MEDICAL

TERMINOLOGY

Body parts & organs

Abdomen lapar(o)-abdomin(o)Bladder cyst(o)-vesic(o)Blood haemat-, hemat- (haem-,

hem-)sangui-, sanguine
Bone oste(o)- ossi
Bone marrow, marrow myel(o)Brain encephal(o)-cerebr(o)Breast mammae mast(o)-mamm(o)Chest thorax thorac(o)-

Ear oto-, aur(i)Eye ophthalm(o)-ocul(o)Gland aden(o)Hair trich(o)Hand manus

Headcephal(o)-, caput
Heart cardi(o)-, cordis
Intestine enter(o)Kidney Ren, Nephr(o)-

Liver hepar, hepat(o)

Lungs pulmo
Mouth stomat(o)Neck cervicNerve neuro
Skin dermat(o)-