Medical Terminology

-algia pain, painful condition -cyte cell -dynia condition of pain -emesis vomiting; to vomit -gnosis knowledge of an abnormal condition -itis inflammation of -logy study of -malacia abnormal softening -megaly enlarged -oma tumor, mass -osis abnormal condition of -pathy disease condition -phobia fear of -ptosis drooping, falling, prolapse -ptysis spitting up, coughing up -rrhag...

macro 大きい large micro 小さい small -megaly 肥大 very large axill/axillo 脇の下 armpit blephar/o eyelid brachi- /brachio- arm canth/cantho Angle of the eyelids capit/ capito the head/shaped like a head carp-, carpo- wrist caud-, caudo- the hind part/tail/downward cephal, cephalo head, pertaining to head cheil/o lip Cili, cilia, cilio Eyelid, eyelash derm, dermat skin dorsa, dorsi, dorso back fa...

adip-, adipo- fat, fatty tissue aut-, auto- self, own cero wax chrom-, chromat-, chromato-, -chrome, chromo- color cry-, cryo- cold cyan-, cyano- blue cyt, cyte, cyto cell derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermo- skin erythr-,erythro red or red blood cell hidr-, hidro- sweat histi(o), histo tissue ichthyo fish bio life bis two brachio arm brady slow broncho bronchus card...

vesícula biliar gallbladder hígado liver Amargo Bitter Hormigueo Tingling Mejilla Cheek sarpullido rash authorización authorization Loss of consciousness Sentio Que perdio la consciencia Engrosamento tejido tissue Neuroma de Morton podologo podiatrist enfermedad illness/disorder resollar wheeze sustancias controladas controlled substances Sibilancia Shortness of breath ...

Algia Pain, painful condition -stenosis the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body -dynia pain dys- bad, difficult, painful post after, behind hyper- excessive, increased Hypo- deficient, decreased -itis inflammation -otomy cutting, surgical incision cardi pertaining to the heart -rrhage bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge hem/o blood -rraphy surgical suturing -rrhea flow or discharge -rrhexis rupt...

a, an, ar without or not brady slow cardi/o heart cervic /o neck chole/o gall or bile cholecyst/o gallbladder contra against cost/o ribs -cyte cell dermat/o skin dors/o back encephal/o brain enter/o intestines eryth/o red gastr/o stomach glyc/o sugar hem/o blood hepat/o liver hyster/o uterus leuk/o white mast/o breast my/o muscle...

What does the prefix 'A-' mean? Not, without, less What does the prefix 'Ab-' mean? From, away from, off What does the term 'Abdomen/o' refer to? Abdomen What does the suffix '-ac' indicate? Pertaining to What does the term 'Acou/acu' relate to? Hearing What does the term 'Acro' mean? Extremity What does the prefix 'Ad-' signify? Increase, adherence, motion towards, very What does the suffix '-ad' indicate? Toward, in the d...

a-, an- without, not, lack of ab- away from ad- to, toward, near ante- before, forward, in front of anti- against auto- self bi- two, twice, double brady- slow circum- around contra- against, opposite de- down, from dia- across, through, apart dis- apart, free from dys- bad, difficult, abnormal ecto- outer, outside en- in, into, within endo- inner, inside epi- ...

gastr/o stomach cardi/o heart megaly enlarged itis inflammation dermat/o skin plasty surgical repair pathy disease ectomy surgical removal enter intestines otomy cut into hepat/o liver arthr/o joint ologist specialist rhin/o nose malacia abnormal softening ology study of algia pain end/o inside, within hyper above, more than normal hypo below ...

ABC airway, breathing, circulation bid twice a day c/o complains of DOB date of birth dx diagnosis hx history NPO nothing by mouth PO by mouth prn as needed q every qid four times a day s/s signs and symptoms t.i.d. three times a day ADL activities of daily living ADL activities of daily living AMA against medical advice amb ambulatory BLS basic life support ...