Medical Terminology Chapter 1

mast

derived from Greek word for breast

-ectomy

removal of

psych

comes from the Greek word for mind

-logy

the study of

path

disease

pathology

the study of disease

dermat

skin

dermatology

the study of skin

geront

elderly

gerontology

the study of the elderly

arthr

joint

-itis

inflammation of

-algia

pain

-oma

tumor

hyper-

over, above, excessive

peri-

around

tachy-

rapid, fast

epi-

upon, over

tri-

three

hypergastric

meaning above the stomach

periarthritis

inflammation around the joint

tachycardia

a rapid heart rate

-ic

pertaining to

psychopath

disease of the mind

enter

intestines

gastroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

card/i/o

heart

cardiology

study of the heart

If the term ends in a...

the plural is formed by adding an e

When the term ends in ax...

change the ax to aces to form the plural

To form the plural of a singular term ending in is...

change the i to an e

If a term ends in ix or ie...

change the ending to ices to form the plural

A term ending in um is made plural...

by changing the um to an a

To form the plural of words ending in us...

change the us to an i

If a term ends in y...

make it plural by dropping the y and adding ies

bronch/o

bronchus

ger/o, geront/o

aged

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hep/o, hepat/o

liver

neur/o

a nerve cell, the nervous system

oste/o

bone

-ac, -al, -ar, -ia, -ic, -ory

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cyte

cell

-graph

to write, record

-ist

one who specializes, agent

-megaly

enlargement

-scope

an instrument to view

a-, an-

no, not, without

anti-, contra-

against

brady-

slow

cyan-

bluish

dys-

painful, difficult

en-, endo-, intra-

within, inner

epi-

above, upon

ex-, exo-

out, away from

hyper-, supra-

excessive, above

inter-

between

post-

after

pre-

before, in front of

tachy-

fast, rapid