Bone

Oste/o = Bone
Osteon = bone

Oste/itis:
inflammation of the bone
Oste/o/malac/ia:
softening of the bones
Oste/oma:
bone tumor
Myel/o = Bone Marrow or Spinal Cord

Oste/o/myel/itis:

inflammation of the
bone and marrow
 Arthr/o = Joint
Arthr/itis:
inflammation of a joint
Oste/o/arthr/itis:
inflammation and destruction
of bone and joint tissue
 Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o = Tendon

Tendin/it is:
Inflammation of the
tendons
Burs/o = Bursa

A small serous sac between a

tendon and a bone
Bursa = purse or bag

Burs/ae: (plural) more than one

bursa
Burs/itis: inflammation of a bursa
Chondr/o = Cartilage

Oste/o/chondr/itis:
inflammation of bone and
cartilage
Cost/o = Ribs

Inter/cost/al:
between the ribs
 Dent = Teeth

Dent/al: pertaining to the teeth

Odont/o = shaped like a tooth
Orth/odont/ist: dentist
who specializes in
straightening teeth
Peri/odont/al: around or
near the teeth
Peri- = Around or Near
Peri/oste/um: membrane around
the bone
Peri/chondr/ium: membrane around
the cartilage
 Prosth = Artificial body/replacement

Prosth/esis:
artificial appliance that
replaces amputated body parts
Meta- = Beyond

Meta/carp/als: Bones located

beyond the carpals

Meta/tars/als: Bones located

beyond the tarsals
Tars/o = Ankle, tarsal bones
Phalang/o = Phalanges

Phalanx (singular)
Phalang/es: Bones of the fingers
and/or toes (plural)
Phalang/ectomy:
Excision of a phalanx
Humer/o = Humerus

Bones of the upper arm

Humer/al:
Pertaining to the bone of
upper arm
Practice
The joint between
the sacrum and the o Sacr/o/ili/ac joint
ilium
Pertaining to the o Thorac/o/lumbar
thorax and lumbar
spines
Medical Terminology

Respiratory System
and
Pulmonology
Pneum/o = Air

Pneumon = Lung
Pneuma = Wind or breath
Pneum/o/thorax: Collection of air in
the chest cavity
Pneumon/o = Lung

Pneumon/ectomy: Excision of part

or all of a lung
Pulmon/o = Lung

Pulmon/ary, Pulmon/ic: Pertaining

to lungs
Pne/o = Breathing

A/pnea Absence of breathing

Dys/pnea Difficult breathing
Tachy/pnea Rapid breathing
Brady/pnea Slow breathing
Ortho/pnea Able to breathe only
when sitting or
standing
Hem/o/pty/sis Expectoration
(coughing up) blood
Atelectasis

Ateles means imperfect in Greek

Ektasis means expand or dilate in
Greek

Atel/ectasis is:
the imperfect expansion of
the lungs. Collapsed lung.
Air route The lungs
Nose, nasal cavity Covered by the

Nas/o pleura Pleur/o

Pharynx Pharng/o

Larynx Laryng/o The diaphragm

Trachea Trache/o Phren/o Muscle

Bronchi Bronch/o
that assists with
inhalation and
Alveoli Alveol/o
exhalation.
Nas/o = Nasal cavity

Nas/al:
Pertaining to the nose (cavity)

Inflammation:
rhinitis
Nas/o = Nasal cavity

Inflammation of nose and pharynx:

nasopharyngitis
Epistaxis

Epi- = upon
Staxis = dripping or oozing
Epi/staxis:
nosebleed or Hemorrhage
from the nose.
Pharyng/o = Pharynx, Throat

Incision of the pharynx:

Pharyng/o/tomy
Laryng/o = Larynx

Larynx contains the vocal cord

Laryng/itis:
Inflammation of the larynx
 Trache/o = Trachea

Trachea = Windpipe
Trache/o/tomy:
Incision into the trachea
Bronch/o = Bronchi

Bronch/itis:
Inflammation of the bronchi
Bronch/o/scope:
An instrument to examine the
bronchi
 Pleur/o, (a) = Pleura

Pleur/al:
Pertaining to the pleura
(membrane around the lungs)
Plural of pleura is pleurae

Pleur/itis, Pleur/isy:
Inflammation of the pleura
Phren/o = Diaphragm

Phrenic nerve controls the

diaphragm.
Sub/phren/ic abscess:
A collection of pus below the
diaphragm
Medical Interventions
Suffix for Cutting

Tomos = Cutting (Greek)

Tom = word root for cut
-tome = cutting instrument

-tomy = is a noun suffix

-ectomy = Ect/o = outside

to cut out (excise)

-ostomy = Os = mouth, opening

form a new opening (surgical)

Gastr/o = Stomach
Excision of the Gastr/ectomy
stomach
Incision into the Gastr/o/tomy
stomach
Make a surgical Gastr/ostomy
opening in the
stomach (i.e. to
insert a feeding
tube)
Radiology

Radi/o/logist: A physician specialist

who studies (interprets) X-rays
Tomography

A radiographic procedure that uses

X-rays to produce images of a slice
or plane of the body.

CT: Computed Tomography

Ech/o

Ech/o means sound made by reflected

sound waves.
Ech/o/cardi/o/gram:
A record of sound waves
reflected through the heart
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