Medical Terminology
Word Roots
Gastr/o - stomach
Enter - small intestine
Hyper- excessive/increased
Cyan/o - blue
Erythro/o - red
Leuk/o - white
Melan/o - black
Poli/o - gray
Neur/o - nerve
Tonsill - tonsils
Crani - skull
Cardi - heart
Path - disease
Hepat/o - liver
Arteri/o - artery
Arthr- joint
Abdomin/o - abdomen
Angi/o - blood vessel
My/o - muscle
Myel/o - bone marrow/spine cord
Myc/o - fungus
Hem/o - blood
Ten/o - tendon
Dia - through
Nat - birth
Larygn - larynx, throat
Rhin/o - nose
Ot/o - nose
Lith - stone
Ather/o - plaque or fatty substance
Col - colon
Pyel/o - renal pelvis
Mening - meninges
Tendin - tendon
Dermat - skin
Py/o - pus
Pyr/o - fever or fire
Suffixes
-itis - inflammation
-plasty - surgical repair
-rrhaphy - surgical suturing
-ectomy - surgical removal
Word Roots
Gastr/o - stomach
Enter - small intestine
Hyper- excessive/increased
Cyan/o - blue
Erythro/o - red
Leuk/o - white
Melan/o - black
Poli/o - gray
Neur/o - nerve
Tonsill - tonsils
Crani - skull
Cardi - heart
Path - disease
Hepat/o - liver
Arteri/o - artery
Arthr- joint
Abdomin/o - abdomen
Angi/o - blood vessel
My/o - muscle
Myel/o - bone marrow/spine cord
Myc/o - fungus
Hem/o - blood
Ten/o - tendon
Dia - through
Nat - birth
Larygn - larynx, throat
Rhin/o - nose
Ot/o - nose
Lith - stone
Ather/o - plaque or fatty substance
Col - colon
Pyel/o - renal pelvis
Mening - meninges
Tendin - tendon
Dermat - skin
Py/o - pus
Pyr/o - fever or fire
Suffixes
-itis - inflammation
-plasty - surgical repair
-rrhaphy - surgical suturing
-ectomy - surgical removal
