COMPLETE LIST OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY:
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
1. Nose - Rhino / Naso
2. Sinus - Sino
3. Larynx - Laryngo
4. Pharynx - Pharyngo
5. Trachea - Tracheo
6. Bronchus - Broncho
7.
Bronchiole - Bronchiolo
8. Lung - Pneumono / Pulmono
9. Breath - Pnea
10. Chest - Pectr/o, Thorac/o
11. Diaphragm - Phreno
12.
Carbon-dioxide - Capn/o
13. Voice - Phon/o
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
1. Heart - Cardio
2. Vessels - Angio / Vasculo / Vaso
3. Artery - Arterio
4. Veins - Phlebo
5. Blood - Hemato
6. RBC - Erythrocytes
7. WBC - Leukocytes
8. Platelet - Thrombocytes
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM / GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT (GI)
1. Mouth - Oral / Stomato
2. Lip - Labio / Cheilo
3. Tooth - Dento / Odonto
4. Tongue - Glosso / Linguo
5. Uvula - Uvulo
6. Salivary
gland - Sialo
7. Gums - Gingivo
8. Pharynx - Pharyngo
9.
Esophagus - Esophago
10. Stomach - Gastro
11. Duodenum - Duodeno
12. Jejunum - Jejuno
13. Ilium - Ilio
14. Liver - Hepato
15.
Gallbladder - Cholecysto
16. Common bile
duct - Choledocho
17. Bile - Chol
18. Small
Intestine - Entero
19. Colon - Colo
20. Cecum - Ceco
21. Sigmoid
colon - Sigmoido
22. Rectum - Procto / Recto
23. Anus - Ano
SKELETAL SYSTEM
1. Head - Cephalo / Cranio
2. Neck - Cervico
3. Chest - Thoraco / Pectoral
4. Hand - Chiro
5. Joint - Arthro
6. Wrist - Carpo
7. Finger /
toe - Dactylo
8. Rib - Costo
9. Bone - Osteo
10. Foot - Podo
11. Big toe - Hallux
12. Vertebra - Spondylo
13. Ankle - Tarso
14. Arm - Brachi
15. Cartilage - Chrondro
16. Spinal
cord - Myel/o
17. Straight - Orthr/o
REPRODUCTION SYSTEM
1. Penis - Balano /
Pen/o
2. Vagina - Colpo / Vagino
3. Cervix - Cervic/o
4. Vulva - Vulvo / Epis/o
5. Women - Gyneco
6. Male - Andro
7. Uterus - Hystero /
Metro/o
8. Breast - Mammo / Masto
9. Menstruation - Meno
10. Ovary - Oophoro
11. Testis - Orchio / Testo
12. Semen - Spermato
13. Vas
deferens - Vaso
14. Prostate
gland - Prostato
15. Fallopian
tube - Salping/o
NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. Brain - Encephalo
2.
Meninges - Meningo
3. Spinal
cord - Myelo
4. Nerve - Neuro
5.
Cerebrum - Cerebro
6.
Cerebellum - Cerebello
7. Mind - Psycho, ment/o
8. Head - cephal/o
9. Nerve root - radic/o, radicul/o
10. Speech
- phas/o
11. Sensation
- esthesi/o
EXCRETORY SYSTEM / GENITO-URINARY TRACT (GU)
1. Kidney - Nephro / Reno
2. Bladder - Cysto / Vesico
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM / IMMUNE SYSTEM
1. Lymph - Lympho
2. Spleen - Spleno
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
1. Muscle - My/o
2. Diaphragm - Phreni
3. Tendon - Ten/o
4. Movement -
kinesi/o
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
1. Skin - Dermato / Cutaneous
SPECIAL SENSES
1. Ear - Auri
2. Hearing - Audio
3. Eye - Ophthalmo
4. Lens - Phako
5. Eyelid - Blepharo
6. Pupil - Coreo
7. Lip - Cheilo /
Labio
8. Cornea - Kerato
9. Tympanic membrane
- Myringo
10. Fingernail / Toenail - Onycho
Combination of Medical terminology with Prefix and Suffixes
Eg: Suffixes,
-centesis (Puncture a cavity to remove fluid)
Thoracocentesis (Puncture a thoracic cavity to remove fluid)
Arthrocentesis (Puncture a joint cavity to remove fluid)
-ectomy (Surgical removal or excision)
Oophorectomy (Surgical removal or excision of Ovary)
Hysterectomy (Surgical removal or excision of Uterus)
-ostomy (A new opening)
Gastrostomy (Surgical opening into the stomach)
Cystostomy (Surgical opening into the bladder)
-otomy (Incision or cutting into)
Nephrotomy (Incision or cutting in the Kidney)
Myringotomy (Incision or cutting in the Tympanic membrane)
-oplasty (Surgical repair)
Arthroplasty (Surgical replacement or reconstruction of a joint)
Angioplasty (Open blocked arteries and restore normal blood flow)
-opexy (Surgical fixation)
Nephropexy (Surgical fixation of a floating kidney)
Gastropexy (Surgical fixation of the stomach with the abdominal wall)
-orrhaphy (Surgical repair or suture)
Neurorrhaphy (Surgical suture of a divided nerve)
Renorrhaphy (Surgical suture of the kidney)
Eg: Prefixes,
Brady- (Decrease)
Bradycardia (Decreased heart rate)
Bradypnea (Decreased breath rate)
Tachy- (Increase)
Tachycardia (increase heart rate)
Tachypnea (Increase breath rate)