Common Medical Terminology Word Parts PDF
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This document provides a compilation of common combining forms, prefixes, suffixes, and plurals used in medical terminology. It is well-organized and includes definitions for each term. This is a useful reference document for students studying medical terminology.
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Common Combining Forms in Medical Terminology Combining Form Meaning Angi/o Blood vessel Arteri/o Artery Arthr/o Joint Blephar/o Eyelid Bronch/o Bronchus (air passages of the lungs) Cardi/o Heart Cephal/o Head Colon/o or Co...
Common Combining Forms in Medical Terminology Combining Form Meaning Angi/o Blood vessel Arteri/o Artery Arthr/o Joint Blephar/o Eyelid Bronch/o Bronchus (air passages of the lungs) Cardi/o Heart Cephal/o Head Colon/o or Col/o Colon, Large Intestine Cyan/o Blue Cyst/o Bladder Dermat/o Skin Encephal/o Brain Enter/o Small Intestine Erythr/o Red Gastr/o Stomach Gingiv/o Gums Gloss/o Tongue Hemat/o Blood Hepat/o Liver Hyster/o Uterus Lapar/o Abdomen, abdominal wall Laryng/o Larynx (voice box) Leuk/o White Mamm/o Breast Mast/o Breast Common Prefixes in Medical Terminology Prefix Meaning a-, an- Without, not anti- Against bi- Two, double brady- Slow dys- Bad, difficult, painful endo- Within, inside epi- Above eu- Good, normal hemat/o Blood hemi- One half hyper- Above normal, excessive, high hypo- Below, beneath, low intra- Inside, within mal- Bad neo- New peri- Around, surrounding poly- Excessive, many post- After pre- Before sub- Less than normal, below, underneath supra- Above tachy- Rapid a-, an- Without, not anti- Against bi- Two, double Common Suffixes in Medical Terminology Suffix Meaning -algia Pain -centesis Surgical puncture to remove fluid -ectomy Surgical excision (removal) -gram A record, recording -itis Inflammation -logy Study of -logist One who specializes -megaly Abnormal enlargement -oma Tumor -osis Condition -pathy Disease -penia Deficiency -pexy Surgical fixation -plasty Surgical repair -pnea Breathing -rrhagia Severe bleeding -rrhaphy Surgical suturing -rrhea Flow, discharge -rrhexis Rupture -scope Instrument for viewing -scopy Visual examination -stenosis Abnormal narrowing -stomy Creation of an artificial opening -tomy Cutting into the organ or area -uria Urination, urine Common Plurals in Medical Terminology Singular ending and example Plural ending and example -a vertebra -ae vertebrae -ax thorax -aces thoraces -ex index -ices indices -ix appendix -ices appendices -is diagnosis -es diagnoses -um bacterium -a bacteria -us nevus -i nevi
