1. Medical Terminology List 2

2. carcin/oR ★ cancer, cancerous – Carcinoma – carcinogen

3. Carcinoma ☤ Carcin / oma – Carcin = cancer – -oma = tumor or mass Tumor or mass of cancer

4. cephal/oR ★ Head – Cephalic

5. Cephalic ☤ Cephal / ic – Cephal = head – -ic = pertaining to Pertaining to the head

6. cyst/oR ★ urinary/bladder – Cystoscopy

7. Cystoscopy ☤ Cysto / scopy – Cyst/o= bladder – -scopy = visual examination Visual examination of the bladder

8. Cystoscope ☤ Cysto / scope – Cyst/o= bladder – -scope = instrument to view Instrument to view the bladder

9. electr/oR ★ Electricity – Electric – Electrocardiogram

10. Electric ☤ Electr / ic – Electr = electricity – -ic = pertaining to Pertaining to electricity

11. Electrocardiogram ( ECG or EKG ) ☤ Electr/o/cardi/o/gram – Electr/o = electicity – Cardi/o = heart – -gram = record Record of the electricity of the heart

12. encephal/oR ★ Brain – electroencephalogram (EEG) – encephalitis

13. electroencephalogram (EEG) ☤ Electr/o/encephal/o/gram – Electr/o = electrcity – Encephal/o = brain – -gram = record Record of the electricity of the brain

14. Encephalitis ☤ Encephal / itis – Encephal = brain – -itis = inflammation Inflammation of the brain

15. gynec/oR ★ women, female – gynecology – Gynecologist

16. Gynecology ☤ Gynec / o / logy – Gynec/o = women – -logy = study of Study of women

17. Gynecologist ☤ Gynec / o / logist – Gynec/o = women – -logist = specialist in Specialist (in the study) of women

18. lapar/oR ★ abdomen (area between the chest and hip) – Laparoscopy – Laparoscope

19. Laparoscope ☤ Lapar / o / scopy – Lapr/o = abdomen – -scope = instrument used to visualize Instrument used to visualize the abdomen

20. nephr/oR ★ Kidney – Nephrectomy – Nephritis – Nephrologist

21. Nephrectomy ☤ Nephr / ectomy – Nephr = kidney – -ectomy = removal of Removal (cutting out) of the kidney

22. Nephritis ☤ Nephr / itis – Nephr = kidney – itis = inflammation Inflammation of the kidney

23. Nephrologist ☤ Nephr / o / logist – Nephr/o = kidney – -logist = specialist in Specialist in the kidney

24. neur/oR ★ Nerve – Neurology – Neurologist – Neural – Neuralgia – Neurosis

25. Neurology ☤ Neur / o / logy – Neur/o = nerves – -logy = study of Study of nerves

26. Neurologist ☤ Neur / o / logist – Neur/o = nerves – -logist = specialist in Specialist in nerves

27. Neural ☤ Neur / al – Neur = nerves – -al = pertaining to Pertaining to the nerves

28. Neuralgia ☤ Neur / algia – Neur = nerves – -algia = pain Pain of the nerves (nerve pain)

29. Neurosis ☤ Neur / osis – Neur = nerves – -osis = abnormal condition Abnormal condition of the nerves

30. ophthalm/oR ★ Eye – Ophthalmologist – Ophthalmology – ophthalmoscope

31. Ophthalmologist ☤ Ophthalm/o/logist – Ophthalm/o = eyes – -logist = specialist in Specialist in eyes

32. Ophthalmology ☤ Ophthalm / o / logy – Ophthalm/o = eyes – -logy = study of The study of eyes

33. Ophthalmoscope ☤ Ophthalmoscope – Ophthalm/o = eyes – -scope = instrument to view Instrument to view the eyes

34. oste/oR ★ Bone – Osteoarthritis – osteoporosis

35. Osteoarthritis ☤ Oste / o / arthr / itis – Oste/o = bone – Arthr = joint – -itis = inflammation Inflammation of the bone and joints

36. path/oR ★ Disease – Pathologist – Pathology – Psychopathic

37. Pathologist ☤ Path / o / logist – Path/o = disease – -logist = specialist in

38. Pathology ☤ Path / o / logy – Path/o = disease – -logy = Study of Study of disease

39. psych/oR ★ Mind – Psychology – Psychologist – Psychosis

40. Psychology ☤ Psych / o / logy – Psych/o = mind – -logy = study of Study of the mind

41. Psychologist ☤ Psych / o / logist – Psych/o = mind – -logist = specialist in Specialist in the mind

42. Psychosis ☤ Psych / osis – Psych = mind – -osis = abnormal condition Abnormal condition of the mind

43. Psychopathic ☤ Psych/o/path/ic – Psycho/o = mind – Path = disease – -ic =condition of Condition of mind disease

44. ren/oR ★ Kidney – Renal

45. Renal ☤ Ren / al – Ren = kidney – -al = pertaining to Pertaining to the kidney

46. rhin/oR ★ Nose – Rhinitis

47. Rhinitis ☤ Rhin / itis – Rhin = nose – -itis = inflammation of Inflammation of the nose

48. -scopeS ★ Instrument to view – Nephroscope

49. -ectomyS ★ cutting out, removal, excision – Gastrectomy – vasectomy – Tonsillectomy – Appendectomy

50. Gastrectomy ☤ Gastr / ectomy – Gastr = stomach – -ectomy = cutting out of Cutting out of the stomach

51. -emiaS ★ blood condition – Anemia – Leukemia

52. Anemia ☤ Anemia – An- = no – -emia = blood No blood

53. -ismS ★ condition, process hyperthyroidism

54. -osisS ★ abnormal condition – Nephrosis – Psychosis

55. Nephrosis ☤ Nephr / osis – Nepho = kidney – -osis = abnormal condition Abnormal condition of the kidney

56. endo-P ★ inside, inner (within) endocrine glands, endocardium, endoskeleton

57. exo-P ★ Outside exocrine glands, exoskeleton, exorcist

58. retro-P ★ Behind – Retrogastric – Retroactive – Retrospect

59. Retrogastric ☤ – Retro / gastr / ic Retro = behind Gastr = stomach -ic = pertaining to – Pertaining to behind the stomach

60. sub-P ★ below, under – Subhepatic – Subconscious – submarine – substandard – subway

61. Subhepatic ☤ Sub / hepat / ic – Sub- = below – Hepat = liver – -ic = pertaining to Pertaining to below the liver

62. trans-P ★ Across – Transdermal – Transcontinental – Transfer – transport

63. Transdermal ☤ Trans / derm / al – Trans- = across – Derm = skin – -al = pertaining to Pertaining to across the skin