Medical Terminology

-um
-us

tissues, structures (things)

- turns words into nouns
thorac/o

chest
ad-
ap-

to add, attach

i.e. appendages
ante-

before
anit-

against, opposite

i.e. anitcougalant
ana-

up, away
bio-

life, living
sagitt/a-

sagittal R/L
kert/o-
scler/o-

hard, tough
trich/o-
pil/o,a-

hair
ventr/o-
gastr/o-
- belly, anterior
- stomach
super-
supr/a-

above, high
infer-
infra-

below, low
pleur/a-

lung

i.e. pleuritis.. inflammation of lung
erythr/o-
erythern/-
rubr/a-

red
edema

swollen, swelling
melan/o-

black/brown/dark
rose/a,o-
eso/i-

pink, "rosy" pink
cyano/o-

blue
-oma

tumor
dros/a-

back, posterior
idiopathic

disease of unknown origin
albin/o-
leuk/o-

white
onycho/o-
ungu/o-

nail
itchy/o-

fish, dry, scaly
xer/o-

dry
py/o-

pus
coron/a,o-

circle, crown
prur/o-

itch

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Medical Terminology

Description

prefix and suffix

Updated

2012-01-24T03:43:22Z

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