MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONS 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ dys-.
Answer: bad, difficult, or painful
◉ -ectomy.
Answer: surgical removal, cutting out
◉ hyper-.
Answer: excessive, or increased
◉ hypo-.
Answer: deficient, decreased
◉ -itis.
Answer: inflammation
◉ -osis.
Answer: abnormal condition, disease
,◉ -ostomy.
Answer: the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body
surface
◉ -otomy.
Answer: cutting, surgical incision
◉ -plasty.
Answer: surgical repair
◉ -rrhage.
Answer: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
◉ -rrhaphy.
Answer: surgical suturing
◉ -rrhea.
Answer: flow, or discharge
◉ -rrhexis.
Answer: rupture
, ◉ -sclerosis.
Answer: abnormal hardening
◉ gastr-.
Answer: stomach
◉ cyan/o.
Answer: blue
◉ erythr/o.
Answer: red
◉ leuk/o.
Answer: white
◉ melan/o.
Answer: black
◉ poli/o.
Answer: grey
PROFESSIONS 2026 STUDY GUIDE REVISION
SHEET CORE CONCEPT BREAKDOWN
◉ dys-.
Answer: bad, difficult, or painful
◉ -ectomy.
Answer: surgical removal, cutting out
◉ hyper-.
Answer: excessive, or increased
◉ hypo-.
Answer: deficient, decreased
◉ -itis.
Answer: inflammation
◉ -osis.
Answer: abnormal condition, disease
,◉ -ostomy.
Answer: the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body
surface
◉ -otomy.
Answer: cutting, surgical incision
◉ -plasty.
Answer: surgical repair
◉ -rrhage.
Answer: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
◉ -rrhaphy.
Answer: surgical suturing
◉ -rrhea.
Answer: flow, or discharge
◉ -rrhexis.
Answer: rupture
, ◉ -sclerosis.
Answer: abnormal hardening
◉ gastr-.
Answer: stomach
◉ cyan/o.
Answer: blue
◉ erythr/o.
Answer: red
◉ leuk/o.
Answer: white
◉ melan/o.
Answer: black
◉ poli/o.
Answer: grey