MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Everybody should know the basic functioning of Human Body and its main parts in order to express and explain their ailment to the Doctor and at the same time one should be able to understand the diagnosis expressed by the Doctor in the medical terminology. For easy recognition of the Compounded Words used in the Medical Terminology for naming the disease, Suffixes are added to Prefixes. For this hereunder giving you a few such prefixes for your ready reference and understanding. 

*Prefix - Meaning*

1. Adeno - Glandular 

2. An - Not 

3. Anti - Against 

4. Aorto - Aorta 

5. Artho - joint 

6. Bleph - Eyelid 

7. Broncho - Bronchi 

8. Cardio - Heart 

9. Cephal - Head 

10. Cerebro - Brain 

11. Cervico - Cervix 

12. Cholecysto - Gall Bladder

13. Coli - Bowel 

14. Colpo - Vagina 

15. Entero - Intestine 

16. Gastro - Stomach 

17. Glosso - Tongue 

18. Haema - Blood 

19.  Hepa - Liver 

20. Hystero - Uterus 

21. Laryngo - Larynx 

22.  Leuco - White 

23.  Metro - Uterus 

24. Myelo - Spinal cord 

25. Myo - Muscle 

26. Nephro - Kidney 

27. Neuro - Nerve 

28. Odonto - Tooth 

29. Orchido - Testis 

30. Osteo - Bone 

31. Oto - Ear 

32. Pharyngo - Pharynx 

33. Pio - Pus 

34. Pneumo - Lung 

35. Ren - Kidney 

36. Rhin - Nose 

37. Spleno - Spleen 

38. Thyro - Thyroid Gland 

39. Urethro - Urethra 

40. Vesico – Bladder

*Here are the suffixes used in Medical terminology*. 

1.  -aemia : Blood

2. -algia : Pain

3. -derm : skin

4. -dynia : pain

5. -ectomy : removal

6. -Itis : inflammation

7. -lithiasis : Presence of Stone

8. -malacia : softening

9. -oma : tumour

10. -opia : eye

11. -osis : Condition,excess

12. -otomy : incision of

13. -phobia : fear

14. -plasty : surgery

15. -plegia : peralysis

16. -ptosis : falling

17. -rhoea : excessive discharge

18. -rhage : to burst forth

19. -rhythmia : rhythm.

20. -stasis : stoppage of movement

21. -sthenia : weakness

22. -stomy : outlet

23. -tomy : removal

24. -trophy : nourishment

25. -uria : urine

*Compounded Words - Meaning*

1. Anaemia - Deficiency of haemoglobin in the blood 

2. Analgesic - Medicine which alleviates pain 

3. Arthralgia - Pain in a joint 

4. Cephalalgia - Headache 

5. Nephralgia - Pain in the kidney 

6. Neuralgia - Nerve pain 

7. Myalgia - Muscle pain 

8. Otalgia - Ear ache 

9. Gastralgia - Pain in the stomach 

10. Pyoderma - Skin infection with pus formation 

11. Leucoderma -Defective skin pigmentaion 

12. Hysterodynia - Pain in the uterus 

13. Hysterectomy - Excision of the uterus 

14. Nephrectomy - Excision of a kidney 

15. Adenectomy - Excision of a gland 

16. Cholecystectomy - Excision of gall bladder 

17. Thyroidectomy - Excision of thyroid gland 

18. Arthritis - Inflammation of a joint 

19. Bronchitis - Inflammation of the bronchi 

20. Carditis - Inflammation of the heart 

21. Cervicitis - Inflammation of the cervix 

22. Colitis - Inflammation of the colon 

23. Colpitis - Inflammation of the vagina 

24. Cystitis - Inflammation of the urinary bladder 

25. Enteritis - Inflammation of the intestines 

26. Gastritis - Inflammation of the stomach 

27. Glossitis - Inflammation of the tongue 

28. Hepatitis - Inflammation of the liver 

29. Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx 

30. Metritis - Inflammation of the uterus 

31. Myelitis - Inflammation of the spinal cord 

32. Nephritis - Inflammation of the kidney 

33. Pharyngitis - Inflammation of the pharynx 

34. Blepharitis -Inflammation of the eyelids 

35. Cholelithiasis - Stone in the gall bladder 

36. Nephrolithiasis - Stone in the kidney

37. Osteomalacia - Softening of bones through deficiency of calcium or D vitamin 

38. Adenoma -Benign tumour of glandular tissue 

39. Myoma - Tumour of muscle 

40. Diplopia - Double vision 

41. Thrombosis - Formation of a blood clot 

42. Pyloromyotomy - Incision of pyloric sphincter muscle

43. Hedrophobia - Fear of water(Rabies in humans)

44. Neuroplasty- Surgical repair of nerves 

45. Pyloraplasty -Incision of plastic pylorus to widen passage 

46. Hemiplegia - Paralysis of one side of the body 

47. Nephroptosis - Downward displacement of the kidney 

48. Amenorrhoea - Absence of menstrual discharge 

49. Dysmenorrhoea - Painful menstruation 

50. Leucorrhoea - Whitish vaginal discharge 

51. Menorrhoea - Menstrual bleeding 

52. Haemorrhage- Escape of blood from a vessel 

53. Arrhythmia -Any deviation of normal rhythm of heart 

54. Cholestasis - Diminution in the flow of bile 

55. Haemostatis - Arrest of bleeding 

56. Neurasthenia - Nervous debility 

57. Cystostomy - Surgical opening made into the bladder 

58. Cystotomy - Incision into the urinary bladder 

59. Hypertrophy - Increase in the size of tissues 

60. Haematuria - Blood in the urine 

61. Glycosuria - Presence of sugar in the urine 

62. Albuminuria - Presence of albumin in the urine

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