1. Medical terminology

2. Medical Terminology Adip/o; lip/o Fat Example: Liposuction
removal of fat

3. Medical Terminology Blast/o, -blast: Early embryonic stage, immature
Example: blastoma
cancer in precursor cells

4. Medical Terminology Cardi/o:; Coron/o Heart Example:
Cardiologist- person specializing in the heart

5. Medical Terminology Cyt/o, -cyte: Cell Example: Cytolytic hepatitis –
cells of liver break down

6. Medical Terminology -ectomy: Surgical removal Example:
Splenectomy – removal
of the spleen

7. Medical Terminology
En-, endo-: inside, within

8. Medical Terminology Epi-: above, over, upon
Example: epinephrine – drug used to open up airways in lungs

9. Medical Terminology Exo-: outside, outward Example: Exocytosis –
cell releases substances to
the external environment

10. Medical Terminology Gloss/o: tongue Example: Glossopharyngeal nerve-
Pertaining to the tongue and pharynx

11. Medical Terminology Hepat/o: Liver Example: Hepatitis – disease of the

12. Medical Terminology Hetero: Different, other Example:
Heterotopic ossification-
Bone that forms in a place that is normally should not

13. Medical Terminology Hist/o: Tissue
Example: histology: study of tissues

14. Medical Terminology Homo; homeo: Same, similar Example homeostasis:
tendency of a system,
especially the physiological
system of higher animals,
to maintain internal
stability,

15. Medical Terminology Hem/o; hemat/o: blood Example: Hematocrit – amount
Of red blood cells in
Whole blood

16. Medical Terminology Hyper-: above, excessive, beyond Hypertension:
elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure.

17. Medical Terminology Hypo: under, deficient, below Hypothermia:
the artificial reduction of body temperature to slow metabolic processes, as for facilitating heart surgery

18. Medical Terminology -ician; -ist; -logist: specialist
Endocrinologist: those who work with the thyroid gland and other glands associated with the endocrine system

19. Medical Terminology
-logy = study of
Biology : study of life

20. Medical Terminology My/o; myos/o: muscle Myocarditis:
Inflammation of heart muscle

21. Medical Terminology Nas/o; rhin/o: nose Rhinoplasty:
plastic surgery to the
nose

22. Medical Terminology Nephr/o; ren/o:
Kidney
Renal failure: kidney’s fail to remove wastes properly from the body

23. Medical Terminology
Onc/o: tumor, mass
Oncologist:

24. Medical Terminology Osteoporosis: bones become weak and brittle Oste/o

25. Medical Terminology
Ped/o; pod/o: foot
Podiatrist :
foot doctor

26. Medical Terminology Peri-: Around/surrounding Example:
Pericarditis: inflammation around the heart

27. Medical Terminology
Pneum/o; pneumon/o; pulmon/o: Lung sacs in one or both lungs
Pneumonia:
Infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs

28. Medical Terminology
-poiesis: formation of
Hematopoiesis:

29. Medical Terminology Viscer/o Virceromegaly:
Internal organs
Virceromegaly:
Enlargement of the internal organs