Download Unit A: Medical/Dental Terminology

Unit A: Medical/Dental Terminology
Word Roots
albino
aden
angio
arterio
arthro
blepharo
bucca
carcin
cardio
cephal
cerebro
cervic
cheil
chem
chole
chrom
colo
costo
cranio
cyan
cysto
cyte
derma
echo
encephal
entero
epidemi
erythro
esophag
gastro
genit
gingiva
gloss
glyco
hem(at)
hepat
hom
hydro
hygien
hystero
leuko
lingua
lith
white
gland
blood vessel
artery
joint
eyelid
cheek
cancer
heart
head
brain
neck
lip
drug
gall, bile
color
colon
ribs
skull
blue
bladder, sac
cell
skin
sound
brain
intestine (small)
among the people
red
esophagus
stomach
origin, producing, causing
gum
tongue
sugar
blood
liver
same, like
water
healthful
uterus
white
tongue
stone
mast, mamm
myelo
myo
nephro, ren
neuro
ocul, ophthal
odont, dent
onc
oo
oophor
orchi
osteo
oto
ovario
ped, pod
pharyng
phleb
pneumo, pulm
procto
psych
radio
rhin
salpingo
thorac
trach
vas
viscera
vit
breast
bone marrow
muscle
kidney
nerve
eye
tooth
tumor, mass, bulk
egg
ovary
testis
bone
ear, hearing
ovary
foot,
pharynx
vein
lung
rectum
mind, soul
passing off rays
nose
tube
thorax, chest
trachea, windpipe
vessel
organ
life
Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes
a, an
ab
ad
ante
anti
aut
bi
brady
circum
contra
di
diplo
dys
ecto
endo, intra
epi
ex
hemi
hyper
hypo
inter
later
lipo
mal
mega/macro
micro
mono, uni
neo
ortho
peri
poly
post
pre
pro
pseudo
retro
semi
sub
tachy
tele
trans
ultra
without
away from
toward
before
against
self
both, two
slow
round, about, on all sides
against
two
double
painful, difficult
outside
inside
upper, above
out, from
half
excessive, , above, more than
deficient, below, less than
between
side
fat
bad, difficult
large
small
one, single
new
straight
around,
many, much
behind, after
before, in front of
forward
false
backward, behind
half
below
fast
distant, far
across
beyond, excess
Suffixes
a, ac, al
algia
ase
centre
cide
cente
dipsia
ectomy
emesis
emia
esthesia
genesis, genic
gram,
ia
iasis
ic, cial, is
ism
itis
lysis
malacia
megaly
oid
ologist
ology
oma
orrhagia
orrhea
osis
ostomy
pathy
penia
phobia
plasty
plegia
pnea
ptosis
rhagia
sclerosis
scope
stasis
toxic
trophy
uria
pertaining to
pain
enzyme
puncture
causing death
puncture
thirst
surgical removal
vomit
blood
sensation
origin, source
record
a disease
abnormal condition
pertaining to
state of
inflammation
destruction
softening
enlarged
like, similar
specialist
study of
tumor
hemorrhage
flow
condition of
surgical opening
disease
deficiency
fear
surgical repair
stroke paralysis
breathing
drooping down
bursting forth
hardening
picture, inspection
stoppage
poisonous
development, growth
urine