- able: capable of, having ability to
- algia: referring to pain
- ac, al: pertaining to
- asis, asia, esis, osis: condition or state
- astheno: weakness
- blast: immature cell
- cel, cele: swelling, enlarged space, tumor
- centesis: referring to an organ or body cavity being punctured (usually to drain excess fluid)
- cid, cide, cis: cut, kill, destry
- cyte: cell
- ectomy: surgical removal of
- emia: referring to a substance in blood
- ferent: carry
- form: shape
- genic: causing
- gram: record
- graph, graphy, gram: image/imaging
- ia: state, condition; noun ending
- ism: condition, state
- itis: inflammation
- logy, ology: study of
- lysis: decline; disintegration of; destruction of
- megaly: enlargement of
- malacia: softening
- ologist: a specialist of
- ology: science of
- oma: tumor
- ory: pertaining to
- osis: abnormality; disease process
- ostomy: to make an opening or hole
- otomy: to cut into, incision
- penia: deficiency
- path, pathy: disease
- phagia: related to eating or swallowing
- phasia: relating to speech
- phobia: relating to fear
- plasty: plastic surgery
- plegia: paralysis
- pnea: to breathe
- ptosis: drooping
- retro: behind
- rrhage, rrhagia: abnormal/excessive flow/discharge
- rrhaphy: suture of; repair of
- rrhea: flow or discharge
- scopy, scopic: look into, examine
- sis: a process, action, or condition
- sub: below
- taxis: order, arrangement of
- trophic: nutrition
- therm: heat
- uria: referring to a substance in the urine
- xantho: yellow
Reference
Bliven, K. (2014, May 29). KINE 5003: Functional anatomy, terminology [PDF].
Des Moines University, Matz, D., & Dyche, W. (n.d.). Online Medical Terminology Course. Retrieved from https://www.dmu.edu/medterms/
Jenkins, G., & Tortora, G. J. (2012). Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 3rd Edition International Stu. John Wiley & Sons.
Medical Terminology [PDF]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://samples.jbpub.com/9780763779306/Medical%20Terminology.pdf
