation

　　Poikilo- irregular shape

　　Polio- grey matter of brain

　　Poly- many

　　Post/Postero - after/behind

　　Pre/pro- before/in front

　　Proct- anus/rectum

　　Pseudo- false

　　Psycho- mind

　　Ptyl- salivary

　　Pulmo- lung

　　Pyelo- pelvis of kidney

　　Py- pus

　　Pyro- fever

　　Radio- radiation

　　Retro- behind

　　Rheo- flow

　　Rhin- nose

　　-rrhexis: rupture

　　rrhoea- excessive flow

　　Salping- fallopian tube

　　Sangui- blood

　　Sarco- flesh/muscle

　　Schisto/Schiz- split

　　Sclero- hardening

　　- scope: instrument for seeing

　　Semi- half

　　Sial- saliva

　　Sidero- iron

　　Somat- body

　　Splen- spleen

　　Spondyl- vertebra/spine

　　Seno- narrowing

　　Stomat- mouth

　　Super- above/excessive

　　Supra- above

　　Syn- joining

　　Syring- long tube or cavity

　　Tel- end of

　　Teno-teno

　　Terat- inherited abnormality

　　Therm- heat

　　-thymia: condition of the mind

　　Topo- position

　　Tox- poisonous

　　Trans- through/across

　　Trich- hair

　　-trophy: growth

　　Ultra-beyond

　　-uria: urine

　　Vaso- blood vessel

　　Veno- vein

　　Ventro- front

　　Vermi- worm

　　Xeno- foreign

　　Xero- dry

　　Zoo- animal

　　

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