| Do you wish you could understand even a little bit of what your xray report was going on about? Although medical words look difficult, they are actually just small bits of Latin words all smooshed together.
Use this resource to look up some of these latin bits, and see if you can make sense of some common medical terms.
Here’s a few that popped in to my head;
Arthritis
Arthr = Joint
itis = Inflammation
Arthritis = Inflammation of the Joint
Neuraligia
Neur = nerve
algia = Pain
Neuraligia = Pain from the nerve
Angiogram
Angio = Heart
Gram = record or writing
Angiogram = Record of the heart
Polymyalgia
Poly = many
My= muscle
algia = pain
Pain in lots of muscles
Pulmonectomy
Pulm= lung
ectomy = remove or excise by surgery
Pulmonectomy = Surgical removal of lung tissue
Try some! It’s super fun, and look how your knowledge is expanding! Remember, if in doubt, chat to a medical professional for clarification.
By Lesley Tompson
| a(n) |
absence of |
| acou, acu |
hear |
| aden(o) |
gland |
| aer(o) |
air |
| alg |
pain |
| andr(o) |
man |
| angi(o) |
vessel |
| ankyl(o) |
crooked, curved |
| ante |
before |
| anter(i) |
front, forward |
| anti |
against |
| arteri(o) |
artery |
| arthr(o) |
joint |
| articul |
joint |
| ather(o) |
fatty |
| audi(o) |
hearing |
| aur(i) |
ear |
| aut(o) |
self |
| bi, bis |
double, twice, two |
| brachy |
short |
| brady |
slow |
| bucc(o) |
cheek |
| carcin(o) |
cancer |
| cardi(o) |
heart |
| cephal(o) |
head |
| cerebr(o) |
brain |
| cervic |
neck |
| chol(e) |
bile, or referring to gall-bladder |
| chondr(o) |
cartilage |
| circum |
around, about |
| contra |
against, counter |
| corpor |
body |
| cost(o) |
rib |
| crani(o) |
skull |
| cry(o) |
cold |
| cut |
skin |
| cyan(o) |
blue |
| cyst(o) |
bladder |
| cyt(o) |
cell |
| dactyl(o) |
finger or toe |
| dent |
tooth |
| derm(ato) |
skin |
| dipl(o) |
double |
| dors |
back |
| dys |
bad, faulty, abnormal |
| ectomy |
excision (removal by cutting) |
| emia |
blood |
| encephal(o) |
brain |
| end(o) |
inside |
| enter(o) |
intestine |
| epi |
outer, superficial, upon |
| erythr(o) |
red |
| eu |
normal |
| extra |
outside |
| gastr(o) |
stomach |
| gen |
become, originate |
| gloss(o) |
tongue |
| glyc(o) |
sweet, or referring to glucose |
| gram, graph |
write, record |
| gyn |
woman |
| hem(ato) |
blood |
| hemi |
half |
| hepat(o) |
liver |
| hist(o) |
tissue |
| hydr(o) |
water |
| hyper |
excessive, high |
| hypo |
deficient, low |
| hyster(o) |
uterus |
| iatr(o) |
doctor |
| infra |
beneath |
| inter |
among, between |
| intra |
inside |
| itis |
inflammation |
| lact(o) |
milk |
| lapar(o) |
flank, abdomen |
| latero |
side |
| leuk(o) |
white |
| lingu(o) |
tongue |
| lip(o) |
fat |
| lys(is) |
dissolve |
| mal |
bad, abnormal |
| malac |
soft |
| mamm(o) |
breast |
| mast(o) |
breast |
| megal(o) |
large |
| melan(o) |
black |
| mening(o) |
membranes |
| my(o) |
muscle |
| myc(o) |
fungus |
| myel(o) |
marrow |
| nas(o) |
nose |
| necr(o) |
death |
| nephr(o) |
kidney |
| neur(o) |
nerve |
| nutri |
nourish |
| ocul(o) |
eye |
| odyn(o) |
pain |
| oma |
tumor |
| onc(o) |
tumor |
| oophor(o) |
ovaries |
| ophthalm(o) |
eye |
| opia |
vision |
| opsy |
examination |
| orchi(o) |
testes |
| osis |
condition |
| osse(o) |
bone |
| oste(o) |
bone |
| ot(o) |
ear |
| path(o) |
disease |
| ped(o) |
child |
| penia |
deficient, deficiency |
| peps, pept |
digest |
| peri |
around |
| phag(o) |
eat, destroy |
| pharmaco |
drug |
| pharyng(o) |
throat |
| phleb(o) |
vein |
| phob(ia) |
fear |
| plasty |
repair |
| pleg(ia) |
paralysis |
| pnea |
breathing |
| pneum(ato) |
breath, air |
| pneumon(o) |
lung |
| pod(o) |
foot |
| poie |
make, produce |
| poly |
much, many |
| post |
after |
| poster(i) |
back, behind |
| presby |
elder |
| proct(o) |
anus |
| pseud(o) |
false |
| psych(o) |
mind |
| pulmon(o) |
lung |
| pyel(o) |
pelvis of kidney |
| pyr(o) |
fever, fire |
| rachi(o) |
spine |
| ren(o) |
kidneys |
| rhag |
break, burst |
| rhe |
flow |
| rhin(o) |
nose |
| scler(o) |
hard |
| scope |
instrument |
| scopy |
examination |
| somat(o) |
body |
| spondyl(o) |
vertebra |
| steat(o) |
fat |
| sten(o) |
narrow, compressed |
| steth(o) |
chest |
| stom |
mouth, opening |
| supra |
above |
| tachy |
fast, quick |
| therap |
treatment |
| therm(o) |
heat |
| thorac(o) |
chest |
| thromb(o) |
clot, lump |
| tomy |
incision (operation by cutting) |
| tox(i) |
poison |
| uria |
urine |
| vas(o) |
vessel |
| ven(o) |
vein |
| vesic(o) |
bladder |
| xer(o) |
dry |
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1 Comment
נערות ליווי בתל אביב · November 7, 2023 at 3:29 pm
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