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ELTU 2016 Nursing Medical Terminology Glossary

Prefixes commonly used in Medicine and Healthcare (Medical terms first) Table 1 a-, an-, ar-

not, without, lack of

demi-

half

ab-

away from

dextr(o)-

right

ad-

toward, to, near

di-

two, twice, double

alb-

white

dia-

between, through,

ambi-,

both

apart, across,

ampho-

completely

amphi-

on both sides, double

dipl(o)-

double

ana-

up, toward, apart

dis-, di-,

apart (from), not,

ante-

before, in front of,

dif-

free from

dors(o)-

back

anti-

forward against, opposing

dys-

difficult, bad,

e-, ec-, ex-

painful, abnormal out of, from, away

ap-, apo-

separated from, derived from

aut-, auto-

self

bi-, bin-

both, two, twice

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

from ect(o)-, exo- outside, outer, situated on 3 em- , enin

cata-

down, reverse, under,

end(o)-,

within, inner, inside

chlor(o)-

lower, against green

ent(o) ep-, epi-

upon, on, over, above

chromat(o)-,

colour

erythr(o)-

red

eu-

normal, good well, healthy

extra-,

outside of, beyond,

extro-

outward, in addition

fore-

before, front

gen-

produce

glauc(o)-

grey

hemi-

half

heter(o)-

different

homeo-,

same

chrom(o)circum-

around

cirrh(o)co-1, con-, com-2

yellow with, together

contracry(o)-, crym(o)crypt(o)cyan(o)de-

opposed, against cold concealed blue down, from

homo-

1 before a vowel 2, 3, 4 before b, m and p

hydr(o)1

water

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hyper-

excessive, above,

hyp(o)-

beyond under, deficient,

idioim-5, inim-6, in-

beneath self, separate in, into, within not

infra-

beneath, below

inter-

between

intra-

inside

intro-

into, within

iso-

same

later(o)-

to the side of

lept(o)-

slender

leuc(o)-,

white

leuk(o)macr(o)-

large

mal-

bad, abnormal

mega-,

large

megalomelan(o)-

black

mes(o)-

middle

metamicr(o)-

change, exchange, after, next, beyond small

mon(o)-

one, single

mult(i)-

many

my (o)

muscle, related to

neo-

new, recent

nulli-

None

olig(o)-

scanty

55, 6, 7 before b, m and p 2

orth(o)ox(o)pachypanpara-, par-

straight oxygen thick all, entire near, apart from,

perperipleo, pleiopoliopostpre-, proprimprotopseud(o)quadr(i)reretrosemisinistr(o) sub-, sup-

beside, beyond after through, excessive around more grey matter behind, after before, in front of first first false four again, backward backward, behind half left below, under,

super-, suprasym-7, syn-

beneath above, excessive, superior together, with, joined

tachy(o)tetratranstriultra-

rapid four across, through three beyond, excess

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(Layman’s terms first) Table 2 above epiabove supraabove, excessive superacross transagainst antiagainst contraall panapart, not dis-, di- difaround circumaround periaway from abback dors(o)backward retro(o)bad, abnormal malbefore antebefore prebefore, front forebefore, in front of probehind, after postbelow sub-, supbeneath infrabetween interbeyond, excess ultrablack melan(o)blue cyan(o)both ambiboth, two bi-, binchange, exchange, Metaafter, next cold Cry(o)-, colour colour concealed crooked

crym(o)chromat(o)chrom(o)crypt(o)ankyl(o)-, ancyl(o)-

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deficient different double double down, from down, reverse excessive false first first four four green grey grey matter half half half inside

hypoheter(o)didipl(o) decatahyperpseud(o)primprotoquadr(i)tetrachlor(o)glauc(o)poliodemihemisemien-, endo-, ento-

inside into, not joined large large left many middle more near, apart from new none not not, without one, single out of

intrainsym-, synmacr(o)mega-, megalosinistr(o)polymes(o)pleo-, pleiopara-, parneonulliima-, an-, armon(o)ec-

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outside

ect(o)-

short

brachy-

outside

exo-

slender

lept(o)-

outside, in

extra-

slow

brady-

small

micro-

addition oxygen

ox(o)-

straight

orth(o)-

painful, abnormal

dys-

thick

pachy-

produce

gen-

three

tri-

rapid

tachy(o)-

to the side of

later(o)-

red

erythr(o)-

together

co-, con-, com-

right

dextr(o)-

toward

ad-

same

homeo-, homo-

water

hydr(o)-

same

iso-

white

alb-

scanty

olig(o)-

white

leuc(o)-, leuk(o)

self

auto-

yellow

cirrh(o)

self, separate

idio-

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Roots / Combining Forms used in Medicine and Healthcare: Body Parts & Organs (Medical terms first) Table 3 aden(o)gland adren(o)adrenal gland angi(o)vessel, usually a blood vessel appendic(o)arteri(o)-

appendix artery

arteriol(o)-

arteriole

arthr(o)-

joint

atri(o)-

atrium or upper heart

aur(i)-

chamber ear

balan(o)-

glans penis or glans clitoridis

blephar(o)-

eyelid, eyelash

brachi(o)-

arm bronchus

bronch(o)-, bronchi(o)bronchiol(o)-

cheil(o)-, chil(o)

bronchiolus

bucc(o)canth(o)-

cheek corner of the eye

capit(o)cardi(o)carp(o)-

head heart wrist

cephal(o)cerebell(o)-

head cerebellum of brain

cerebr(i)-, cerebr(o)-

cerebrum of brain

cervic(o)-

neck (also refers to necklike projection of the cervix uteri, which is internal anatomy)

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Lip

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cheir(o)-, chir(o) hand

enter(o)-

choledoch(o)cholecyst(o)-

common bile duct gallbladder

episi(o)-

Intestine Vulva

faci(o)-

Face

chondr(i)-, chondr(o)-, chondri(o)-

cartilage

femor(o)fibr(o)gastr(o)-

Femur Fiber Stomach

chord(o)-

vocal cord, spermatic cord

gli(o)-

neuroglia, gluey substance

cili(o)-

eyelid, eyelash, or small hairlike processes

cleid(o)-

clavicle (collar bone)

col(o)-, colon(o)-

colon

colp(o)-

vagina

cost(o)cor(e)-, cor(o) cox(o)-

Rib pupil of eye Hip

crani(o)-

cranium (skull)

crur(o)-

Leg

cut(i)cubit(o)-

Skin elbow

cyst(i)-, cyst(o)-

bladder, cyst, sac

cyt(o)dactyl(o)dent(o)-, dent(i)derm(a)-, derm(o)-, dermat(o)-

Cell finger, toe tooth Skin

digit(o)disc(o)dors(i), dors(o)

finger, toe intervertebral disc posterior or back

laryng(o)-

larynx (voice box)

later(o)-

side

duoden(o)-

duodenum of intestine Brain

lien(o)-

spleen

lingu(o)lumb(o)-

tongue lower back

encephal(o)-

gingiv(o)gloss(o)gnath(o)hem(o)hemat(o)hepat(ico)-, hepat(o)-

Gum Tongue Jaw Blood Blood

hist(o)humer(o)hyster(o)ile(o)-

Tissue Humerus womb/uterus ileum of intestine

ili(o)-

ilium (upper part of hip bone) iris of eye jejunum of intestine

irid(o)jejun(o)-

the

kerat(o)-

horny tissue, cornea of eye

labi(o)-

lip, especially lips of mouth Abdomen loin, flank/lumbar region

lapar(o)lapar(o)-

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Liver

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lymph(o)mamm(a)-, mamm(o)-

lymphatic vessels,

ot(o)-

lymphocytes breast

palat(o)papill(o)-

Ear palate (roof of mouth) nipple or nipple-

man(i)-, man(u)mast(o)-

hand breast

ped(i)-, ped(o)-

shaped projection Foot

mel(o)-

limb

phall(o)-

Penis

mening(o)-

meninges; membranes

pharyng(o)-

pharynx (throat)

phleb(o)-

Vein

covering brain and

phren(i)-, phren(o)-, phren(ico)-

diaphragm or mind

metr(a)-,

spinal cord womb/uterus

metr(o)muscul(o)-,

muscle

my(o)myel(o)-

bone marrow

myel(o)-

spinal cord

my(o)-

muscle

myring(o)-

eardrum

nas(o)-

nose

nephr(o)-

kidney

neur(o)-

pil(o)pleur(o)pneum(a)-, pneum(o)-, pneum(ato)-, pneum(ono)pod(o)-

Hair pleura or rib lung, respiration (air , breath) foot or foot-shaped

nerve

proct(o)prostat(o)-

part anus, rectum Prostate

occipit(o)-

back of head

pulm(o)-,

Lung

ocul(o)-

Eye

odont(o)-

tooth

pulmon(o)pyel(o)-

pelvis of kidney

om(o)-

shoulder

pylor(o)-

Pylorus

omphal(o)onych(o)-

navel or umbilicus Nail

oophor(o)-

ovary

rachi(o)rect(o)ren(i)-, ren(o)rhin(o)-

Spine Rectum Kidney Nose

ophthalm(o)-

Eye

or(o)-

mouth

sacr(o)salping(o)-

Sacrum fallopian tube or

orchi(o)-,

testes sarc(o)-

eustachian tube flesh, muscular

orchid(o)-

substance osche(o)-

Scrotum

oss(eo)-, oss(i)-, ost(e)-, ost(eo)-

Bone

somat(o)-, somatic(o)7

body

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splanchn(ee)-,

viscera, splanchnic

splanchn(o)splen(o)-

nerve spleen

spondyl(o)

vertebra, spinal column

stern(o)-

sternum (breastbone)

organs uter(o)-

steth(o)chest stom-, stomat(o)- mouth tal(o)ankle, ankle bone tars(o)instep of foot or eyelid edge tendon

tend(o)-, ten(o)-, tenont(o)thel(o)thorac(o)thym(o)-

nipple chest, thorax thymus gland

thyr(o)tonsill(o)trache(o)-

thyroid gland tonsil trachea

trachel(o)trich(o)-

neck, necklike structure hair, hairlike

ureter(o)-

structure ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)

urethr(o)-

urethra (tube from bladder to outside)

vas(o)-

vessel or duct

ven(e)-, ven(i)-, ven(o)-

vien

ventr(i)-, ventr(o)-

front of body or belly Vertebra

vertebr(o)vesic(o)viscer(o)-

bladder or blister viscera; internal 8

Womb

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(Layman’s terms first) Table 4 abdomen

lapar(o)-

ankle

tal(o)-

finger, toe

dactyl(o)-

anus, rectum appendix

proct(o)appendic(o)-

finger, toe

digit(o)-

flank/lumbar region

lapar(o)-

arm

brachi(o)-

Foot

ped(i)-

artery

arteri(o)-

Foot

ped(o)-

bladder

cyst(o)-

Foot

pod(o)-

bladder

vesic(o)-

Gallbladder

cholecyst(o)-

blood

hem(o)-

Gland

aden(o)-

blood

hemat(o)-

Gum

gingiv(o)-

body

somat(o)osse(o)-

Hair Hand

trich(o)-

bone bone

oste(o)myel(o)-

Hand Hand

chir(o)-

bone marrow brain

encephal(o)-

Hand

man(u)-

breast

mamm(o)-

Head

capit(o)-

breast

mast(o)-

bronchus

bronch(o)-

Head Heart

bronchus

bronchi(o)-

cephal(o)cardi(o)-

cartilage

chondr(o)-

cartilage

chondri(o)-

Hip Humerus

cox(o)humer(o)-

cerebrum

cerebr(o)-

ilium (hip bone)

ili(o)-

chest

steth(o)-

internal organs

viscer(o)-

chest

thorac(o)-

intervertebral disc

colon

col(o)-

disc(o)enter(o)-

colon

colon(o)-

cranium (skull)

crani(o)-

diaphragm

phren(o)-

ear

aur(i)-

ear

Intestine

cheir(o)man(i)-

Jaw Joint Kidney

arthr(o)nephr(o)-

Kidney

ren(o)-

ot(o)-

Larynx

laryng(o)-

elbow

cubit(o)-

eye

ocul(o)-

Leg Lip

crur(o)cheil(o)-

eye

ophthalm(o)-

Lip

labi(o)-

eyelid

blephar(o)-

hepat(o)-

face

faci(o)-

Liver lower back

femur

femor(o)-

Lung

lumb(o)pneum(o)-

Lung

pulm(o)-

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gnath(o)-

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spine spleen

splen(o)-

stomach

gastr(o)-

testes

orchi(o)-

mouth muscle

or(o)stomat(o)muscul(o)-

testes tongue

orchid(o)gloss(o)-

muscle

my(o)-

tongue

lingu(o)-

neck

cervic(o)-

tonsil

tonsill(o)-

neck

trachel(o)-

tooth

dent(o)-

nerve

neur(o)-

tooth

dent(i)-

nose

nas(o)-

tooth

odont(o)-

nose ovary

rhin(o)oophor(o)-

trachea vein

trache(o)phleb(o)-

part of the intestine

ile(o)-

vein

ven(o)-

pharynx

pharyng(o)-

prostate pylorus

prostat(o)pylor(o)-

vertebra vertebra

spondyl(o) vertebr(o)-

vessel

angi(o)-

rib

cost(o)-

vessel

vas(o)-

skin

cut(i)-

womb

hyster(o)-

skin skin

derm(o)dermat(o)-

womb womb

metr(o)uter(o)-

spinal cord

myel(o)-

lung

pulmon(o)-

lymph meninges

lymph(o)mening(o)-

mouth

10

rachi(o)-

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Other Roots / Combining Forms used in Medicine and Healthcare (Medical terms first) Table 5 esthesi(o)Sensation Pain alg(o)-, algesi(o)albumin(o)amyl(o)andr(o)asthen(o)ather(o)audi(o)bioblast(o)carcin(o)chem(o)chol(e)-, chol(o)cyt(o)fec(o)galact(o)glob(o)glyc(o)gyn(o)-, gynec(o)hist(o)hypn(o)kinesi(o)-,

albumin (protein) Starch Male Weakness Porridge Hearing Life Germination Cancer Chemical Bile

lip(o)lith(o)-

softening

ment(i)-

mind form, shape

morph(o)-

menstruation

myx(o)-

mucus

nat(o)

birth

necr(o)-

death

noct(o)-

night

edema-

swelling due to fluid

onc(o)-

tumor

opt(o)-

vision

osm(o)-

odour

ped(o)-

child

part-

child birth

path(o)-

disease

Cell Feces Milk Ball Sugar

peps-

digest

phren(o)-

mind

psych(o)-

mind

py(o)-

pus

radi(o)-

radiation

Female

septic(o)-

toxic condition

schiz(o)-

split, divide

scler(o)-

hardening

somn-

sleep

sphygm(o)-

pulse

stomat(o)-

small opening

thromb(o)-

clot

tox(o)-

poison

ur(o)-

urine

Tissue Sleep Movement

kinet(o)lact(o)-

malac(o)men(o)-

Milk Fat Stone

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(Layman’s terms first) Table 6 albumin (protein)

a...