1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
WEEK 13

2. WORD ROOTS pharyng(o) throat ocul(o) eye ophthalm(o) eye
hyster(o) uterus
natal pertaining to birth
lip(o) fat, lipid
cervic(o) neck

3. ROOT EXAMPLES pharyngitis inflammation of the throat
intraocular pertaining to within the eye
ophthalmology study of the eye
hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus
neonatal pertaining to the newborn
lipocyte fat cell
cervical pertaining to the neck

4. PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES uni- one tri- three non- no, none, not
-cele swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
crypt- hidden

5. Prefix and Suffix Examples
unilateral pertaining to one side
triplegia paralysis of three limbs
nontoxic not poisonous
cystocele a bladder hernia (bladder protrudes into vagina)
cryptorchism hidden testes (testes do not descend into scrotum)

6. ABBREVIATIONS UA urinalysis UTI urinary tract infection GYN gynecology
LMP last menstrual period
IM intramuscular
inj injection
CNS central nervous system
CT computed tomography