Layman's term

Medical prefix

Layman's term

Medical prefix

rapid

tachy -

thousand

kilo -

rectum

procto -

thousandth(1000th)

milli -

red

erythro-

tongue

gloss -

ribs

costo -

tongue

lingua -

saliva

sial -

tooth

dent -

scaly

squam -

tooth

odont -

seed

semin -

toward

ad -

skin

cut -

trachea

trache -

skin

derma -

tube

salpingo-

skull

cranio -

upper, above

epi -

slow

brady -

uterus, womb

hyster -

small

micro -

uterus, womb

metro ^-

spinal cord

myelo -

vagina

colp -

spine

spondyl-

vein

phleb -

spleen

splen -

vessel

vas -

starch

amyl -

vessel (blood)

angio -

stomach

gastro -

water

hydro -

stone

lith -

wax, suet

sebum -

straight

ortho -

weakness, lack

asthen-

swelling (fluid)

edem -

weight

bar -

tail

caud -

white

leuko -

tenth (10th)

deci -

without

a -, an -

testes

orchid-

woman

gyne -

thorax

thorac -

wrist

carpo -