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Medical Terminology
Each unit that we study will have medical terminology that you are required to memorize.
There will be a quiz one week after we take the Unit test. For example – We take the
Skeletal System Test on Friday. The next Friday, we will take the Muscular System
Prefix Quiz. You are responsible for learning this material entirely on your own. There
will be no class discussion about the words. The only way to pass these quizzes is to
memorize. I suggest that you make flashcards, and try to learn 5 new words a day.
Some words are found in more than one unit.
Unit 1 Orientation
-al
ana
-tom
-y
-ology
bio
physio
ante
poster
super
pertaining to
apart
cutting
process of
study of
life
nature
in front of
behind
above
infer
ventr
proxim near
medi
later
dors
dist
crani
caud
al
below
belly, front side
di
extra
intra
multi
uni
two
outside the cell
inside
many
one
-some
-skeleton
-tonic
iso
-osis
-stasis
-plasm
body
framework
strength, concentration
same as
condition of
controlling or stopping
growth
-ism
-ia
vascul
decubit
derma
epi
abnormal condition
abnormal condition
little blood vessels
bedsore
skin
upon
middle
side
back
distant
skull
tail
pertaining to
Unit 2 Chemistry
chem.
-saccharide
-cellular
mono
poly
chemical
sugar containing carbon
pertaining to the cell
one
many
Unit 3 Cells and Tissue
chromo
cyto
hyper
hypo
mei
meta
neo
colored
cell
excessive
below normal
reduction
beyond or after
new
Unit 4 Skin and Membranes
albin
alopec
a
-ar
-us
-titis
white
baldness
without
pertaining to
presence of
inflammation of
Unit 5 Skeletal System
ab
-tion
arthr
burs
circum
oste
extens
flex
away from
process
joint
small purse like sac
around
bone
straightening
bend
duc
ad
-itis
carp
end
-um
-ion
-osis
move
to or toward
inflammation
wrist
within
presence of
process of
process of
plasm
bi
fibro
-agia
-us
intra
lemma
asthenia
neuro
sarc
tumor
two
fiber
pain
pertaining to
into
husk or covering
weakness
nerve
flesh
-oid
-um
-al
duct
cephal
hema
hydro
mening
-glia
resembling
presence of
pertaining to
channel
head
blood
water
membrane
glue
op
cochle
corne
tympan
dipl
lacrim
my
-otomy
media
sclerosis
eyes
snail shell
tough, hornlike
eardrum
double
tears
squinting
opening into
middle
hardening
Unit 6 Muscular System
troph
-y
-ceps
myl
gastrocnemi
hyper
muscul
my
gravis
physio
nourishment
process of
head
muscle
calf of the leg
excessive
muscle
muscle
heavy
nature
Unit 7 Nervous System
arach
cerebell
cerebr
aqua
en
-itis
-toma
-us
neuro
spider’s web
little brain
brain
water
within
inflammation
tumor
presence of
nerve
Unit 8 Special Senses
ambly
-ia
conjunctiv
strabism
-ic
-us
-al
myring
ot
oto
dull or dim
condition of
eyelid lining
cross-eyed
relating to
presence of
pertaining to
eardrum
ear
ear
Unit 9 Endocrine System
acr/o
adren
dwarf
exo
-os
hyper
hypo
dyspia
urea
-oid
body extremity
toward the kidney
small by comparison
outside of
one who
over, excessive
deficient
thirst
urination
resembles
megaly
-al
-ism
opthalm
gigant
glycemia
poly
phagia
ster
thyr
enlargement of
pertaining to
abnormal condition of
eye
largeness by comparison
blood sugar
many, much
eating
solid oil
shield
coagul
edem
embol
cyte
hema
leuko
mono
gen
poly
thrombo
clotting
swelling
plug
cell
blood
white blood
one
producing
many
clot
angio
brady
infarct
sept
scope
-phas
athero
diastol
hemi
vessel
slow
area of tissue death
wall, partition
instrument
speech
fatty
relaxation
half
-itis
-megaly
-ity
-tion
-stitial
-penia
-oma
sclero
inflammation of
enlargement of
condition of
process of
tissues
deficiency of
tumor
hard
Unit 10 Blood
emia
-tion
-a
erythro
poiesis
-oma
Lympho
patho
-ic
cyth
blood
process of
presence of
red
formation of
tumor or swelling
clear spring, water
disease
refers to
cells
Unit 11 Cardiovascular System
angina
plasty
-card
systol
steth/o
tachy
-sclerosis
cyan
phleb
-plegia
tightness with pain
surgical repair
heart
contraction
chest
rapid, fast
hardening
blue
vein
paralysis
Unit 12 Lymphatic System
aden
hepato
hyper
immun
inter
leuko
lymph
spleno
glands
liver
over
not serving disease
between
white
clear white fluid
spleen
Unit 13 Respiratory System
alveol
a
bronch
-scop
dys
-pira
laryng
pneumon
-thorax
-meter
tiny cavity
without
major branch of windpipe
instrument
difficult
breathe
voicebox
lungs, air
chest
instrument
-i
-pnea
-itis
-y
emphysem
-tion
pharyng
-ia
spiro
tachy
pertaining to
breathing
inflammation of
pertaining to
blowing up with air
process
throat
abnormal condition of
breath
fast
cec
-ostomy
-rrhea
gastro
gingiv
-occult
intrins
-dont
pylor
stoma
blind
opening into
flow or discharge
stomach
gums
hidden
within a body or organ
teeth
gatekeeper
mouth
cyst
dys
-ate
-nephr
hydro
olig
ren
-emia
bladder
painful
relating to
kidney
water
scanty
kidney
blood condition
circumcis
dys
-metri
-otomy
leuko
-gram
myo
-genesis
prostat
cutting around
painful
uterus
incision into
white
x-ray record
muscle
development
prostate gland
Unit 14 Digestive System
aliment
cirrh
degluti
diverticul
-enteri
-ae
hepat
mastic
-ton/e
sigm
food
reddish, yellowness
swallowing
offshoot, bypass
small intestines
pertaining to
liver
chew
strength, stretching
means an S
Unit 15 Urinary System
afferent
-lysis
efferent
glomerulo
hema
-osis
pyleo
ur
conducting toward a part
breaking down
conducting outward
a little ball of yarn
blood
abnormal condition
renal pelvis
urine
Unit 16 Reproductive System
-men
-orchid
ectopic
episi
hyster
mammo
mast
o/o
ovula
spermato
monthly
testes
out of place
vulva
uterus
breast
breasts
egg
releasing a little egg
seed