ana-

up, upward, or

back, backward 

anti-

against

macro-

large

mono-

one,

single

neo-

new

tele-

distant

a, an-

without, 

not

brady-

slow

cyano-

blue

dys-

difficult, painful,

abnormal

endo-

within, 

inside

eu-

good,

normal

hyper-

excessive, 

above

hypo-

below,

deficient

para-

beside,

near

poly-

many,

excessive

tachy-

fast

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining

to

-apheresis

removal

-cide

killing

-edema

swelling

-genesis

creation, 

formation

-ic

pertaining

to

-logist

specialist in the 

study of

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-opsy

view of

-plasm

formation,

growth

-poiesis

formation, or

production

-static

inhibiting 

-therapy

treatment

-ation

process,

condition

-centesis

surgical puncture 

to remove fluid

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, 

expansion

-ema

condition

-ia

condition

-ive

having the ability to,

pertaining to

-meter

measuring

device

-oma

tumor,

mass

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhea

discharge,

flow

-scopy

visual

examination 

-spasm

involuntary

contraction 

-staxis

dripping,

bleeding

-stomy

creation of

an opening

-tomy

cutting,

incision 

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

carcin/o

cancer

cerv/o

cervic/o

neck

cyt/o

cell

fung/o

fungus

immun/o

immune,

immunity

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph 

node

lymphangi/o

lymph

vessel

lymphocyt/o

lymphocyte

mamm/o

mast/o

breast

onc/o

tumor

phag/o

eat,

swallow

plast/o

formation,

development

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus

gland

tonsill/o

tonsil

vir/o

virus

alveol/o

alveolus,

air sac

bronch/o

bronchi/o

bronchus

capn/o

carbon 

dioxide

cyst/o

bladder,

sac

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm 

epiglott/o

epiglottis

fibr/o

fiber

hem/o

blood

laryng/o

larynx 

(voice box)

lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

ox/i

ox/o

ox/y

oxygen

Ab

antibody

Ag

antigen

CA, Ca

cancer

CIS

carcinoma in

situ

DCIS

ductal carcinoma

in situ

ELISA

enzyme-linked 

immunosorbent assay 

HL

hodgkin lymphoma

HZ

herpes zoster

IgA

immunoglobin A

IgD

immunoglobin D

IgG

immunoglobin G

IgE

immunoglobin E

IgM

immunoglobin M

IG

immunoglobin

LE

lupus erythematosus 

MET

metastasis 

Met

metastatic 

MMR

measles, mumps,

and rubella 

NHL

non-hodgkin lymphoma

VSZ

varicella zoster virus

pharyng/o

pharynx

phon/o

voice

phren/o

diaphragm 

pleur/o

pleura 

(membrane surrounding the lungs)

pneum/o

pneumon/o

lung,

air

pulm/o

pulmon/o

lung

radi/o

x-rays,

radiation

respir/o

breathing

rhin/o

nose

sept/o

septum

sinus/o

sinus

somn/o

sleep

tom/o

to cut,

section

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome 

BiPAP

bilevel positive

airway pressure

BVM

bag-valve mask

CF

cystic fibrosis 

COPD

chronic obstructive 

pulmonary disease

CPAP

continuous positive

airway pressure

CXR

chest x-ray

FESS

functional endoscopic

sinus surgery

HBOT

hyperbaric oxygen

therapy

MDI

metered-dose

inhaler

OSA

obstructed

sleep apnea

PNA

pneumonia 

PFT

pulmonary

function test 

SIDS

sudden infant

death syndrome

TB

tuberculosis 

URI

upper respiratory 

infection 

VATS

video assisted

thoracoscopic surgery 

-scope

instrument for

viewing