Week 1 Medical Terminology

Prefixes Suffixes a- an- negative or without -plasty surgical repair ab- away from -rrhaphy suture ad- towards -sclerosis abnormal hardening anti- against -scope instrument for viewing ante- before -stenosis narrowing

Root words angio vessel arthro joint cardio heart cerebro brain gastro stomach

Week 2 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes bi- two, both -osis abnormal condition brachy- short -ostomy surgical opening brady- slow -otomy surgical incision dys- painful, difficult -orrhea flow dors- back -pathy disease

Root words chondro cartilage costo ribs cyte cell hepat liver nephro kidney

Week 3 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes poly- many -algia painful post- after -asthenia weakness sub- below -cele hernia super- above -centesis surgical puncture tachy- fast -ectomy removal

Root words myo muscle oophor ovary oto ear pneumo lung/air rhino nose Week 4 Medical Terminology

Prefixes Suffixes mal- bad -itis inflammation,infection micro- small -gram picture neo- new -malacia abnormal softening para- beside or below -megaly enlargement peri- around -necrosis death of tissue

Root words arterio artery colo large intestines/colon hemo blood lipo fat neuro nerve

Week 5 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes endo- inside -ology study of hemi- half hyper- excessive, above, more hypo- decrease, below, less macro- large, big

Root Words mammo breast cervi neck entero small intestines hystero uterus masto breast naso nose osteo bone plegia paralysis procto rectum

Week 6 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes auto- self -emesis vomit epi- above, upon -graph instrument for recording inter- between, among -oma tumor intra- within, inside -pepsia digestion melano- black -phagia to eat

Root Words latero side medial middle tendo tendon trachi trachea (wind pipe) thorac chest

Week 7 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes erythro- red -osis condition, state, or process chole- bile, gallbladder -penia abnormal reduction in # cyst- bladder, bag, sac -partum birth, labor gly(co)- sugar -cide causing death bio- life -genesis development, creation

Root Words uria urination derma skin toxic poison meno menstruation blepharo eyelid

Week 8 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes pyro- heat, fire -mortem death chloro- green -poiesis to make leuko- white -trophy growth, development mono- one, single -therapy treatment ortho- straight, normal -al similar, pertaining to

Root Words dactyl finger, toe gloss tongue carp wrist gingiva gums labi lip

Week 9 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes pseudo- false, fake -philia attraction to syn- together, with -emia blood condition pachy- thick -tension pressure oligo- few -oxia oxygen homo- same -phobia abnormal fear

Root Words onycho nail blast sprout bucc cheek (inside) chorea dance dent tooth

Week 10 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes cyano- blue -ose pertaining to polio- gray -lysis breaking down,destruction eu- good -clasis break retro behind -ium tissue tri- three -ceps head

Root Words tonsillo tonsils litho stone laryngo throat laparo abdomen adipo fat

Week 11 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes ambi- both sides, double -dote what is given deca- ten -edema swelling eso- inward -opia vision condition presby- old age -porosis lessening in density nyctal - night -rrhagia bleeding

Root Words adreno gland alopeco baldness aqueo water lympho lymphatic tissue hetero other, different

Week 12 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes narco- stupor -occult hidden, difficult to see claustro- barrier -tripsy to crush acro- top -phasia speech agora- market place -lepsy seizure klepto steal -mania madness

Root Words axill armpit pneumo lung pylo renal pelvis meningo meninges pedicul lice

Week 13 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes carcino- cancerous -algesic painful, pain sense chemo- drug, chemical -phylaxis prevention cryo- cold -static control, maintenance of constant level crypto- hidden -kinesia movement -pnea breath, breathing

Root Words plastic development, growth, formation bacterio bacteria taxo coordination, order broncho bronchial tube colpo vagina orchid testes

Week 14 Medical Terminology Prefixes Suffixes trans- across, through -ion condition -dynia pain -penia deficiency, lack, too few -ism condition, state of Root Words abraso rub or scrape off arachno spider web, spider uretero uterter cuspi point, pointed flap echo sound thrombo clot somno sleep ambulo walk schizo division, split phreno mind