HOSA - Medical Terminology

• -form


  form, shape
• fore-

  in front of
• fibr- (a, i, o)

  fiber, connective tissue
• -fascia (l)


  fibrous band
• faci-


  face
• erythro-


  red
• epi-


  upon, over, upper
• enter- (i, o)

  intestine
• endo-


  within, inner
• encephal/o

  brain
• -emia

  blood, blood condition
• -emesis


  to vomit, vomiting
• electr- (o)

  electrical
• -ectomy


  surgical removal
• -ecstasis

  expansion, dilation, stretching
• ec- (ti, to)


  outside, external
• e/c

  without
• dys-

  bad, painful, difficult
• duoden- (o)


  duodenum
• dors- (i, o)


  to the back, back
• dis- (ti, to)


  separation, away from
• dia-


  through, between, part
• di- (plo)

  double, twice
• dextr- (i, o)


  right
• -desis


  surgical union or fixation
• derm- (a, at, o)


  skin, pertaining to skin
• dent- (i, o)


  tooth, teeth
• dec- (a, i)

  ten
• dactyl- (o)

  finger, toe
• dacry- (o)

  tears, tear duct
• cyt- (e, o)

  cell
• cyst- (i, o)

  bladder, bag, sac
• cyan- (o)

  blue
• cut- (an)


  skin
• crypt- (o)

  hidden, obscure
• cryo-

  cold
• -crine


  to secrete
• crani- (o)

  skull, cranium
• cost- (a, i, o)

  rib
• contra-


  against, counter