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Medical Terminology for the Outside of Your Body

By: Beverley Henderson and Jennifer L. Dorsey and

Updated: 03-26-2016

Medical Terminology For Dummies

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Your journey through medical terminology will take you far and wide, and will require that you know terms for all parts of the body. The following terms explore the outside of the body.

Root Word	What It Means	Example(s)
Blephar/o	Eyelid or eyelash	Blepharoplasty: Surgical repair of the eyelids
Cephal/o	Head	Cephalocentesis: Surgical puncture of the head (skull) Cephalomegaly: Enlargement of the head (skull)
Cervic/o	Neck or cervix	Cervicodynia: Pain in the neck Cervicitis: Inflammation of the cervix
Cheil/o, chil/o	Lip	Cheilophagia: Biting of the lips
Derm/a/o, dermat/o	Skin	Dermatitis: Inflammation of the skin Dermatologist: Physician who studies and treats diseases of the skin Dermatome: Instrument used for cutting thin skin slices for skin grafting
Dors/i, dors/o	Back or posterior	Dorsalgia: Pain in the back
Gingiv/o	Gums in mouth	Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums
Inguin/o	Groin	Inguinodynia: Pain in the groin
Irid/o	Iris of eye	Iridectomy: Surgical removal of the iris
Lapar/o	Abdomen, loin, flank	Laparotomy: Cutting into the abdomen Laparoscopy: Visual examination into the abdomen
Lingu/o	Tongue	Sublingual: Under the tongue
Mamm/a, mamm/o	Breast	Mammoplasty: Surgical repair or reconstruction of the breast
Mast/o	Breast	Mastectomy: Surgical removal of the breast
Odont/o	Teeth	Odontalgia: Toothache
Onych/o	Nails	Onychophagia: Habit of biting the nails Onychomalacia: Softening of the nails
Ophthalm/o, ocul/o	Eyes	Ophthalmologist: Physician studying eyes and treatment of eye disease
Optic/o, opt/o	Seeing, sight	Optician: One who fills the ophthalmologist’s prescription for corrective eye glasses
Or/o	Mouth	Orolingual: Pertaining to the mouth and tongue
Ot/o	Ear	Otitis media: Inflammation of the middle ear Otodynia: Earache
Pelv/o	Pelvis	Pelvimetry: Measurement of dimensions and capacity of the pelvis
Pod/o	Foot	Podarthritis: Inflammation of the joints of the foot
Rhin/o	Nose	Rhinoplasty: Nose job Rhinorrhea: Discharge of mucus from the nose (runny nose)
Stomat/o	Mouth	Stomatitis: Inflammation of the oral mucosa or lining of the mouth
Thorac/o	Chest	Thoracentesis: Surgical puncture into the chest cavity Thoracotomy: Surgical incision into the chest cavity

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