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Medical Terminology - Location
Prefixes: Movements
- Ab- = Away
- Ad- = Toward
- Dis- = To separate
Prefixes: Location
- Epi-/Peri-/Circum- = Around
- Endo-/Intra- = Inside; inner; interior
- Exo-/Extra-= Outside; outer; exterior
- Inter- = Between
- Trans- = Across
- Dia-/Per- = Through; complete
- Medi(o/a) = Middle
- Para- = Nearby
- Juxta- = Next to; beside; adjacent
Medical Terminology - Common Suffixes
- -ology = Study of
- -philia = Love of
- -phobia = Fear of
- -tension = Pressure
- -xia = Oxygen
- -capnea = Carbon Dioxide
- -pnea = Air
- -ase = Enzyme
Medical Terminology - Numerical
Prefixes: Speed
- Tachy- = Rapid; fast
- Brady-/Brachy- = Slow
Prefixes: Numerical
- Mono- = Single; singular/single
- Di- = Two; double
- Tri- = Three; triple
- Quad- = Four; quadruple
- Poly- = Many; a lot
- Oligo- = Few; several; very little
Medical Terminology - Colours
- Chromo/Chromato = Color
- Leuko = White
- Erythro = Red
- Cyano = Blue
- Chloro = Green
- Melan = Black
- Flav = Yellow
Medical Terminology - Organs
Abdominal Organs
- Gastro-= Stomach
- Hepato-= Liver
- Cholecysto- = Gallbladder
- Spleno- = Spleen
- Pancreato-= Pancreas
- Adreno-= Adrenal Gland
- Nephro- = Kidney
- Entero- = Intestines
- Colo- = Colon/Large Intestine
Medical Terminology - Body (General)
- Homeo- = Body
- Cephalo- = Head
- Cerv- = Neck
- Thoraco- = Chest
- Abdomino- = Abdominal
- Pelvo/i- = Pelvic
- Periton- = Peritoneum
- Derm- = Skin/dermis
- Neuro- = Nerve
- Hemo- = Blood
- Arterio-/Angio- = Arteries
- Veno-/Vena = Venous
- Vasculo-= Vascular
- Musculo- = Muscle
- Myo-/Sarco- = Muscle
- Skelet- = Skeleton; Bone
- Osteo- = Bone
- Cyto- = Cell
Medical Terminology - Sizes & Amounts
- Macro-: Large; visible to the naked eye
- Micro-: Small, not visible to the naked eye
- Hyper-: High; above normal; elevated
- Hypo-: Low, below normal; decreased
- Eu-/Normo-: Normal
- Pan-/Omni-: All
- A-/An-: Absent; lacking
- Megalo-: Large; larger than average
Medical Terminology – Processes and Modifiers
- Astheni(o)- = weakness
- Alter- = change
- Aspir(o)- = Inhaling; inhalation
- Aspirat(o)- = Inhaling; inhalation
- Ante- = before
- Pre- = Before
- Post- = After
- Primi- = First
- Acoust(o)- = To hear; hearing
- Aud(i/o)- = Hearing
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