Table 1: Selected Suffixes commonly used in Medical Terminology

Suffix
algia blast centesis cide cetomy emesis emia genic ia iasis itis lysis (o) logy oma osis penia phil plastic, plasia poiesis rrhage stasis trophy

Definition
pain primitive, germ puncture death excision vomiting in the blood origin, producing state, condition process, condition inflammation free, breaking study of tumor state, condition lack of affinity for to form or mold to make excessive same, standing still nourishment

Example of Usage
neuralgia erythroblast amniocentesis bactericide gastrectomy hematemesis bilirubinemia pyogenic anuria amoebiasis pharyngitis hemolysis pathology hepatoma leukocytosis leukopenia eosinophil hyperplasia hemopoiesis hemorrhage hemostasis hypertrophy

Table 1 Selected prefixes commonly used in medical terminology

Prefix
a, an ab ad ambi aniso ante ant(i) auto baso bi bio brady circum co, com, con contra de di dia dipl dis dys e, ecto, ex end(o) enter(o) epi equi glycol hemi hyper hypo infra inter

Definition
absent, deficient away from toward both unequal before against self blue two life slow around with, together against down, from two through double apart, away from bad, difficult, improper out from inside, within intestine upon, after equal sweet half above, excessive under, deficient beneath among, between

Example of Usage
anemia absent adrenal ambidextrous anisocytosis antenatal antibiotic autograft basophil binuclear biochemistry bradycardia circumnuclear concentrate contraception decay dimorphic dialysis diplococcus disease dysphagia ectoparasite endoparasite enterotoxin epidermis equilibrium glycosuria hemisphere hyperglycemia hypoventilation infracostal intercostals

intra iso macr mal medi mega meta micro mon(o) morph necro neo neutro olig pan para per peri phago poly pseudo retro semi sub super, supra tachy therm trans tri

within equal large bad, abnormal middle huge, great after, next small, one-millionth one, single shape dead new neutral, neither few all beside, accessory through around to eat many false backward half under above swift heat through three

intracranial isotonic macrocyte malformation medicephalic megaloblast metamorphosis microscope monocyte morphogenesis necrophobia neoplasm neutrophil oliguria pandemic paramedic percutaneous pericardium phagocyte polyuria pseudopodia retroactive semiconscious subcutaneous superinfection tachycardia thermometer transport trimester

Table 2. Selected stems commonly used in medical terminology

Stem
adeno Arter Arthr Calc Carcin Chol Chrom Cyan Cyt(o) Edema Erythro Febr Hem(a) Hepat(o) Histo Iatro Lip Morph Myo Nephro Onc Oto Path Phleb Pod Ren Sep Soma(t) Tox(ic) Ur(o), uria Ven

Definition
Gland Artery Joint Stone Cancer Bile, gall Bladder Color blue Cell Swelling Red Fever Blood Liver Tissue Physician Fat Shape, form Muscle Kidney Tumor Ear Disease Vein Foot Kidney Poison Body Poison Urine Vein

Example of usage
Lymphadenitis Asteriogram Arthritis Calcify Carcinogen Cholesterol Chromogen Cyanosis Monocyte Edematous Erythrocyte Afebrile Hematology Hepatitis Histology Podiatrist Lipoma Morphology Myositis Nephrectomy Oncology Otitis Pathogen Phlebitis Pseudopod Adrenal Septic Somatic Toxicology Hematuria Intravenous

Table 4. Abbreviations commonly used in medical laboratories

Abbreviation
A AFB AIDS ALP, AP ALT AST BP BUN CBC CK CPK (crit) CSF EBV ESR GGT GI GTT GU Hb, Hgb HBV hCG HCO3 Hct HDL Chol HIV HPF HSV IgG IgM IM IU LD, LDH LDL Chol LPF M MCH MCHC MCV MI MLT mmol MT N PH OO PT RA

Meaning
Absorbance Acid Fast Bacillus Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Alkaline Phosphatase Alanine Aminotransferase Aspartate Aminotransferas Blood Pressure Blood Urea Nitrogen Complete Blood Count Creatine Kinase Creatine Phosphokinase Hematocrit Cerebrospinal Fluid Epstein-Barr Virus Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Gamma Glutamyl Gastrointestinal Glucose Tolerance Test Genitourinary Hemoglobin Hepatitis B Virus Human chorionic gonadoropin Bicarbonate Hemaocrit High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Human Immunodeficiency Virus High Power Field Herpes Simplex Virus Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Infectious Mononucleosis International Unit Lactate Dehydrogenase Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Low Power Field Molar, Molarity Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration Mean Corpuscular Volume Myocardial Infarction Medical Laboratory Technician Millimole Medical Technologist Normal, Normality A number indicating the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution Postprandial Prothrombin Time, Pro Time Rheumatoid arthritis

RBC RF RPR sed rate S.I. sp. gr. Staph stat Strep STS UA UTI VD VDRL VLDL WBC

Red Blood Cell Rheumatoid Factors Rapid Plasma Regain Sedimentation rate Le System International d Unites Specific gravity Staphylococcus immediately Streptococcus Serological Test for Syphilis Urinalysis, Uric Acid Urinary Tract Infection Venereal Disease Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Very Low Density Lipoprotein White Blood Cell