Med Terminology
Aden/o Adenopathy (gland disease) - (Definition) Gland
Carcin/o Carcinoma (cancerous tumor) - (Definition) Cancer
Cardi/o Cardiac (pertaining to the heart) - (Definition) Heart
Chem/o Chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals) - (Definition) Chemical
Cis/o Incision (process of cutting into) - (Definition) To cut
Dermat/o Dermatology (study of the skin) - (Definition) Skin
Enter/o Enteric (pertaining to the small intestine) - (Definition) Small intestine
Gastr/o Gastric (pertaining to the stomach) - (Definition) Stomach
Gynec/o Gynecology (study of females) - (Definition) Female
Hemat/o Hematic (pertaining to the blood) - (Definition) Blood
Hydr/o Hydrocele (protrusion of water [in the scrotum]) - (Definition) Water
,Immun/o Immunology (study of immunity) - (Definition) Immunity
Laryng/o Laryngeal (pertaining to the voice box) - (Definition) Voice box
Nephr/o Nephromegaly (enlarged kidney) - (Definition) Kidney
Ophthalm/o Ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye) - (Definition) Eye
Ot/o Otic (pertaining to the ear) - (Definition) Ear
Path/o Pathology (study of diseases) - (Definition) Disease
Pulmon/o Pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs) - (Definition) Lung
Rhin/0 Rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose) - (Definition) Nose
Prefix - (Definition) Meaning
a- - (Definition) without, away from
An- - (Definition) Without
Ante- - (Definition) Before, in front of
Anti- - (Definition) Against
, Auto- - (Definition) Self
Brady- - (Definition) Slow
Contra- - (Definition) Against
De- - (Definition) Without
Dys- - (Definition) Painful, difficult, abnormal
Endo- - (Definition) Within, inner
Epi- - (Definition) Upon, over
Eso- - (Definition) Inward
Eu- - (Definition) Normal, good
Ex- - (Definition) External, outward
Exo- - (Definition) Outward
Extra- - (Definition) Outside of
Hetero- - (Definition) Different
Aden/o Adenopathy (gland disease) - (Definition) Gland
Carcin/o Carcinoma (cancerous tumor) - (Definition) Cancer
Cardi/o Cardiac (pertaining to the heart) - (Definition) Heart
Chem/o Chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals) - (Definition) Chemical
Cis/o Incision (process of cutting into) - (Definition) To cut
Dermat/o Dermatology (study of the skin) - (Definition) Skin
Enter/o Enteric (pertaining to the small intestine) - (Definition) Small intestine
Gastr/o Gastric (pertaining to the stomach) - (Definition) Stomach
Gynec/o Gynecology (study of females) - (Definition) Female
Hemat/o Hematic (pertaining to the blood) - (Definition) Blood
Hydr/o Hydrocele (protrusion of water [in the scrotum]) - (Definition) Water
,Immun/o Immunology (study of immunity) - (Definition) Immunity
Laryng/o Laryngeal (pertaining to the voice box) - (Definition) Voice box
Nephr/o Nephromegaly (enlarged kidney) - (Definition) Kidney
Ophthalm/o Ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye) - (Definition) Eye
Ot/o Otic (pertaining to the ear) - (Definition) Ear
Path/o Pathology (study of diseases) - (Definition) Disease
Pulmon/o Pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs) - (Definition) Lung
Rhin/0 Rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose) - (Definition) Nose
Prefix - (Definition) Meaning
a- - (Definition) without, away from
An- - (Definition) Without
Ante- - (Definition) Before, in front of
Anti- - (Definition) Against
, Auto- - (Definition) Self
Brady- - (Definition) Slow
Contra- - (Definition) Against
De- - (Definition) Without
Dys- - (Definition) Painful, difficult, abnormal
Endo- - (Definition) Within, inner
Epi- - (Definition) Upon, over
Eso- - (Definition) Inward
Eu- - (Definition) Normal, good
Ex- - (Definition) External, outward
Exo- - (Definition) Outward
Extra- - (Definition) Outside of
Hetero- - (Definition) Different
