Medical Terminology
Example:
Intravenous- “pertaining to within the vein”
Intra/ven/ous
“Intra”-”within”
“Ven”-”vein”
“Ous-”pertaining to”
Terms & Definitions
● Adeno: Gland
● -algia: Pain
● Arthritis: Inflammation of the joint
● Arthro: Joint
● Arthrodesis: Surgical procedure to fuse joints together
● Arthroscopy: Visual examination of the joint space
● Bactericide: Substance that kills bacteria
● Carcin/o: -megaly
● Cardio: Heart
● Cardiology: Study of Heart
● Cardiomegaly: Enlargement of the heart
● -centesis: Surgical puncture to remove excessive fluid
● Cerebr/o: The largest part of the brain/cerebrum
● Chiroplasty: Surgical repair of the hand
● Chole-: Bile
● -cide: Kill
● Colo: Colon
● Costo: Rib
● Cyst: Fluid-filled sac
● Cyst/o: Urinary bladder
● Cyto: Cell
● Derma: Skin
● -ectomy: Surgical removal of
● Electro: Electrical activity
● Endo: Inside or Within
● Enter/o: Intestines
● Epi-: Upon
● Erythrocyte: Red blood cell
● Extra-: Outside
● Fibroadenoma: Lump in breast containing fibrous and glandular tissue
● Gastro: Stomach
● -gram: Recording or Written record of
● Gynec/o: Women or Female
● Hemat: Blood
● Hemorrhage: Excessive or uncontrollable bleeding
Example:
Intravenous- “pertaining to within the vein”
Intra/ven/ous
“Intra”-”within”
“Ven”-”vein”
“Ous-”pertaining to”
Terms & Definitions
● Adeno: Gland
● -algia: Pain
● Arthritis: Inflammation of the joint
● Arthro: Joint
● Arthrodesis: Surgical procedure to fuse joints together
● Arthroscopy: Visual examination of the joint space
● Bactericide: Substance that kills bacteria
● Carcin/o: -megaly
● Cardio: Heart
● Cardiology: Study of Heart
● Cardiomegaly: Enlargement of the heart
● -centesis: Surgical puncture to remove excessive fluid
● Cerebr/o: The largest part of the brain/cerebrum
● Chiroplasty: Surgical repair of the hand
● Chole-: Bile
● -cide: Kill
● Colo: Colon
● Costo: Rib
● Cyst: Fluid-filled sac
● Cyst/o: Urinary bladder
● Cyto: Cell
● Derma: Skin
● -ectomy: Surgical removal of
● Electro: Electrical activity
● Endo: Inside or Within
● Enter/o: Intestines
● Epi-: Upon
● Erythrocyte: Red blood cell
● Extra-: Outside
● Fibroadenoma: Lump in breast containing fibrous and glandular tissue
● Gastro: Stomach
● -gram: Recording or Written record of
● Gynec/o: Women or Female
● Hemat: Blood
● Hemorrhage: Excessive or uncontrollable bleeding
