Medical terminology

List 1

Aden/o R★• Gland– Adenoma– Adenitis

Adenoma ☤

• Aden/oma– Aden = gland – -oma = tumor or mass

• Tumor of the gland

Adenitis ☤

• Aden/itis– Aden = gland– -itis = inflammation

• Inflammation of the gland

Arthr/o R★

• Joint– Arthritis– Arthroscopy– Arthrogram

Arthritis ☤

• Arthr/itis– Arthr/o = joint– -itis = inflammation

• Inflammation of the joint

Arthroscopy ☤

• Arthr/o/scopy– Arthr/o = joint– -scopy = process of

visual examination

• Process of visual examination of the joint

• (Visualizing the joint)

Arthrogram ☤

• Arthr/o/gram– Arthr/o = joint– -gram = record

• Record of the joint

Bi/o R★

• Life– Biology– Biologist– (Biography)– (Biopsy)

Biology ☤

• Bi/o/logy– Bi/o = life– -logy = study of

• Study of life

Biologist ☤

• Bi/o/logist– Bi/o = life– -logist= Specialist in the study

of

• A specialist in the study of life

Cardi/o R★• Heart– Cardiology– Cardiogram– Cardiologist

Cardiology ☤

• Cardi/o/logy– Cardi/o = heart– -logy = study of

• Study of the heart

Cardiogram ☤

• Cardi/o/gram– Cardi/o = heart;– -gram = record

• Record of the heart

Cardiologist ☤

• Cardi/o/logist– Cardi/o = heart– -logist = specialist

in the study of

• Specialist in the study of the heart

Cerebr/o R★

• Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)– Cerebral

Cerebral ☤

• Cerebr/al– Cerebr = cerebrum– -al = pertaining to

• Pertaining to the cerebrum

Dermat/o R★

• Skin– Dermatitis– Dermal– Dermatologist– Dermatology

Dermatitis ☤

• Dermat/itis– Dermat = skin – -itis = inflammation

• Inflammation of the skin

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

Dermatology ☤

• Dermat/o/logy– Dermat/o = skin– -logy = study of

• The study of skin

Enter/o R★• Intestines– Enteritis– Enteral

Enteritis ☤

• Enter/itis– Enter = intestines– -itis = inflammation of

• Inflammation of the intestines

Enteral ☤

• Enter/al– Enter = intestines– -al = pertaining to

Gastr/o R★

• Stomach– Gastroscopy– Gastroenteritis

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 R★• Blood– Hematoma– Hematologist– Hematology

Hematoma ☤

• Hemat/oma– Hemat = blood– -oma = tumor or mass

• Tumor or mass of blood

Hematologist ☤• Hemat/o/logist

– Hemato = blood– -logist = specialist

• Specialist in blood

Hematology ☤

• Hemat/o/logy– Hemat/o = blood– -logy = study of

• Study of blood

Hepat/o R★

• Liver– Hepatitis– Hepatic

Hepatitis ☤

• Hepat/itis– Hepat = liver– -itis = inflammation

• Inflammation of the liver

SUFFIX

• - the word ending!

-al S★

• Pertaining to– Cerebral– Cerebr/al

• Pertaining to the cerebrum

– Dermal– Derm/al

• Pertaining to the skin

-algia S★

• Pain– Arthralgia

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

Hematic ☤• Hematic

– 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- P★

• No, not– Apnea– Asymptomatic– Asocial– asymmetrical,– Anaerobic– Anarchy– Anonymous

dia- P★

• Complete, through– Diagnosis– Diarrhea– Diaphragm– Diagram

Diagram ☤

• Dia/gram– Dia = complete– -gram = record

• A complete record

dys- P★

• Dysentery• Dyslexia• Dysfunction• Dystrophy• Dysrhythmia

• 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- P★

• Below, less than normal, under– Hypothermia– Hypotension– hypothalamus

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. HemoglobinB. HematomaC. HepatitisD. AdenomaE. Cerebral

Sample Quiz Question

• Give the meaning of the following suffix: -itis

A. Pertaining toB. RecordC. Condition ofD. InflammationE. Tumor

Sample Quiz Question

• Give the meaning of the following prefix: dia-A. No, notB. Complete, throughC. BadD. ExcessiveE. Below