Medical Terminology

Prefixes

100

Carcin/o 

What is cancer, cancerous? 

200

Cysto-

What is the urinary bladder? 

300

Erythro-

What is red? 

400

Gnos/o- 

What is knowledge? 

500

Hepat/o-

What is the liver?

Suffixes

100

-graphy 

What is the process of recording? 

200

-plasty 

What is surgical repair, or surgical correction? 

300

-rrhagia 

What is the excessive discharge of blood? 

400

-uria 

What is the condition of urine? 

500

-kinesia, kinesis 

What is movement? 

Parts of the Body

100

The area between the lungs that contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus glands, and lymph nodes 

What is the Mediastinum? 

200

This part of the body is also known as the womb

What is the uterus? 

300

The vertical plane that divides the body/organs into upper and lower regions 

What is the Sagittal Plane? 

400

The space contained within the hip bones and lower back bones. 

What is the Pelvic Cavity? 

500

The organs that produces egg cells and secrete hormones.

What are the ovaries? 

What is an ovary? 

Pronunciation

100

Esophagitis 

uh·saa·fuh·jai·tuhs

200

Mesothelioma 

meh·zuh·thee·lee·ow·muh

300

Arteriosclerosis 

ahr-teer-ee-oh-skluh-roh-sis

400

Thoracentesis 

thawr-uh-sen-tee-sis

500

Salpingectomy 

sal-pin-jek-tuh-mee

Miscellaneous

100

A condition in which the lung is inflamed, causing fluid and material to collect in the air sacs of the lung. 

What is pneumonia? 

200

Inflammation of the stomach

What is gastritis? 

300

Malignant tumor of the liver

What is a hepatoma? 

400

The slight increase in the number of cells. 

What is Erythrocytosis? 

500

The excessive bleeding during menstruation. 

What is Menorrhagia?