pmls terminologies

• colo - colon
•     hemat - blood
•     phlebo - vein
• aero - air
• a-/an--without, absence
•    hyper-- meaning increased/above
• poly-- many
• pre— before
•  suffix is found at the terminal portion or at the end of the term. It also denotes the meaning to the root word.
• root word is the main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning of the word.
•  prefix is found at the beginning of the term, and it shows how meaning is assigned to the word.
• megaly – enlargement
• emia -blood
• uria - urine 
• ostomy - to make an opening or mouth
• cardio = heart
• myo = muscle
• heap/hepato = liver    
• pyro = fever
• arterio = arterys
• arthro = joint
• pyo = pus
• osteo = bone
• cyto = cell
• cranio = skull
• nephro = kidney
•  iso- = sam   

  micro- = small  

  macro- = large
•  intra- = inside/within   

  pseudo- = false 

  mono- = one
• anaero- = without oxygen 

  nano- = billionth  

   neo-= new
• homo- = same, like 

  cryo- = cold   

  hypo- = decreased
• -itis = inflammation of 

  -megaly = enlargement 

  -blast = young
• -cidal = killing of 

  -poiesis = formation 

  -penia = deficiency
• pathy = disease 

  -meter = measure 

  -oma = tumor
• -emia = blood condition to  

  -tome = cutting instrument 

  -ectomy = surgical removal
•  DOH - Department of Health
•  CHED - Commission on Higher Education 
•  VDRL - Venereal Disease Research Laboratories
•  AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
•  AIDs - Autoimmune disorders/diseases
•  AMI - Acute Myocardial Infarction