Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology Assignment Guidelines
When terms are assigned, primarily the Latin or Greek word parts will be given;
however, combined forms of the word parts as well as specific specialized terms that
are not Latin based will be tested on.
Each student will use a section of your 3-ring binder as a place to define your medterms.
Format guidelines:
A. Use a 3 - column format when defining Latin or Greek word parts. Use a format
similar to what you see below.
Word Part
(also identify if it’s a root,
suffix, or prefix)
Rhino (Root)
Definition
of Word Part
Nose
Example of combined use of word with
definition
(This must be an actual word that exists in the
Englsih language. It cannot be a made up word)
Rhinoceros: mammalian species of ungulates
native to Africa and Asia, known prominently
for their horns.
Use some form of color-coding system to aid studying. For example…you may want to
use different colors to represent a root, prefix, or suffix
B. Use Cornell-Note format when defining specialized terms presented to you. The
definitions for these specialized terms can be found embedded within the assigned
reading in your Medical Terminology textbook. For example…
Specialized Term
Diagnosis
Definition
Identification of Disease
*** Important note: it is your job to comb through the chapter as you define these terms.
Any additional terms or combined use of the Latin and Greek word parts presented in
the chapter are also still your responsibility to know. The terms given to you on your
list to define are only the highlights.
Med Terms are Accumulative
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Chapter 1 Med Term List
Roots
Abdomin/o
Arteri/o
Arthr/o
Ather/o
Cardi/o
Cyan/o
Enter/o
Erythr/o
Gastr/o
Hem/o
Hepat/o
Laryng/o
Leuk/o
Melan/o
Myc/o
Myel/o
My/o
Neur/o
Ot/o
Poli/o
Py/o
Pyr/o
Rhin/o
Prefixes
AbAdDysEndoEuHyperHypoInterIntraPeriSubSupra-
Suffixes
-algia
-centisis
-dynia
-ectomy
-gram
-graphy
-itis
-malacia
-megaly
-necrosis
-ology
-oma
-osis (–ism –esis –ia)
-ostomy
-otomy
-pathy
-plasty
-rrhage
-rrhaphy
-rrhea
-rrhexis
-sclerosis
-scopy
-stenosis
Specialized Terms
Diagnosis
Hypertension
Hypotension
Ileum
Ilium
Infection
Inflammation
Ligation
Mucous
Mucus
Palpation
Palpitation
Prognosis
Prostate
Prostrate
Pyrosis
Supination
Suppuration
Symptom
Syndrome
Trauma
Triage
Viral
Virile
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Building Medical Termin/o logy
WWWWWWords
My word part
and definition
My
partner’s
word part
and
definition
Another
partner’s
word part
and
definition
Our Word Parts
Combined
Translation
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Chapter 2 Med Term Focus:
Human Body and Orientation and Genetic Diseases
Note … all Med Terms exams are cumulative!
Terms marked with (*) – you are expected to know these, but you do not need to define.
Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
Specialized Terms
Aden/o
Bi-
-crine
Abdominopelvic *
Adip/o
Dia-
-plasia
Ascites
Anter/o
Epi-
-plasm
Anatomic position *
Caud/o
Gen-
-stasis
Anatomy *
Cephal/o
Exo-
Anomaly
Chondr/o
Eti-
Body Cavity *
Chrom/o
A-
Cerebral Palsy
Col/o
Ante-
Cystic Fibrosis
Coron/o
De-
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Crani/o
Retro-
Diaphragm
Cyt/o
Down Syndrome/Trisomy 21
Dist/o
Endothelium
Dors/o or Dors/i
Epithelium
Hepat/o
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Hist/o
Gametes
Home/o
Hemophilia
Hyster/o
Huntington’s Disease/chorea
Infer/o
Hypochondriac
Lapar/o
Iatrogenic
Later/o
idiopathic
Lumb/o
Inguinal
Medi/o
Mesentery
Nephr/o
Muscular Dystrophy
Nosocomial
Oste/o
Path/o
Nucleus *
Poster/o
Parietal
Proxim/o
Peritoneum
Somat/o or Soma
Phenylketonuria
Spin/o
Physiology *
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Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
Specialized Terms
Super/o
Thora/o or
Thorac/o
Sagittal *
Ventr/o
Stem cells
Sickle Cell Anemia
Tay-Sachs Disease
Transverse *
Umbilical *
Visceral
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Chapter 5 Med Term Focus: Cardiovascular System - Structures
Roots
Specialized Terms
Specialized Terms
Cardi/o
Vascul/o
Arteri/o
Phag/o
Hemat/o or
hem/o
Ven/o
Angi/o
Pericardium
Pericardial fluid
Epicardium
Myocardium
Pulse
Blood Pressure
Systolic Pressure
Diastolic Pressure
Endocardium
Coronary artery and veins
Atrium
Plasma (blood plasma)
Fibrinogen
Prothrombin
Aort/o
Phleb/o
Thromb/o
Interatrial septum
Interventricular septum
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary semilunar valve
Mitral valve or bicuspid valve
Aortic semilunar valve
Sinoatrial node (natural
pacemaker)
Atrioventricular node
Serum
Erythrocytes
Hemoglobin
Reticulocytes
Leukocytes
Neutrophils
Bundle of His
Purkinje fibers
Aorta
Coronary artery
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava
Eosinophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Thrombocytes (platelets)
Prefixes
EndTachySuffixes
-emia
Phagocytosis
Basophils
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