medical terminology
Ab
from, away from
Hypo
under, below, deficient
Circum
around
Ad
toward
Dia
through/across
Homo
same
Mal
bad
Peri
around
Homeo
same
Super
upper, above
Dys
bad, painful, difficult
Trans
through, across
Anti
against
Brady
slow
Contra
against
Intra
in, within
Pre
before, in front of
Post
after, behind
Sub
under, below
Pan
all
Pseudo
false
Endo
in, within
Ecto
outward, outside
An
without, not
A
without, not
Hetero
different
Tachy
fast
Syn
together, joined, union
Retro
backwards, behind
Extra
outward, outside
Para
near, beside, beyond
Inter
between
Eu
good, normal
Exo
outside, outward
Ultra
excess, beyond
Ante
in front of, before
Epi
upon, above
Infra
under, below
Supra
abover, excessive, superior
-Plasia
formation, growth
-Lysis
seperation, destruction, loosen
-Plasm
formation, growth
-Megaly
enlarge
-Algia
pain
-Ptosis
prolapsing, downward
-Pathy
disease
-Ia
condition
-Malacia
softening
-Logist
specialist
-Iasis
abnormal condition
-Itis
inflammation
-Ism
condition
-Logy
the study of
-Osis
abnormal condition, increase
-Oma
tumor
-Genisis
producing, forming, origin
-Gen/o
producing, forming, origin
-Dynia
pain
-Ectasis
dilation, expansion
-Cele
hernia, swelling
-Rrhage
bursing forth
Encephal/o
brain
Gastr/o
stomach
Hemat/o
blood
Hepat/o
liver
Immun/o
safe, immunity
Nephr/o
kindey
Oste/o
bone
Ren/o
kidney
Stomat/o
mouth
Or/o
mouth
Cutane/o
skin
Viscer/o
internal organs
Ventr/o
belly/belly side
Thorac/o
chest
Super/o
above, upper
Proxim/o
near, nearest
Poster/o
back of the body
Pelv/o
pelvis
Neur/o
nerves
Muscul/o
muscle
Medi/o
middle
Later/o
side, to one side
Hist/o
tissue
Dors/o
back of the body
Dist/o
far, farthest
Cyt/o
cell
Crani/o
skull
Chondr/o
cartillage
Cephal/o
head
Adip/o
fat
Arthr/o
joint
Dermat/o
skin
Albin/o
white
Poli/o
grey, grey matter
Melan/o
black
Erythr/o
red
Cyan/o
blue
Xanth/o
yellow
Jaund/o
yellow