The Body
Terms with no Prefix
More of The Body
Surgical and Diagnostic Suffix
Terminology Grab Bag
100

Medical terminology for skin

What is derm/o?

100

Inflammation of the stomach

What is gastritis?

100

Medical terminology for lung

What is pulmon/o?

100

Medical terminology suffix for inflammation 

What is -itis?

100

Medical terminology for nose

What is Rhin/o?

200

Medical terminology for the heart

What is cardi/o?

200

Inflammation of the liver

What is hepatitis?

200

Medical terminology for eye

What is ocular?

200

Medical terminology suffix for removal/excision

What is -ectomy?

200

Medical Terminology for Brain

What is encephalo/o?

300

Medical terminology for kidney

What is Nephr/o?

300

Study of the heart

What is cardiology?

300

Medical terminology for cell

What is cyt/o?

300

Medical terminology suffix meaning surgical creation of an opening

What is -ostomy?

300

Medical Terminology for disease

What is Pathy?

400

Medical terminology for liver

What is Hepat/o?

400

Study of the liver

What is hepatology?

400
Meaning of surgical removal of the appendix.

What is appendectomy?

400

Medical terminology for the act of examining

What is -scopy?

400

Medical Terminology for color White

What is Leuk/o?

500

Medical terminology for the softening

What is malacia?

500

Inflammation of the Heart

What is Carditis

500

Medical term for Ear

What is Ot/o

500

Medical terminology suffix for puncture or tap to remove fluids

What is -centesis?

500

Medical Terminology for enlarged liver

What is hepatomegaly?

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