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
Cirrh/o
yellow
Chrom/o
colour
Leuk/o
white
Sagittal (median)
divides body left and right halves
Transverse (horizontal)
divides body superior and inferior
Coronal (frontal)
divides body anterior and posterior
plural -Y
ies
deformity - deformities
plural -us
i
bronchus - bronchi
plural um
a
bacterium - bacteria
plural -on
a
ganglion - ganglia
plural -nx
ges
phalanx - phalanges
plural -ma
mata
carcinoma - carcinomata
plural -ex
ices
apex - apices
plural -ix
ices
appendix - appendices
plural -is
es
diagnosis - diagnoses
plural -ax
aces
thorax - thoraces
-a
ae
pleura - pleurae
posterior (dorsal)
back of the body
anterior (ventral)
front of the body
distal
further from the centre of the body, away from the attachment site
proximal
closer to the center of the body, closer to the attachment site
inferior (caudal)
away from the head, toward the tail or bottom of the structure
superior (cephalad)
toward the head or upper part of the structure
lateral
pertaning to the side of the body
medial
pertaining to the midline of the body
adduction
toward the midline (sagittal plane)
abduction
away from the midline (sagittal plane)
deep
away form the surface of the body
superficial
toward the surface
plantar
pertaning to the souls of the feet
palmer
pertaining to the palm of the hand
eversion
turning outward
inversion
turning inward, or inside out
supine
lying on the back, face up
prone
lying on abdomen, face down
visceral
pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs
parietal
pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity