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?

100

Inflammation of the stomach

What is gastritis?

100

Medical terminology for lung

What is pulmon?

100

Medical terminology suffix for inflammation 

What is -itis?

100

Medical terminology for nose

What is Rhin

200

Medical terminology for the heart

What is cardi?

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

Neur or Encephal

300

Medical terminology for kidney

What is Nephr?

300

Study of the heart

What is cardiology?

300

Medical terminology for cell

What is cyt?

300

Medical terminology suffix meaning surgical creation of an opening

What is -stomy?

300

Medical Terminology for disease

What is Pathy

400

Medical terminology for liver

What is Hepat?

400

Study of the liver

What is hepatology?

400

Medical terminology for straightening

What is Orth

400

Medical terminology for the act of examining

What is -scopy?

400

Medical Terminology for color White

What is Leuko

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

500

Medical terminology suffix for puncture or tap to remove fluids

What is -centesis?

500

Medical Terminology for enlarged liver

What is hepatomegaly?